Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 User Manual

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Choose a metadata set for the asset from the Metadata Set pop-up menu, and add
metadata to one or more fields, defining this as a bundle asset.

6

If necessary, choose a new destination device from the Destination pop-up menu.

This specifies the device on which the file will be stored. If you have questions about
which device to choose, contact your Final Cut Server administrator.

Note: Media and Library are the primary Final Cut Server devices. Talk with your
Final Cut Server administrator about which other configured devices are appropriate for
media file storage.

7

Click the Upload button to create the asset.

The file is uploaded and the bundle asset is created.

8

After the bundle asset is created, select the Productions pane, click the production you
created, and click the Search button to view the new asset in Final Cut Server.

The bundled Motion
project asset has
a generic project icon
in the top-left corner
and a Motion application
icon as its thumbnail.

If you need to identify the bundle asset later, you can open the asset’s info window and
view the metadata you added at upload.

Use the metadata
you added at upload
to identify the bundle
asset.

To learn how to get information about the asset that was just created, see

About the

Asset Info Window

.

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Chapter 3

Uploading Files to Final Cut Server

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