Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 - Manual (Page 100)

2 In the Final Cut Server Preferences window, verify the location at which the alias files will
be placed. If you want to change the location, click Choose and enter a new location on
your local computer, then click Apply Changes to save the new location.
Click the Choose button.
Alias copies of the
media files are placed
in the location specified
in this field.
3 In the Assets pane, select the media assets that you want to prepare for disconnected
use.
• To select a series of items: Click an item, hold down the Shift key, and click the last item
in the series.
• To select individual items: Hold down the Command key, and click discontinuous items.
4 Control-click one of the selected assets, then choose Prepare for Disconnected Use from
the shortcut menu.
The files are copied to the Final Cut Server cache, and alias copies of the files are put in
the location you specified in the “Saved aliases for prepared media files” field in the
Preferences window.
Now that the media assets have been prepared for disconnected use, you can use the
files while your local computer is not connected to Final Cut Server.
To create a Final Cut Pro project using the files that have been prepared for
disconnected use
1 Create a new project in Final Cut Pro.
2 Drag the alias files into the new project.
Important: Be sure to maintain the path of the media files in the Prepared for Disconnected
Use location. Do not move the aliases or change the filenames.
You can also add media files that are not being managed by Final Cut Server to the new
Final Cut Pro project. When you upload the new Final Cut Pro project to Final Cut Server,
these new files are uploaded as new media assets.
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