Apple Final Cut Server - Manual (Page 99)

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Installing Final Cut Server Clients
This chapter covers the following:
 Introduction to the Final Cut Server Client (p. 99)
 Using Java Web Start (p. 100)
 About the Java Web Start Client Files (p. 103)
Introduction to the Final Cut Server Client
The Final Cut Server client is what users use to interact with the Final Cut Server
catalog. It also has an Administration window that provides additional
Final Cut Server system configuration controls (which are documented in Part II
of this manual, “
General Administration ”).
The Final Cut Server client is a Java application that can be run on Mac OS X,
Windows XP, and Windows Vista computers. You install the client using a Java Web
Start process by entering the network location of the Final Cut Server computer in a
web browser. The browser automatically downloads and installs the client.
Important: Although the Final Cut Server client can be run on both Mac OS X and
Windows computers, you may have issues with some QuickTime codecs. Several
QuickTime codecs are available in either a Mac OS X or Windows version, but not both.
This may lead to a situation where a media file is not recognized by the client’s computer
and cannot be played. For the best results, record in and encode with codecs supported
by all of the operating systems on which you plan to run Final Cut Server client.