Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 111)

Note: By default, all scan production responses have version control set based on how
the Final Cut Server Installer was configured. You can verify and change version control
for a scan production response by choosing the Versioning metadata group (in the
pop-up menu just below the Metadata Set pop-up menu) and selecting the Version
checkbox. See
Version Control Preference Settings for more information about the
installer’s version control setting.
Production Metadata Section
• Metadata Set: This is where you choose the metadata set to apply to the production.
The settings below the Metadata Set pop-up menu allow you to enter default
descriptions, keywords, and so on to apply to the productions.
The Title metadata setting that is part of the metadata set you choose can be used two
different ways:
• To enter a specific name for the production to use: You can enter the name of a
production to use. If the production already exists, the new assets are added to it. If
the production does not exist, it is created and the assets are added to it.
• To use the scanned folder’s name as the production name: You can use the folder’s
name as the production’s name. By entering [0] in the Title field, a new production
is created whenever a new subfolder is found in the folder being scanned, and that
new production uses the name of the folder as its name. For example, you might
create a folder named Productions in a device and use a schedule automation to
have a scan productions response monitor that folder. Each time a new
Final Cut Server production needs to be created and assets added to it, a user only
has to add a subfolder to the watched folder, using the name of the new production,
and copy all of the assets for that production into that new subfolder. The scan
productions response will create a new Final Cut Server production, using the folder
name, and add all of the assets in that subfolder to that new production.
Scan Metadata Section
• Scan Mode: Choose the type of scan operation to perform.
• Add Only: This performs a scan that adds new assets to the catalog and updates the
catalog if there are modified assets. The Add Only mode is generally used on scans
scheduled to run often, such as every 15 minutes.
• Full: This performs a full scan that, in addition to adding new assets to the catalog,
removes assets from the catalog if they are no longer on the device. The Full mode
is generally used only on scans scheduled to run once a day or less frequently because
these scans are the most thorough and require the most time to perform.
• Purge Only: This performs a full scan, but only removes assets from the catalog if
they are no longer on the device—it does not add any new assets to the catalog.
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