If you are planning to integrate your external post-production vendor via an FTP server or other integrated connector, this article will serve as a general overview of what to expect and specific articles to reference for more detailed information.

Using External Post-Production in Creative Force offers as much flexibility as studios have needs. As such, it can be overwhelming to know where to start and what resources are available as you move through the implementation process.
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This article serves as an overview for users looking to understand more about External Post-Production in Creative Force.
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When planning to set up External Post-Production in Creative Force, you first need to choose a connection method for the vendor.
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Creative Force offers a number of ways to connect to External Vendors.

For a detailed overview of all connectors and their related sub-functions, please see our dedicated connector overview article at the link below.

After choosing a connection type, you can get started adding your first External Post Production Vendor in the Studio Settings.

For detailed instructions and a walkthrough of setting up your first post-production vendor, please see our dedicated article at the link below.

If selecting Box.com or FTP as your connection method, there will be additional options and 'Transfer Settings' you will need to understand and configure.

For detailed instructions and a walkthrough of configuring Transfer Settings, please see our dedicated article at the link below.

Once your vendor has been added and configured, it will be time to start integrating it into your Productions.
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First, you will need to add your external post-production vendor to Workflows:

After adding your vendor to Workflows, you will be ready to configure them in your Style Guides as well.

Once your Productions have gone live, you may, from time to time, need to switch between different post-production vendors on the fly.

If your Productions are also utilizing external post-production with video files, you may want to know more about how that process may differ.

When working with vendors who have not previously used Creative Force, you may also want to share resources with your External Vendors.

Occasionally, you might encounter delays with your vendor returning files or Creative Force not recognizing those files as expected.

Or when the files have been returned from the vendor, you might encounter a 'No Preset' error when QCing the files.

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