Can I run Final Cut Server with Java 7

You can re-enable the Java 6 web start functionality with this article:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5559

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No you can not use Oracle's Java 7 current with Final Cut Server. This might help: http://wisebyte.blogspot.com/2012/11/oracle-java-broke-final-cut-server.html if you need to revert back to the latest working Java version.

I'm glad it helped 🙂

OK Here is the kicker that starts to **** me off now with Apple not developing anything else for FCSvr. I have kept Java 6 in order to run FCSvr but now my Safari and Firefox are refusing to show me certain web content because i am not using the latest version of Java.

THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY APPLE!!!

When I found the problem I contacted Oracle to let them know this problem. Looks like they fixed the problem. I can confirm that Final Cut Server client works with the latest version of Java 7. 🙂

Good news it's working with the latest version of Java 7.

Hi Wisebyte

I have the newest version of Java running under 10.8.

What is the process for getting the Final Cut Server client to run?

Was able to get it to download properly, but when I try to run the client I do not get the login window.

Thanks!

Make sure you update your OS to 10.8.2 then ran Java 7 update 11. That's working for me.

BTW from what I'm seeing Java 7 update 11 does not work for Lion, but Java 7 update 9 does. If you need to revert download the little app I made. Here's the link to it: http://wisebyte.blogspot.com/2012/11/oracle-java-broke-final-cut-server.html. You can treat it as an Java uninstaller. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the link.

However, I still get the same behaviour.

Here's the message I get from the Java console:

#### Java Web Start Error:

#### QTJava requires Apple Java VM 1.1 or greater

Exception in thread "Javaws Secure Thread" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class quicktime.QTSession

Also, does my server need to be on the same OS/version of Java as the clients?

Thanks for your help.

It works now. Just needed to delete the app and re-download the FCS installer from the server.

Thanks for your help!

I know how you feel. I have been thinking about the same move for the longest while. We also switched our editing from fcp7 to cs6 and we can only recommend it as our workflow is much more seemless. We actually had a discussion with Adobe and told them that the only thing missing in their product line is a solid answer to fcs that is integrated with cs6. We are also very disappointented in apple's decision to kill this great working software.