User Guide

Chapter 2 Uploading Files to Final Cut Server 41
If you select Create Bundle Asset, the project file and each of the media files are
uploaded as a bundle asset. Uploading the folder as a bundle asset guarantees that
when you check out or export the bundle asset, all of the media files that were
checked in with the project will still be there. The bundle asset can be checked out,
edited, and checked back in; it can also be exported. However, when you upload a
folder of files as a bundle asset, the files that the bundle asset contains are not available
as separate assets in Final Cut Server.
If you select Create Individual Assets, the project file and each of its linked media files
are uploaded to Final Cut Server as single and unique assets. Because Final Cut Server
does not manage the references between the project and media files, it is advised that
you group the project asset and media assets in their own production, and that you
add unique metadata to the project asset and media assets. You can perform both
these tasks in the Upload window that appears after selecting Create Individual Assets.
While uploading a folder of files as individual assets requires some planning, it is useful
because each of files in the folder is uploaded as an individual asset and can be
accessed from within Final Cut Server.
Important: It is recommended that you include file extensions on all files uploaded to
Final Cut Server.
Uploading a Final Cut Studio Project and Its Media Files
as a Bundle Asset
Choosing to upload a Final Cut Studio project and its media files as a bundle asset
creates a single asset in Final Cut Server. This bundle asset is easy to work with: after
checking out or exporting the bundle asset, the folder becomes visible and you can
open the project file contained in the folder in the appropriate Final Cut Studio
application. Assuming that the media was linked to the project file when the folder was
uploaded to Final Cut Server, the project file will open with all its media connected and
ready to use.