• Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Xsan

    Installing Final Cut Server on Lion & Mountain Lion Server

    Thanks to Allan Sanderson for the following submission, which outlines how to install Final Cut Server in Lion and Mountain Lion Server. In Server.app ————- Websites: Check “Enable PHP web applications” Install Java ———— Open /Applications/Utilities/Java Preferences.app You’ll be prompted by Software Update service to install Java, click “Continue”, provide admin credentials when promopted. Install Final Cut Server ———————— Run Final Cut Server installer. Then run Software Update to get ProApplications 2010-02 & Final Cut Server v1.5.2 updates. Check Configuration ——————- 1) Check fcsvr user has been created: dscl /Local/Default -search /Users RecordName fcsvr Output should look something like this: fcsvr RecordName = ( fcsvr ) 2) Check “fcsvr” user’s…

  • Final Cut Server

    Archive & Restore Assets with fcsvr_client

    Final Cut Server has an option to archive and restore assets. When archiving an asset, the asset will be moved to a file system path that is represented by the device ID. The archival and restore can be done using the steps shown in this video: The process of archival and restore can be kicked off from the command line, which will initiate the movement of the asset. To archive an asset, you will use the archive verb with the fcsvr_client tool. This will require you to provide the asset ID number along with the device that you will be archiving the asset to. For example, to archive an asset…

  • FileMaker,  Final Cut Server

    Scripting Productions and Assets in Final Cut Server

    When you’re integrating Final Cut Server with other products, you often find yourself writing scripts to perform various tasks. One of those tasks might be to create a new project, or a production as it’s called in Final Cut Server. Because a production can have a number of attributes, a great way to do this is to create a template production and then make copies of it (or clones) when you want to create subsequent projects. To do so, you’ll use the fcsvr_client command, along with the clone verb. The -name option will allow you to set the name of the production which would then be followed by the unique…

  • Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security,  Xsan

    Xsan + serialnumberd Troubleshooting

    With Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x, Mac OS X Server, Xsan, Final Cut Server and a number of other serialized products were switched to a whole new solution for managing serial numbers: a newly redone serialnumberd. If you run otool against serialnumberd in 10.5.7 and below you’ll notice no dependencies; it stood alone so to speak. If you run otool against the latest and greatest then you’ll notice that it has a number of dependencies that run the gambit of otherwise unthinkable services. This caused minor growing pains during the summer with multihomed network connections, maximum number of clients and other aspects of servers with certain solutions, but that…

  • Final Cut Server,  Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server,  Mac Security,  Mass Deployment,  Xsan

    Mac OS X Server Groups on LinkedIn

    In case you haven’t seen them there are a number of groups for Mac OS X Systems Administrators on LinkedIn: Mac OS X Server: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?&gid=138085 Final Cut Server: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=138082 Xsan: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=138084 MacEnterprise: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1774398

  • Final Cut Server,  Mac OS X,  Mac OS X Server

    Podcast Producer on Your iPhone

    PCP Remote is a great little application for initiating Podcast Producer workflows from your iPhone. In the current iteration you can also record audio tracks from the iPhone and use them in workflows as well. Oh, and it can connect to multiple Podcast Producer servers to kick off workflows. Since one workflow can summon another or write data into Final Cut Server, this gives a lot of options for different ways to integrate Podcast Producer and automate a number of items from your iPhone. Great stuff and I for one am really looking forward to the next version as soon as the App Store approves it!

  • Final Cut Server,  Mac OS X

    Problems Opening Final Cut Server client?

    One thing to try, especially if you get an error that Mac OS X is ‘Unable to launch the application.’ is to do a get-info (command-I when clicked on the application) for the application and then check the box for ‘Open in 32-bit mode’. I have actually found running applications in 32-bit mode to resolve 3 different issues, only one of which was with Final Cut Server. Anyway, hope this helps someone else!

  • Final Cut Server

    Rough Cut Editor for Final Cut Server

    Artbox allowed you to generate Final Cut Projects. But that was a feature lost when Apple acquired Artbox and turned it into Final Cut Server. Apparently I’m not the only one that noticed and wanted this feature. Andre Aulich, of ConSol in Germany published a movie awhile back showing how they had developed a similar feature. See it here: http://www.andre-aulich.de/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ConSol_RCE.mov Well, now it’s in beta. Contact them at rce@consol.de for a beta of the tool if your interest is peaked!