Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 114)

Important: If you do not select the Keep Media with Project checkbox while checking
out a project to an external drive, the media files will not be available for you to use later.
Make sure that the
Keep Media with Project
checkbox is selected.
6 Click Check Out.
The Final Cut Pro project asset is marked with the checkout icon in Final Cut Server. The
project and its media files are checked out to the location on your external drive that you
specified in the Check Out window.
Exporting a Final Cut Pro Project
You can always export a copy of a Final Cut Pro project for editing, even if a project is
locked or checked out by another user. Exporting without a transcode yields a simple
copy of the project and its media, ready for editing.
Important: Exported project files cannot be checked in or otherwise referenced to the
original Final Cut Pro project asset. If you want to track an exported Final Cut Pro project
in Final Cut Server, you must upload it as a new asset.
To export a copy of a Final Cut Pro project
1 Control-click the Final Cut Pro project asset, then choose Export from the shortcut menu.
2 In the Export Final Cut Pro window, choose a location to save the exported Final Cut Pro
project file and its media to by clicking the Choose button and identifying a location in
the file browser.
Note: To avoid losing track of exported projects, you can create a “Checked out
Final Cut Server Projects” or similar folder on the desktop or in another convenient location.
3 If the Edit Proxy feature has not been turned on, original media will be used by default.
If the Edit Proxy feature has been turned on, choose Original Media or Edit Proxy from
the Use pop-up menu.
This defines the media type that will be used while you’re editing the project.
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