User Guide

16 Chapter 1 About Final Cut Server
The Assets pane and Productions pane are the two views of the Final Cut Server main
window. An asset is used by Final Cut Server to track every file that is uploaded to the
server or scanned. The Assets pane shows all the assets that Final Cut Server is
managing. Productions are used to group assets. The Productions pane shows all the
productions that have been created by you or other people who use your
Final Cut Server system.
You switch between the Assets and Productions panes by clicking either Assets or
Productions at the top left of the Final Cut Server main window.
Assets Pane
After clicking Assets, all of the assets that exist in Final Cut Server are listed in the main
part of the window. You can move through the assets by clicking the page controls in
the top-right corner of the Assets pane. The Toolbar includes the Lock button, the
Check Out button, and the New Production from Selection button. After selecting an
asset, these buttons become active.
To learn more about media assets, see Chapter 5, “Working with Media Assets,” on
page 103. To learn more about Final Cut Pro project assets, see Chapter 6, “Working
with Final Cut Pro Projects,” on page 113. To learn more about Final Cut Studio project
assets, see Chapter 7, “Working with Final Cut Studio Projects,” on page 129.
Click Assets to see the
Assets pane.
Assets are
here.
The Lock button
The Information pane
shows information about
any jobs that are in
progress.
The Check Out
button
The New Production
from Selection button
Move through multiple
pages of assets using
these controls.