CASTING DIRECTOR: Using FastCapture with Cast It Systems – Cast It

Using FastCapture with Cast It Systems

Please Note:

YOU MUST HAVE A CASTING NETWORKS CASTING ACCOUNT TO USE FASTCAPTURE FOR CAST IT - MAKE SURE THE SAME EMAIL IS ON BOTH OF YOUR ACCOUNTS (CAST IT & CASTING NETWORKS)
The Cast It project/roles must be built on Casting Networks prior to using FastCapture - The project does not have to be active, and all roles can be internal.
Note: not all roles need to be built on Casting Networks - You only need to add the roles for which you are using FastCapture to upload too.

STEPS:

BEFORE OPENING FASTCAPTURE:

Login to CASTING NETWORKS and then re-create the CAST IT project, as a new project on CASTING NETWORKS -
- You can fill out the bare minimum and DO NOT HAVE TO RELEASE THE PROJECT
Add the roles from CAST IT to the project that is built on CASTING NETWORKS
1. Note: not all roles need to be built on Casting Networks - You only need to add the roles for which you are using FastCapture to upload too.
2. These roles can be set as internal roles - Meaning, you do not have to publish/distribute these roles, but they need to be created within the project

OPEN FASTCAPTURE:

Login to FastCapture
Click on “FastCapture3” in the top bar and select “Preferences”
Select the “Integrate” tab and select the “Casting Networks” Option for “Talent Search” spot, and then select “Cast It Systems” option for the “Uploading” spot
Select “Restart FastCapture” option in the pop up
Select “Create a new FastCapture” File
Login with your CN credentials
Login with you CIS credentials

NOTE: The CIS and CN password may differ as CN requires a special character, whereas CIS does not allow special characters.
Select the Project from the Drop Down and press “Done”
Select the project from the middle column titled “Select a Project”
Enter a new Session Name
Make sure the “I want to upload to Cast It Systems” button is checked off
Press “Get Started” button
IF USING AN EXTERNAL CAMERA TO RECORD, Make sure your audio settings are connected to the camera you are using, by clicking on the gear symbol next to the “WARNING” label
Click “Add Talent” at the top of the screen and press "Quick Add”
Input the Talent's first/last name as it appears on CIS - for phone number you can put random numbers (the phone number does not matter here)
Select the “NON-REPPED” representation (do not select the defaulted “Non-Represented”) NOTE: this info is not transferred to CIS
Choose the role you had input on the CN side via the “Role” drop down
Select “Add to talent pool only” option
Repeat steps 14-18 for all talent you are seeing in this session
When you’re ready to record for a talent, drag their name from the left side of the page (The "Talent Pool" area) to the middle of the page (The "Current Talent" area)
Click the Record button to start or stop recording, or press the spacebar on your keyboard to start/stop
Each take that you record will appear in the media bin below the video preview window
To edit a clip or add a description (i.e. “slate,” “s1t1,” etc.), double-click on the clip that you would like to edit. Here, you can trim/crop any part of the clip. You can also add your description above the video timeline.
To delete a clip, click on the clip that you want to delete, and press ⌘+Delete (the clip can still be recovered from the computer’s Trash)

NOTE: If using FC version .256 you will not be able to use ⌘+Delete - you will need to right click on the clip and select "Move to trash"
When you are finished with that actor, click Finalize Group to upload, or Save Draft, to edit later.
To recall a video that you have saved as a draft, access it from the QUEUE

ON CAST IT:

Login to CIS and click into the project you are working on
Expand the role that you used FC to upload to
Click on the talent's videos to the right of the talent's name to ensure uploads were done correctly.

Using FastCapture with Cast It Systems

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