User Guide

Glossary 163
Poster frame A Poster frame is a JPEG proxy file generated from a media asset’s
primary representation file at upload. See proxy.
prepared media In Final Cut Server, you can prepare media files to be used later in a
new Final Cut Pro project. When you select one or more media files and choose Prepare
for Disconnected Use, alias copies of the files in the cache are created in the location
you choose. Later, when your computer is disconnected from Final Cut Server, you can
use the prepared media files to create a new Final Cut Pro project.
primary representation This is the original media file that was uploaded to
Final Cut Server.
production To help organize the assets in your Final Cut Server catalog, you can create
productions. Each production can contain one or more assets. Additionally, an asset
can belong to multiple productions. You might have a production that contains all of
the files for one of your clients, and another that contains only those files from that
client that are used in a specific episode or commercial.
project Many of the applications in Final Cut Studio use project files, which use one or
more linked media files to create a project. Final Cut Server tracks project files with
project assets.
proxy Still images and video files can be very large and difficult to work with.
Final Cut Server automatically creates proxy files during the analyze process when you
add assets to its catalog. These proxy files can be used in place of the actual files for
editing and review purposes. See Clip Proxy, Edit Proxy, Poster frame, Thumbnail.
Thumbnail In the Final Cut Server main window, you can view the assets or
productions in List or Thumbnail view. In Thumbnail view, each asset is represented
with a thumbnail image. This image comes from the asset’s Thumbnail proxy file (a
JPEG proxy file that is generated from a media asset’s primary representation file at
upload). See proxy.
transcode Transcoding converts a media asset from one codec to another. Final Cut Server
uses video and audio codecs supplied by Compressor. See transcode settings.
transcode settings Final Cut Server uses transcode settings to convert a media asset
from its current codec to a different one. Most often you use transcode settings to
convert an asset into one that is smaller or easier to play. The transcode settings for
video and audio assets are from Compressor (which is installed on the server
computer). The transcode settings for images are internal to Final Cut Server.