[Finale] Finale 2014 Mac and Java

2013-11-04 Thread Bob Shuster
It's dismaying to say the least when a big selling point of the new software is improved Apple Mac OS X support, but I can't even run it without installing an old version of Java (Java SE 6) that's highly unsecure and unsafe to run! The current version of Java is Java 7 version 45, so it's

Re: [Finale] Finale 2014 Mac and Java

2013-11-04 Thread Eric Dannewitz
I didn't see it wanting to use Java. I do have Java installed, whatever the latest version is on 10.9. I did notice that the first time you run the Demo, it scans all your plugins, but doesn't tell you that it is, so it appears it has HUNG but it hasn't. And I had to force quit at least once

Re: [Finale] Finale 2014 Mac and Java

2013-11-04 Thread Good, Michael
Hi Bob, Java 6 is required for MusicXML support on Mac because Java 7 on Mac is 64-bit only. Java 6 on Mac has all the security improvements that Java 7 does; it's not the old version that Oracle has available for Windows downloads. Best regards, Michael Good MakeMusic, Inc.

Re: [Finale] Finale 2014 Mac and Java

2013-11-04 Thread Dean Rosenthal
I've read about this with Mavericks (Java 6 SE). Is it the case for all versions of Finale? It's about high time I traded up (2009c current) - Jari posted a review that appears helpful, much about legacy files, among other intrinsic details. My main concern is that my .mus files from 2009 will