User Guide

Chapter 7 Working with Final Cut Studio Projects 133
To check out a Final Cut Studio project asset or media asset:
1 Do one of the following:
 Select the project asset in the Assets pane or in a production, then click the Check
Out button in the Toolbar.
 Control-click the project asset, then choose Check Out from the shortcut menu.
2 In the Check Out window, choose a location to save the checked out project to by
navigating to the desired location.
Note: To make it easier to reconnect the project’s media, save the project file and all its
linked media files in the same location. You can create a “Checked out Final Cut Server
projects” or similar folder on the desktop or in another convenient location.
3 Click the Check Out button.
The project is checked out to the location you specified.
After checking out all of the media assets, you can open the project file, reconnect the
media files, and begin editing.
If you will not be editing the media files, you can export the files. Because you can
export multiple files, this is the faster choice. For instructions on exporting media files,
see “Exporting a Project Asset and Its Media” on page 137.