Final Cut Server, Your Assets’ Greatest Asset

Course Description

This two-day class guides you through administering Final Cut Server, Apple’s powerful new media asset management and workflow automation software. Final Cut Server takes the headache out of managing large collections of media files, then extends to tracking job status, managing reviews and approvals, and automating complex sequences of tasks all in a single product designed to work seamlessly with Final Cut Studio. The course combines of lectures and hands-on case study exercises to provide practical real-world experience.

This book for this course is the Apple Pro Training Series book: Getting Started with Final Cut Server by Matthew Geller.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed to provide the necessary skills, tools, and knowledge to those who are responsible for implementing and maintaining Final Cut Server systems. It is appropriate for system administrators, technical coordinators, resellers, Apple field employees working with Pro Apps, and technicians working in a post house, studio, or other large facility. This course is not intended for end users who will not be required to administer Final Cut Server.

How to Register

This course is available for registration at many of our Apple Authorized Training Centers worldwide. Please visit the Schedule page for current classes, or view the Apple Authorized Training Center Locator to find a center near you.

Certification

This course covers the requirements necessary to successfully become an Apple Certified Pro, Level One in Final Cut Server. Level One certification attests to basic administrative knowledge of the application. For details, please visit apple.com/certification/proapps.

To register for the exam, please consult with your Apple Authorized Training Center (AATC). You are required to have an Apple Tech ID number before registering for any Apple exam. You can apply for a Tech ID by following the instructions at certifications.apple.com.

Prerequisites

Students should have the following prerequisite knowledge prior to attending the course:

• Understanding of Macintosh OS X in a network environment
• Basic troubleshooting experience or Mac OS X Support Essentials v10.5
• Thorough knowledge of Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Studio
• ACSA status or Xsan knowledge helpful

Course Outline - Day 1
Topic	Description
Introduction	Overview of topics covered in the course, and a summary of the certification program
Lesson 1 Using Final Cut Server	Overview of Final Cut Server, Client/Server/Device Paradigms and Diagrams, Understanding Assets, Proxies, Metadata, Productions and Jobs, Downloading the Client Application, Installing Final Cut Server, Logging into Final Cut Server, and Interface Overview
Lesson 2 Working with Assets	Performing Basic and Advanced Searches for Assets, Viewing Asset Details, Adding Metadata, Annotating Assets,Uploading Assets into Final Cut Server, Previewing and Adding Assets to your Cache, Preparing Assets for Disconnected Use, Exporting Assets out of Final Cut Server, Archiving, Restoring, and Deleting Assets, Duplicating Assets to Different Devices, Checking Out, Checking In, Locking, and Unlocking Assets
Lesson 3 Working with Final Cut Studio Projects	Adding Final Cut Studio Projects to Final Cut Server, Working with FCP Project Assets, Working with Elements, Check Out and Check In with FCP Project Assets, Exporting FCP Project Assets, Using Media Prepared for Disconnected Use and Archiving Assets Associated with Final Cut Pro Projects
Lesson 4 Working with Productions	Searching for Productions, Associating Assets with Productions during Upload, Creating Productions, the Production Contextual Menu, Viewing Production Details, Adding Assets to Productions, and Deleting Productions
Lesson 5 Working with Devices	Searching a Device for Files, Viewing Device Content, the File Contextual Menu, Viewing File Details, Cataloging a Device File, Viewing the File, Using Export and Duplicate, and Deleting Files
Course Outline - Day 2
Topic	Description
Lesson 6 Working with Jobs	Viewing the Downloads and Uploads Window, Viewing the Jobs Window, Searching Jobs, the Jobs Contextual Menu, and Viewing Job Details with Callouts
Lesson 7 Basic Final Cut Server Administration	Administration Overview, Administration Tools within the System Preferences, Defining Groups and Permission Sets, Defining Devices, Defining Watchers, Defining Metadata Subscriptions and Backing Up the Final Cut Server Database
Lesson 8 Advanced Final Cut Server Administration	Administration Tools within the Client Application, Defining Transcoding Settings, Defining Devices (Advanced) Defining Watchers, Defining Scheduled Events, Defining Metadata Subscriptions (Advanced), Defining Responses and Response Details, Adding/Editing MetaData, Adding/Editing Permission Sets, and Admin Preferences
Lesson 9 Workflow Scenarios	Understanding Common Workflows, Paradigms, Diagrams and Instructions
Appendix Best Practices for Installation	Optimizing Final Cut Server, Optimizing your LAN, Planning File Locations, Optimizing Transcoding Operations, and Installing Final Cut Server
Certification Exam

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What you will learn