Grass Valley K2 Summit Storage Area Network v.7.1 - Manual (Page 491)

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Chapter 13 K2 FCP Connect access for Final Cut Pro systems
The volume should be mounted in the /Volumes directory and viewable in the Finder
program. Rights to files and folders are enforced based on the security profile of the
user you authenticated with when connecting with SAMBA, not the user you are
logged in as on the Macintosh computer.
Using Final Cut Pro on a K2 SAN
Read the following topics to use access and edit K2 media with Final Cut Pro.
Operation guidelines
Take the following into consideration as you use Final Cut Pro on the K2 SAN.
• Do not use the K2 AppCenter "Erase Unused Media" operation on clips that you
are accessing on the K2 SAN.
Media access
Access media on a K2 system as follows:
1. To open a QuickTime reference file, from the Macintosh system on which you are
running Final Cut Pro, access K2 storage.
For iSCSI access, this is the GV hard drive icon on the desktop. This is also known
as the V: drive.
2. Browse to the location of the media in your bin structure. The QuickTime reference
file is named according to the following convention:
V:\Assets\<bin name>\<clip name>\<clip name>.mov
3. When you have finished material that you have created in Final Cut Pro, export it