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Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.4

dork said:
Darnit! When will the developers be upgrading their plugins, anyone know? I can't tell that the new mail is any different from the old mail, other than that my Dockstar and Letterbox no longer work at all :(
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Email them and ask, I did and so far I'm waiting for just one more reply.
 
Not going to read all the pages but here are the updates to Aperture.

Summary:
- Added tethering support for more cameras including 5D MK II and 1Ds MKIII
- Added more RAW support for cameras.
- Changed how some of the metadata fields are read by 3rd party programs. Adobe Bridge CS5 now reads the Date Subject Created field from Aperture. (No more need for Bridge for me!)

By now many of you have already done the upgrade to 10.6.4. From what was mentioned in the update info, most of the changes were security fixes, and small bug fixes throughout the OS. However, there are a couple of improvements for Aperture users, the main one being expanded tethered shooting support. According to Apple’s website, 10.6.4 adds tethered support in Aperture for “additional digital camera models.” From the reports we are hearing this includes the Canon 5D MKII and the Canon 1DS MKIII.

The update also addresses IPTC computability issues, and adds RAW support ( throughout the OS ) for additional digital cameras, though we have yet to see an updated list. This is exciting news for any Canon shooters who have been frustrated by having to contend with Canon’s proprietary software to handle tethered shooting with certain cameras.

As reports come back ( or we see an official list of supported cameras ) we will be sure to keep you posted.

UPDATE: This just in, we are hearing reports that the changes to the metadata computability issues in the 10.6.4 update have to do with how Aperture exports IPTC metadata so that 3rd party applications can read it. We are also counting up all the cameras that Aperture now supports for doing tethered shooting, and although all the results are not quite in yet, it is safe to say that A3 supports at least 20 more cameras for tethered shooting than LR3 does!
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Via MacCreate
 
Sensamic said:
Whats the difference between a normal update an a COMBO? I'm new to mac.
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A combo update includes all of the fixes and patches from previous updates as well as the new ones. If you install the 10.6.4 combo update, you would not have have installed 10.6.1, 10.6.2 and 10.6.3 before. I prefer to get the combo updates so that when I reinstall, I can just copy the combo update from my external hard drive and install it. That's always a hell of a lot faster than redownloading 2 gigs of stuff Apple each time through Software Update.
 
Sensamic said:
Whats the difference between a normal update an a COMBO? I'm new to mac.
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A regular software update is all that is needed.

Some geeky wanna-be know-it-alls will tell you that, if you really want to do the update the best possible way, you should download the combo update (which has everything from 10.6.1 to 10.6.4), and install it while holding the shift key, repairing permissions before and after the update, and kneeling and bowing while facing toward Cupertino, CA.

But the recommended process from Apple is to use Software Update so that the items that your Mac needs are downloaded, then the package installs, and your Mac reboots. This easy way of doing it is perfectly fine.

But, as the post immediately before this one points out, if you've got multiple Macs to update, it's a good idea to download the Combo Update, put it on a flash drive, or a CD, or use DropBox to share it among your Macs so that they can all be updated without needing to do a Software Update on all of your Macs.
 
ztrafe said:
Huge performace increase on 330m :)

Half-life 2 on Very High texture and on portal all setting can be maxed out without lag! Native resolution on 1680x1050. :) I have not tested to max out Half-Life 2 yet, but before the update i only could have the texture set to medium. Huge performace increase on the video driver. TY steam. TY apple for listening to steam. TY nvidia and Apple fort building the drivers . :)

Also the computer now handle to have PS CS5 with GPU acceleration and Windows 7 with aero glass on wmware Fusion 3.1 on the same time without expose to lag or the computer to become unstable.. :D All stable!

i am happy :D
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I too am seeing a significant performance increase on my 9400m. Portal was playing at 1440x900 with everything maxed out at about 20fps - very impressive.
 
resolves an issue that causes the keyboard or trackpad to become unresponsive!!!!!!! about time they addressed this.. happened to me twice while typing the first line. Was going to bring it back to work for them to look at (leased computer for work) which was going to set me back due to them not knowing how to work on Macs.
 
I can't download the update. It was working just fine until it reached 226.4 MB. Then it just sat there and the hours kept going up... to 300 hours! I quit the download and tried again, then it stopped at 2 MB.

Then I got a message that says, "The update "Mac OS X Update" can't be saved. Software Update can't connect to the update server. Make sure you're connected to the Internet, and then try again." I am definitely connected to the Internet, but I am still getting that same message.
 

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morningsong said:
Will my iMac play Blu-rays now? ;)
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You can buy one of the notebook BD-drives, and they should work within your iMac under Windows 7. However, i think this "solution" will not support external displays, because most BD-software requires a closed copyprotected path. That should not be a big problem with BD-ripping software + VLC.
 
Spulture said:
I can't download the update. It was working just fine until it reached 226.4 MB. Then it just sat there and the hours kept going up... to 300 hours! I quit the download and tried again, then it stopped at 2 MB.

Then I got a message that says, "The update "Mac OS X Update" can't be saved. Software Update can't connect to the update server. Make sure you're connected to the Internet, and then try again." I am definitely connected to the Internet, but I am still getting that same message.
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Have you tried a reboot? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you :)
 
GrowlMail is Broken AGAIN!?!?!

roadbloc said:
Not again! Bloody hell Apple! Shape up!
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Totally! Really outrageous. Look, let's incorporate, nay, GATHER, and all band together, you can be the leader, since you really seem to have things together on this!

We'll start a letter writing campaign to Apple, complaining about how their updates are really interfering with third party software that developers aren't taking the time to prepare so that it works well with Apple's updates! We can put some Right Saucy Bits ;) in about how Apple is keeping developers from achieving their dreams, and about how we are really starting to doubt Apple's dedication to Sparkle Motion!

Then we can call all the major media outlets and tell them how THIS IS IT! We've had it with Apple's BS, we're mad as hell and we're not gonna take it anymore! Until the 24th, because, I mean, DUH... iPhone 4! But seriously, after that, this is THE LAST STRAW.

What do you say? Are you with me!?
 
Spulture said:
Just rebooted and no luck. I don't understand why I can't download the update!
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You might just have to try again some other time, or you could try resetting your router (if that's how you connect). Are you wireless or wired via ethernet? If you're wireless I suggest using wired as it's much more reliable, at least in my case.

Good luck my friend. :apple:
 
2009 Mac Pro w/ GTX-285 here and window resizing in PhotoShop w/ GPU options enabled is significantly faster than before update. Something has changed for the better with graphics performance.

Happy camper :D
 
Apple broke my stuff!

Anyone else experience this after the update? Font Book no longer works, at least with Adobe. I had some fonts from a project that worked fine before, after the update the only way I can get extra fonts (besides the system fonts) is to put them directly in the indesign font folder. Fonts are not seen in Adobe Indesign or Illustrator or Microsoft word. The only thing I can think of is that the font book is not working with this update. Seems like a big issue.

Any other ideas?

Also in indesign and illustrator (CS3) my number pad on my apple external wired keyboard is not working. All other programs it is fine.

Any ideas?
 
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