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Final Cut Server 101: Administering Final Cut Server
Final Cut Server, Your Assets' Greatest Asset

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.

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Courses Available: Final Cut Server 100 | Final Cut Server 101
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Course Outline – Day 1


Introduction

  1. Overview of topics covered in the course
  2. Summary of the certification program

Using Final Cut Server

  1. Overview of Final Cut Server
  2. Client/Server/Device Paradigms and Diagrams
  3. Understanding Assets, Proxies, Metadata, Productions & Jobs
  4. Downloading the Client Application
  5. Installing Final Cut Server
  6. Logging into Final Cut Server

Working with Assets

  1. Performing Basic and Advanced Searches for Assets
  2. Viewing Asset Details
  3. Adding Metadata
  4. Annotating Assets
  5. Uploading Assets into Final Cut Server
  6. Previewing and Adding Assets to your Cache
  7. Preparing Assets for Disconnected Use
  8. Exporting Assets out of Final Cut Server,
  9. Archiving, Restoring, and Deleting Assets
  10. Duplicating Assets to Different Devices
  11. Checking Out, Checking In, Locking, and Unlocking Assets

Working with Final Cut Studio Projects

    1. Adding Final Cut Studio Projects to Final Cut Server
    2. Working with FCP Project Assets
    3. Working with Elements
    4. Check Out and Check In with FCP Project Assets
    5. Exporting FCP Project Assets
    6. Using Media Prepared for Disconnected Use
    7. Archiving Assets Associated with Final Cut Pro Projects
 Working with Productions
  1. Searching for Productions
  2. Associating Assets with Productions during Upload
  3. Creating Productions
  4. The Production Contextual Menu
  5. Viewing Production Details
  6. Adding Assets to Productions
  7. Deleting Productions

Working with Devices

  1. Searching a Device for Files
  2. Viewing Device Content
  3. The File Contextual Menu
  4. Viewing File Details
  5. Cataloging a Device File
  6. Viewing the File
  7. Using Export and Duplicate
  8. Deleting Files

Course Outline – Day 2


Working with Jobs
  1. Viewing the Downloads and Uploads Window
  2. Viewing the Jobs Window
  3. Searching Jobs
  4. The Jobs Contextual Menu
  5. Viewing Job Details with Callouts

Basic Final Cut Server Administration

  1. Administration Overview
  2. Administration Tools within the System Preferences
  3. Defining Groups and Permission Sets
  4. Defining Devices
  5. Defining Watchers
  6. Defining Metadata Subscriptions
  7. Backing Up the Final Cut Server Database

Advanced Final Cut Server Administration

  1. Administration Tools within the Client Application
  2. Defining Transcoding Settings
  3. Defining Devices (Advanced) Defining Watchers
  4. Defining Scheduled Events
  5. Defining Metadata Subscriptions (Advanced)
  6. Defining Responses and Response Details
  7. Adding/Editing MetaData
  8. Adding/Editing Permission Sets
  9. Admin Preferences

Workflow Scenarios

  1. Understanding Common Workflows Paradigms, Diagrams and Instructions

Best Practicies for Installation

  1. Optimizing Final Cut Server
  2. Optimizing your LAN
  3. Planning File Locations
  4. Optimizing Transcoding Operations
  5. Installing Final Cut Server

Course Outline – Day 3


Advanced Editing
  1. Preparing the Project
  2. Adjusting RAW vs. Non-RAW Images
  3. Adjusting White-Balance Temperature Extremes
  4. Using Metadata Sets
  5. Adjusting Highlights and Shadows
  6. Converting Color Images to Grayscale
  7. Applying a Color Monochrome Adjustment
  8. Sharpening and Noise Reduction
  9. Sharpening and Noise Reduction for RAW Images
  10. Taking a Closer Look at Exposure
  11. Working with an External Editor
  12. Deleting Versions

Advanced Output

  1. Soft Proofing Images
  2. Using Multiple Displays
  3. Creating Book Albums
  4. Creating a Smart Web Gallery Album

Advanced File Structure and Archiving

  1. Previewing and Rendering EffectsPreparing the Project
  2. Exporting a Master File
  3. Moving the Aperture Library
  4. Creating Multiple Libraries
  5. Backing Up and Archiving
  6. Creating Multiple Vaults

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