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About the asset info window – Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 User Manual

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This specifies the device on which the file will be stored. If you have questions about
which device to choose, contact your Final Cut Server administrator.

Note: Media and Library are the primary Final Cut Server devices. Talk with your
Final Cut Server administrator about which other configured devices are appropriate for
media file storage.

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Click the Begin Upload button to create assets for the project file and its linked media
files.

The files are uploaded. The upload progress is displayed above the Information pane in
the bottom-left corner of the Final Cut Server main window. If you want to monitor the
progress of the file upload, click the Downloads and Uploads button to display the
Downloads & Uploads window.

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After the files are uploaded, select the Productions pane, click the Search button, and
double-click the production to view the asset aliases.

The Final Cut Studio project file and each of its media files have been uploaded as assets.
The assets also appear in the Assets pane of the Final Cut Server main window.

To learn how to get information about the assets that were just created, see

About the

Asset Info Window

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About the Asset Info Window

When you double-click any asset, including an image sequence, bundle asset, or
Final Cut Pro project asset, in the Assets pane or click the asset’s alias that is inside a
production, the asset’s info window appears. Final Cut Server uses the information in the
info window to track and manage the asset.

The icons displayed
in the Assets pane also
appear in the individual
asset info window.

Clicking any of these
buttons displays specific
information about
the asset.

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Chapter 3

Uploading Files to Final Cut Server