Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Server 1.5

✍ Scribed by Drew Tucker

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 290
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Apple Pro Training Series Designed for video-production professionals, Final Cut Server sets the standard for intuitive media asset management, making it easy to manage large collections of media files efficiently. In this Apple-authorized reference guide, system integrator Drew Tucker takes you on a comprehensive tour of the software, covering everything from tools for tracking, reviewing, and approving jobs to automating... Full description

✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents......Page 5
Getting Started......Page 10
Lesson 1 Overview and Installation......Page 16
The Nature of the Software: Server, Client, and Device......Page 17
The Building Blocks: Assets, Proxies, Metadata, Productions, and Jobs......Page 18
Installing Final Cut Server......Page 19
Downloading and Installing the Client Application......Page 25
Logging In to Final Cut Server......Page 28
Lesson Review......Page 30
Lesson 2 Creating Assets via Upload......Page 32
Introducing the Structure of Metadata......Page 33
Using the Upload Files Command......Page 34
Uploading Using Drag and Drop......Page 40
Using Special Uploads......Page 42
Lesson Review......Page 45
Lesson 3 Creating Assets via Final Cut Pro......Page 48
Preparing Final Cut Server......Page 49
Assigning the Scratch Disk to a Scanned Device......Page 57
Using Log and Transfer with a Scanned Device......Page 59
Assigning and Using a Local Scratch Disk......Page 66
Uploading a Final Cut Pro Project......Page 69
Working with Elements of a Project......Page 72
Lesson Review......Page 73
Lesson 4 Creating Assets via Scans and Watchers......Page 76
Setting Up a Basic Scan......Page 77
Breaking Down the Scan......Page 83
Discovering Video Assets Using Scans......Page 85
Discovering Audio Assets Using Scans......Page 92
Discovering Graphic Assets Using Scans......Page 96
Discovering Assets Using Watchers......Page 99
Using Sample Media to Trigger the Watchers......Page 105
Lesson Review......Page 107
Lesson 5 Searching and Organizing Assets......Page 110
Viewing Search Results......Page 111
Adjusting Search-Results Settings......Page 113
Customizing Advanced Searches......Page 114
Utilizing Advanced Search and Creating Smart Searches......Page 117
Deleting Assets......Page 120
Locking and Unlocking Assets......Page 121
Organizing Assets into Productions......Page 122
Lesson Review......Page 128
Lesson 6 Editing with Final Cut Pro......Page 130
Preparing Final Cut Server......Page 131
Adding Final Cut Pro Projects to Final Cut Server......Page 140
Online Workflow......Page 145
Offline Edit Proxy Workflow......Page 149
Adding New Content to a Final Cut Pro Project......Page 153
Using Version Control......Page 157
Lesson Review......Page 160
Lesson 7 Integrating with Applications......Page 162
Preparing for Motion Projects......Page 163
Roundtripping a Motion Project......Page 165
Working with Graphics Applications......Page 171
Modifying the Graphic Metadata Set......Page 172
Metadata Mapping......Page 173
Configuring Custom Metadata Maps......Page 175
Viewing Custom Metadata......Page 177
Preparing Final Cut Server......Page 178
Writing XML Based on Status......Page 181
Working with Podcast Producer......Page 182
Lesson Review......Page 183
Lesson 8 Reviewing and Approving......Page 186
Adding New Users for Review and Approve......Page 187
Investigating the Built-In Review and Approve Template......Page 188
Triggering the Review and Approve Functions......Page 191
Customizing the Default Review and Approve Template......Page 193
Associating Metadata Fields......Page 195
Setting Up Email Responses for Status Change Notification......Page 198
Configuring Special Permission Sets......Page 201
Walking Through a Custom Review and Approve Workflow......Page 203
Using Annotations for Review and Approve......Page 207
Walking Through a Sample Review and Approve Workflow......Page 211
Lesson Review......Page 214
Lesson 9 Distributing Finished Media......Page 216
Configuring Settings for Publishing Finished Media......Page 217
Configuring Job Email Notifications......Page 219
Configuring Watchers for Delivery......Page 222
Copying Content from Watchers to Destination Locations......Page 227
Configuring Metadata Subscriptions for Delivery......Page 230
Associating and Triggering Responses Using a Metadata Subscription......Page 232
Using Metadata Subscription for Publishing......Page 234
Lesson Review......Page 235
Lesson 10 Archiving......Page 238
Creating an Archive Device......Page 239
Archiving Assets......Page 241
Searching for Archived Assets......Page 244
Restoring Archived Assets......Page 246
Automating Archiving......Page 248
Setting Up the Automated Restore Process......Page 250
Lesson Review......Page 253
Lesson 11 Advanced Server Scenarios......Page 256
Production Scans......Page 257
Mapping Directory Name Components to Metadata Fields......Page 262
Changing the Default Views......Page 264
Optimizing the Database......Page 267
Using Command-Line Binaries......Page 269
Lesson Review......Page 272
C......Page 274
N......Page 275
X......Page 276
A......Page 278
B - C......Page 279
F......Page 280
H......Page 281
M......Page 282
P......Page 283
S......Page 284
T......Page 285
X......Page 286