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Choose the appropriate Status setting from the Status pop-up menu.

Choose a Status
setting from the
Status pop-up menu.

Click Save Changes.

5

Click the Save Changes button.

The metadata is modified.

Searching for Assets or Productions Using Status Metadata

After defining the status of an asset or production, you can search for status metadata
to find all assets or productions that contain a particular Status metadata setting.

To search for assets or productions by status

1

In the Assets or Productions pane, click the Search disclosure triangle to reveal the
advanced search options.

2

Choose a Status metadata setting to search for from the Status pop-up menu.

3

Click the Search button.

The results of the search are displayed in the main part of the window.

Using Smart Searches to Locate Items Ready for Review

Final Cut Server comes with a default Smart Search configured to search for assets and
productions that have their Status metadata field set to Ready for Review. It is listed under
the My Smart Searches heading.

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Chapter 9

Using Status Metadata in the Final Cut Server Workflow