Working with Users

You can create, edit, or delete a user.

When you create a user, you have the option of copying preferences from an existing user. If the user whose preferences you want to copy was created on the same version of the application, you can copy all preferences. If the user was created on an older version of the application, you can only copy shortcut preferences.

Note: You can create or open a project on a remote workstation using the Host Computer drop-down list.

To create a user:

1. On the Startup screen, click New in the User section.

   If you are past the Startup screen, you must restart Flame Premium to access it, and proceed from there.

2. In the Name field, enter a name for the new user.
3. Optional: Add a nickname for the user. The nickname can be automatically inserted wherever tokens are available, such as batch iteration names, segment names or exported clip names.
4. Select your User Profile, which determines, among other things, the application startup behavior and the Keyboard Shortcuts scheme. Options are:
   • Smoke (FCP 7): Based on Final Cut Pro 7 keyboard shortcuts. When this profile is selected, the application starts in the Timeline tab.
   • Flame: When this profile is selected, the application starts in the Tools tab.
   • Smoke Classic: When this profile is selected, the application starts in the Timeline tab.
5. Set Directory to the location where the user preference files are stored. This can be local, or on the Remote Host selected from the Startup screen.
6. Enable Lustre User to create a matching user in Lustre.
7. Set the Creation Mode, either creating a new set of preferences, or copying them from another user.
8. Click Create to create the user.

   Back on the Startup screen, the new

To edit a user:

1. Do one of the following:
   • At start-up, select a user.
   • During a session, from the Flame menu, select Project and User Settings.

     From the Project and User Settings, select a user.

2. Click Edit. The Edit User Profile dialogue box appears.
3. Modify the settings as required.
4. Click Done.

To delete a user:

1. Do one of the following:
   • At start-up, select a user.
   • During a session, from the Flame menu, select Project and User Settings.

     From the Project and User Settings, select a user.

2. Click Edit. The Edit User Profile dialogue box appears.
3. Click the User Edit box and select Delete User.
4. Click Delete.