Version control preference settings – Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 User Manual
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• Edit Proxy Device: Choose a device from the pop-up menu for the storage of the edit
proxy files (Contentbase devices only).
The default Edit Proxy device is named Edit Proxies and is at the location specified with
the installer’s Production Media Location entry.
Each time you upload a Final Cut Pro project, you can have Final Cut Server create edit
proxy files. This option is controlled by the Enable Edit Proxies checkbox. These edit
proxy files are stored in the Edit Proxies device. When you export or check out a
Final Cut Pro project from the Final Cut Server catalog that has edit proxy files, you have
the choice of downloading the original media files or the edit proxy files.
You can use the client’s Administration window to create Contentbase devices in your
file system suitable for edit proxy use. See
for more information.
Version Control Preference Settings
The Version Control pane contains settings for configuring Final Cut Server to manage
versions of assets and productions.
Important:
Each version requires an amount of disk space similar to that of the original
version. Keeping more than a few versions may require significant disk space, especially
when working with large video files.
The following are the Version Control pane settings:
• Control Device: Choose a device from the pop-up menu for the storage of asset backup
versions (Contentbase devices only). The Final Cut Server Installer automatically creates
a Version device, and that device is automatically selected here. See
for more information.
• Control Limit: Enter the maximum number of versions that can be associated with an
asset. When the limit is reached, the oldest versions are deleted as new versions are
added.
• Create Asset Version Default: If automatic version control was not turned on during the
Final Cut Server installation process (by checking the Enable Version Control checkbox
in the Customer Profile Selection pane of the installer), selecting this checkbox will turn
version control on or off for Final Cut Pro project and video assets.
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Chapter 1
General Settings and Preferences