Has anyone fathomed how to view Hikvision on a Mac with OS updated to the latest Catalina? I have tried iVMS4200 - crashes every thime Sea Monkey - Live view not working Never managed to get safari or Firefox - even with plugins - but they're totally out of the running now. Any genius that has cracked the Hikvision/Mac mystery please help!!!!! Do not upgrade until compatibility is officially announced. While some 64-bit plug-ins may be considered compatible with macOS 10.15 Catalina, they may not be supported by the manufacturer or have problems with installation or saving. Go to the About The Mac OS Catalina 10.15 Upgrade page for more information. About The Mac OS Catalina 10.15.
- inProduction by Bobby Owsinski
You’ve probably heard of the latest Mac operating system update that’s just been released called Catalina (OS 10.15). There are a lot of great features like the ability to use an iPad as a second screen, new entertainment apps, and much increased privacy and protection, that will make it a viable update for everyone at some point. AT SOME POINT. If you depend upon your DAW or any audio apps for your business or songwriting, that point is not now.
One of the main reasons why is that Catalina is a 64 bit operating system and any of your apps that are 32 bit will not run. In fact, there are enough differences that even your 64 bit-ready audio apps probably won’t run either, which is why over 40 audio software developers have warned not to upgrade just yet. These include just about every major DAW developer on the market as well as most major plugin developers (see the list here on this very helpful page from Pro Tools Expert).
The rule here is to stay on your current operating system until further notice, especially if everything is working well.
In fact, the general feeling is to stay with your current OS until the updated 15.1 or even 15.2 come out so you can be relieved of any of the bugs associated with a brand new OS.
Kill Auto-Update
In order to ensure that your system doesn’t automatically update in the background without you realizing it, turn off auto-update.
Simply go into “System Preferences” -> “App Store.”
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You’ll see a checkbox that says “Automatically check for updates.” If you have this checked, your Mac will automatically check to see if any app or operating system updates are available in the Mac App Store, so make sure it’s unchecked.
Check Your Apps
The next thing is to check to see what apps that you use are still 32 bit and will need to be updated to eventually be used with Catalina.
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- Click on the Apple logo in the top-left corner.
- Choose “About This Mac.”
- Click “System Report.” (Lower left-hand button on the “Overview” tab.)
- Click “Software > Applications.”
- A list of the applications will appear.
Look in the column titled 64-Bit and make sure it says “Yes.” (Sort this column to make finding 32 bit apps easier).
If the word “Yes” appears in the column, you’re good. If the word “No” appears in the column, go check the developer’s website and find out if they have or are planning to release a 64-bit version of their software.
From all reports, this is not an easy update even when you’re ready for it, taking about an hour with a lot of confusing checkboxes and “Unsupported” apps and plugins alerts.
Do yourself a favor and stay away until sometime after the 1st of the year to be safe.
If you're using one of these computers with OS X Mavericks or later, you can install macOS Catalina. Your Mac also needs at least 4GB of memory and 12.5GB of available storage space, or up to 18.5GB of storage space when upgrading from OS X Yosemite or earlier. Learn how to upgrade to macOS Catalina.
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