Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 73)

The Administration window makes it possible to create highly customized devices.
This chapter covers the following:
• About Devices (p. 73)
• Adding a Device Using the Administration Window (p. 74)
• Editing a Device Using the Administration Window (p. 76)
• Deleting an Existing Device Using the Administration Window (p. 76)
• About Specialized Devices (p. 77)
• Device Type Details (p. 83)
• Searching Devices (p. 91)
About Devices
Final Cut Server uses devices to store and manage your assets and productions. There
are also devices used for specialized functions such as storing proxies, archiving, and
tracking asset versions.
You can add, remove, and configure devices that Final Cut Server can use while managing
your system. Devices can be as simple as a folder on the Final Cut Server computer, an
FTP server, or an Apple Xsan volume.
There are two methods you can use to add and edit devices within Final Cut Server: using
Device Setup Assistant in Final Cut Server System Preferences and using the Devices pane
of the client’s Administration window. This chapter explains how to use the Devices pane
of the client’s Administration window. For information about using Device Setup Assistant
in Final Cut Server System Preferences, see the Final Cut Server Setup Guide.
About Creating Devices Using Device Setup Assistant
Device Setup Assistant in Final Cut Server System Preferences is simple to use and includes
additional features, such as a scan and transcode settings configuration ability. Manually
configuring similar features would require you to use multiple Administration window
panes.
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