User Guide

Chapter 4 Working in Final Cut Server 85
Adding Versions for a Media or Project Asset
Final Cut Server can track an asset as you edit it, providing a version for each change
made to the primary representation of each file. If your Final Cut Server administrator
turned on asset version control during the installation process, your system may
already be making versions for assets as you check them out and then back in.
You can see if version control is turned on for an asset by viewing the Versions pane in
the asset’s info window. When the version control feature is turned on, you can view an
asset’s versions in an asset’s info window.
When you check in an updated version of the asset, the previous version appears in the
version list. Final Cut Server numbers the versions in the order they are created;
therefore, the version with the highest number is the most recent version of the asset.
Note: The current version of the asset does not appear in the list. Only the previous
versions appear.
Important: When the version control feature is turned on for an asset, Final Cut Server
creates a copy of every version that is checked in. Before enabling Final Cut Server to
track versions of an asset, check that you have sufficient disk capacity. If you have
questions about whether you should turn on the version control feature for a particular
asset, contact your Final Cut Server administrator.
To verify that version control is turned on for an asset:
1 Double-click the asset.
2 Click the Versions button.
3 If the “Store and track versions of this asset” checkbox is not selected, select it.
The version checkbox is
selected, indicating that
version control is turned
on for this asset.
Three versions exist for
this asset.
Select the versions
checkbox to be able to
create versions for
this asset.
Click Versions to enable
versions for this asset.