Document Outline

• Final Cut Server Administrator Guide
  • Contents
  • Welcome to Final Cut Server Administration
    • About Final Cut Server
    • About the Final Cut Server Documentation
    • Additional Resources
  • General Settings and Preferences
    • Overview of Final Cut Server Administration
      • About the Accounts Pane of System Preferences
      • About Mac OS X Server Settings
      • About Final Cut Server System Preferences
      • About the Final Cut Server Client Administration Window
    • Working with the Administration Window
    • Preference Settings in the Administration Window
      • Global Preferences Settings
      • Compressor Preference Settings
      • Proxies Preference Settings
      • Version Control Preference Settings
      • Analyze Preference Settings
      • Analyze Filter Preferences Settings
        • Creating Proxy Transcode Settings
        • About Editing Existing Proxy Transcode Settings
    • User-Configurable Preference Settings
    • Administrator-Only Client Functions
      • Configuring Smart Searches
      • Manually Analyzing Assets and Regenerate All Proxies
      • Cancel Any Asset Checkout or Lock
    • About Unicode Support
  • Backing Up Final Cut Server
    • Developing a Backup Strategy
      • About Backing Up Devices
      • About Backing Up the Final Cut Server Catalog
    • Backing Up Your Final Cut Server Catalog
    • About the Backup Files
    • Restoring Your Final Cut Server Catalog
      • About Restoring Your Catalog
      • Before You Restore Your Catalog
      • Restoring Your Catalog
  • Groups and Permissions
    • Adding Groups to Final Cut Server
    • Adding and Managing Permission Sets
      • About the Default Permission Sets
      • Working with Permission Sets
      • Settings for Permission Sets
        • About Metadata Settings
        • Trait Permissions Settings
        • Device Permissions Settings
        • Setting Trait and Device Permissions
  • Managing Metadata
    • About the Default Production Metadata
    • An Introduction to Managing Metadata
    • About Metadata Fields
      • Adding or Editing Metadata Fields
      • Settings for Metadata Fields
        • Common Settings
        • Specialized Settings
      • About Data Types for Metadata Fields
    • About Metadata Groups
      • Adding or Editing Metadata Groups
      • Settings for Metadata Groups
      • Field Properties
    • Metadata Mapping
      • Adding or Editing Metadata Maps
      • Settings for Metadata Maps
    • Metadata Lookups
      • Adding or Editing Lookups
      • Settings for Lookups
      • Data Types for Lookups
    • Managing Metadata Sets
      • Adding or Editing Metadata Sets
      • Settings for Metadata Sets
    • Metadata Synchronization Policy
    • Using Metadata to Configure the User Interface
      • Modifying a Metadata Group
      • Customizing Advanced Searches
      • Customizing the Views
    • About QuickTime Metadata
  • Managing Devices
    • About Devices
    • Adding a Device Using the Administration Window
    • Editing a Device Using the Administration Window
    • Deleting an Existing Device Using the Administration Window
    • About Specialized Devices
      • Setting Up the Proxies Device
      • Setting Up the Edit Proxies Device
      • Setting Up the Version Device
      • Setting Up an Archive Device
      • Setting Up an Image Sequence Device
      • About the Export Device
      • About Edit-in-Place Devices
        • Why Edit-in-Place?
        • Does Your System Support Edit-in-Place?
        • Creating Edit-in-Place Devices
    • Device Type Details
      • About Contentbase
      • About FTP Server
      • About Filesystem
    • Searching Devices
      • Managing Device Items
        • About the Catalog Button
        • About the Shortcut Menu
  • Managing Transcode Settings
    • About Transcode Settings
    • Adding Transcode Settings
    • Assigning Transcode Settings to Devices
  • Managing Automations
    • About Final Cut Server Automation
    • Automation Operations
    • General Automation Tips
      • About Reference QuickTime Files
      • About Final Cut Pro Projects
      • About Uploading Folders
      • About Media Files with No File Extension
    • Response Pane and Window
      • Response Actions
      • About Scan Responses
      • Scan Responses Created by Device Setup Assistant
      • About Scan Productions
      • About Copy Responses
      • About Email Responses
      • About Read XML and Write XML Responses
      • About Running External Scripts and Commands Responses
      • About Check the Disk Space of the Database Volume Responses
    • Watcher Pane and Window
    • Subscription Pane and Window
    • Schedule Pane and Window
  • About Jobs and Logs
    • Viewing Final Cut Server Status
    • About Jobs and the Search All Jobs Window
      • Opening the Search All Jobs Window
      • Searching for Jobs
      • Using the Search All Jobs Window to Diagnose Problems
      • Retrying Failed Jobs
    • About the Log Pane
    • About the Log Window
    • About Clearing Jobs and Logs from the Final Cut Server Database
  • Appendix
    • Resources for Solving Problems
    • Contacting AppleCare Support
  • Glossary