After Snow Leopard was released, it became very clear which applications were 64 bit capable, and which were not. For chunky applications, like video transcoding, there was a rush to make the apps 64 bit capable. Even if the 64 bit label didn’t improve the application’s performance, nobody wanted to be left out of the gold rush. Unfortunately, that lead to a few problems.
Applications like HandBrake and FairMount rely on libraries that are included with VLC. If you’re running a 64 bit build of HandBrake, you’ll have to be running a 64 bit build of VLC. Most of these applications have since released compatible 64 bit and 32 bit versions, but that wasn’t always the case.
The point is, just because something is shiny a new, that doesn’t mean you should jump on it immediately. Research a little bit, and make sure that you won’t run into any incompatibilities that will ruin your day.
Photo Credit: tanakawho
October 30th, 2009 at 11:24 am
http://su.pr/2DIQ0Z – Be careful jumping to 64 bit apps!
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
More from author
October 30th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
Macgasm.net: Be Careful About Jumping on the 64 Bit Bandwagon Willy-Nilly: After Snow Leopard was released, it became… http://bit.ly/J1jq9
This comment was originally posted on Twitter
More from author