Creating an FTrack API Key
To create a new API key to allow PeelCapture to interface with FTrack, go to the System Settings in the User Menu at the top right
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Scroll the left navigation bar to API Keys in the Security Section
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Create a new API Key by pressing the “Create” button at the top left of the table:
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Give the key a descroption and select a suitable role that has the required permissions (more information here).
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The api key will be shown after clicking “save”. Make a note of it for future use.
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Configuring PeelCapture for FTrack
Open the PeelCapture settings
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Enter the site url, username and api key
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Close the Settings dialog.
To publish data, select the Publish, Ftrack menu.
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Select the project to create the entities in and the schema to use for creating new items.
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Schema
More information can be found in the FTrack documentation here.
The PeelCapture FTrack integration currently supports the following heirarchies:
- Scene (Shoot Day) / Take
- Scene (Shoot Day) /Shot / Take
- Sequence (Shoot Day) / Shot
The project schema must have these elements enabled to support creating the entities.
Modifying an existing schema:
The schema a project is using is shown in the projects property “info” page
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To modify a schema, select System Settings from the user menu at the top right:
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Select “Schema” from the navigation menu on the left
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Edit the Objects that are available
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Creating a new schema:
Click on the user icon at the top right and select “System Settings”
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Select Workflow -> Schemas from the navigation on the left
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Click the “+” icon at the bottom of the list of Schemas to create a new schema
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Click “Edit” in the Objects row:
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Enable “Scene”, “Shot” and “Take”
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Edit the Scene, Shot and Version Element type to enable Statuses