Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 117)

Working with Final Cut Studio project and media assets requires different strategies than
working with Final Cut Pro project assets. This chapter explains how to check out; check
in; and export Motion, Soundtrack Pro, and DVD Studio Pro projects and their linked media
files.
This chapter covers the following:
• About Editing Final Cut Studio Project Assets (p. 117)
• Checking Bundle Assets In and Out (p. 118)
• Checking Projects and Media Files In and Out (p. 119)
• Exporting a Project Asset and Its Media (p. 124)
About Editing Final Cut Studio Project Assets
Final Cut Server can manage Soundtrack Pro, Motion, and DVD Studio Pro project assets
and their linked media files.
Unlike Final Cut Pro project assets, Final Cut Studio project assets do not contain elements
that represent the project’s linked media files. Therefore, the media files that are referenced
by a Final Cut Studio project asset must be explicitly tracked by Final Cut Server users.
Final Cut Server provides two methods for managing Final Cut Studio projects and their
linked media files.
When you upload a folder containing the project file and media files, Final Cut Server
displays a dialog asking you if you want to upload the folder as a bundle asset or as
individual assets. This chapter explains how to check out and export Final Cut Studio
projects that have been uploaded using either of these options.
How you check out a Final Cut Studio project depends on how you uploaded it. If you
uploaded the project and its linked media files as a bundle asset, you can check out the
bundle asset in the same way that you would check out a media asset. If you uploaded
the project file and its linked media files as individual assets, you need to separately check
out the project asset and each of the media assets.
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