Apple Final Cut Server - Manual (Page 122)

122 Part II General Administration
Local Media Storage Settings
The Local Cache settings allow a user to choose a disk location to use for cache operations:
 Save cached files to: Click the Choose button to choose a location to use for storing
your caches. The default locations are /username/Library/Caches/ when running the
client on a Macintosh computer and the \username\AppData\Roaming/
com.apple.FinalCutServer/cache directory on a Windows computer. In both cases, the
cache files are located in a folder at this location with the name of the server computer.
Important: Changing the cache location will result in all current caches
becoming unavailable.
 Maximum Cache Size: Enter a value to define a maximum cache size.
 Current Cache Size: This shows the current size of the cache.
 Clear Cache: Click Clear Cache to delete all caches from the cache location.
 Saved aliases for prepared media files: Click the Choose button to choose a location to
use for storing aliases to cache files. This location is used when you choose the
Prepare for Disconnected Use option for assets.
Note: Client computer assets that Final Cut Server manages are stored in the location
specified as the Cache Location. This location is intended to only be used by
Final Cut Server, and so it can be difficult to locate assets in it. The Prepare for
Disconnected Use option makes aliases to the assets in the cache, making it much
easier to add them to Final Cut Pro projects when you are not connected to
Final Cut Server.
 Clear Aliases: Click Clear Aliases to delete all aliases from the alias location.
Administrator-Only Client Functions
In addition to the Administration window, there are other Final Cut Server client functions
that can only be performed by a user logged in with administration privileges.
Manually Analyze Assets
When assets are added to the Final Cut Server catalog, they are automatically analyzed.
This process extracts a variety of metadata from the asset plus it creates the asset’s
proxy files (low resolution versions of the asset).
Occasionally there may be times when you need to reanalyze an asset. For example,
you may change the settings in the Administrator window’s Analyze Preferences pane.
If the logged in user has administration privileges, the user is able to analyze an asset
from the client’s main window.