Apple Final Cut Server User Manual
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Chapter 12
Managing Devices
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 ls -a: Select this checkbox to include files whose names start with a period when
listing the server’s files.
Important:
Do not select this option unless specifically required.
 Search Cache Time: The time in minutes for which search results are cached in
Final Cut Server. The range is from 0 (not cached) to 7 (results cached for 7 minutes).
The Final Cut Server cache is searched until the specified period has elapsed, after
which the device is polled again. This improves performance for the user but means
results may be out of date by the specified period. Caching the search results for
several minutes is useful when connecting to a slow server or slow network link.
 Text encoding: Choose the type of text encoding used on the device from this pop-
up menu. Final Cut Server supports a wide range of text encodings, including many
of the common Chinese, Korean, and Japanese encodings. The default is UTF-8
Unicode which is used with current versions of Mac OS X.
If you are unsure about which text encoding to use, you can choose a setting and
use the Search Devices window (explained in “
see if the filenames appear as expected. If not, you can choose a different setting and
test again.
Important:
Once a device’s assets have been added to the Final Cut Server catalog,
changing this setting will not affect them. Be sure to perform the above tests prior to
scanning the device.
See “
” on page 124 for more information.
 Metadata Sync Policy: From this pop-up menu, choose the policy by which metadata
is synchronized between Final Cut Server and the device. See “
” on page 156 for more information.