Re: Final Cut Pro Metadata

Hi Andre, thanks for your reply!

I'm currently executing Final Cut Server to operate as a tape library catalog. I logged many tapes with lots of info and I was under the impression that my log and capture info entered in Final Cut Pro would carry over to Final Cut Server. I read the previous post about SEARCHING the log and capture metadata, but I want it built into my asset's metadata. That is the goal. And I'm having no such luck.

Specifically I would like to make a FCSrv group containing the FCP info: Log note, Scene, Shot/Take, Reel, and Description.

I understand the difference between file metadata and asset data, so thanks for verifying that the "Final Cut Pro Logging" metadata group is off limits to me. HOWEVER, each of those fields are available to me in the Metadata mapping window. And as you said, "The main purpose of metadata maps is to set up movement of file metadata into custom metadata fields." So I've been trying to map the FCP metadata fields of description, scene, etc to CUSTOM metadata fields that I've created to mirror those from FCP.

I've setup these maps, put them into a custom group, the group shows up with the asset set - but no info is in the field. I re-analyze the asset, re-upload the asset, but still no luck.

My theory is that FCSrv is only seeing a Quicktime movie brought in from the finder. It can't see the FCP log and capture metadata associated with it. This seems illogical, though, because any clip captured from Final Cut Pro can be brought into an ambiguous FCP project and still HAVE the associated metadata visible/accessible. Why no such luxury with Final Cut Server?

Could there be a work around with exporting the XML file from Final Cut Pro containing all the metadata and taking that into Final Cut Server somehow? Would that have to be done with scripting? Anybody know some command line / terminal process to take that FCP XML data and associate it with a FCSrv asset?

- Christina

Sidenote: Thanks Andre for verifying the bug issue. I also noticed a bug with general administration tasks - must close and reopen Administration window for some items to refresh.