Apple Final Cut Server 1.5 User Manual

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Chapter 6

Using Device Setup Assistant

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Scan settings you configure using Device Setup Assistant apply to the

Important:

entire device—you cannot choose to only scan specific folders. You can create
schedules and scan responses with the Administration window that apply to specific
folders within a device or you can create devices using Device Setup Assistant from
those folders.

Transcode settings define the various video and audio formats that the device can use
when transcoding an asset. You must choose at least one transcode setting, although
one of the settings is No Conversion. These settings are made available when you
upload an asset to the device.

To add a device using Device Setup Assistant:
In Final Cut Server System Preferences, click Devices.

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This pane lists the current devices.

If you have created devices using the client’s Administration window, they

Important:

should appear in this list (except for Contentbase devices). If any are missing, you
should quit System Preferences, then open it again to refresh the list.
Click the lock icon and authenticate yourself as the administrator.

2

Click the Add (+) button.

3

Select one of the three device types listed, then click Continue. Depending on which of

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the above you selected, a device type-specific pane appears to configure the device.

Local:

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Select this when you are creating a device stored on a local drive.

Network:

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Select this when you are creating a device stored on a networked device.

Xsan:

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Select this when you are creating a device stored on an Xsan storage

area network.

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