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[. . . ] Final Cut Server User Manual K Apple Inc. Copyright © 2008 Apple Inc. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The owner or authorized user of a valid copy of Final Cut Server software may reproduce this publication for the purpose of learning to use such software. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted for commercial purposes, such as selling copies of this publication or for providing paid for support services. [. . . ] Â Revert to this Version: Click 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. 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. Locking and Unlocking an Asset In Final Cut Server, locks function to protect the primary representation file, proxy files, and metadata in the asset. The User lock is the most obvious lock because it is the only lock that you apply manually. The User lock is applied to an asset from the Toolbar or from the asset's shortcut menu. You can tell an asset is locked when you see the "locked by me" or "locked by other" icon on an asset's thumbnail. The yellow lock icon indicates that you have locked the asset. A white lock icon indicates that someone else has locked an asset. Select an asset, then click the Lock button to lock or unlock an asset. Checkout and Reference locks are not applied manually. They are applied when you check out a Final Cut Pro project asset. The following sections describe the types of locks you will find in Final Cut Server. Chapter 4 Working in Final Cut Server 87 User Lock You or another user can put a User lock on an asset by clicking the Lock button in the Toolbar or by choosing Lock from the asset's shortcut menu. After a User lock has been applied to an asset, a lock icon (either "locked by me" or "locked by other") appears on the asset's thumbnail. Also, the lock that was applied is noted as a User lock in the Locks pane of the asset info window. The Locks pane shows the lock details. When you lock the asset, the primary representation of the file cannot be edited, checked out, deleted, or archived by another user. Important: A User lock does not prevent the asset's metadata and proxy files from being edited by you or another user. Note: When you lock an asset, only you can successfully check it out. If an asset is both locked manually and checked out, the asset is locked with both a Checkout and User lock. If someone other than the person who locked the asset attempts to check out the asset, the checkout will fail. Checkout Lock A Checkout lock is applied when an asset is checked out by you or another user. The Lock Type shows that this is a Checkout lock. When an asset is checked out, no part of the asset, including the primary representation of the file, proxy files, or metadata, can be edited, and the asset cannot be edited, checked out, deleted, or archived. 88 Chapter 4 Working in Final Cut Server For more information about checking out a media asset, see "Checking Out, Editing, and Checking In a Media Asset" on page 105. For more information about checking out a Final Cut Pro project, see "Checking Out a Final Cut Pro Project" on page 118. Also see "Reference Lock, " next. For more information about checking out a Final Cut Studio project asset, see Chapter 7, "Working with Final Cut Studio Projects, " on page 129. Reference Lock When a Final Cut Pro project asset is checked out, the project asset is locked with a Checkout lock. In addition to the Checkout lock, each of the media assets linked to the project are locked with a Reference lock. Reference locks are not indicated on the media asset's thumbnail; you can only find evidence of a Reference lock in the Locks pane in the asset's info window. Note that there is no indication that this asset is locked. The Lock Type shows that this is a Reference lock. Important: A Reference lock does not prevent the Final Cut Pro project or a media asset's metadata from being edited by you or another user, or prevent a media asset from being used in another Final Cut Pro project. Locking and Unlocking Assets with a User Lock This section explains how to lock and unlock an asset using the User lock. Only the person who locked the asset and your Final Cut Server administrator can unlock a locked asset. [. . . ] You might have a production that contains all of the files for one of your clients, and another that contains only those files from that client that are used in a specific episode or commercial. project Many of the applications in Final Cut Studio use project files, which use one or more linked media files to create a project. Final Cut Server tracks project files with project assets. proxy Still images and video files can be very large and difficult to work with. [. . . ]