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W ebCC User Guide

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Table of Contents

2

About W ebCC

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Chapter 1: Connecting to W ebCC

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Chapter 2: User Interface

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Chapter 3: Users

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View ing User Lists in W ebCC

11

Adding Users in W ebCC

12

Deleting Users in W ebCC

15

Editing User Information in W ebCC

16

Refreshing User Lists in W ebCC

17

Restricting Access to Environments for W ebCC Users

18

User Types and Restrictions in W ebCC

19

Chapter 4: Environments, Jobs and Scenes

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About Environments in W ebCC

25

Creating Environments in W ebCC

26

Deleting Environments in W ebCC

27

About Jobs in W ebCC

28

Creating Jobs in W ebCC

29

Changing Job Status in W ebCC

31

Changing Job Priorities in W ebCC

32

Deleting Jobs in W ebCC

33

About Scenes in W ebCC

34

Creating Scenes in W ebCC

36

Deleting Scenes to W ebCC

38

Checking Scenes In and Out in W ebCC

39

Renaming Scenes in W ebCC

40

Reordering Scenes in W ebCC

41

Clearing Scenes in W ebCC

42

Changing the Status of Scenes in W ebCC

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Customizing the Scene Status Colour in W ebCC

44

Assigning Scenes to Users in W ebCC

47

Setting Scene Priority in W ebCC

48

Searching Scenes in W ebCC

49

Vectorizing Scenes in W ebCC

51

Rendering Scenes in W ebCC

53

Dow nloading Scenes from W ebCC

55

Uploading Scenes Back to W ebCC

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Chapter 5: Updating W ebCC Scenes from Harmony

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Configuring Harmony to Perform Partial Updates w ith W ebCC

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Dow nloading Scene Changes from W ebCC in Harmony

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Uploading Scene Changes from Harmony to W ebCC

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Chapter 6: W ebCC Commands

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Chapter 7: Viewing the Log703About W ebCC

About W ebCC
W ebCC is a w eb server suite that essentially allow s you to host your Harmony database on the Internet,
letting freelancers and off-site contributors w ork on your production from any location w ith Internet access.
Users can brow se your Harmony database using a w eb brow ser, dow nload scenes, w ork on the dow nloaded
scenes locally using their copy of Harmony, then upload their changes back to the database.
Because it is entirely w eb-based, W ebCC users do not need to be directly connected to the Harmony server
nor to have a Harmony Server license to use W ebCC. All they need is a w eb brow ser, as w ell as a licensed
copy of Harmony Stand Alone to w ork on the scenes they dow nload.
W ebCC can how ever also be used on machines that are connected to the Harmony database server, as acomplement to Control Center. In this case, scenes can be opened directly from W ebCC in Harmony, w ithout
having to dow nload them first.
Once your W ebCC server is set up, users can access it by entering the server's address and, if applicable, its
port number, in the address bar of their w eb brow ser, and then logging in w ith their credentials. The userinterface of W ebCC is very similar to the one of Control Center.

NOTE
This guide instructs how to use W ebCC as a client. For instruction on how to install and configure
W ebCC, refer to the Harmony Installation Guide.

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Chapter 1: Connecting to W ebCC
Before you can access the W ebCC to exchange scenes as a freelancer or manage the database as anadministrator, you must open a w eb brow ser and enter the W ebCC URL. The URL must be set by the studio's
IT department. Refer to the Harmony Server Installation Guide for details on how to install and set up theW ebCC.
Note that if the W ebCC application is not running, you w ill not be able to connect to it.
W hen installing Harmony Server, a default user is created called usabatch. The passw ord is also usabatch.
W hen you log in for the first time, use this username and passw ord. Once logged in, you can create a set ofusers.

NOTEl

Do not delete the usabatch username as it is used by Harmony Server for batch processing.

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It is highly recommended to change the password.

How to connect to W ebCC
1. Open a w eb brow ser.
2. In the Address bar, type the W ebCC URL provided by the studio you are w orking w ith.
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If you are an administrator view ing the W ebCC instance installed on your machine,enter localhost:8080. 8080 is the default port. If you modified it, enter yourcustom port number in place of 8080.

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If you are testing the connection from a different machine connected to the same local
netw ork, enter [name of machine]:8080 or the custom port number you previously
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The W ebCC page opens.

3. In the Username field, type the username assigned to you by the studio. If you are an administrator,
enter the administrator username.
4. In the Passw ord field, type the passw ord assigned to you by the studio. You can change yourpassw ord later. If you are an administrator, enter the administrator passw ord.
5. Click Login.

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Chapter 2: User Interface
To manage a production, you w ill need the W ebCC. W ebCC is used to create new environments, jobs, scenes
and users, as w ell as to import and export scene packages. W ebCC directly manages your server database.
The user now have the ability to hide Library options w hen exporting offline in W ebCC. These options can be
hidden by adding the “-hideLibExport” option to the W ebCC service launcher.

The W ebCC interface is divided into several areas:
Parameter

Description

Top menu

Contains all the commands available in the W ebCC. You can also find thecommands in the contextual menus available in each area by right-clicking.

Environments

Displays one of your projects, such as a feature film, a TV series or a group of TV
spots.

Jobs

Displays the sequences or episodes in your project (Environment). You can only
see your jobs w hen you select a project from the Environments list.

Scenes

Displays the scenes in an episode or sequence (Job). You can only see your scenes
w hen you select a job from the Jobs list. You can also see w ho checked out thescene, as w ell as the number of versions and frames.
Click the Add Column button to add information columns to the scene list such as
Current Version, Frames, Checkout User and Priority.

Scene Information

Displays information on a selected scene, such as the name, priority, technicaldirector and user w ho checked the scene out.
You can also preview the scene's thumbnail and rendered clip of selected scenes.

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W hen you select a scene that has no thumbnail available, the request is sent to
the Harmony database to create it. But first, batch processing must be enabled on
the W ebCC server. If not, nothing w ill happen. For more information, see Batch
Processing in the Harmony Server Installation Guide to learn how to set it up.

NOTE
W hen navigating, click the Return to Scene list button in the top bar to return to the main page.

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Chapter 3: Users
In order to use W ebCC, a project collaborator must log in to the W ebCC interface w ith their username andpassw ord, w hich must be created by a server administrator beforehand.
W ebCC users are regular Harmony Server users, except they have a W ebCC passw ord. W hile users canaccess a Harmony Server database from the server's local netw ork using Harmony Server applications w ith
their username only, they must absolutely have a passw ord to their account to be able to access W ebCC.
If you create a users in W ebCC, you must create their passw ord at the same time. If you w ant to give access to
W ebCC to a user account that w as created in Control Center, w hich w ould hence not have a passw ord, you
can simply select the user from the list of users in W ebCC and create a passw ord to that account.
Because W ebCC is meant to be used by clients from outside of the studio, every W ebCC user is required tohave a strong passw ord, based on the follow ing requirements:l

The passw ord must be at least eight (8) characters in length.

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The passw ord must contain at least one capital letter, other than the first character of the passw ord.

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The passw ord must contain at least one digit or non-alphabetical character.

IMPORTANT
Before creating other users, it is strongly recommended to start by assigning a strong passw ord
for the user usabatch, as this user has administrative privileges and its default passw ord isusabatch.

View ing User Lists in W ebCC

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Adding Users in W ebCC

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Deleting Users in W ebCC

15

Editing User Information in W ebCC

16

Refreshing User Lists in W ebCC

17

Restricting Access to Environments for W ebCC Users

18

User Types and Restrictions in W ebCC

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Viewing User Lists in W ebCC
The User List dialog box lists all the users and their details, including: username, first and last names, and user
type.

How to view the user list
1. Select Admin > Manage Users.
The Manage Users screen displays a list of users in the system.

2. Select a user from the list.
The user information is displayed on the right.

3. W hen you are finished, click Return to Scene List at the top-left of the screen.

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Adding Users in W ebCC
Users must have a Harmony Server account w ith a passw ord in order to access W ebCC. You can create a user
account and assign them a passw ord in the Manage Users panel.

NOTE
Users created in the Control Center application have a Harmony Server account, but do not havepassw ord to their account. They must be assigned a passw ord before they can use their account tolog in to W ebCC. Until then, they only have access to the Harmony Server database throughHarmony applications ran from the local netw ork of the server.

How to add a user to Harmony
1. From the top menu, select Admin > Manage Users.
2. In the upper-right corner of the Manage Users screen, click Add User.
The Create New User form appears in the right panel.

3. In the New username field, enter the desired username for the user. This w ill be used by the user
to log in to W ebCC.
4. In the First Name and Last Name fields, enter the user's first and last names.
5. In the Type drop-dow n menu, select the user type to define the type of w ork the user typically
performs. This w ill determine the permissions the user has on assets in the Harmony database—see User Types and Restrictions in W ebCC on page 19.

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6. In the New Password field, create a passw ord for the user. W ebCC users must have a passw ordthat fits the follow ing requirements:l

The passw ord must be at least eight (8) characters in length.

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The passw ord must contain at least one capital letter, other than the first character of thepassw ord.

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The passw ord must contain at least one digit or non-alphabetical character.

7. In the Confirm New Password field, retype the passw ord to confirm it.
8. Click Create.
The name appears in the user list.

How to create a password for a user created in Control Center
1. From the top menu, select Admin > Manage Users.
2. In the user list, select the user to w hich you w ant to assign a passw ord.
The Editing Username form appears on the right.
3. In the New Password field, create a passw ord for the user. W ebCC users must have a passw ordthat fits the follow ing requirements:

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The passw ord must be at least eight (8) characters in length.

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The passw ord must contain at least one capital letter, other than the first character of thepassw ord.

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The passw ord must contain at least one digit or non-alphabetical character.

4. In the Confirm New Password field, retype the passw ord to confirm it.
5. Click Apply.
The user w ill be able to log in to W ebCC using their username and new ly created passw ord.

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Deleting Users in W ebCC
As your studio netw ork grow s and evolves, you may need to delete old or obsolete user profiles from yoursystem. After you delete a user profile, the person w ho used that profile w ill no longer be able to accessHarmony. You cannot delete yourself from the user list. If you accidentally delete a name, you must follow theprocedure for adding a user to put the user back into the system.

How to delete a user
1. Select Admin > Manage Users.
2. In the Manage Users screen:lright-click on a user and select Delete User.

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Select a user and click on the Delete User button.

The Confirm dialog box opens.
3. Click OK.

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Editing User Information in W ebCC
You can edit the user profiles at any time to update the user information.

NOTE
To change your ow n user profile, log in as usabatch (the default user).

How to modify user information
1. Select Admin > Manage Users.
2. In the user list, select the user you w ant to modify.
The Editing Username section appears.
3. Modify the information as required.
4. Click Apply.

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Refreshing User Lists in W ebCC
If new users w ere created through the Control Center module w hile w orking in W ebCC, you can refresh thelist to get the most up to date information.

How to refresh the user list
1. Select Admin > Manage Users.
2. In the Manage Users screen, right-click on the user list and select Refresh List.

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Restricting Access to Environments for W ebCC Users
It is possible to define w hich users can access each environment in the Harmony Server database via W ebCC.
It is also possible to make certain environments inaccessible to any users in W ebCC. To do this, a .json
configuration file w hich defines a list of users w ho have access rights to each environment must be created at
the follow ing location:/USA_DB/environments/environment-filter.json
Create this file and open it in a text editor. In this file, define each environment that should be accessible in
W ebCC, follow ed by the list of users w ho should have access to the environment, in the follow ing format:{"EnvironmentName1" : ["_all_"],"EnvironmentName2" : ["username1", "username2", "username3"],"EnvironmentName3" : ["username2", "username4"]}

If you w ant an environment to be accessible by all users, define it as accessible by "_all_". This is critical as,
if the environment filter file exists, environments that are not listed in this file w ill be inaccessible by anyone
on W ebCC. Likew ise, if you don't w ant an environment to be accessible in W ebCC, simply omit to list it in theconfiguration file.
After you are done w riting the environment filter list, save it, then log in to W ebCC to see if it w orks. If there isa syntax error in the configuration file, W ebCC w ill not apply the restrictions and w ill add the follow ing
message to the log:
Failed to parse C:/USA_DB/environments/environment-filter.json
To see the log, select Help > View Log from the top menu.
You can also create a dummy user, give it access to only a few environments and log in as this user to makesure it w orks.

NOTE
Users w ith administrative privileges (ie: R & D, Coordinator, Supervisor, TD or Executive typeusers) are not affected by the environment filters and alw ays have access to all environments via
W ebCC.

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User Types and Restrictions in W ebCC
Here are the different user types available and their restrictions/permissions:FeatureR&D
Coordinator
Supervisor
TD
Executive

Animator

XsheetArchive

Scan

Ink &
Paint

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Create environment✓

Change asset lock on
environment✓

Delete environment✓

Create job✓✓

Change job priority✓✓

Change job status✓

Delete job✓

Create scene✓

Delete scene✓

Unlock scenes locked byanother user✓

Unlock scene version
locked by another user✓

Unlock scene locked bycurrent user

✓

✓

✓

Unlock scene version
locked by current user

✓

✓

✓

Rename scene✓

Clear scene✓

Change scene priority

✓

✓

✓

Change scene status

✓

✓

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FeatureAnimator

XsheetArchive

Scan

Ink &
Paint

Reorder scenes✓

Copy scenes✓✓

Send to Vectorize

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Send to Unvectorize

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Send to Rendering

✓

✓

✓

✓

✓

Manage users✓

Change approval policy✓

Export scenes owned byanother user

✓

✓

✓

Import scenes owned byanother user

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R&D
Coordinator
Supervisor
TD
Executive✓

Export scenes owned bycurrent user

✓

✓

✓

Import scenes owned bycurrent user

✓

✓

✓

View log✓✓✓

Open in Harmony

✓

✓

✓

This feature is not available in W ebCC.

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Chapter 4: Environments, Jobs and Scenes
Every project you create w ith the Harmony solution starts w ith an environment, the highest level in the
W ebCC. After that, you can add jobs and scenes. Elements (layers and columns) and draw ings can only becreated directly in Harmony Advanced or Harmony Premium w hen w orking w ith the W ebCC.
The W ebCC divides your animation project into the follow ing categories w hich organize the components ofyour animated projects:lEnvironment: This is the name of your animation project.
Example: adventure_movielJobs: These are the major sections of an environment, such as sequences or episodes.
Example: adv_seq_001, adv_seq_002

IMPORTANTAll jobs are stored in the same location in the Harmony database. Be sure to prefix all job names
appropriately, so you can identify the project in w hich it belongs. Each job must have a different
name. You cannot give tw o jobs the same name.

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Scenes: These are the different shots in a job.
Scenes are contained in their respective job folder in the Harmony database. If desired, prefix all scenes
names appropriately, so you can identify the environment and job to w hich they belong.
Example: adv_sc_001, adv_sc_002, adv_sc_003 and so on.

As your projects come and go, you w ill probably w ant to start cleaning up your database, as w ell as yourserver's hard drive, by removing old and obsolete environments and their associated animation data.

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IMPORTANT
After you delete a scene, job, or environment, the associated data is permanently removed fromyour storage disks. Make sure you really w ant to erase these items before you delete them as
there is no w ay to retrieve the data after it has been erased.

You might w ant to export old environments and archive them somew here else before you delete them fromyour system.

NOTE
If you are w orking in a mixed W indow s/macOS/GNU/Linux environment or share files w ith otherstudios that do, you should use low ercase letters to name the various items in your animation
projects and not include any spaces. For example, w rite the_show instead of The Show. This isuseful for GNU/Linux because it is case-sensitive w hereas W indow s is not.

About Environments in W ebCC

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Creating Environments in W ebCC

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Deleting Environments in W ebCC

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About Jobs in W ebCC

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Creating Jobs in W ebCC

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Changing Job Status in W ebCC

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Changing Job Priorities in W ebCC

32

Deleting Jobs in W ebCC

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About Scenes in W ebCC

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Creating Scenes in W ebCC

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Deleting Scenes to W ebCC

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Checking Scenes In and Out in W ebCC

39

Renaming Scenes in W ebCC

40

Reordering Scenes in W ebCC

41

Clearing Scenes in W ebCC

42

Changing the Status of Scenes in W ebCC

43

Customizing the Scene Status Colour in W ebCC

44

Assigning Scenes to Users in W ebCC

47

Setting Scene Priority in W ebCC

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Searching Scenes in W ebCC

49

Vectorizing Scenes in W ebCC

51

Rendering Scenes in W ebCC

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Dow nloading Scenes from W ebCC

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Uploading Scenes Back to W ebCC

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About Environments in W ebCC
Harmony uses environments to manage and organize related projects. Using environments allow s you toorganize your production projects by their nature or type.
If your projects center around episodic and commercial types of w ork, you can create tw o environments. For
example, one environment called commercials and the other called the_show. Then you can insert the jobs
that relate to each type of project. W hen you w ant to w ork on a commercial project, open the commercials
environment and select the commercial job you need. Similarly, if you w ant to w ork on an episodic project,
open the environment called the_show.
EnvironmentJob

sc_001
dentistsc_002commercialssoda

sc_001

cerealsc_001

sc_001
sho_001
sc_002

the_show

sho_002sc_001

sc_001
dentistsc_002Creating Environments in W ebCC

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Deleting Environments in W ebCC

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Creating Environments in W ebCC
Create environments in order to manage and organize you studio's projects.

How to create an environment in W ebCC
1. From the top menu, select Environment > Create.
In mixed platform Environments (W indow s/macOS and W indow s/GNU/Linux) it is best to nameeverything in low ercase so data can be interpreted the same w ay on each operating system. The
same is true if w orking betw een studios using W indow s, macOS, and GNU/Linux.
The Create Environment dialog box appears.

2. In the Create Environment field, enter a name for the new project.

NOTE
The environment name is alphanumeric and can include underscores (_), but no spaces orother special characters. The environment name is case sensitive.

3. To grant the user w ith the rights to modify all the scene assets (draw ing, scene setup, palette lists,etc.), select the Change Asset Lock option.
4. Click Create.
The new environment appears in alphabetical order in the Environments list.

NOTE
After you create an environment, you must add it to the Batch Processing queue so it canvectorize and render the draw ings and scenes automatically. You only need to do this once.
You can only do this in a shell w ith the Setdef command.

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Deleting Environments in W ebCC
W hen you are ready to remove old environments, you can delete them from the database. How ever, in orderto prevent accidental loss of data, you can only delete an empty environment (one that contains no jobs,
images, or palette information).

How to delete an environment
1. In the environment section, select the environment to delete from the Environment list.
2. Select Environment > Delete.
The Confirm dialog box appears.
3. Click OK.

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About Jobs in W ebCC
W ithin each environment is a list of jobs that contains all the segments for your animated sequence. If you arecreating a w eekly television series called The Show, you could name your job show_ep_06 (the_show
w ould be the name of your environment).
If each episode is composed of 100 animated shots, each job w ould contain 100 scenes.

IMPORTANTYou cannot archive a job by deleting it. To archive a job, export first and save it to a secure location
to be stored permanently.

Creating Jobs in W ebCC

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Changing Job Status in W ebCC

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Changing Job Priorities in W ebCC

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Deleting Jobs in W ebCC

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Creating Jobs in W ebCC
Every job must be created under an environment. Each job must have a unique name. Tw o jobs cannot havethe same name, even if they appear in tw o different environments, because all the jobs are in the same folder
on the server.

How to create a job
1. From the Environment list, select the project in w hich you w ant to create a job.
2. Select Job > Create.
The Create Job w indow opens.

3. In the New Job Name field, enter the name of the job to create.

NOTE
The job name is alphanumeric and can include underscores (_), but no spaces or other special
characters. The job name is case-sensitive.

4. From the Technical Director list, select a technical director (TD). The names available are generated
from a list of all possible users by their login username. You must select a TD to create the job.
A TD is usually the person w ho oversees the animation project and makes sure the w ork is done
properly. Select the person w ho most closely resembles this definition. If you do not have aparticular user for the task, you can simply assign this field to: BATCH.
W hen creating Harmony users, you can label a user as a TD.
5. From the Assistant Technical Director list, select an assistant technical director (ATD). The names
available are generated from a list of all possible users by their login username. You must select an
ATD to create the job. If you do not have an ATD, select the same person for the TD and ATD jobs.
In some studios, the responsibilities of the TD can be shared by more than one person. This second
person is the ATD.
6. From the Approval list, select how Harmony w ill mark the various stages that the scenes w ill passthrough in your production schedule.

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Chapter 4: Environments, Jobs and SceneslAutomatic: W hen you w ork on scenes, Harmony automatically approves their status
at each stage.

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Manual: W hen you w ork on scenes, the TD or ATD must approve their status at eachstage using the Change Status command in the Scene menu.

7. Adjust the Priority slider to increase or decrease the job's priority (0 means the job has the highest
priority for processing through the Vectorize or Render queue, and a job w ith a priority of 10 is theleast important). Jobs w ith higher priorities pass in front of other projects w ith low er priorities in therendering and vectorizing queues.
If you do not know w hat priority to assign to your project, leave it at 5. You can alw ays change it
later.
8. Click OK.
W ebCC adds the new job to the selected environment; it appears in alphabetical order in the Jobs
list.

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Changing Job Status in W ebCC
As you complete your animation project, you can update a job's status to reflect its progress in the overall
production. You can indicate a job as being in production or not. If a job is in production, other modules can still
access this job. If a job is no longer in production, it means the job is completed. The Harmony database still
has all the job's components (scenes, elements, draw ings), but the job neither appears nor is accessible fromthe Harmony applications.
In most cases, a job is no longer in production after it has been finalized (inked, painted, rendered) andtransferred to a medium, such as Blu-ray, or sent to post-production. How ever, if you need to continue
w orking on a job, you can revert its status at any time.

How to change the status of a job
1. From the Environment list, select an environment.
2. Select Job > Change Status.
The Change Status w indow opens.

3. Deselect any completed jobs and close the w indow .
The deselected jobs no longer appear in the Jobs list.

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Changing Job Priorities in W ebCC
Before sending a job's scenes to be vectorized or rendered, you can set their priority level for the processing
queue. Increasing the priority of a job makes the system process it before other jobs in the queue. For example,
if job B is before job A in the queue, you can change the priority, so job A is processed first.
Changing a job's priority does not affect the vectorizing or rendering of jobs already sent to the queue. It w ill
only affect jobs that are sent after the priorities w ere changed.

How to change a job's priority
1. From the Environment list, select the environment w ith the job w hose priority you w ant to change.
2. From the Job list, select a job.
3. Select Job > Change Priority.
The Change Priority w indow opens.

4. Adjust the slider to increase or decrease the priority (0 means the job has the highest priority forprocessing through the Vectorize or Render queue. A job w ith a priority of 10 is the least
important). Jobs w ith higher priorities w ill pass in front of other projects w ith low er priorities in thequeues.
5. Click OK.
W hen you send this job to be vectorized or rendered, it w ill have this new priority in the processing
queue.

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Deleting Jobs in W ebCC
W hen you no longer need a job, you can delete it. Doing so w ill permanently remove the follow ing:l

SceneslElementslDraw ingsl

Database information associated w ith the selected joblPalettes stored under the selected job

Before you delete a job:l

Make sure no one else is currently using the job. Failure to do this may result in file corruption and lossof your w ork.

l

W ait until everyone is offline. This ensures no one can open the data files w hile you delete them.

NOTE
You cannot delete a job if it still contains scenes.

How to delete a job
1. From the Environment list, select the environment w ith the job you w ant to delete.
2. From the Job list, select a job to delete.
3. Select Job > Delete.
4. Click OK.

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About Scenes in W ebCC
After you create a scene, you can view some of the scene information in the Scenes list, such as the version,
number of frames and status.

NOTE
It is useful to have at least one Display node in your scene as it dictates w hat is displayed in themovie and thumbnail of the selected scene.

NOTE
Add more categories to the Scenes list by clicking the plus (+) icon at the top-right corner andselecting items to view —see Scenes List on page 67.

NOTE
W hen selecting scenes from the Scenes list, there is a delay for the first preview /thumbnail update
because it is done in batch render.

Creating Scenes in W ebCC

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Deleting Scenes to W ebCC

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Checking Scenes In and Out in W ebCC

39

Renaming Scenes in W ebCC

40

Reordering Scenes in W ebCC

41

Clearing Scenes in W ebCC

42

Changing the Status of Scenes in W ebCC

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Customizing the Scene Status Colour in W ebCC

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Assigning Scenes to Users in W ebCC

47

Setting Scene Priority in W ebCC

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Searching Scenes in W ebCC

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Vectorizing Scenes in W ebCC

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Rendering Scenes in W ebCC

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Downloading Scenes from W ebCC

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Uploading Scenes Back to W ebCC

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Creating Scenes in W ebCC
W hen creating scenes, you must indicate w here you w ant to store the scene data and w here you w ant the
new scene to appear in the Scenes list. You can create a single scene or multiple scenes at the same time.

How to create a scene in W ebCC
1. From the Environment list, select the environment w ith the job in w hich you w ant to add scenes.
2. From the Job list, select the job in w hich you w ant to add scenes.
3. Select Scene > Create.
The Create Scene w indow opens.

4. In the first field, enter the name of the scene to create.
5. To create additional scenes, do one of the follow ing:lClick the plus (+) sign and enter a name.

lPress Enter/Return.

Repeat until you have the required number of scenes.

NOTE
By default, w hen creating a new scene or renaming a scene, the scene's name cannot exceed
23 characters. If Unicode is enabled, the scene's name can not exceed 119 characters. Job andscene names are alphanumeric and can include underscores (_), but no spaces, or otherspecial characters. All names are case-sensitive.

6. From the File System list, select the path w here you w ant to store the files.
If you are unsure w hich hard drive to select, consult your technical director or system administrator.

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NOTE
Although you can add as many scenes as you w ant, you can only select one path at a time.
Therefore, the W ebCC stores all scenes you create in one session at the same place (samepath).

7. Select w here you w ant to place the scene(s) in the Scenes list from the Add Scene(s) list:l

At Bottom: Places the new scenes at the bottom of the list.

l

At Top: Places the new scenes at the top of the list.

8. Click Create.
The new scene(s) are created and displayed in the Scene list. If you do not w ant to create the scene(s), click the close button (x) at the top-right corner of the Create Scene w indow .

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Deleting Scenes to W ebCC
W hen deleting a scene, you remove the scene from the W ebCC w indow , as w ell as permanently removing all
the information associated w ith the scene including:lExposure sheet (and all associated versions)lElementslDraw ingsl

Database informationl

Any palettes stored in that scene's palette library

Before you delete a scene:l

Be sure you really w ant to remove all this information from the system.

l

Are you going to use the scene in the future?

l

Do you need to archive the scene for future use?

l

Make sure no one else is currently using the scene. Failure to do this may result in file corruption andloss of w ork.

l

W ait until everyone is offline. This ensures no one w ill open the scene as you are trying to delete it.

How to delete a scene
1. From the Scenes list, select a scene name to delete.
2. Do one of the follow ing:lSelect Scene > Delete.

lRight-click and select Delete.

The Confirm dialog box appears.
3. Click OK.
The scene name all its associated files are deleted.

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Checking Scenes In and Out in W ebCC
It is important to check out a scene before exporting it. If you have dow nloaded a scene to w ork on and forgot
to perform a checkout, other users could make changes to the scene on the server, w hich w ould cause
conflicts w ith your w ork w hen you upload the scene later. In the W ebCC, you can check out the scene even if
you have already exported it. Once you check out a scene, other users can open it, but not make changes to it.
W hen you are finished w orking on a scene, you must upload it to the database and check the scene back in, toallow others users to make changes to it.

NOTE
Remember that even if you forget to check out a scene, you can still perform partial updates to thescene in the database w hen you use the Update Database Scene command (File menu). This
could cause conflicts w ith other users. For more information on partially updating scenes, see
Updating W ebCC Scenes from Harmony on page 60.

How to check out or check in a scene
1. From the Scenes list, select the scene to check out.
2. Do one of the follow ing:lSelect Scene > Checkout or Checkin.

l

Right-click and select Checkout or Checkin.

The Checkout or Checkin Scene confirmation w indow opens.
3. Click OK.

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Renaming Scenes in W ebCC
As you w ork on scenes, their nature and content may change and the name of the scene may no longer be
relevant. W hen this happens, you can rename the scene.
Before renaming a scene:l

Make sure no one else is currently using the scene. Failure to do this may result in file corruption andloss of your w ork.

l

W ait until everyone is offline. This ensures no one can open the scene w hile you rename it.

How to rename a scene
1. From the Scenes list, select a scene to rename.
2. Do one of the follow ing:lSelect Scene > Rename.

l

Right-click and select Rename.

The Rename Scene w indow opens.

3. Enter the new scene name and click Rename.

NOTEl

Use low er case letters if the scenes may be used w ith a W indow s w orkstation.

l

W hen creating a new scene or renaming a scene, the scene name cannot exceed 23
characters.

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Reordering Scenes in W ebCC
You can change the sequence of scenes in your job, w hich affects the order in w hich the scenes appear in the
job throughout the system. You can place a scene anyw here in the Scenes list or sort them alphanumerically.

How to reorder a scene
1. Select a scene from the Scenes list.
2. Select Scene > Reorder.
The Reorder Scenes w indow opens.

3. Drag a scene up or dow n to reorder it.
4. Click OK.

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Clearing Scenes in W ebCC
If you must clear a scene from W ebCC, w ait until everyone is offline to ensure no one can open the data files
w hile you clear them. Otherw ise, there is a risk of corrupting the files and losing w ork.

How to clear a scene
1. From the Scenes list, select a scene to clear.
2. Do one of the follow ing:lSelect Scene > Clear.

l

Right-click and select Clear.

The Confirm dialog box appears.
3. Click OK.
The Scene list refreshes and displays blank elements and draw ings lists, show ing that the W ebCC
module has deleted the exposure sheet for the scene you cleared.

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Changing the Status of Scenes in W ebCC
Changing a scene's status and making manual approvals is a w ay to track its progress in your production. For
example, in a scene w hose draw ings are being scanned, you can set the scene status to Scan. After you begin
adding colour to these line draw ings, you can change the scene status to Paint.
To change a scene's status, the approval policy must be set to Manual. You can also create customized
approval stages that reflect the approval process in your production environment—see About Jobs in W ebCC
on page 28.
Users w ho have limited rights in W ebCC can still change the status of a scene, as long as it is a scene that is
assigned to them.

How to change a scene's status
1. Select a scene from the Scenes list.
2. Do one of the follow ing:lSelect Scene > Change Status.

lRight-click and select Change Status.

The Change Status w indow opens.

3. Select a status for the scene.
4. Click Apply.

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Customizing the Scene Status Colour in W ebCC
Changing a scene's status is easy w hen you can use colours to help differentiate them. W ith a glance at the
Scenes list, you can quickly assess the status of a production.
You can add new scene statuses and customize their name and colour, as w ell as manually edit the list.

How to customize the scene status colour
1. Select Admin > Change Statuses.
The Change Custom Statuses w indow opens.

2. In the Status field, type in the name of the new status to create.
3. Click the arrow and select a colour for the new status.

4. Click Add Config.
The new status and its colour are displayed. The list of statuses updates w ith the new status andits colour defnition.

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NOTE
You can manually edit the name and colour definition of scene statuses. If you do, make surethere is no comma at the end of the last line.

5. Click Save.
The new status is added to the list of statuses and the Change Custom Statuses w indow closes.
The next time you change the status of a scene, the new status w ill be available from the list.

6. Select a status for the scene.
7. Click Apply.

How to edit the Scene Status list
1. Select Admin > Change Statuses.

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2. In the Change Custom Statuses w indow , manually edit the name and colour of a scene status. You
can also add or delete a status.

NOTE
At the end of the last line, make sure there is no comma.

3. Click Save.

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Assigning Scenes to Users in W ebCC
Project collaborators w ho do not have administrative privileges must be assigned a scene before they canexport it. Likew ise, they must still be in ow nership of the scene w hen they're done making changes to thescene and w ant to import their version back into the database. Hence, it is important to assign each scene tothe user w ho is expected to w ork on it.

NOTE
For more information on user types and privileges, see User Types and Restrictions in W ebCC on
page 19.

How to assign a user to a scene
1. Select a scene from the Scenes list.
2. Do one of the follow ing:lSelect Scene > Assign User.

l

Right-click and select Assign to User.

The Assign User w indow opens.

3. Select a user to assign to the scene.
4. Click Assign.

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Setting Scene Priority in W ebCC
You can change a scene's rendering and vectorization queue priority to place it ahead of or behind otherscenes. For example, if scene B comes before scene A in the queue, change the scene's priority so scene A isprocessed first.
If a scene w as already sent to the queue, changing the priority w ill not affect its priority in the queue. Changes
w ill only be applied the next time it is sent to the queue.

NOTE
If you w ant to change a scene's priority after it has been sent to the queue, you can do so using theChange Priority button in the Queue w indow in the Control Center application—see View ing theRender Queue in the Harmony Server Installation Guide.

How to change the scene priority
1. Select a scene from the Scenes list.
2. Do one of the follow ing:lSelect Scene > Change Priority.

lRight-click and select Change Priority.

The Change Priority w indow opens.

3. Drag the slider to adjust the priority. 0 = the highest priority for processing through the Vectorize or
Render queue and 10 = a priority of 10 is the least important. Items w ith higher priorities pass infront of other projects w ith low er priorities in the Vectorize and Render queues even if there isalready a queue processing.
4. Close the w indow .
The new scene priority appears in the Priority column of the Scenes list.

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Searching Scenes in W ebCC
W hen managing your production, you w ill w ant to search and filter scenes to accurately track progress. In the
W ebCC, you can search scenes by user or state, or both at the same time.

How to search scenes by user or state
1. Click Advanced search.

Tw o search fields appear.

2. Do one or both of the follow ing:l

To search for a user, select one from the Select a User list.

The Scenes list updates to display only the scenes assigned to the user you selected.

l

To search for a state, select one from the Select a State list.

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The Scenes list updates to display only the scenes assigned to the state you selected. In thisexample, w e searched for a user named BATCH and a state called "done". The result is one scene
displayed below .

How to reset the Advanced Search fields
1. Do one of the follow ing:lClick Advanced search to close the search fields. Click Advanced search again toreopen the fields.

lPlace your cursor in a search field and press Backspace repeatedly until the field isblank.

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Vectorizing Scenes in W ebCC
W hen your scene is completed, you can revectorize scanned draw ings w ith a different vectorization style,including TVG, greyscale, greyscale rougher lines or soft edge, and tones/highlights. You can also choose toconvert vector draw ings into bitmap draw ings.
If you didn't scan draw ings and just did them paperless or imported them, you cannot revectorize thembecause the original bitmaps are required in the scene.

How to vectorize scenes
1. Select a scene from the Scenes list.
2. Do one of the follow ing:lSelect Scene > Vectorize.

lRight-click and select Send to Vectorize.

The Send to Vectorize w indow opens.

3. Select a vectorization style for the scene.
4. Click Send to Vectorize.

How to unvectorize scenes
1. Select a scene from the Scenes list.
2. Do one of the follow ing:lSelect Scene > Unvectorize.

lRight-click and select Send to Unvectorize.

The Send to Unvectorize w indow opens.

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3. From the Antialiasing Quality list, select a quality level.
4. In the Antialiasing Exponent field, set the .
5. In the Resolution section, select one of the follow ing:l

As Scanned to use the resolution at w hich the draw ing w as scanned.

l

Use Custom Resolution, then enter the desired X and Y resolution.

6. From the Output File Format list, select a format for the unvectorized scene.
7. In the Command Line field, you can enter a command from the utransform utility. For example, you
can set the background colour: -bgcolor 1.0 1.0 1.1.
8. Click Send to Unvectorize.

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Rendering Scenes in W ebCC
W hen one or more scenes are complete, you can send them to the batch processing machine for rendering.
You can also use Harmony Advanced or Harmony Premium to render scenes, but since you must open eachscene individually in Harmony, you can only send one scene to render at a time.

How to send a group of scenes to the Render queue
1. Select the environment, job and scenes to send to the Render queue.
2. Do one of the follow ing:lSelect Scene > Send to Rendering.

l

Right-click and select Send to Rendering.

The Send to Rendering w indow opens.

3. In the Range section, select the frames to render:l

All Frames: Sends all the frames in the scene to be rendered.

lSelected Frames: Sends a range of frames to be rendered. You can only do this if you
selected one scene. Enter the frame range.

4. Select the Chunk Size (Frames) option if you w ant to split the frames into chunks. This lets you
process frames among many stations instead of just one. Enter the number of frames in each chunk.
5. From the Version list, select the version of the scene to render.

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6. From the Camera list, select the camera to render the scene's images. These are the cameras you
created in Harmony.
7. If you w ant to create a sequence of images in fields, such as in NTSC or PAL, select Enable Field
Composite option and any of the follow ing:l

Add Pulldown: Uses the 3:2 pulldow n technique.

lAutomatic Combine: Combines even and odd fields on a scene's image.

lSecond Field First: Alw ays starts w ith the second field before combining w ith thefirst field.

8. Click Send to Rendering.

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Downloading Scenes from W ebCC
W ebCC allow s you to dow nload (export offline) scenes from a studio's Harmony database and w ork on them
locally from a remote location. W hen dow nloading the scene, you have the option to check it out, w hich locks
it from being modified by other users until you make your changes to it. Once you are done w orking on thescene, you can re-import it back into the database via W ebCC, and check it back in at the same time.
Scenes can be exported individually or in bulk. W hen exporting scenes, a package containing the scenes iscreated in the User Exchange folder. Users can then dow nload that package using the Exchange Manager
panel accessible from the File menu.

NOTE
The follow ing restrictions apply to exporting scenes from W ebCC:
l

Users w ho do not have administrative privileges must be assigned a scene before they canexport or re-import it—see User Types and Restrictions in W ebCC on page 19 and Assigning
Scenes to Users in W ebCC on page 47.

l

Scenes cannot be uploaded or dow nloaded using a tablet.

l

If you w ant to export or import environments, jobs and scenes for archiving, you must use theControl Center. W ebCC is designed to allow remote project collaborators to w ork on individual
scenes.

How to download an individual scene
1. From the Scenes list, select a scene to export.
2. In right pane, click Export Offline.
The Export Offline w indow opens.

3. Select the Checkout option to lock the scene, preventing anyone from modifying the scene.
4. Click More Options.
Additional options for exporting offline are displayed, including the palettes and libraries for theenvironment and job. You can also export external draw ings.

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5. Select the appropriate options and click Export.
The selected scene is zipped and exported to your user exchange folder. W ait for the Export
process to complete.
6. Close the Successful Export dialog box.
7. Select File > Manage Uploaded/Exported Files.
The Exchange Manager w indow opens.

8. To delete exported files after you dow nload them, select the Delete from Exchange After
Download option in the bottom-right corner.
9. In the Package list, click a w eb link to dow nload.

How to download multiple scenes
1. From the Scenes list, select the scenes to export.
2. Select Admin > Export.
The Export screen opens. The selected scenes are listed in the List of Scenes to Export section.
l

To add more scenes, select the environment, job and scenes to add and click Add
Selected Scenes.

l

To remove unw anted scenes, select the scene and click Remove Selected Scene.

3. To export:

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Click Export Offline to export your selection to your user exchange folder using thepreset options. Select the Checkout option to lock the scene, preventing anyone frommodifying the scene. Click Export.

l

To export your selection w ith custom options, click Export to Another Database. The
Export w ith Options w indow opens—see Import or Export to Another Database
Options on page 68. Select the appropriate options and click Export.

4. Close the Successful Export dialog box.
5. In the top-left corner, click Return to Scene List to return to the main page.
6. Select File > Manage Uploaded/Exported Files.
7. To delete exported files after you dow nload them, select the Delete from Exchange After
Download option in the bottom-right corner.
8. In the Package list, select the zip file to dow nload.

TIP
In the Exchange Manager, you can refresh the list of files by clicking on the Refresh List

button.

TIP
W hen you no longer need the stored packages in the exchange folder, delete them from the User
Exchange folder to keep your storage space organized avoid taking up too much disk space.

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Uploading Scenes Back to W ebCC
Once you are done w orking on the local copy of a scene, you must re-import it back into the Harmony Server
database to make your changes accessible to other users.
The follow ing restrictions apply to importing scenes in W ebCC:l

Although it is possible to export several scenes at the same time, scenes can only be re-imported
individually.

l

Users w ho do not have administrative privileges must be assigned a scene before they can export or reimport it—see User Types and Restrictions in W ebCC on page 19 and Assigning Scenes to Users in
W ebCC on page 47.

l

You cannot import a scene that w as checked out by another user.

l

Scenes cannot be uploaded or dow nloaded using a tablet.

l

If you w ant to export or import environments, jobs and scenes for archiving, you must use the Control
Center. W ebCC is designed to allow remote project collaborators to w ork on individual scenes.

NOTE
Importing your scene into W ebCC w ill cause the thumbnail and preview movie to be automaticallyregenerated. It may take a few minutes for the thumbnail and preview movie to update.

How to upload a scene back to the database
1. Create an .zip archive containing a single scene. The archive should have the same folder structure
as the one you dow nload w hen exporting your scenes from W ebCC.
2. In W ebCC, select Admin > Import.
The Import panel opens.
3. Click Add Another File to your Exchange to brow se for and upload your zip file.
Once the package is uploaded, W ebCC analyzes its content and displays information about thescene.

NOTE
If any package is already in your User Exchange, you can import it by selecting it fromthe list. You can also add packages to your user exchange by via the Exchange Manager
panel by selecting File > Manage Uploaded/Exported Files from the top menu,
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4. If you have checked out the scene w hen you exported it, select the Checkin option to check yourscene back into the Harmony database and allow other users to modify it.
5. Do one of the follow ing:lClick Quick Import to import your scene w ith the default options.

lClick Import with Options to select the scene assets to import into the database—see Import or Export to Another Database Options on page 68.

TIP
W hen you no longer need the stored packages in the exchange folder, delete them from the User
Exchange folder to keep your storage space organized avoid taking up too much disk space.

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Chapter 5: Updating W ebCC Scenes from Harmony
W hen w orking on a scene you exported from W ebCC in Harmony, it is possible to dow nload changes made to
the scene by other users directly from W ebCC into Harmony. Likew ise, once you are done w orking on a scene,
you can upload your changes directly from Harmony to the W ebCC server. In both cases, this is referred to asa "partial update".
To perform partial updates, you must first add the address to the W ebCC server in your Harmony preferences.
Then, w hen dow nloading or uploading changes to a scene, you w ill be prompted to enter your W ebCC
username and passw ord.

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Configuring Harmony to Perform Partial Updates with W ebCC
To be able to perform partial updates, you must first add the address to the W ebCC server in your Harmony
preferences.

How to configure Harmony to communicate with W ebCC
1. In the top menu, select Edit (W indows/Linux) or Harmony [Edition] (macOS) > Preferences.
2. Open the General tab.
In the bottom-right corner of the tab, there should be a W eb Control Center section.

3. In the URL field of the W eb Control Center section, type in the URL of the W ebCC server including
the protocol, domain and port number, as you w ould in your w eb brow ser:
protocol://hostname:portnumber
For example, to access a server named webcc.mystudio through https via port 8843, you
w ould enter:
https://webccserver.mystudio:8843
4. Click on the OK button.

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Downloading Scene Changes from W ebCC in Harmony
If the scene you exported from W ebCC has been updated on the W ebCC server, your local version w ill be
outdated. If you need to w ork on the latest version, you can dow nload the changes made to the scene directlyfrom the W ebCC server into Harmony.

IMPORTANTThis w ill overw rite changes that you have made locally to the scene and w hich you have not
uploaded to the W ebCC server.

How to download changes made to the database scene from W ebCC to Harmony
1. In the top menu, select File > Download Database Changes.
2. If you have not yet done so during this Harmony session, you w ill be prompted to enter yourW ebCC username and passw ord:

3. Click on the OK button.
The follow ing prompt w ill appear:

4. If you w ant to dow nload palettes, templates and other assets added to the scene's environment,
check the Environment check box.
5. If you w ant to dow nload palettes, templates and other assets added to the scene's job, check the
Job check box.
6. Click on the Continue button.
Harmony w ill dow nload the scene from the database server, apply the changes to it, and re-open
the scene w ith the changes applied.

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Uploading Scene Changes from Harmony to W ebCC
Once you are done w orking on your local copy of a scene you exported from W ebCC, you can upload thechanges you made directly from Harmony to the original version of the scene on the W ebCC server.

NOTE
Uploading changes to your scene to W ebCC w ill cause the thumbnail and preview movie to be
automatically regenerated in W ebCC. It may how ever take a few minutes for the thumbnail andpreview movie to update.

How to download changes made to the database scene from W ebCC to Harmony
1. In the top menu, select File > Download Database Changes.
2. If you have not yet done so during this Harmony session, you w ill be prompted to enter yourW ebCC username and passw ord:

3. Click on the OK button.
Harmony w ill upload the changes you made to the scene to the W ebCC server. The version of thescene on the database w ill correspond to your local copy.

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Chapter 6: W ebCC Commands
File Menu
Command

Description

Manage Uploaded/Exported Files

Opens the Exchange Manager, w here you can upload zip files from yourcomputer or dow nload zip files exported from W ebCC.
NOTE: This command is not available on tablets.

Environment Menu
Command

Description

CreateLets you create an environment and set the rights for modifying scene
assets.

DeleteLets you delete an environment from the database. This command is only
available if the environment does not contain any jobs or scenes. If it
does, they must be deleted before the environment can be deleted.

Change Asset Lock

Lets you set the rights for modifying the scene assets of a selectedenvironment.

Job Menu
Command

Description

Lets you a new job to the selected environment.
CreateYour job must have a unique name in the animation database. You
cannot have tw o jobs w ith the same name, even if they exist in different
environments, as they are all stored in the same folder on the database.

Removes a job from the selected environment.

DeleteW hen a job is deleted, its scenes, elements, draw ings, palette library,and database information are permanently deleted. If you w ant toarchive a job, you should delete the job only after you have exported it
and saved it in a secure location.
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Change Approval Policy

Let you select or deselect scenes for manual approval from the TD or
ATD.

Change Status

Lets you indicate w hether jobs are in production or completed. You can
alw ays put a completed job back in production.

Change Priority

Lets you set the priority of the selected job for the rendering andvectorization queues. 0 = highest priority, 10 - low est priority.

Scene Menu
Command

Description

Reset List Sorting

Resets the order of the scenes in the Scenes list. Click on the Current Version
heading to order to the scenes numerically by version number. Click again toreverse the order.

Open

Launches Harmony and opens the scene in it. If it w as not previously
specified, you w ill be asked to specify the path to the softw are's
executable file.

Opens the Create Scene w indow w here you can add one or more scenes
to the selected job. You can also choose to:Create•Select the file system w here the created scenes w ill be stored.

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Choose the position the scene w ill take w ithin the job.

Removes a scene from the database. Before you use this command, makesure the selected scenes is not currently in use.
DeleteRenameW hen a scene is deleted, its exposure sheet, elements, draw ings, palette
library and database information are permanently removed. If you w ant
to archive a scene, you should delete the scene only after you haveexported it and saved it in a secure location.

Opens the Rename Scene w indow w here you can enter a new name forthe selected scene. Before doing this, verify that the scene is not in use.

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Unlocks a scene or version of a scene locked in Harmony.
Force Unlock
Usually, a scene unlocks w hen it is closed by a user. How ever, if acomputer crashes w hile a scene is locked (in use), a scene may remain
locked even if it is not open.
Force Unlock Version

If you used this command on more than one scene, you are prompted for
confirmation to unlock each scene separately.

Checks in a scene that w as checked out, but not checked back in.
Force Checkin

Use this command only in extreme cases. Otherw ise, tw o versions of thesame scene w ill be in use, w hich w ill cause conflicts.

CheckinChecks in a scene that you checked out.

Checkout

Checks out a scene. If a scene is already checked out, it is available as
read-only and you cannot make any changes to it.

Lets you set the priority of the selected scene for the rendering andvectorization queues. 0 = highest priority, 10 = low est priority.
Change Priority

To change the priority of a scene already sent to the batch processing
queue, use the Change Priority button in the queue through the Control
Center application.

Assign User

Lets you assign a user to a scene.

Change Status

Lets you change the status of a scene to indicate w here it is in the
animation production process.

Reorder

Lets you change the order of scenes in a job.

Lets you delete a scene's exposure sheet, netw ork, elements anddatabase information. Image files w ill need to be deleted manually.
Clear
Before using this command, make sure that none of the files in question
are currently in use.

Send to Vectorize

Lets you revectorize scanned draw ings in the selected scene to the vector
style you set.

Send to Unvectorize

Lets you convert a scene's vector draw ings into bitmap draw ings.

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Send to RenderingLets you add one or more scenes to the rendering queue.

Admin Menu
Command

Description

Change Passw ord

Lets you change your passw ord or set an empty passw ord (no passw ordneeded for login).

Change Statuses

Lets you edit, reorder, or remove statuses, as w ell as add colours to
statuses.

Manage Users

Displays a list of all system users. You can add, delete or modify user
information in this list.

ExportLets you select scenes to export from the selected environment and job.

ImportLets you upload single or multiple project zip files to your exchange
folder and then import them.

Help Menu
Command

Description

Help on W CC

Opens the W ebCC integrated help system.

Developer HelpLets you access documentation on other APIs.

About

Opens the About W ebCC page w hich displays copyright information.

View Log

Opens the W ebCC log w indow w hich details the activity in the W ebCC.

Scenes List
Parameter

Description

Current Version

Displays the version number of the scene. For example, there can be
many versions of the same scene saved in the root project folder.

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Frames

Displays the number of frames in the scene. This indicates the lengthof the scene. If artw ork has not been created in the scene yet, thenumber of frames in the Frames column displays 0.

Checkout User

Indicates the name of the individual w ho checked out the scene bytheir login username.

StatusIndicates the status of the scene in the animation production process.
The default status is left blank to indicate that the scene has not been
assigned a status. The assignable statuses are: Scan, Vectorize, Pencil
Test, Paint, Sceneplanning, Camera and Completed.

TD

Displays the name of the technical director of the scene by their login
username.

ATD

Displays the name of the assistant technical director of the scene bytheir login username.

Priority

Displays the priority of the scene on a scale of 0–10 (0 = highest
priority, 10 = low est priority).

Assigned

Displays the to w hich a scene is assigned.

Import or Export to Another Database Options
Exporting to another database makes a package w ith many scenes that must be imported into anotherdatabase. You cannot open them offline as individual scenes. This is useful w hen exchanging large quantities
of scenes from one studio to another. How ever, a freelancer w orking on a limited number of scenes may not
w ant to create a personal database at home.
Parameter

Description

Audio

Exports the Audio directory.

Selected by default, this option exports the elements in the scene.

Database

If you select this option and deselect the Elements option, you canaccess the elements from the Element Manager in the Control Center,but their draw ing and bitmap files w ill not be included. The list ofavailable versions in the scene is also exported. It is not possible toopen a scene if this is not selected for export.

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Final Frames

Exports the directory that contains the final, rendered frames.

Other Directories

Exports all other directories and files in the scene's data structure.

Elements

Selected by default, this option exports the contents (draw ing andbitmap files) of the Element directories.

Timing Draw ings

Selected by default, this option exports the contents of the Timing
directories.

Annotation

Lets you export the different draw ings created w hile draw ing in the
Annotation columns and imported images.

Stage (xsheet & netw ork)

Selected by default, this option exports the Harmony [Edition]
directory, w hich contains the Harmony [Edition] files for each scene
you export. These files are necessary if you w ant to reuse theexposure sheet (timing) and the node structure from the originalscene.
If this option is selected, you can select the Get Outside Drawings
option to copy draw ings into the scene folder that is referred to by the
Timing columns and their Element (Draw ing) nodes.

Palettes

Exports the palette-library directories. Decide if you w ant to export
the palette-library from the environment, job or scene level. W hen
you select a level, the palette-library in low er-level directories w illalso be exported.
Check Backup if you w ant to export the palette-list file w hich isnecessary for the scene to know w hich palettes to use. In most cases,
you should select this option as w ell as the Scene option.

MacrosExports the macros (customized effect and node connections) thatw ere created and stored in the environment, jobs or scenes to beexported. This is necessary if you have legacy scenes w ith macros.

Libraries

Exports templates created at the selected levels.

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Chapter 7: Viewing the Log
The W ebCC log view displays the log of operations done on the Harmony Server database. Green messages
aresuccessful operations, orange messages are w arnings, and red messages are errors or failed operations.

How to open the Log view
1. Select Help > View Log.
The Log view opens

TIP
To clear all messages from the Log view , click Clear Log.

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