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Harmony V15.0

WebCC User Guide

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Table of Contents

2

About WebCC

4

Chapter 1: Connecting to WebCC

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Chapter 2: WebCC Interface

8

Chapter 3: About Users in WebCC

10

Viewing User Lists in WebCC

11

Adding Users in WebCC

12Deleting Users in WebCC

15

Editing User Information in WebCC

16

Refreshing User Lists in WebCC

17

Restricting Access to Environments for WebCC Users

18

User Types and Restrictions in WebCC

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Chapter 4: About Environments, Jobs and Scenes in WebCC
About Environments in WebCC

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Creating Environments in WebCC

26

Deleting Environments in WebCC

27

Setting the Resolution File for WebCC

28

About Jobs in WebCC

30

Creating Jobs in WebCC

31

Changing Job Status in WebCC

33

Changing Job Priorities in WebCC

34

Deleting Jobs in WebCC

35

About Scenes in WebCC

36

Creating Scenes in WebCC

38

Deleting Scenes to WebCC

40

Checking Scenes In and Out in WebCC

41

Renaming Scenes in WebCC

42

Reordering Scenes in WebCC

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Clearing Scenes in WebCC

44

Changing the Status of Scenes in WebCC

45

Customizing the Scene Status Colour in WebCC

46

Assigning Scenes to Users in WebCC

49

Setting Scene Priority in WebCC

50

Searching Scenes in WebCC

51

Vectorizing Scenes in WebCC

53

Rendering Scenes in WebCC

55

Downloading Scenes from WebCC

57

Uploading Scenes Back to WebCC

60

Chapter 5: About Updating WebCC Scenes from Harmony

62

Configuring Harmony to Perform Partial Updates with WebCC

63

Downloading Scene Changes from WebCC in Harmony

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Uploading Scene Changes from Harmony to WebCC

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Chapter 6: WebCC Commands

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Chapter 7: Viewing the Log

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About WebCC
WebCC is a web server suite that essentially allows you to host your Harmony database on the Internet, letting
freelancers and off-site contributors work on your production from any location with Internet access. Users canbrowse your Harmony database using a web browser, download scenes, work on the downloaded scenes
locally using their copy of Harmony, then upload their changes back to the database.
Because it is entirely web-based, WebCC users do not need to be directly connected to the Harmony server
nor to have a Harmony Server license to use WebCC. All they need is a web browser, as well as a licensed copyof Harmony Stand Alone to work on the scenes they download.
WebCC can however 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 WebCC in Harmony, without
having to download them first.
Once your WebCC 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 web browser, and then logging in with their credentials. The userinterface of WebCC is very similar to the one of Control Center.
NOTE
This guide instructs how to use WebCC as a client. For instruction on how to install and configure
WebCC, refer to the Harmony Installation Guide.

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Chapter 1: Connecting to WebCC
Before you can access the WebCC to exchange scenes as a freelancer or manage the database as anadministrator, you must open a web browser and enter the WebCC 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 the
WebCC.
Note that if the WebCC application is not running, you will not be able to connect to it.
When installing Harmony Server, a default user is created called usabatch. The password is also usabatch.
When you log in for the first time, use this username and password. 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 WebCC
1. Open a web browser.
2. In the Address bar, type the WebCC URL provided by the studio you are working with.
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If you are an administrator viewing the WebCC instance installed on your machine,enter localhost:8080. 8080 is the default port. If you modified it, enter your custom
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
network, enter [name of machine]:8080 or the custom port number you previously set.

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The WebCC 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 Password field, type the password assigned to you by the studio. You can change yourpassword later. If you are an administrator, enter the administrator password.
5. Click Login.

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Chapter 2: WebCC Interface
To manage a production, you will need the WebCC. WebCC is used to create new environments, jobs, scenes
and users, as well as to import and export scene packages. WebCC directly manages your server database.

The WebCC interface is divided into several areas:
Parameter

Description

Top menu

Contains all the commands available in the WebCC. 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 when you select a project from the Environments list.

Scenes

Displays the scenes in an episode or sequence (Job). You can only see yourscenes when you select a job from the Jobs list. You can also see who checkedout the scene, as well as the number of versions and frames.
Click the Add Column button to add information columns to the scene list suchas Current Version, Frames, Checkout User and Priority.

Scene Information

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

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When 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 WebCC server. If not, nothing will happen. For more information, see Batch
Processing in the Harmony Server Installation Guide to learn how to set it up.

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

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Chapter 3: About Users in WebCC
In order to use WebCC, a project collaborator must log in to the WebCC interface with their username andpassword, which must be created by a server administrator beforehand.
WebCC users are regular Harmony Server users, except they have a WebCC password. While users can accessa Harmony Server database from the server's local network using Harmony Server applications with theirusername only, they must absolutely have a password to their account to be able to access WebCC.
If you create a users in WebCC, you must create their password at the same time. If you want to give access to
WebCC to a user account that was created in Control Center, which would hence not have a password, you
can simply select the user from the list of users in WebCC and create a password to that account.
Because WebCC is meant to be used by clients from outside of the studio, every WebCC user is required tohave a strong password, based on the following requirements:l

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

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

lThe password 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 password forthe user usabatch, as this user has administrative privileges and its default password is usabatch.

Viewing User Lists in WebCC

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Adding Users in WebCC

12Deleting Users in WebCC

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Editing User Information in WebCC

16

Refreshing User Lists in WebCC

17

Restricting Access to Environments for WebCC Users

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User Types and Restrictions in WebCC

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Viewing User Lists in WebCCThe 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. When you are finished, click Return to Scene List at the top-left of the screen.

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Adding Users in WebCC
Users must have a Harmony Server account with a password in order to access WebCC. You can create a user
account and assign them a password in the Manage Users panel.
NOTE
Users created in the Control Center application have a Harmony Server account, but do not havepassword to their account. They must be assigned a password before they can use their account tolog in to WebCC. Until then, they only have access to the Harmony Server database throughHarmony applications ran from the local network 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 will be used by the user tolog in to WebCC.
4. In the First Name and Last Name fields, enter the user's first and last names.
5. In the Type drop-down menu, select the user type to define the type of work the user typically
performs. This will determine the permissions the user has on assets in the Harmony database—seeUser Types and Restrictions in WebCC on page 19.

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6. In the New Password field, create a password for the user. WebCC users must have a password
that fits the following requirements:l

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

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

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

7. In the Confirm New Password field, retype the password 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 which you want to assign a password.
The Editing Username form appears on the right.

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3. In the New Password field, create a password for the user. WebCC users must have a password
that fits the following requirements:l

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

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

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

4. In the Confirm New Password field, retype the password to confirm it.
5. Click Apply.
The user will be able to log in to WebCC using their username and newly created password.

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Deleting Users in WebCC
As your studio network grows and evolves, you may need to delete old or obsolete user profiles from yoursystem. After you delete a user profile, the person who used that profile will 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 WebCC
You can edit the user profiles at any time to update the user information.
NOTE
To change your own 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 want to modify.
The Editing Username section appears.
3. Modify the information as required.
4. Click Apply.

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Refreshing User Lists in WebCC
If new users were created through the Control Center module while working in WebCC, you can refresh the list
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 WebCC Users
It is possible to define which users can access each environment in the Harmony Server database via WebCC. It
is also possible to make certain environments inaccessible to any users in WebCC. To do this, a .json
configuration file which defines a list of users who have access rights to each environment must be created at
the following 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 WebCC, followed by the list of users who should have access to the environment, in the following format:{"EnvironmentName1" : ["_all_"],"EnvironmentName2" : ["username1", "username2", "username3"],"EnvironmentName3" : ["username2", "username4"]}

If you want 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 will be inaccessible by anyone
on WebCC. Likewise, if you don't want an environment to be accessible in WebCC, simply omit to list it in theconfiguration file.
After you are done writing the environment filter list, save it, then log in to WebCC to see if it works. If there isa syntax error in the configuration file, WebCC will not apply the restrictions and will add the following
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 make sure
it works.
NOTE
Users with administrative privileges (ie: R & D, Coordinator, Supervisor, TD or Executive typeusers) are not affected by the environment filters and always have access to all environments via
WebCC.

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User Types and Restrictions in WebCC
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 lockedby 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

1

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 WebCC.

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Chapter 4: About Environments, Jobs and Scenes in
WebCC
Every project you create with the Harmony solution starts with an environment, the highest level in the
WebCC. After that, you can add jobs and scenes. Elements (layers and columns) and drawings can only becreated directly in Harmony Advanced or Harmony Premium when working with the WebCC.
The WebCC divides your animation project into the following categories which 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 which it belongs. Each job must have a different
name. You cannot give two 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 which they belong.
Example: adv_sc_001, adv_sc_002, adv_sc_003 and so on.

As your projects come and go, you will probably want to start cleaning up your database, as well 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 want to erase these items before you delete them as there
is no way to retrieve the data after it has been erased.
You might want to export old environments and archive them somewhere else before you delete them fromyour system.
NOTE
If you are working in a mixed Windows/macOS/GNU/Linux environment or share files with otherstudios that do, you should use lowercase letters to name the various items in your animation
projects and not include any spaces. For example, write the_show instead of The Show. This isuseful for GNU/Linux because it is case-sensitive whereas Windows is not.

About Environments in WebCC

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Creating Environments in WebCC

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Deleting Environments in WebCC

27

Setting the Resolution File for WebCC

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About Jobs in WebCC

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Creating Jobs in WebCC

31

Changing Job Status in WebCC

33

Changing Job Priorities in WebCC

34

Deleting Jobs in WebCC

35

About Scenes in WebCC

36

Creating Scenes in WebCC

38

Deleting Scenes to WebCC

40

Checking Scenes In and Out in WebCC

41

Renaming Scenes in WebCC

42

Reordering Scenes in WebCC

43

Clearing Scenes in WebCC

44

Changing the Status of Scenes in WebCC

45

Customizing the Scene Status Colour in WebCC

46

Assigning Scenes to Users in WebCC

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Setting Scene Priority in WebCC

50

Searching Scenes in WebCC

51

Vectorizing Scenes in WebCC

53

Rendering Scenes in WebCC

55

Downloading Scenes from WebCC

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Uploading Scenes Back to WebCC

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About Environments in WebCC
Harmony uses environments to manage and organize related projects. Using environments allows you toorganize your production projects by their nature or type.
If your projects center around episodic and commercial types of work, you can create two 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. When you want to work on a commercial project, open the commercials
environment and select the commercial job you need. Similarly, if you want to work on an episodic project, open
the environment called the_show.
EnvironmentJobdentistcommercials

sc_002soda

sc_001

cerealsc_001

sho_001

the_showsc_001

sho_002

dentistsc_001
sc_002
sc_001
sc_001
sc_002Creating Environments in WebCC

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Deleting Environments in WebCC

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Setting the Resolution File for WebCC

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

How to create an environment in WebCC
1. From the top menu, select Environment > Create.
In mixed platform Environments (Windows/macOS and Windows/GNU/Linux) it is best to nameeverything in lowercase so data can be interpreted the same way on each operating system. The
same is true if working between studios using Windows, 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 or otherspecial characters. The environment name is case sensitive.
3. To grant the user with the rights to modify all the scene assets (drawing, 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 drawings and scenes automatically. You only need to do this once.
You can only do this in a shell with the Setdef command.

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Deleting Environments in WebCC
When you are ready to remove old environments, you can delete them from the database. However, in order toprevent 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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Setting the Resolution File for WebCC
When you create a new environment or job, you can create a project resolution list that will appear in Harmony
Advanced or Harmony Premium. If you work with a particular resolution, you can insert it in your list so it's
available when doing the compositing in Harmony.
You need to copy the resolution.conf file at the server, environment or job level. If you insert the file at theenvironment level, it is not necessary to add one at the job level. All jobs in the environment will use theresolution.conf file at the environment level. If you want all environments to use the same resolution.conf file,place the copy at the server level in the USA_DB folder.
Starting with Harmony Server 11.1, the resolution list is stored in an XML file. The resolution.conf file is stillused and it is still the file that you will copy from the samples folder. If you modify the resolution list in the
Scene Settings dialog box, Harmony will convert the file to an XML file.
The resolution.conf file is located here:lWindows: Program Files > Toon Boom Animation > Harmony 15.0 [Edition] > resources > sampleslmacOS: Applications > Harmony 15.0 [Edition] > tba > resources > samplesl

GNU/Linux: /usr/local/ToonBoomAnimation/harmony[Edition]_
15.0/resources/samples
NOTE
For WebCC, there is a WebCC preview resolution for previewing movies and thumbnails. It should
be in the samples folder. If it is not, be sure to place a copy in the resolution presets.

Insert the Resolution.conf file in the following directory:
Resolutions common to all jobs inthe environment.

/USA_DB/environments/environment_name/resolution.conf

Resolutions common to all scenes
in the job.

/USA_DB/db_jobs/job_name/resolution.conf

Resolutions common to all scenes
and environments.

/USA_DB/resolution/resolution.conf

All scenes found under the environment or job have access to the resolutions stored in that file.
You can simply type new resolutions, modify or delete existing ones from the list. This file can also be sent toother studios with whom you are working.

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Below is the resolution.xml file created by Harmony.

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About Jobs in WebCC
Within each environment is a list of jobs that contains all the segments for your animated sequence. If you arecreating a weekly television series called The Show, you could name your job show_ep_06 (the_show would
be the name of your environment).
If each episode is composed of 100 animated shots, each job would 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 WebCC

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Changing Job Status in WebCC

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Changing Job Priorities in WebCC

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Deleting Jobs in WebCC

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Creating Jobs in WebCC
Every job must be created under an environment. Each job must have a unique name. Two jobs cannot havethe same name, even if they appear in two 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 which you want to create a job.
2. Select Job > Create.
The Create Job window 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 who oversees the animation project and makes sure the work is done
properly. Select the person who most closely resembles this definition. If you do not have a particularuser for the task, you can simply assign this field to: BATCH.
When 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 will mark the various stages that the scenes will passthrough in your production schedule.

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Automatic: When you work on scenes, Harmony automatically approves their status
at each stage.

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Manual: When you work 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 with a priority of 10 is theleast important). Jobs with higher priorities pass in front of other projects with lower priorities in therendering and vectorizing queues.
If you do not know what priority to assign to your project, leave it at 5. You can always change it
later.
8. Click OK.
WebCC adds the new job to the selected environment; it appears in alphabetical order in the Jobs
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Changing Job Status in WebCC
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, drawings), but the job neither appears nor is accessible from theHarmony 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. However, if you need to continue working
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 window opens.

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

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Changing Job Priorities in WebCC
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 will
only affect jobs that are sent after the priorities were changed.

How to change a job's priority
1. From the Environment list, select the environment with the job whose priority you want to change.
2. From the Job list, select a job.
3. Select Job > Change Priority.
The Change Priority window 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 with a priority of 10 is the least
important). Jobs with higher priorities will pass in front of other projects with lower priorities in thequeues.
5. Click OK.
When you send this job to be vectorized or rendered, it will have this new priority in the processing
queue.

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Deleting Jobs in WebCC
When you no longer need a job, you can delete it. Doing so will permanently remove the following:l

SceneslElementslDrawingsl

Database information associated with 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 loss of
your work.

lWait until everyone is offline. This ensures no one can open the data files while 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 with the job you want 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 WebCC
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 what 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 69.

NOTE
When 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 WebCC

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Deleting Scenes to WebCC

40

Checking Scenes In and Out in WebCC

41

Renaming Scenes in WebCC

42

Reordering Scenes in WebCC

43

Clearing Scenes in WebCC

44

Changing the Status of Scenes in WebCC

45

Customizing the Scene Status Colour in WebCC

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Assigning Scenes to Users in WebCC

49

Setting Scene Priority in WebCC

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Searching Scenes in WebCC

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Rendering Scenes in WebCC

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Downloading Scenes from WebCC

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Uploading Scenes Back to WebCC

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Creating Scenes in WebCC
When creating scenes, you must indicate where you want to store the scene data and where you want 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 WebCC
1. From the Environment list, select the environment with the job in which you want to add scenes.
2. From the Job list, select the job in which you want to add scenes.
3. Select Scene > Create.
The Create Scene window opens.

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

lPress Enter/Return.

Repeat until you have the required number of scenes.
NOTE
By default, when 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 other special
characters. All names are case-sensitive.
6. From the File System list, select the path where you want to store the files.
If you are unsure which 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 want, you can only select one path at a time.
Therefore, the WebCC stores all scenes you create in one session at the same place (samepath).
7. Select where you want 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 want to create the scene(s), click the close button (x) at the top-right corner of the Create Scene window.

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Deleting Scenes to WebCC
When deleting a scene, you remove the scene from the WebCC window, as well as permanently removing all
the information associated with the scene including:lExposure sheet (and all associated versions)lElementslDrawingsl

Database informationl

Any palettes stored in that scene's palette library

Before you delete a scene:l

Be sure you really want 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 and lossof work.

l

Wait until everyone is offline. This ensures no one will 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 following: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 WebCC
It is important to check out a scene before exporting it. If you have downloaded a scene to work on and forgot
to perform a checkout, other users could make changes to the scene on the server, which would cause conflicts
with your work when you upload the scene later. In the WebCC, you can check out the scene even if you havealready exported it. Once you check out a scene, other users can open it, but not make changes to it.
When you are finished working 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 when you use the Update Database Scene command (File menu). This could
cause conflicts with other users. For more information on partially updating scenes, see About
Updating WebCC Scenes from Harmony on page 62.

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 following:lSelect Scene > Checkout or Checkin.

l

Right-click and select Checkout or Checkin.

The Checkout or Checkin Scene confirmation window opens.
3. Click OK.

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Renaming Scenes in WebCC
As you work on scenes, their nature and content may change and the name of the scene may no longer be
relevant. When 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 and lossof your work.

lWait until everyone is offline. This ensures no one can open the scene while you rename it.

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

l

Right-click and select Rename.

The Rename Scene window opens.

3. Enter the new scene name and click Rename.
NOTEl

Use lower case letters if the scenes may be used with a Windows workstation.

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

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Reordering Scenes in WebCC
You can change the sequence of scenes in your job, which affects the order in which the scenes appear in the
job throughout the system. You can place a scene anywhere 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 window opens.

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

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Clearing Scenes in WebCC
If you must clear a scene from WebCC, wait until everyone is offline to ensure no one can open the data files
while you clear them. Otherwise, there is a risk of corrupting the files and losing work.

How to clear a scene
1. From the Scenes list, select a scene to clear.
2. Do one of the following: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 drawings lists, showing that the WebCC
module has deleted the exposure sheet for the scene you cleared.

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Changing the Status of Scenes in WebCC
Changing a scene's status and making manual approvals is a way to track its progress in your production. For
example, in a scene whose drawings are being scanned, you can set the scene status to Scan. After you begin
adding colour to these line drawings, 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 approvalstages that reflect the approval process in your production environment—see About Jobs in WebCC on page
30.
Users who have limited rights in WebCC 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 following:lSelect Scene > Change Status.

lRight-click and select Change Status.

The Change Status window opens.

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

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Customizing the Scene Status Colour in WebCC
Changing a scene's status is easy when you can use colours to help differentiate them. With 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 well as manually edit the list.

How to customize the scene status colour
1. Select Admin > Change Statuses.
The Change Custom Statuses window 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 with the new status and its
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 window closes.
The next time you change the status of a scene, the new status will 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 window, 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 WebCC
Project collaborators who do not have administrative privileges must be assigned a scene before they canexport it. Likewise, they must still be in ownership of the scene when they're done making changes to thescene and want to import their version back into the database. Hence, it is important to assign each scene tothe user who is expected to work on it.
NOTE
For more information on user types and privileges, see User Types and Restrictions in WebCC on
page 19.

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

l

Right-click and select Assign to User.

The Assign User window opens.

3. Select a user to assign to the scene.
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Setting Scene Priority in WebCC
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 was already sent to the queue, changing the priority will not affect its priority in the queue. Changes
will only be applied the next time it is sent to the queue.
NOTE
If you want 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 window in the Control Center application—see Viewing 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 following:lSelect Scene > Change Priority.

lRight-click and select Change Priority.

The Change Priority window 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 with higher priorities pass infront of other projects with lower priorities in the Vectorize and Render queues even if there isalready a queue processing.
4. Close the window.
The new scene priority appears in the Priority column of the Scenes list.

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Searching Scenes in WebCC
When managing your production, you will want to search and filter scenes to accurately track progress. In the
WebCC, 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.

Two search fields appear.

2. Do one or both of the following: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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displayed below.

How to reset the Advanced Search fields
1. Do one of the following: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 WebCC
When your scene is completed, you can revectorize scanned drawings with a different vectorization style,including TVG, greyscale, greyscale rougher lines or soft edge, and tones/highlights. You can also choose toconvert vector drawings into bitmap drawings.
If you didn't scan drawings 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 following:lSelect Scene > Vectorize.

lRight-click and select Send to Vectorize.

The Send to Vectorize window 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 following:lSelect Scene > Unvectorize.

lRight-click and select Send to Unvectorize.

The Send to Unvectorize window 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 following:l

As Scanned to use the resolution at which the drawing was 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 WebCC
When 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 each scene
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 following:lSelect Scene > Send to Rendering.

l

Right-click and select Send to Rendering.

The Send to Rendering window 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 want 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 want to create a sequence of images in fields, such as in NTSC or PAL, select Enable Field
Composite option and any of the following:l

Add Pulldown: Uses the 3:2 pulldown technique.

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

lSecond Field First: Always starts with the second field before combining with the first
field.

8. Click Send to Rendering.

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Downloading Scenes from WebCC
WebCC allows you to download (export offline) scenes from a studio's Harmony database and work on them
locally from a remote location. When downloading the scene, you have the option to check it out, which locks itfrom being modified by other users until you make your changes to it. Once you are done working on the scene,
you can re-import it back into the database via WebCC, and check it back in at the same time.
Scenes can be exported individually or in bulk. When exporting scenes, a package containing the scenes iscreated in the User Exchange folder. Users can then download that package using the Exchange Manager
panel accessible from the File menu.
NOTE
The following restrictions apply to exporting scenes from WebCC:
l

Users who do not have administrative privileges must be assigned a scene before they canexport or re-import it—see User Types and Restrictions in WebCC on page 19 and Assigning
Scenes to Users in WebCC on page 49.

l

Scenes cannot be uploaded or downloaded using a tablet.

l

If you want to export or import environments, jobs and scenes for archiving, you must use theControl Center. WebCC is designed to allow remote project collaborators to work 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 window 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 drawings.

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

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

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

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preset options. Select the Checkout option to lock the scene, preventing anyone frommodifying the scene. Click Export.
l

To export your selection with custom options, click Export to Another Database. The
Export with Options window opens—see Import or Export to Another Database
Options on page 70. 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 download them, select the Delete from Exchange After
Download option in the bottom-right corner.
8. In the Package list, select the zip file to download.

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

button.

TIP
When you no longer need the stored packages in the exchange folder, delete them from the User
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Uploading Scenes Back to WebCC
Once you are done working 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 following restrictions apply to importing scenes in WebCC:l

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

l

Users who do not have administrative privileges must be assigned a scene before they can export or reimport it—see User Types and Restrictions in WebCC on page 19 and Assigning Scenes to Users in
WebCC on page 49.

l

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

l

Scenes cannot be uploaded or downloaded using a tablet.

l

If you want to export or import environments, jobs and scenes for archiving, you must use the Control
Center. WebCC is designed to allow remote project collaborators to work on individual scenes.
NOTE
Importing your scene into WebCC will 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 download when exporting your scenes from WebCC.
2. In WebCC, select Admin > Import.
The Import panel opens.
3. Click Add Another File to your Exchange to browse for and upload your zip file.
Once the package is uploaded, WebCC 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, selecting
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4. If you have checked out the scene when 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 following:lClick Quick Import to import your scene with 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 70.

TIP
When 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: About Updating WebCC Scenes from
Harmony
When working on a scene you exported from WebCC in Harmony, it is possible to download changes made to
the scene by other users directly from WebCC into Harmony. Likewise, once you are done working on a scene,
you can upload your changes directly from Harmony to the WebCC server. In both cases, this is referred to as a"partial update".
To perform partial updates, you must first add the address to the WebCC server in your Harmony preferences.
Then, when downloading or uploading changes to a scene, you will be prompted to enter your WebCC
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Configuring Harmony to Perform Partial Updates with WebCC
To be able to perform partial updates, you must first add the address to the WebCC server in your Harmony
preferences.

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

3. In the URL field of the Web Control Center section, type in the URL of the WebCC server including
the protocol, domain and port number, as you would in your web browser:
protocol://hostname:portnumber
For example, to access a server named webcc.mystudio through https via port 8843, you would
enter:
https://webccserver.mystudio:8843
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Downloading Scene Changes from WebCC in Harmony
If the scene you exported from WebCC has been updated on the WebCC server, your local version will be
outdated. If you need to work on the latest version, you can download the changes made to the scene directlyfrom the WebCC server into Harmony.
IMPORTANTThis will overwrite changes that you have made locally to the scene and which you have not
uploaded to the WebCC server.

How to download changes made to the database scene from WebCC 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 will be prompted to enter your WebCC
username and password:

3. Click on the OK button.
The following prompt will appear:

4. If you want to download palettes, templates and other assets added to the scene's environment,
check the Environment check box.
5. If you want to download palettes, templates and other assets added to the scene's job, check the
Job check box.
6. Click on the Continue button.
Harmony will download the scene from the database server, apply the changes to it, and re-open
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Uploading Scene Changes from Harmony to WebCC
Once you are done working on your local copy of a scene you exported from WebCC, you can upload thechanges you made directly from Harmony to the original version of the scene on the WebCC server.
NOTE
Uploading changes to your scene to WebCC will cause the thumbnail and preview movie to be
automatically regenerated in WebCC. It may however take a few minutes for the thumbnail andpreview movie to update.

How to download changes made to the database scene from WebCC 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 will be prompted to enter your WebCC
username and password:

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

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Chapter 6: WebCC Commands
File Menu
Command

Description

Manage Uploaded/Exported Files

Opens the Exchange Manager, where you can upload zip files from yourcomputer or download zip files exported from WebCC.
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 two jobs with 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.

DeleteWhen a job is deleted, its scenes, elements, drawings, palette library, anddatabase information are permanently deleted. If you want to archive ajob, you should delete the job only after you have exported it and saved it
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Before deleting a job, verify that it is not currently in use.

Change Approval Policy

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

Change Status

Lets you indicate whether jobs are in production or completed. You canalways 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 - lowest 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.
Launches Harmony and opens the scene in it. If it was not previouslyOpen

specified, you will be asked to specify the path to the software's
executable file.
Opens the Create Scene window where you can add one or more scenes
to the selected job. You can also choose to:Create•Select the file system where the created scenes will be stored.

•

Choose the position the scene will take within the job.

Removes a scene from the database. Before you use this command, makesure the selected scenes is not currently in use.
DeleteRenameWhen a scene is deleted, its exposure sheet, elements, drawings, palette
library and database information are permanently removed. If you want toarchive a scene, you should delete the scene only after you have exported
it and saved it in a secure location.
Opens the Rename Scene window where 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

Force Unlock Version

Usually, a scene unlocks when it is closed by a user. However, if acomputer crashes while a scene is locked (in use), a scene may remain
locked even if it is not open.
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 was checked out, but not checked back in.
Force Checkin

Use this command only in extreme cases. Otherwise, two versions of thesame scene will be in use, which will 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 = lowest 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 where it is in the
animation production process.

Reorder

Lets you change the order of scenes in a job.

Clear

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

Send to Vectorize

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

Send to Unvectorize

Lets you convert a scene's vector drawings into bitmap drawings.

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

Admin Menu
Command

Description

Change Password

Lets you change your password or set an empty password (no password
needed for login).

Change Statuses

Lets you edit, reorder, or remove statuses, as well 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 WCC

Opens the WebCC integrated help system.

Developer HelpLets you access documentation on other APIs.

About

Opens the About WebCC page which displays copyright information.

View Log

Opens the WebCC log window which details the activity in the WebCC.

Scenes List
Parameter

Description

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many versions of the same scene saved in the root project folder.

Frames

Displays the number of frames in the scene. This indicates the lengthof the scene. If artwork 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 who 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

Assigned

Displays the priority of the scene on a scale of 0–10 (0 = highest
priority, 10 = lowest priority).
Displays the to which a scene is assigned.

Import or Export to Another Database Options
Exporting to another database makes a package with many scenes that must be imported into anotherdatabase. You cannot open them offline as individual scenes. This is useful when exchanging large quantities ofscenes from one studio to another. However, a freelancer working on a limited number of scenes may not wantto 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

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open a scene if this is not selected for export.
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 (drawing andbitmap files) of the Element directories.

Timing Drawings

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

Annotation

Lets you export the different drawings created while drawing in the
Annotation columns and imported images.

Stage (xsheet & network)

Selected by default, this option exports the Harmony [Edition]
directory, which contains the Harmony [Edition] files for each scene
you export. These files are necessary if you want 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 drawings into the scene folder that is referred to by the
Timing columns and their Element (Drawing) nodes.

Palettes

Exports the palette-library directories. Decide if you want to export
the palette-library from the environment, job or scene level. When you
select a level, the palette-library in lower-level directories will also beexported.
Check Backup if you want to export the palette-list file which isnecessary for the scene to know which palettes to use. In most cases,
you should select this option as well as the Scene option.

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

Libraries

Exports templates created at the selected levels.

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Chapter 7: Viewing the Log
The WebCC log view displays the log of operations done on the Harmony Server database. Green messages
aresuccessful operations, orange messages are warnings, 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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