User Guide

50 Chapter 3 Organizing and Searching the Final Cut Server Catalog
Similarly, the Productions pane displays all of the productions that have been created
in your Final Cut Server system. Productions are used to organize assets; for example, if
you upload a Soundtrack Pro project file and all the audio files used in that project, you
can create a production to hold that project asset and its media assets. Productions are
also used to group related projects, like all the projects in progress for a particular
client. You can view all of the productions in your Final Cut Server catalog by clicking
Productions in the column on the left of the Final Cut Server main window.
You can narrow the number of assets or productions that appear by searching. The
simplest search you can perform is to enter a search term in the search field and click
the Search button. You can also perform an advanced search, which allows you to
search for a term in a particular metadata field. For more information on searching, see
“Searching in Final Cut Server” on page 60.
If you want to keep a search, you can save it. Saved searches are called Smart Searches.
Smart Searches are stored in the column at the left of the main Final Cut Server
window. For more information on Smart Searches, see “Creating a Smart Search” on
page 66.
Your Final Cut Server administrator can customize the advanced search metadata
fields in your Final Cut Server system. For more information, contact your
Final Cut Server administrator.
Click Assets or
Productions to choose the
type of items to display.
Clicking a Smart Search
also chooses the type of
items to display.