Apple Silicon Support

[threiner]

Any news on Apple Silicon Support?

[toadhall_manager]

After Camera Bits has moved to a subscription model, I need an update from CB on Apple Silicon support. I get it, PM is heavily disk dependent not processor bottle-necked. Having faster drives is my responsibility, and I average 2002MB/s write and 2486MB/s read. I've done my part, and am putting this back on you to update the PM community with a roadmap for Apple silicon development. Rosetta emulation is not a solution, it's a workaround.

[Kirk Baker]

After Camera Bits has moved to a subscription model, I need an update from CB on Apple Silicon support. I get it, PM is heavily disk dependent not processor bottle-necked. Having faster drives is my responsibility, and I average 2002MB/s write and 2486MB/s read. I've done my part, and am putting this back on you to update the PM community with a roadmap for Apple silicon development. Rosetta emulation is not a solution, it's a workaround.

Support for Apple Silicon is what I've worked on day in and day out for several months now.  It is my highest priority.  When the effort will be completed is not certain at this point but we'll definitely put out a beta for interested users to test once it is ready.

-Kirk

[ddegner]

Thanks for the update Kirk!

I'm sure it quickly gets complicated re-writing a multi-platform, highly optimized, program like this.

[willievass]

Sign me up for the beta when it's ready for public testing.

[vale]

You got the response on this topic:

The next major release of Photo Mechanic will be native for both 64-bit Intel and Arm processors.  I am expecting it to be out in about a year from now.


-Kirk

[Kirk Baker]

You got the response on this topic:

The next major release of Photo Mechanic will be native for both 64-bit Intel and Arm processors.  I am expecting it to be out in about a year from now.

My estimate was way off the mark.  Other work got in the way of that effort and put it behind schedule.  You're right.  But I will persevere until the task is complete.

-Kirk