Final Cut Server frees up even more time for creative work, with
new features that make it exceptionally flexible and easy to use.
Final Cut Server can manage thousands of assets, execute dozens of
routine production tasks, and keep every member of your team in
syncall while you continue working. It now features deeper
integration with Final Cut Pro. Check out the project, edit with
proxies on a MacBook Pro, and check the project back in for instant
relinking to the original source. Final Cut Server 1.0 also
features image sequence support, new production hierarchies, and
faster searches.
Final Cut Server 1.0. Maximum creativity. Minimum overhead.
Features
- Easy asset cataloging.
- Final Cut Server creates your asset catalog automatically. It
scans your network to identify assets, captures a wide range of
metadata, and even makes thumbnails, proxies, and poster
frames.
- Blazing-fast searches.
- Instantly access just the assets you need using Smart Searches
and new Global Saved Searches. Organize the same assets in as many
different ways as you want using new hierarchical Production
"folders."
- New Final Cut Pro workflow.
- Check out your Final Cut Pro project and edit on a MacBook Pro.
The catalog updates instantly when you check the project back in,
automatically relinking your project to the original source
files.
- Point-and-click automation.
- Automate a single task or an entire workflow with easy-to-use
menus. You can even extend your workflow to include systems such as
web servers, broadcast servers, and archive systems.
- Seamless collaboration.
- Share assets and divide tasks with confidence, using
check-in/check-out protections, version management, and review and
approval tools that are tightly integrated with Final Cut
Studio.
- Multiformat delivery.
- Quick setup.
- Final Cut Server helps you get started fast, with
facility-specific workflow templates, easy-to-use menus, and a
complete range of customization options that don't require
programming.
- Flexible configuration.
- The server software for Final Cut Server can be installed on
systems ranging from a MacBook Pro to a full Xserve configuration.
The client software works on both Windows-based computers and the
Mac.
- Related Products
- Edit in Final Cut Pro and use Final Cut Server to manage your
assets and automate your workflow. Install Final Cut Server on a
MacBook Pro for use on location, a Mac Pro for small workgroups, or
a full Xserve configuration with a network powered by Xsan for
larger workgroups. Enjoy the clarity and resolution of an Apple
Cinema Display when you work in the studio.
System Requirements
Server software
A Mac computer with a 1.8GHz or faster PowerPC G5, Intel Core Duo,
Intel Core 2 Duo, or Intel Xeon processor (Intel Core Duo, Intel
Core 2 Duo, or Intel Xeon processor recommended)
2GB of RAM (4GB recommended)
AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card (Final Cut Server
is not compatible with integrated Intel graphics processors)
Mac OS X v10.5 or later
QuickTime 7.4.1 or later
A CD drive for installation
500MB of available disk space
Client software for Mac computers
A Mac computer with a 1.25GHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5,
Intel Core Duo, Intel Core 2 Duo, or Intel Xeon processor
1GB of RAM
A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher
Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
QuickTime 7.4.1 or later
Java for Mac OS X v10.4 Release 6 or later
Final Cut Pro 6.0.2 or later for Final Cut Pro integration
20MB of available disk space
Client software for Windows-based computers
A PC with Windows XP (SP2) or Vista
1GB of RAM
A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher
QuickTime 7.4.1 or later
Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 4 or later
20MB of available disk space
