Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 5)

Final Cut Server is extremely flexible and configurable. It is also designed to become fully
functional quickly, allowing you to expand its capabilities as your needs grow.
This preface covers the following:
• About Final Cut Server (p. 5)
• About the Final Cut Server Documentation (p. 5)
• Additional Resources (p. 6)
About Final Cut Server
Final Cut Server is powerful media asset management and workflow automation software.
Final Cut Server makes it easy to manage large collections of media files. Its capabilities
also extend to tracking job status, orchestrating reviews and approvals, and automating
complex sequences of tasks—all in a single product designed to work with Final Cut Pro.
Installing Final Cut Server also installs Compressor. This powerful transcoding application
provides Final Cut Server with a large variety of preconfigured transcode settings that
you can use when uploading or copying media files to Final Cut Server devices. You can
also create custom settings in Compressor that you can add to the Final Cut Server
transcode settings list.
Note: The version of Compressor that comes with Final Cut Server does not include
Blu-Ray support. To get Blu-Ray support, install Final Cut Studio.
About the Final Cut Server Documentation
Final Cut Server comes with various documentation that will help you get started as well
as provide detailed information about the application.
• Final Cut Server Setup Guide: The printed installation document provided in the
Final Cut Server box describes how to install and configure Final Cut Server.
• Final Cut Server User Manual: The user manual describes how to use the Final Cut Server
client for the day-to-day use of the system, such as browsing assets, managing jobs,
and managing productions.
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