Final Cut Server and FCE

Just wondering if Final Cut Server works with Final Cut Express and if it does are there any issues?

This is something I would also like to know before integrate server with out network.
Thank you!

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    On my Final Cut Server machine, i have Final Cut Server version 1.1.1. On my Mac Pro i have Final Cut Studio 7. I have installed Compressor and Qmaster on my Final Cut Server from the Final Cut Pro DVD, so i can use Qmaster (the version of Qmaster must match exactly on all machines). But the two serials conflict, Final Cut Server will not start due to the following problem:
    "Either the current serial number is not valid or there is another server using the same serial number.
    Check the serial number and then stop and start the server using the Final Cut Server Preferences panel."
    Of course both serials is completely legit. Is it really true that i either need to downgrade Compressor and Qmaster (FCS will work, but Qmaster will not) or buy FCS 1.5? I have paid lots of money for this setup already, it can't be true that i am forced to update to 1.5.
    Please Apple, a solution?

    I have a similar case. Maybe someone knows how to solve it:
    We installed Final Cut Server and on the same MacPro we installed Final Cut Studio.
    After a while we dedicated this machine to Final Cut server and used the Final Cut Studio license on another nachine.
    Now, if I want to change or add a transcode setting in the compressor, I'm getting the error message: 'conflicting serialnumber' or something like it.
    So compressor thinks it's still part of th FinalCutStudio installation. But I don't quite understand, because Final Cut Server has its own compressor, isn't it?
    How can I solve this without loosing the custom transcode settings I've made in compressor.

  • Final Cut Server and FileMaker Pro

    Has anyone tried to import FileMaker Pro data into Final Cut Server? I have an FMP database with photos, video and audio files that I'd like to export to Final Cut Server along with the meta data and I'd be interested to hear if anyone has any experience with this.

    It needs to be filled with RAM, and when running Pro Apps, in the faster graphics processor mode. Mail, etc. will likely run fine along side them. I'd not play games when rendering though.
    When they don't run, they don't affect anything but disk space 60 gigs for it all including Templates... RAM is the key to running multiple apps on any given Mac.
    Nice Mac too. I just saw one the other day for the first time. I love that new trackpad the most. It's likely a lot faster than my 2.3 laptop, and I can run all the apps at the same time no problem with it. But ya need to fill up the RAM. I like that it's so green.
    Jerry

  • Final Cut Server and Mountain Lion

    Ok, so I have been trying to get Final Cut Server to work on Mountain Lion Server, and I have been so far following the path that has been set forth here...
    http://krypted.com/mac-os-x/installing-final-cut-server-on-lion-mountain-lion-se rver/
    I have gotten through all of the steps except for the last one, which is concerning the "0000_any_80_.conf" file. My problem is, that this file doesn't exist at all on my system. In my /etc/apache2 folder there is no /etc/apache2/sites folder. I don't know what the junk is up with that. Neither the folder or the .conf file exist. I don't know if I'm just stupid or what. Don't know much about setting up apache. But in my Server app, "Websites" is up and running. Final Cut Server is even up and running in the System Preferences. I just have no way to download the client app. Has anyone else had this problem?

    And the file
    /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
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    /Library/Server/Web/Config/apache2/httpd_server_app.conf

  • Final Cut Server and Laptops

    We are about to deploy FCS but have a number of editors that work off of their laptops.
    I know my editors can look at FCS, but how do they retrieve the information that is stored on the SAN? Are they connected into the SAN through some sort of afp or something?

    The clients are connected with the Final Cut Server service, running on a machine which can look at both local/network storages and the SAN. That means, by checking out/caching files, the server application (the user interface you can see) provides you with the files - transfered via the connection you have choosen for your laptop (LAN, WLAN etc.)
    To sum it up, it's like that.
    SAN Storage -> Mac with Final Cut Server service running <- Client, connected via LAN/WLAN (AFP, SMB whatever...)

  • Final Cut Server and iPad !!!???

    Is there a new to use FCS Client on an iPad !???

    Actually - there is. We here at factorial are just finishing developing one.
    It is called ClipTouch and it is a native iPad application that connects to an unmodified Final Cut Server (requires the latest version). It is designed as a review and approval tool for video clips. It allows searching of assets, viewing of proxies (supporting real timecode), changing of standard metadata (including status), browsing and adding timecode annotations, and archive and restore.
    We are currently in beta testing and are still looking for some testers.
    If you are interested, please get in touch with us via: [email protected]
    Please also include a brief description about where this application would be used/tested by you and what your interest in it is.
    Thanks!

  • Final Cut Server and Panasonic P2 MXF

    It is odd that in today's announcement, tech specs and PDF, there is no mention of MXF, P2 or Panasonic cameras. The specs do say it will read XML, but that doesn't mean it will read, display and play the P2 MXF files without import-and-conversion to QuickTime movies first. You would think the Final Cut team would be specific about this.

    As far as I know there is really no MXF integration right now. Should be working in some way with the really new MXF for QuickTime component (MXF4QT), but I have not yet tested it. Björn Adamski just wrote an article about the new plug in, you can find it in the FKT magazine (German, no online version available). It allows to open and play MXF files natively just like any other QuickTime clip. It works system wide, also in CoverFlow.
    Developers website: www.hamburgproaudio.de (right now no really infos, only for the windows tools.) or www.mxf4mac.com
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  • Final Cut Server and Filters in the browser window

    Hi
    we have an issue with a client where they have put some filters in their browser and this is causing problems uploading them to FCSvr.
    This doesn't happen to every final cut pro project even though they all have filters in the browser
    Has anyone else had any issues with this and are there any ways to make sure all CP projects upload correctly?
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    What specific problems are you encountering?

  • Best practices for Edit Proxies in Final Cut Server?

    We just bought Final Cut Server, and for the most part are pretty happy with the product. We are a small production facility, and primarily work with DVCPro HD footage at 720P. One feature we'd like to use would be the edit proxies feature in FCS, but they don't seem to be working for us.
    _Hosting Computer_
    We're using a mac mini server with snow leopard server and final cut server 1.5.
    Problem
    Whenever we specify in the Administrator Pane of FCS, Under Preferences and Analyze, we'd like to use a custom transcode setting for the edit proxies, keeping Frame Size, TC, and Frame rate the same, but changing the codec to h264 least quality, the effects are a different compression than expected. We tested out the compression settings using Compressor on the server, and we get the desired results:
    Input: DVCPro HD 720P Quicktime 960X720 (1248 x 702) 23.98 fps
    Output: H264 Quicktime 960X720 (1248 x 702) 23.98 fps
    Also did the same outputs using Apple Prorez, Photo Jpeg and got the following outputs:
    Output: Apple Prorez Quicktime 960X720 (1248 x 702) 23.98 fps
    Output: Photo Jpeg Quicktime 960X720 (1248 x 702) 23.98 fps
    (We also made new transcode settings for these compressor settings and we not able to control the compressions through FCS with these settings as well. Our target codec is H264.)
    After connecting the new compression settings on the Mac Mini Server to a new transcode setting in the FCS Admin Pane, we restarted the Java Client, logged in to FCS as an FCSadmin, opened the Admin Pane, and under preferences/analyze change the edit proxy setting to the New H264 setting that worked perfectly when using Compressor. After uploading a final cut project, with one associated media file (DVCPro HD 720P Quicktime 960X720 (1248 x 702) 23.98 fps), the resulting edit proxy did not match the specification: 384 x 216, 23.98fps, TC matches source.
    Also did not dynamically connect when checking out the project from FCS and selecting edit proxies and keep media with project and saving to the desktop.
    Question 1:
    Does anyone have any best practice transcode setting(s) to create for DVCPro HD 720P using edit proxies that dynamically connect and are smaller size than the original? H264? Photo Jpeg?
    Question 2:
    Why is Final Cut Server's Compressor giving a different output, when the same settings work well with just Compressor?
    Question 3:
    Does H264 work in creating dynamically linking edit proxies (ie, no need to reconnect)?
    I can imagine this information to be very useful to the community, so any input or solutions will be greatly appreciated.
    Thank you.

    H.264 is a puzzling choice of codec for edit proxies. H.264 is not an edit-friendly codec since it is a complex long-GOP structure and will require a ton of rendering just to play back the timeline. ProRES 422 Proxy would be a much better choice for editing. I'm afraid I can't account for the differences between Compressor and FCServer in this case, but my gut tells me the non-I-frame codec you are trying to use for edit proxies might have something to do with it. Maybe for an edit-proxy workflow to operate properly on the server-side the codec must be I-frame? Is there any reason you do not want to use ProRES 422 Proxy? They are about 1/3 the footprint of 720p24 DVCPRO-HD, which is already very efficient. For that frame rate and frame size they would be roughly half the heft of good ol' DV25.
    So my answer to all three questions would be to try ProRES 422 Proxy for your edit proxies and see if everything lines up.

  • Can't login to Final Cut Server with AD group...

    I just setup the Final Cut server and I also linked it to Active Directory so we could use the groups on it. I opened up the preferences and added a group to that from AD and then set them with admin. However, when I login with a user who is a member of that group it won't let me in. The only user I can get on with is the local admin. Does anyone know how I can use the members of the AD group so if their password changes or the group membership changes I don't always have to go and update it?

    now when I run:
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    I get:
    No Kerberos TGT!
    You must have kerberos ticket that allows writing to the computer record in AD. Use kinit to get a ticket
    but kinit give me: Cannot find KDC for requested realm
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  • Final Cut Server Petition

    I have started the above pet it ion at: www.pet it ion online.com (no spaces)
    Search for Final Cut Server or FCS. Please sign it, I would love to get this product back.

    I'm finding the promotional material confusing. Apparently you do not have simultaneous read-write capabilities, you check out media dn then check it back in. But it can be located anywhere, on any machine, on any server.
    Max, are you at NAB and seeing the demos?
    This is from the marketing page:
    Use Final Cut Server to automatically catalog your media in any format and in any location. Powerful layered search tools let you find any asset fast, whether you’re in the studio or on the road. Browse thumbnails, poster frames, and proxies generated by Final Cut Server in formats you specify.
    Final Cut Server extracts and reports industry-standard metadata, including IPTC, XMP, and XML data types, so you won’t have to waste time reentering data. Final Cut Server is a seamless extension of the editing workflow in Final Cut Pro. Drag assets from Final Cut Server to any of the Final Cut Studio applications. Use Final Cut Server to organize Productions—including any combination of Final Cut Pro projects, rough cut sequences, media assets, and production documents. Or create a Final Cut Pro project in Final Cut Server and check it out to begin editing; when you check it back in, the catalog updates automatically.
    It all sounds too good to be true.
    We use Canto Cumulus to handle our digital still assets (and much more) but it is beyond "too good to be true." Cumulus is a chimera masquerading as a nightmare.
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  • FINAL CUT SERVER: Is it for me?

    THE FINAL CUT SERVER, is it for me?
    I have a small production company, where at the moment, we only edit on one MacPro 8Core 3.0 GHz. I wanted to know if we should be interested in the Final Cut Server and why?
    Secondly, can anyone tell me some brand name examples of an "AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card"? I have the ATI card that came factory with my MacPro .

    Where you only have one machine, I would say at this point it would only be helpful because of the easy-to-use versioning capabilities - basically, it keeps backups of different versions of your Final Cut project so if you really screw up your edit you can restore a previous version. If you're technically inclined (or know someone who is), you could set this up yourself with a free version control system such as Subversion.
    Go here: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301347 to see the requirements for Quartz Extreme. It also has a walk-through to show you how you can figure out if your video card supports it via System Profiler (which it definitely is).

  • Quicktime Export Components in Final Cut Server

    Our company has purchased a number of Elgato h264 encoders and we're loving them. They reduce our h264 compression times on average from 15-20 mins down to 2-3 mins. It usually compresses our videos faster than real time. Which as a news organization is great for us. These encoders work great on all our Macbook Pros & Mac Pro systems. I've now installed one onto our final cut server and set up a custom compressor setting. Under the 'encoder' tab the file format had to be set to "Quicktime Export Components" instead of "Quicktime Movie" to use the Elgato. And it works great when I send a single file threw compressor. BUT I can't get this custom preset to show up or work inside Final Cut Server. I have other custom settings that do show up and work (but they are all "Quicktime Movie" file formats). I've rebooted multiple times and looked under multiple Responses transcode settings, but the new one I've created to use the Elgato never shows up.
    Is it possible to use Quicktime Export Components in Final Cut Server?
    I couldn't find any mention of this in the FCS admin manual or any other posts in the forums regarding this.

    I have seen on MediaSilo.com a tip to get Elgato H.264 working with Compressor, but I can't seem to be able to find it. Basically, the trick was to create a duplicate setting in Compressor that Final Cut Server is able to read ( not as Quicktime Export Component), associate it with a Final Cut Server's compression setting and later reassign that setting in Compressor to Elgato.
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  • I can't fix the issue on Final Cut Server,

    I tried to fix this issue, I don't have this program anymore, but it is continued appearing the error on my laptop.
    "Final Cut Server cannot start without a valid serial number. Please enter your serial number in the server's Final Cut Server System Preferences panel."
    For your information, I deleted this program few years ago, It is really annoying me, "Popup" Check the picture ( Below)
    I would appreciate, if you resolve my problem thanks!

    Did you try using the tool from Digital Rebellion?
    http://www.digitalrebellion.com/fcsremover/
    It is supposed to removed Final Cut Server and Final Cut Studio.

  • Open Source Final Cut Server

    It would make sense to open source Final Cut Server instead of discontinuing it. Many depend on it and have massive asset libraries and workflows that will not be moving any time and need support. QuickTime/Darwin Streaming Server is open source and thriving. Final Cut Server should be given that chance as it still has many uses and a lot of potential in areas that Apple hasn't explored.
    Apple please give back to community of loyal users and pro's around the world by open sourcing Final Cut Server and not letting it sit on the shelf like Shake collecting dust when it could be so much more!

    I agree with this. We have invested too much to simply abandon our infrastructure and explore other options. Open source would be in everyone's best interest. I encourage you to visit the FCSvr feedback page and recommend this. http://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutserver.html. Please be constructive - there has been enough temper tantrums and gripes about FCSvr being killed and the new way the FCPX works.  Please be detailed about how you use FCSvr, any customization you've done, especially if they involve using the command line tools and scripting in any form. I personally have invested countless hours pouring over bash scripts, scouring the 43 "px" tables in the postgres database looking for ways to improve our setup, and writing libraries of functions to make scripting easy. I figured out how to customize our distribution to make it do what we need it to do, to serve our business and our clients. If the road ends here, was that all for nothing? FCSvr is a great product. I know that it doesn't jive with FCPX new ways of thinking. I know FCPX has range keywording and metadata capabilities. But what of a notification system? What of a transcoding server? What of subscription/responses triggering actions like archiving to tape? What about support for changing metadata with third party solutions? What about publishing the catalog to online services like MediaSilo? There are countless functions that have become part of the workflow of professional production companies. FCSvr has totally changed the way we work and think about our assets. I was just beginning to get somewhere with our producers and editors, and I really don't want to stop now. Open sourcing FCSvr would give developers the opportunity to write their own modules for FCSvr, we could see support for all kinds of functionality. It's not going to happen though if you don't tell them you need it.  Send your feedback using the feedback page. Talk to the vendor you bought FCSvr from or the person who installed it in your organization and encourage them to have this discussion with the people at Apple who can make a difference. Please take action, don't just gripe and make broad stroke suggestions here on the forum. Thanks for your time.

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