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What about a native mac osx version of MC???

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lvmcmwalk:
i'LL gladly purchase a new MC for my Macbook Pro!!! Till the true MAC version of MC comes out! The primary advantage to having MC under MAC OS is not having to mess with ASIO to get around Windows corrupting the digital output via KMixer.

glynor:
I thought I'd mention...

I just tried the new beta version of Parallel's Desktop 3.0 for OSX.  The new version of Parallels is exciting because it includes 3D graphics support including DirectX and OpenGL acceleration.  I was hoping, beyond hope, that this would mean it would play nicer with MC12.

As is, MC12 works well in Windowed and Full Screen modes in Parallels Desktop, including playing video and G-Force and all that fun stuff.  However, the coolest feature of Parallel's Desktop by far is it's Coherance mode, which makes Windows applications look and act like OSX apps, including running from the Dock (and now the ability to even choose them as default applications for your specific file types).  This is really pretty slick, if you haven't seen it...

Unfortunately, Coherance mode does NOT work with MC, even with the new DirectX acceleration feature enabled.  MC launches, but acts really weird.  It shows up in the dock, but sometimes disappears.  And the UI "partially" appears on screen.  (It's really weird... It's there, but you can only see some of it and the rest is cut off.)  Too bad... I might not have my MacBook Pro set to boot Windows by default if only MC would work in Coherance mode well...  ::)

machinehead:

--- Quote from: JimH on November 13, 2006, 05:38:56 am ---We think about OSX and Linux all the time, but it's a formidable development project and I don't think it would bring a lot of new sales.  Maybe some day.

--- End quote ---

If you consider the audiophile group OSX makes up the biggest group, or biggest growing group.  If you were at RMAF, you saw most rooms were using OSX.

I think you could really give something like iTunes and PM a real run for their money, especially if your software could support a plug a room correction plug in
like ARC.  Most of the Mac users are tired of the restrictions that iTunes places on a user.  Plus you are the only software I have seen that will record TV shows, which
makes it a complete solution.

One more vote for a Mac OSX version.....

StaticBool:
I have been using MC for more than 10 years now, but recently I switched to a Mac which is indeed a better choice for people who love music, videos, web design and network programming.
However, iTunes is not even close to a worthy adversary compared to Media Center.

MC is literally the only software I use that does not run on my new Mac.
Some people already mentioned: most users who like to organize, produce or work with music tend to use Apple products. As time passes, it might also be advisable to have a solution to stream music, photos and videos onto mobile devices such as iPhone and iPad.

As a matter of fact, I have transposed several of my C++-applications that I made for Windows to Objective C now. It was easier than I thought!

JimH:
Coming soon...
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?board=31.0

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