User Guide

136 Chapter 7 Working with Final Cut Studio Projects
Checking the Project and Its Linked Media Files Back
In to Final Cut Server
After you’ve edited the project file, you need to check it and its linked media files back
in to Final Cut Server. Each asset must be checked in separately.
Note: If you added any new assets to a project, you have to upload them separately.
For more information, see “Uploading Final Cut Studio Projects” on page 40.
To check in a project asset:
1 In the project’s original application, save the project to the checkout location.
2 In the Final Cut Studio application, save the project and choose to collect the media. In
Motion and Soundtrack Pro, you can do this by choosing File > Save As and choosing
to collect the media in the Save As window. In DVD Studio Pro, you need to manually
place the project and media files in a folder.
Note: For specific information on using these applications, see the documentation that
came with the application.
Important: When uploading a DVD Studio Pro project file and its linked media files,
there is no need to upload .par files. When you check out and open the project in
DVD Studio Pro, the .par files are automatically recreated.
3 In Final Cut Server, check the project file back in by doing one of the following:
 Select the checked out project asset in the Assets pane or in a production, then click
the Check In button in the Toolbar.
 Control-click the project, then choose Check In from the shortcut menu.
4 If version control is not turned on for the asset, the asset is checked in. If version
control is turned on for the 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 Final Cut Studio project file is checked back in to Final Cut Server.