Adding Versions for a Media or Project Asset
If an asset’s version control feature is turned on, Final Cut Server creates a version every
time the asset is checked in. Final Cut Server numbers the versions in the order they are
created; therefore, the version with the highest number represents the asset that was
most recently checked in.
Any user can turn on version control for an asset. Your Final Cut Server administrator may
have also turned on asset control for all assets in the catalog. You can see if version control
is turned on for an asset by looking at the version checkbox in the Versions pane in the
asset’s info window. When the version control feature is turned on, you can view an asset’s
versions in an asset’s info window.
The version checkbox is
selected, indicating that
version control is turned
on for this asset.
Three versions exist
for this asset.
Important:
When an asset’s version control feature is turned on, Final Cut Server creates
a version every time an asset is checked in. Before enabling Final Cut Server to track
versions of an asset, check that you have sufficient disk capacity. If you have questions
about whether you should turn on the version control feature for a particular asset, contact
your Final Cut Server administrator.
To verify that version control is turned on for an asset
1
Double-click the asset.
2
Click the Versions button.
3
If the “Store and track versions of this asset” checkbox is not selected, select it.
Select the versions
checkbox to be able
to create versions
for this asset.
Click Versions to enable
versions for this asset.
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To check out and edit an asset
1
Select the asset, then do one of the following:
• Click the Check Out button in the Toolbar.
• Control-click the asset, then choose Check Out from the shortcut menu.
2
In the Check Out window that appears, enter a checkout location and click Check Out.
3
Edit the asset.
4
When you’re finished editing, save the asset.
To check in an edited asset as a new version
1
Select the asset, then do one of the following:
• Click the Check In button in the Toolbar.
• Control-click the asset, then choose Check In from the shortcut menu.
2
If you want, you can add a comment in the Version Comment field in the Check In window
that appears.
3
Click the Check In button.
When you check in the asset, a version appears in the version list.
Important:
You will not see the comment you just added to the version you checked in
because it is the current version and the Versions pane only shows older versions.
You can perform several actions to a specific version of an asset. When you Control-click
a version in the Versions pane, the shortcut menu that appears includes:
• Get Info: Choose this option to view information about the version.
• View: Choose this option to view the version in an appropriate viewer.
• New Asset from Version: Choose this option to create a new asset from the version or
to copy the selected version of an asset to another device.
• Revert to this Version: Choose this option to delete the assets that were created after
the selected version. When you revert to a previous version, the current version is
replaced with the selected version.
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Your Final Cut Server administrator has configured the version control feature to meet
your organization’s needs. To get more information on other ways to configure version
control, contact your Final Cut Server administrator.