Apple introduces Final Cut Server

Apple debuts media asset management and workflow automation that seamlessly integrates with Final Cut Studio

Meet 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. It then extends to tracking job status, orchestrating reviews and
approvals, and automating complex sequences of tasks—all with Apple’s legendary ease
of use, and all in a single product designed to work seamlessly with Final Cut Studio.

Final Cut Server combines server software designed to run on Mac OS X with a crossplatform
client that runs on both Mac and Windows-based computers. It breaks new
ground in post-production software through its extraordinary combination of:

• Powerful media asset management.

Use Final Cut Server to automatically catalog your media in any format and in any location. Powerful search tools let you find an 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, and configure a rich set of metadata to support the way you work.

• Sophisticated workflow automation.

Final Cut Server scales to support workgroups of any size, ranging from a two-person post house to a multisite global news operation. Use the configurable event-based response model to track job status, monitor media changes, facilitate review and approval, and automate complex sequences of tasks— all through a series of simple menu selections. Get started quickly with professional workflow templates, modify them, or create completely custom flows.

• Final Cut Studio integration.

Editors will discover that Final Cut Server offers a seamless extension of their workflow. 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.

To arrange for a demo of Final Cut Server when it is available or place your advance order now, contact us:

Audio Intervisual Design
1155 N. La Brea Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90038
(323) 845-1155
sales@aidinc.com
www.aidinc.com

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