Apple Final Cut Server Manuel d'utilisateur

Final Cut ServerSetup and Administration Guide

10 Preface Welcome to Final Cut Server Administration Contacting AppleCare SupportInformation about the support options available from Apple is inc

100 Part I Installation and Configuration Using Java Web StartFinal Cut Server clients are installed using Java Web Start.Important: If multiple u

Chapter 8 Installing Final Cut Server Clients 101 INote: Double-click the finalcutserver.jnlp file to manually open Java Web Start if it does not

102 Part I Installation and Configuration 4 Do one of the following:Â To create shortcuts: Click Yes. A new dialog opens for you to enter a name a

Chapter 8 Installing Final Cut Server Clients 103 IAbout the Java Web Start Client FilesWhen you install the Final Cut Server client using the Java

II Part II: General Administration This part of the manual covers all of the details for customizing Final Cut Server to suit your needs. Chapter 9

9 1079 General Settings and PreferencesThis chapter covers the following:Â Final Cut Server Administration Overview (p. 107)Â Working with the Ad

108 Part II General Administration Accounts Pane of System PreferencesThe Accounts pane of System Preferences on the computer on which you installe

Chapter 9 General Settings and Preferences 109 IIFinal Cut Server System PreferencesFinal Cut Server System Preferences is where you configure the

IPart I: Installation and ConfigurationThis part of the manual contains the information you need to install and configure Final Cut Server for a basic

110 Part II General Administration  Group Permissions: The Group Permissions settings include the ability to choose which Mac OS X groups Final C

Chapter 9 General Settings and Preferences 111 IIÂ Automations: The Automations settings include the ability to add and configure watch and respon

112 Part II General Administration Final Cut Server Client Administration WindowThe Administration window of the Final Cut Server client contains e

Chapter 9 General Settings and Preferences 113 IIWorking with the Administration WindowThe Administration window contains a variety of panes that y

114 Part II General Administration  Subscription: Click to define subscription rules, used to tailor the workflow in Final Cut Server.  Schedule

Chapter 9 General Settings and Preferences 115 IINote: The user preference settings define how many items are found when you perform a search, as

116 Part II General Administration Global Preferences SettingsThe Global Preferences pane contains the most common settings. Many of these are dupl

Chapter 9 General Settings and Preferences 117 IICompressor Preference SettingsThe Compressor pane contains a pop-up menu that allows you to choose

118 Part II General Administration Following are the Proxies pane settings:Â Proxy Device: Choose a device from the pop-up menu for the storage of

Chapter 9 General Settings and Preferences 119 IIAbout the Edit Proxy DeviceThe default Edit Proxy device is named Edit Proxies and is at the locat

120 Part II General Administration Analyze Preference SettingsThe Analyze pane is where you configure the various proxy formats created when an ass

Chapter 9 General Settings and Preferences 121 IIUser-Configurable Preference SettingsIn addition to Final Cut Server System Preferences and the Pr

122 Part II General Administration Local Media Storage SettingsThe Local Cache settings allow a user to choose a disk location to use for cache ope

Chapter 9 General Settings and Preferences 123 IITo manually analyze an asset:1 In the client’s main window, select the asset to analyze.2 Control-

124 Part II General Administration About Unicode SupportFinal Cut Server can store textual metadata as Unicode using UTF-8 encoding. This means it

10 12510 Groups and PermissionsThis chapter covers the following:Â About Groups and Permissions (p. 125)Â Adding Groups to Final Cut Server (p. 1

126 Part II General Administration To add a group to Final Cut Server using the Administration window:1 Open a Final Cut Server client and log in a

Chapter 10 Groups and Permissions 127 II5 Choose the group to add using the Name pop-up menu.6 Choose a permission set from the Permission Set pop-

128 Part II General Administration Working with Permission SetsPermission sets are created and configured from a Final Cut Server client’s Administ

Chapter 10 Groups and Permissions 129 IITo add a new permission set:1 Click the Create button.The Permission Set window appears.2 In the column on

1 131 Overview of Final Cut ServerThis chapter covers the following:Â About Servers and Clients (p. 13)Â Building a Final Cut Server System (p. 1

130 Part II General Administration To edit an existing permission set:1 Double-click an existing permission set in the Permission Set pane.The Perm

Chapter 10 Groups and Permissions 131 IIAsset FilterSelect Asset Filter to define a metadata filter applied to all asset searches performed by memb

132 Part II General Administration Trait Permissions SettingsClick the Trait Permissions button to configure access to a variety of areas within Fi

Chapter 10 Groups and Permissions 133 IIDevice Permissions SettingsClick the Device Permissions button to configure a group’s ability to perform an

134 Part II General Administration The following table lists all of the action columns and their relationships with trait and device permissions.Co

11 13511 Managing MetadataThis chapter covers the following:Â Introduction to Metadata (p. 135)Â Metadata Fields (p. 138)Â Metadata Groups (p. 14

136 Part II General Administration Metadata is used to describe, find, use, and repurpose content. Some of the key challenges in managing metadata

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 137 II The relationships between the various metadata items for assets and productions are as follows:Each of thes

138 Part II General Administration  Metadata Map pane: This is where you can relate one metadata field to another, making it easier to extract me

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 139 IIThe Metadata Field pane of the Final Cut Server client’s Administration window lists the existing metadata field

14 Part I Installation and Configuration The computer used as the server for Final Cut Server needs to have Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard or Mac OS X Serv

140 Part II General Administration Adding or Editing Metadata FieldsYou can add or edit custom metadata fields.To add a custom metadata field:1 Cli

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 141 IISettings for Metadata FieldsEach metadata field has a variety of settings. The actual settings a field has are a

142 Part II General Administration  Category: Choose the category of the field from the pop-up menu. Choices include: None Name Date NumberÂ

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 143 IIData Types for Metadata FieldsFollowing is a list of the available data types. The data type defines the type of

144 Part II General Administration The following screen shot shows the Metadata Group pane.The Metadata Group pane shows the following columns:Â Na

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 145 IIAdding or Editing Metadata GroupsYou can add or edit custom metadata groups.To add a custom metadata group:1 In

146 Part II General Administration Settings for Metadata GroupsEach metadata group has a variety of settings in addition to having metadata fields

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 147 IIÂ Actions: This lists the actions for which the metadata group will be used. For example, add the Create action

148 Part II General Administration Field PropertiesFor each metadata field in the group, you can override the field’s data type properties. Click a

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 149 IIMany standard metadata mappings are included with Final Cut Server. Additional mappings or changes can be define

Chapter 1 Overview of Final Cut Server 15 IBuilding a Final Cut Server SystemA Final Cut Server system requires a Macintosh computer, such as an In

150 Part II General Administration 3 Click Save Changes to save the custom metadata map.The new metadata map appears in the Metadata Map pane.You c

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 151 IIMetadata LookupsLookups are pop-up menus with lists of values that a user uses to enter a metadata field’s data.

152 Part II General Administration The Lookup pane contains the following columns:Â Name: The name of the lookup, as entered when it was createdÂ

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 153 IISettings for LookupsThe Lookup window provides controls to edit an existing lookup or to define a new lookup.The

154 Part II General Administration Managing Metadata SetsThere are different types of assets and productions you use with Final Cut Server. Metadat

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 155 IIAdding or Editing Metadata SetsYou can add or edit custom metadata sets.To add a custom metadata set:1 In the Me

156 Part II General Administration Settings for Metadata SetsThe Metadata Set window contains the following settings:Â Name: Enter the name of the

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 157 IIChoosing the synchronization policy to use generally depends on who is thought of as “owning” or being in charge

158 Part II General Administration Using Metadata to Configure the User InterfaceFinal Cut Server uses a variety of metadata groups to define many

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 159 IICustomizing Advanced SearchesThere are several areas in the Final Cut Server client where you can choose to conf

16 Part I Installation and Configuration Storage Device StrategyBefore you install Final Cut Server, you need to decide how you want to store your

160 Part II General Administration  Tiles metadata group, PROJECT_INFO_VIEW group ID: This metadata group defines what fields appear in the main

Chapter 11 Managing Metadata 161 IITo see a QuickTime movie’s metadata:1 Choose Search Devices from the client’s Server pop-up menu.The Search Devi

12 16312 Managing DevicesThis chapter covers the following:Â About Devices (p. 163)Â Adding a Device Using the Administration Window (p. 164)Â Ed

164 Part II General Administration About Creating Devices Using Device Setup AssistantDevice Setup Assistant in Final Cut Server System Preferences

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 165 IIÂ You do not directly add scan settings to the device in the Devices pane. You instead must create the scan setti

166 Part II General Administration 3 Click Devices in the column on the left to open the Devices pane.4 Click the Create button to add a new device

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 167 IIThe Devices window changes to reflect the device type you chose. You can choose a different device type if necess

168 Part II General Administration Deleting an Existing Device Using the Administration WindowYou can delete any of the existing devices from the D

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 169 IIAbout Specialized DevicesThere are a number of specialized devices that Final Cut Server can use. Some of these,

Chapter 1 Overview of Final Cut Server 17 I A storage area network (SAN) allows multiple computers to connect to a storage device as if it was

170 Part II General Administration Setting Up the Version DeviceWhen working with Final Cut Server assets, you may find that you need to track mult

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 171 IISetting Up an Archive DeviceArchiving an asset makes it possible to take the asset offline but still retain a lin

172 Part II General Administration About the Export DeviceA user can choose to export an asset from the Final Cut Server catalog to his or her loca

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 173 IIDoes Your System Support Edit-in-Place?There are two common system configurations where edit-in-place devices wor

174 Part II General Administration Device Type Details Devices supported by Final Cut Server are listed and described below: Â Contentbase: See “C

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 175 IIThe Configuration pane for a Contentbase device type contains the following items:Â Device Name: Enter a descrip

176 Part II General Administration FTP Server Final Cut Server supports access to any server running standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) such as

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 177 IIÂ ls -a: Select this checkbox to include files whose names start with a period when listing the server’s files.I

178 Part II General Administration  Generate Thumbnails: Select this checkbox to generate thumbnails of images when using Search Devices from the

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 179 IIFilesystem This type of device is used for any storage that is on the Final Cut Server server or can be mounted f

18 Part I Installation and Configuration  Managing metadata and metadata sets: A very powerful feature of Final Cut Server is its ability to use

180 Part II General Administration  Server Path: Enter the path that the server exports for use as the root path. This applies only to nonlocal d

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 181 IINote: See “About Edit-in-Place Devices” on page 172 for more information about edit-in-place devices. Windows e

182 Part II General Administration Searching DevicesFinal Cut Server includes the ability to search any connected device. This allows you to examin

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 183 IISearching a DeviceYou can search any of the Final Cut Server devices.To search a device’s contents:1 Choose the d

184 Part II General Administration This dialog shows the folders at the root level of the device. You can double-click a folder to show its content

Chapter 12 Managing Devices 185 IIAbout the Shortcut MenuYou can Control-click an item to open a shortcut menu with several options. While many of

13 18713 Managing Transcode SettingsThis chapter covers the following:Â About Transcode Settings (p. 187)Â Adding Transcode Settings (p. 188)Â As

188 Part II General Administration The Transcode Settings pane of the Final Cut Server client’s Administration window lists the current transcode s

Chapter 13 Managing Transcode Settings 189 II3 Click Parameters in the column on the left.4 Choose the type of transcode setting to create from the

2 192 Using the InstallerThis chapter covers the following:Â About Installing and Setting Up Final Cut Server (p. 19)Â Using the Final Cut Server

190 Part II General Administration Assigning Transcode Settings to DevicesThere are two methods you can use to assign transcode settings to a devic

Chapter 13 Managing Transcode Settings 191 II2 Click Modify in the column on the left.The Available column lists all the available devices. The Sel

14 19314 Managing AutomationsThis chapter contains the following:Â About Final Cut Server Automation (p. 193)Â General Automation Tips (p. 195)Â

194 Part II General Administration Creating Automations Using the Panes of the Administration Window Using the automation panes of the Administrati

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 195 IIGeneral Automation TipsThe automations you can configure for Final Cut Server can be very simple or very comp

196 Part II General Administration About Uploading FoldersWhen you manually upload a folder containing media files to the Final Cut Server catalog,

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 197 IIThe Response pane lists the existing responses.The Response pane includes the following columns:Â Name: The

198 Part II General Administration Response ActionsWhat you choose from the Response Action pop-up menu defines the response’s basic purpose. Some

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 199 IIRestore from Archive Asset subscription No additional options. Restores items from an archive device. Run an

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20 Part I Installation and Configuration You should also familiarize yourself with all of the chapters in this part (Part I) of the Final Cut Serve

200 Part II General Administration About Scan ResponsesScan responses are one of the most commonly used custom responses. To access the scan respon

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 201 IIMetadata Set SectionThis is where you choose the metadata set to apply to any new assets found by the scan. T

202 Part II General Administration This section contains the following settings:Â Scan Mode: Choose the type of scan operation to perform. Â Add O

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 203 IIScan Responses Created by Device Setup AssistantOne or two scan responses are created when you configure the

204 Part II General Administration Scan Source SectionThis is where you choose the device to scan and set the folder within that device to scan. Me

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 205 IIThe Title metadata setting that is part of the metadata set you choose can be used two different ways:Â To en

206 Part II General Administration This section contains the following settings:Â Scan Mode: Choose the type of scan operation to perform. Â Add O

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 207 IIAbout Copy ResponsesCopy responses are one of the most commonly used custom responses. Important: If the des

208 Part II General Administration Destination Metadata SettingsThese settings define the metadata applied to the copied asset:Â Job Priority: Cho

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 209 IIAbout Email ResponsesEmail responses are commonly used with metadata watchers that look for an asset’s status

Chapter 2 Using the Installer 21 IStep 4: Install Final Cut Server clients on other computersOnce you have configured Final Cut Server System Pref

210 Part II General Administration About Running External Scripts and Commands ResponsesExternal scripts and commands responses are useful when you

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 211 IIAbout Check the Disk Space of the Database Volume ResponsesCheck the disk space of the database volume respon

212 Part II General Administration Watcher Pane and WindowFinal Cut Server provides a watch folder infrastructure that detects and processes new co

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 213 IIThe Watcher window appears if you click the Create button.The items that appear in the area on the left depen

214 Part II General Administration Poll Watcher SettingsWhen you choose the poll watcher type, a Poll Watcher item appears in the column on the lef

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 215 IISubscription Pane and WindowFinal Cut Server has a powerful engine for modifying behavior to suit the individ

216 Part II General Administration The Subscription window appears if you click the Create button.The items that appear in the area on the left dep

Chapter 14 Managing Automations 217 IISchedule Pane and WindowEvents can be scheduled; for example, scanning the still store in a control room ever

218 Part II General Administration  Hour: This is the hour of the day (using a 24-hour clock) the schedule runs on when using the hourly or daily

15 21915 About Jobs and LogsThis chapter covers the following:Â Viewing Final Cut Server Status (p. 219)Â About Jobs and the Search All Jobs Wind

22 Part I Installation and Configuration To update Leopard or Leopard Server and QuickTime:1 Choose Apple menu > Software Update.A dialog appear

220 Part II General Administration About Jobs and the Search All Jobs WindowFinal Cut Server runs jobs for every task it performs. The number of jo

Chapter 15 About Jobs and Logs 221 IIThe Search All Jobs window appears.Following are the possible Progress and Status definitions: Other fields in

222 Part II General Administration Searching for JobsThe search function in the Search All Jobs window works similarly to the other search function

Chapter 15 About Jobs and Logs 223 IIUsing the Search All Jobs Window to Diagnose ProblemsBesides using the Search All Jobs window to track jobs be

224 Part II General Administration 3 Click Job Copy Params in the column on the left.The Job Copy Params pane displays parameters specific to copyi

Chapter 15 About Jobs and Logs 225 IIRetrying Failed JobsWhen a job fails for a reason that is not permanent, it is automatically retried. You can

226 Part II General Administration Important: Final Cut Server includes a schedule, named Scheduled Maintenance, that clears the Log pane once eac

227GlossaryGlossaryAdministration window The Administration window, available in the Final Cut Server client to users with admin permissions, p

228 Glossary automation Final Cut Server supports a wide variety of automation features, making it possible to configure Final Cut Server to automati

Glossary 229 edit-in-place Generally, in order to use an asset from the Final Cut Server catalog on a client’s computer, the computer must have a loc

Chapter 2 Using the Installer 23 I3 To get the Web item to appear, click the Settings icon, open the Services pane, and select the Web item.The Web

230 Glossary network file system (NFS) NFS is a file system protocol commonly used to allow a client to access files across a network.permission sets

Glossary 231 transcode settings Final Cut Server uses transcode settings to convert an asset from its current codec to a different one. Most often yo

233IndexIndexAAccounts paneabout using to create users and groups 49–53creating groups 52creating users 51add only scans 66administrationadm

234 Index Ccacheabout 228default locations 122preferences 122cancel checkout or lock 123catalogabout backing up 92backing up 94checking disk spa

Index 235 Eedit-in-place 17, 172–173edit proxiesenabling in the Administration window 118enabling in the installer 27when to use 27Edit Proxies de

236 Index JJava Web Start 100files created 103trusting 101jobsprogress and status definitions 221retrying failed 225LLibrary device 62local devi

Index 237 QQuickTime metadata 160QuickTime reference files 195Rredundant array of independent disks (RAID) 16Response pane and window 196–211respo

238 Index Vversion control 27Version Control pane settings 119Version device, setting up 170WWatcher pane and windowabout 212poll watcher settings

24 Part I Installation and Configuration Starting the Final Cut Server InstallerWhen you install Final Cut Server, it is installed and configured b

Chapter 2 Using the Installer 25 I8 In the Serial Number field, enter the Final Cut Server serial number printed on the Software Serial Number labe

26 Part I Installation and Configuration 9 Select one of the customer profiles, then click Continue.See “About the Customer Profiles” on page 29 fo

Chapter 2 Using the Installer 27 IÂ Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): Enter the outgoing email server address. You can change this in Final Cut Server

28 Part I Installation and Configuration The Standard Install pane appears.11 Do one of the following:Â Click Install or Upgrade.This automatically

Chapter 2 Using the Installer 29 I12 A dialog appears requiring you to authenticate yourself by typing your name and password. Click OK when finish

3 1 Contents Preface 7 Welcome to Final Cut Server Administration7 Welcome to Final Cut Server 8 Resources for Learning About Final Cut Server

30 Part I Installation and Configuration Following is a list of the five customer profiles to choose from, including a list of the production metad

Chapter 2 Using the Installer 31 IPackage Production Metadata SetThe Package production metadata set is available in all five customer profiles. It

32 Part I Installation and Configuration About Final Cut Server and CompressorFinal Cut Server relies on Compressor for most of its transcoding nee

Chapter 2 Using the Installer 33 IÂ The This Computer cluster requires you to log in: Since the This Computer cluster operates using the name of t

34 Part I Installation and Configuration To create a custom QuickCluster:1 Log in to the server computer using the same user account that was used

Chapter 2 Using the Installer 35 ITo choose the custom QuickCluster in Final Cut Server:1 In a Final Cut Server client, choose Administration from

36 Part I Installation and Configuration To update your Final Cut Server license:1 Open System Preferences on the computer with Final Cut Server in

Chapter 2 Using the Installer 37 IRegistering Final Cut ServerOnce you have installed Final Cut Server, you should register it. Registering your Fi

3 393 Configuring System PreferencesThis chapter covers the following:Â Introduction to Final Cut Server System Preferences (p. 39)Â General Pane

4 Contents Chapter 4 47 Adding Users and Groups47 About Users and Groups 49 Using the Accounts Pane of System Preferences 53 Using Mac OS X Server Wo

40 Part I Installation and Configuration The top of the pane includes buttons to select which Final Cut Server panes to configure. The lower-right

Chapter 3 Configuring System Preferences 41 IFollowing are the General pane settings:Â Stop/Start button: Click the Stop button to shut down Final

42 Part I Installation and Configuration Group Permissions Pane SettingsYou use the Group Permissions pane to choose the Mac OS X groups that can a

Chapter 3 Configuring System Preferences 43 IDevices Pane SettingsDevices are storage locations where Final Cut Server can interact with assets and

44 Part I Installation and Configuration Automations Pane SettingsThe Automations pane allows you to create, edit, and enable watchers and subscrip

Chapter 3 Configuring System Preferences 45 IThe installer creates default watchers and subscriptions based on the customer profile you selected. F

4 474 Adding Users and GroupsThis chapter covers the following:Â About Users and Groups (p. 47)Â Using the Accounts Pane of System Preferences (p

48 Part I Installation and Configuration Final Cut Server supports both locally created groups and users and Open Directory-based groups and users.

Chapter 4 Adding Users and Groups 49 IStep 5: Create custom permission sets for the groups (if necessary)Based on the profile selected during Fina

Contents 5 Part II General Administration Chapter 9 107 General Settings and Preferences107 Final Cut Server Administration Overview 11 3 Working wit

50 Part I Installation and Configuration 2 Click the Accounts button in the System category.The Accounts pane appears.Note: To make any changes to

Chapter 4 Adding Users and Groups 51 ICreating UsersCreating local users in the Accounts pane requires you to enter the user name and password and

52 Part I Installation and Configuration 3 Enter the name and password.The short name is automatically created; however, you can change it in this

Chapter 4 Adding Users and Groups 53 ITo set the members of a group:1 Click the group’s name in the accounts list.2 Select the checkboxes of all us

54 Part I Installation and Configuration Creating UsersCreating local users in Workgroup Manager requires you to enter the user name and password a

Chapter 4 Adding Users and Groups 55 IAdding Users to a GroupOnce you have created user and group accounts, you can add users to the groups.To add

56 Part I Installation and Configuration Adding Groups to Final Cut ServerOnce you have finished setting up your groups, you are ready to add the g

Chapter 4 Adding Users and Groups 57 I6 Choose the group to add from the pop-up menu that appears.Note: If the list is long, you can type the firs

58 Part I Installation and Configuration  reviewer: This permission set is unable to create, delete, catalog, or edit any of the assets within th

5 595 Using Device Setup AssistantThis chapter covers the following:Â Introduction to Devices (p. 59)Â About Creating Devices (p. 60)Â About the

6 Contents Chapter 14 193 Managing Automations193 About Final Cut Server Automation 195 General Automation Tips 196 Response Pane and Window 212 Watc

60 Part I Installation and Configuration About Creating DevicesThere are two methods you can use to add and modify devices within Final Cut Server:

Chapter 5 Using Device Setup Assistant 61 IAbout the Default DevicesWhen you installed Final Cut Server, you entered a production media location. B

62 Part I Installation and Configuration The Library and Media devices are intended to be used as general-purpose media storage locations. The defa

Chapter 5 Using Device Setup Assistant 63 IScan settings define how often Final Cut Server examines the device to see if any content has changed. T

64 Part I Installation and Configuration 3 Click the Add (+) button.Device Setup Assistant starts.4 Select one of the three choices, then click Con

Chapter 5 Using Device Setup Assistant 65 I6 Click the Enable as an Archive Drive checkbox if you intend this device to be used as an archive devic

66 Part I Installation and Configuration 8 Configure the scan settings.There are two types of scans you can configure: full and add only. Full sca

Chapter 5 Using Device Setup Assistant 67 I10 Click Continue.The Transcode Settings pane appears.11 Select one or more transcoding settings for thi

68 Part I Installation and Configuration Device Type ConfigurationsDevice Setup Assistant shows different panes depending on the device type you ch

Chapter 5 Using Device Setup Assistant 69 INetwork DevicesThere are four types of network devices you can add. The Network Device Type pane include

7 Preface Welcome to Final Cut Server Administration This chapter covers the following:Â Welcome to Final Cut Server (p. 7)Â Resources for Lea

70 Part I Installation and Configuration SMB/CIFS devices have an additional setting:Â Workgroup: Enter the name of the workgroup.NFS NetworksThe

Chapter 5 Using Device Setup Assistant 71 I FTP Networks The following pane appears with File Transfer Protocol (FTP) network-connected shares.

72 Part I Installation and Configuration Xsan DevicesApple Xsan storage area network (SAN) devices provide fast access to media files. Xsan devices

Chapter 5 Using Device Setup Assistant 73 IEditing an Existing DeviceYou can edit the location, scan, and transcode settings of any devices that yo

74 Part I Installation and Configuration Deleting an Existing DeviceYou can delete any of the existing devices by using the Delete button ( - ) of

Chapter 5 Using Device Setup Assistant 75 IÂ If you used the client’s Administration window to configure any schedules or responses for a device, o

6 776 Using Automation Setup AssistantThis chapter covers the following:Â About Creating Automations (p. 77)Â About the Default Automations (p. 7

78 Part I Installation and Configuration Final Cut Server provides two methods for creating automations: using Automation Setup Assistant (describe

Chapter 6 Using Automation Setup Assistant 79 ICreating AutomationsThere are two types of automations you can configure with Automation Setup Assis

8 Preface Welcome to Final Cut Server Administration Resources for Learning About Final Cut Server There are a variety of resources for you to

80 Part I Installation and Configuration 3 Click the Add (+) button to open Automation Setup Assistant.4 Select either File System Watcher or Metad

Chapter 6 Using Automation Setup Assistant 81 I6 Click the Add (+) button, then choose a response type to add to the automation:Â Copy Response: T

82 Part I Installation and Configuration File System Watcher DetailsConfiguring the settings for a file system watcher involves choosing the device

Chapter 6 Using Automation Setup Assistant 83 IMetadata Subscription DetailsConfiguring the settings for a metadata subscription automation involve

84 Part I Installation and Configuration Each line in the Metadata area contains at least two pop-up menus:Â The first pop-up menu in the line choo

Chapter 6 Using Automation Setup Assistant 85 ICopy Response DetailsYou use a copy response when you want to copy the items identified by the autom

86 Part I Installation and Configuration Email Response DetailsYou use an email response when you want to send an email whenever the automation has

Chapter 6 Using Automation Setup Assistant 87 IKeep the following points in mind when using the Insert Metadata Field feature:Â You can add metadat

88 Part I Installation and Configuration Delete Response DetailsYou use a delete response when you want to remove assets from the watch folder afte

Chapter 6 Using Automation Setup Assistant 89 ITo edit an existing automation:1 Authenticate yourself if necessary.2 Do one of the following:Â Doub

Preface Welcome to Final Cut Server Administration 9 In addition to these navigational tools, the onscreen documents give you other means to loc

90 Part I Installation and Configuration The following are some things to keep in mind when deleting an automation:Â When you delete an automation

7 917 Backing Up Final Cut ServerThis chapter covers the following:Â Introduction to Backing Up Your System (p. 91)Â Backup Strategies (p. 92)Â B

92 Part I Installation and Configuration Backup StrategiesA Final Cut Server system is comprised of a lot of files stored on a variety of computers

Chapter 7 Backing Up Final Cut Server 93 IThe goal of backing up your Final Cut Server catalog is to be able to return to a known state should ther

94 Part I Installation and Configuration Backing Up Your Final Cut Server CatalogThe backup feature is accessible through Final Cut Server System P

Chapter 7 Backing Up Final Cut Server 95 ITo back up your Final Cut Server catalog using a schedule:1 Select the Backup pane of Final Cut Server Sy

96 Part I Installation and Configuration Restoring Your Final Cut Server CatalogWhile restoring your Final Cut Server catalog is easy to do, there

Chapter 7 Backing Up Final Cut Server 97 IRestoring Your CatalogRestoring your Final Cut Server catalog simply requires you to choose a backup file

8 998 Installing Final Cut Server ClientsThis chapter covers the following:Â Introduction to the Final Cut Server Client (p. 99)Â Using Java Web