User Guide

Chapter 2 Uploading Files to Final Cut Server 31
Final Cut Server comes with default metadata sets to describe your assets. If the default
metadata sets do not meet the needs of your organization’s workflow, your
Final Cut Server administrator can add metadata fields to existing sets or create entirely
new metadata sets.
Important: If your Final Cut Server administrator has modified the default metadata
sets or created new ones, the metadata sets listed in your copy of Final Cut Server will
look different than the list shown here.
When you’re working in Final Cut Server, you can use the metadata that an asset
contains to search for, sort, and identify assets and productions in Final Cut Server, and
to track information within your workgroup. After a file is uploaded, you and others can
manually add and change the metadata that describes the asset at any time.
For more information on how to use metadata in Final Cut Server, see “Using Metadata
to Organize and Search Assets” on page 58.
Strategies for Uploading Media and Project Files
Your Final Cut Server administrator may have set up scans that automatically upload
files to Final Cut Server. When you want to upload media and project files manually,
you can do it in two ways:
 You can drag files from your system or a connected device to Final Cut Server. This is
the option to use when you have a few pieces of media you want to add to your
asset catalog.
 You can open the Upload window from the Server pop-up menu in the
Final Cut Server main window, navigate to a folder of media files, and then select the
ones to be uploaded. This is the option to use if you are uploading multiple media files.
Important: It is recommended that you include file extensions on all files uploaded to
Final Cut Server.