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Important:
Enter information into either the Local Directory field or the Server URL
field, never into both fields.
For Windows SMB/CIFS devices, enter the Uniform Naming Convention (UNC) root path
that includes the workgroup and user using the format:
smb://workgroup;user@servername/shared. You must also enter the user name in the
User field.
Note: Device Setup Assistant from the Final Cut Server System Preferences pane includes
a workgroup entry. You may find it easier to use Device Setup Assistant to configure
SMB/CIFS devices.
• Server Path: Enter the path that the server exports for use as the root path. This applies
only to nonlocal devices.
• User: Enter your user name in this field to log in automatically to the server on every
attempted server access, such as searching and copying.
• Password: Enter the password that goes with the above User entry. Leave this field
blank if the User field is blank.
• Verify: Retype the password entered above.
• Show Dot-files: Select this checkbox to display all files beginning with a dot or period
(.) on directory listings and searches. Otherwise these files are not visible.
Important:
Do not select this option unless specifically required.
• Text encoding: Choose the type of text encoding used on the device from this pop-up
menu. Final Cut Server supports a wide range of text encodings, including many of the
common Chinese, Korean, and Japanese encodings. See
for
more information.
• Metadata Sync Policy: From this pop-up menu, choose the policy by which metadata
is synchronized between Final Cut Server and the device. See
for more information.
• Generate Thumbnails: Select this checkbox to generate thumbnails of images when
using Search Devices from the Server pop-up menu (the pop-up menu in the
Final Cut Server main window that appears when you click the Server button). The
thumbnail images appear when you view an image’s details, by either double-clicking
its filename or Control-clicking the filename and choosing View Details from the shortcut
menu. This allows you to see the image without having to create an asset for it in the
Final Cut Server catalog. See
for more information on using the
Search Devices feature.
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Chapter 5
Managing Devices