How to use Final Cut 10.1 or newer with Small Tree TitaniumZ
The purpose of this article is to provide a step-by-step walkthrough of how to get your
TitaniumZ and Final Cut up and talking to one another so you can share your projects
and save them to the TitaniumZ server.
Export a Share using NFS
To export a share, make sure that NFS is enabled. To enable NFS, log into the WebGUI and navigate
to "Services->NFS." and example screen is shown below of what you will see.
1. Make sure the enable checkmark is checked. This signifies that you can connect to the
TitaniumZ using NFS
2. If #1 was not enabled, enable #1 and click this button. This will restart the NFS Service, but will
not reboot the TitaniumZ, there is no need to do that.
3. Navigate to the share page to create a share that will be used in Final Cut X
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Creating a Share
On the Shares page, start by clicking the blue "+" symbol to begin creating a share. You will be met by
the following screen:
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1. Click on the highlighted button to choose where you would like your path to be. This designates
where it will be saved on the TitaniumZ.
2. Authorize the networks that can connect to this share. Small Tree suggests setting this mask to
16 instead of 24 as this will allow for the share to be shared amoungst all computers that are
connected to the TitaniumZ.
3. Simply click "Add" when finished, along with "Apply Changes" on the next page.
for an example, we will create a path to /Tank0/Vol0/ as these come as a default on a fresh TitaniumZ,
and we will set up an authorized network based on the default settings as well.
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Mounting a Share
Now that we've created a share, we are going to mount it on one of our clients. Do this by navigating to
"Connect to Server" in the Finder options.
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Clicking on this or using the keyboard shortcut should bring up a new dialogue box. An example will be
shown below with the correct path name.
Preparing the Share
Now that we have a share mounted, on the initial setup it is a good idea to set up some basic directories
within the share. These could be things like user names or machine names to help manage your
projects. This is more suggestional to help manage after the projects have been started, and isn't
necissarily required. These can also be made later as more projects are made and new work comes in,
but for ease Small Tree suggests taking a minute to begin to map this out.
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Using Final Cut Pro
Now that we have finished the initial setup, it is time to start up Final Cut and create a new library.
navigate to the mounted share and navigate into the folder you created for your new project and assets.
When this is created it will begin your project. You will want to create an Event inside of the new library.
When you import assets there are two options you will have.
1. Copy the imported files so they now live inside the library
2. leave the files in place. Picking this option will leave the files in place and the library will only
contain links to the original media files.
By default Final Cut stores render files, cache files, and any optimized or proxy media files it creates
inside the library. You can, however, choose to have Final Cut save this somewhere else if you would
like to . Select the Library in Final Cut and go to the inspector. A picture of where to find this is shown
below.
After you've selected the library and then gone to "Inspector," you'll see the current storage locations for
everything as well as a "Modify Settings" box that can be clicked on to change the locations. The Library
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must be on an NFS share but the footage does not need to be. Now you can mount the main NFS
share to each of your client systems.
Project Locking
If additional users try to open the Library on the shared storage that is already in use, they will get the
"spinning beach ball" but no alert message explaining why. This is because the project is already open
and it will not allow a second editor to write to the project while this is open on another client computer.
The instant the first editor closes the library it will open. Please keep this in mind to avoid any
unecessary slow downs in your work flow.
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