User Guide

Chapter 7 Working with Final Cut Studio Projects 131
3 Click the Check Out button.
The folder of files that was contained in the bundle asset appears in the location
you specified.
4 To open the project file in its original application, do one of the following:
 Drag the project file from the checkout location to the original application icon in
your Dock.
 Open the original application, choose File > Open, then navigate to the project file.
5 Edit the file.
6 Save the new file to the checkout location.
Important: Saving to any location other than the original location prevents
Final Cut Server from managing the file.
7 In Final Cut Server, check the folder back in by selecting the checked out bundle asset
in the Assets pane or in a production and do one of the following:
 Select the checked out bundle asset, then click the Check In button.
 Control-click the checked out bundle asset, then choose Check In from the
shortcut menu.
8 If version control is not turned on for the bundle asset, it is checked in. If version
control is turned on for the bundle asset, a Check In window appears. If appropriate,
enter a version comment and click Check In.
For more information about version control, see “Adding Versions for a Media or Project
Asset” on page 85.
The updated folder is checked back in to Final Cut Server.