Final Cut Server: Some Final Cut Pro projects may not always check out correctly

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You can work around this issue by downloading the binary project file instead of checking it out.

Follow the steps below to bypass the check-in and check-out process:

• For projects that use media on an edit-in-place device:
  
  
  1. Double-click the Final Cut Pro project asset in Final Cut Server to open the asset info window.
  2. In the Resources pane of the asset info window, Control-click Primary Representation in the Link Type column, and choose Retrieve Media.
  3. In the Save dialog that appears, select a location on the local computer and click Save.
  4. Navigate to that location in Finder and double-click the project to open it in Final Cut Pro. Because the media is on an edit-in-place device, all media should be online.
  5. Edit your project in Final Cut Pro.
  6. When done editing, save the project with a new name.
  7. Instead of checking the original project back in, upload (drag) the new project into Final Cut Server.

  Note: These steps will make a new project asset each time. As a result, you may have multiple assets for a single Final Cut Pro project, so you may find it useful to manage these assets in a production. Be careful to open the most recent project asset when repeating these steps.

• For projects that use media not on an edit-in-place device:
  
  
  1. Control-click the Final Cut Pro project asset in Final Cut Server, and choose Export.
  2. Select the following options in the Export Final Cut Pro dialog:
     • Select a destination on the local computer.
     • Choose Original Media from the Use menu.
     • Select the Keep Media with Project option.
  3. Click Export.
  4. When the export finishes, double-click the Final Cut Pro project asset in Final Cut Server to open the info window for that asset.
  5. In the Resources pane of the asset info window, control-click Primary Representation in the Link Type column, and choose Retrieve Media.
  6. In the Save dialog that appears, select a location on the local computer, and click Save.
  7. Navigate to that location in Finder and double-click the project to open it in Final Cut Pro.
  8. In Final Cut Pro, reconnect the offline media from the location you chose in step 2.
  9. Edit your project in Final Cut Pro.
  10. When done editing, save the project with a new name.
  11. Instead of checking the original project back in, upload (drag) the new project into Final Cut Server.

  Note: These steps will make a new project asset each time. As a result, you may have multiple assets for a single Final Cut Pro project, so you may find it useful to manage these assets in a production. Be careful to open the most recent project asset when repeating these steps.