Glossary - Final Cut Server 1.5 - page 261

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Open Directory Apple's marketing term for a collection of directory system binding and
communication protocols, which includes its implementation of the open-source Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), used as a centralized directory and authentication system. It
also includes plug-ins to interact with other directory systems, including Active Directory.
permission set A combination of functionality and access settings for a group.
Prepare for Disconnected Use The same process as Add to Cache, with the addition of
making an alias of the file located within /Users/username/Documents/Final Cut Server/Media
Aliases/. This allows the user to use the primary representation of the asset even when the user is
not connected to Final Cut Server.
primary representation The original file that an asset refers to. In most cases, this is the
full-resolution clip or high-resolution image that resides on a device.
production A “virtual folder” within Final Cut Server, meant as a means to gather together
media assets, project assets, and related document assets within a single container.
proxies device A contentbase device dedicated to storing clip proxies.
Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) A system that combines a series of
hard disk drives together in order to provide greater speed than a single drive. It may also employ
a redundancy provision that allows one or more of the drives to fail without losing data.
representation A file to which an asset is associated. An asset is associated with at least a primary
representation. Other representations can be thumbnails, clip proxies, edit proxies, and poster frames.
scheduled event or schedule A trigger that occurs in an absolute or periodic time frame.
These triggers usually start scans that add and purge media. They also can execute maintenance
tasks such as clearing logs.
Server Message Block (SMB) A network protocol for a Windows-based file server.
still sequence A collection of images that has some sort of iterative numbering system in the file-
name. The collection usually describes a moving image, with each file being the next sequential frame.
subscription A trigger that looks for changes in the metadata of an asset, production, or job.
When the changes occur, a subscription then activates any number of responses.
transcode The process of converting a file from one format into another, using a specific codec.
unlock The process of removing a lock from an asset, making it, its representations, and its
metadata available for modification by others.
upload The process of copying files from your computer to Final Cut Server using the client
application. Files can be uploaded either by dragging them into the client application's window
or by selecting Upload from the Server pop-up menu.
Version device A contentbase device dedicated to storing older versions of an asset, used by
the version control system in Final Cut Server.
watcher A folder that is constantly being “watched” by Final Cut Server for new or modified
content, using a poll. Watchers are assigned responses by the administrator, including ones to
copy and/or transcode the files placed inside a watcher to other devices.
Xsan The marketing term for Apple's Storage Area Network (SAN) system. Xsan allows up to
64 computers to share large volumes of data with real-time access to every file.
Xserve Apple's enterprise-class, rack-mountable computer, designed for server applications,
such as web server, file server, DNS, and Open Directory. Xserves have field-replaceable redun-
dant drive modules, power supplies, and motherboards. They take up only one rack space (1U)
in a standard 19-inch rack.

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