User Guide

126 Chapter 6 Working with Final Cut Pro Projects
You can track the progress of the checkout by watching the Jobs in Progress indicator.
The spinning gear indicates that Final Cut Server is downloading copies of the files
you checked out, and the number indicates the number of files being downloaded.
For more information, you can open the Downloads & Uploads window, which shows
the specific files being downloaded and information about the status of each
downloaded file.
To check out a Final Cut Pro project to an external drive that will be connected
to a computer that is not connected to the Final Cut Server network:
1 Locate the Final Cut Pro project that you want to check out.
2 Do one of the following:
 Select the Final Cut Pro project, then click the Check Out button in the Toolbar.
 Control-click the Final Cut Pro project, then choose Check Out from the shortcut menu.
3 In the Check Out Final Cut Pro window, navigate to the external drive you will be using
to transport the Final Cut Pro project by clicking the Choose button and identifying a
location in the file browser.
Note: To avoid losing track of checked out projects, you can create a “Checked out
Final Cut Server Projects” or similar folder.
4 If the Edit Proxy feature has not been enabled, original media will be used by default. If
the Edit Proxy feature has been enabled, choose Original Media or Edit Proxy from the
Use pop-up menu.
This defines the media type that will be used while you’re editing the project.
5 Select the Keep Media with Project checkbox.
Important: If you do not select the Keep Media with Project checkbox while checking
out a project to an external drive, the media files will not be available for you to use later.
6 Click Check Out.
The Final Cut Pro project asset is marked with the checkout icon in Final Cut Server. The
project and its media files are checked out to the location on your external drive that
you specified in the Check Out window.
Make sure that the Keep
Media with Project
checkbox is selected.