With Apple dropping native OS level support for a number of 3rd party codecs with macOS 10.15, we will need to find alternative workflows for converting and viewing videos using, soon to be unsupported video codecs, like Avid’s DNxHD. If you are using video files in your workflow and plan to update to Catalina then we recommend that you read this article. It covers the story, issues and what is, and needs to be done, by developers and users alike. You can learn much more about all of this in our in-depth article Apple Announce End Of Native Support For Avid DNx Codecs - Avid Respond. We will continue to improve or introduce new features for DNxHD and DNxHR, proven by the recent release of DNxUncompressed option, and will support these new features on various operating systems, including MacOS.” DNxHD, DNxHR, Pro Tools and Media Composer will continue to be supported and will be compatible with the current and future release of Mac OS. With the deprecation of the QuickTime 7 libraries, support for these formats is now based on each media application supporting these codecs natively using 64 bit compliant and performance-tuned libraries available through Avid, or each application vendors own implementation using the SMPTE VC-3 standards specifications that the DNx family of codecs are based on.Īs such, for customers using Apple Computers and MacOS, this announcement does not affect Pro Tools and Media Composer, any other products that have chosen to implement DNxHD and DNxHR natively in the aforementioned manner, or, DNxHD/HR supported through MXF wrappers. DNxHD and DNxHR within the QuickTime wrapper have been traditionally supported by various products on the MacOS platform either through native integration by various MacOS based applications, or through the plugin mechanism that the QuickTime 7 ™ libraries provided. “Apple has released an article related to the future of codec support with Apple FCP X and identified that DNxHD and DNxHR will not be supported in future releases of that product. At the time, back in December 2018, Avid released this statement… The other issue for anyone working with video, including those in audio post production is that Catalina marks the end of native support at OS level for a huge number of video codecs including most significantly for Pro Tools users, Avid DNxHD. Also be aware, as we mentioned earlier in this article, the list of Apple Mac computers that will be compatible with macOS Catalina will be shorter, so do check that your Apple Mac computer will support Catalina, especially if you have an older Mac computer. To be clear, it is our understanding that until Avid can make everything in Pro Tools 64-bit code, Pro Tools will not be compatible with macOS Catalina, and Pro Tools users will need to wait until Avid produce a Catalina compatible version of Pro Tools before they can upgrade their Apple Mac computers to Catalina. As far as QuickTime is concerned, we are also working on solutions to ensure workflow continuity for our users.” Mojave was mostly about tuning performance and presented unique challenges, we anticipate that Catalina support will be more straightforward, with only a few 32-bit components to port to 64-bit, which is not a difficult process. “We’re already working closely with Apple on ensuring timely support for all flavors of Pro Tools. Rather than speculate, to get a clearer view, we asked Francois Quereuil, Director of Product Management | Audio Workstations & Control Surfaces at Avid and he gave us this exclusive statement… There has already been discussions about what will need to happen to the Pro Tools code to be ready for macOS Catalina, with differing opinions of what Avid needs to do. This article has been superseded by several articles that have much more up to date information. We have an exclusive statement from Avid. Consequently, replacements will need to be found for any 32-bit applications, which you are still using that developers choose not to update to 64-bit applications.įinally we look at what needs to be done to continue working with video files and codecs, as native OS support of a number of 3rd party codecs will end with the release of Catalina and then there is the question of what changes will Avid need to make to Pro Tools to drop any remaining dependence on 32-bit code like QuickTime. The second issue is that macOS 10.15 will be 64-bit only, as promised on the release of macOS Mojave. With the announcement of macOS 10.15 Catalina at the WWDC on June 3rd 2019, we now have initial confirmation from Apple about which Mac computers will be supported with macOS Catalina. In this article, we provide advice on what to do to prepare for the release of Catalina “in the fall”.
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