Re: 32bit vs 64bit and QuickTime/AVFoundation
Re: 32bit vs 64bit and QuickTime/AVFoundation
- Subject: Re: 32bit vs 64bit and QuickTime/AVFoundation
- From: Trygve Inda <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:16:24 -0700
- Thread-topic: 32bit vs 64bit and QuickTime/AVFoundation
>
> On 09/09/2013, at 9:56 PM, Trygve Inda <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> am considering merging them into one app, but it would have to be 32bit
>> only (though of course it will run on 64bit systems).
>>
>> Is there any real drawback to this? I'd like to support 10.6 - 10.9 and I
>> know that if I merge them into one app, I'll have to link against 10.7 at
>> least to get AV Foundation. It would not be a deal breaker to drop 10.6
>> support.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
>
> Why not make it 64-bit only and drop 32-bit support? That will lose fewer
> users than dropping 10.6 support. The last Mac that could only run 32-bit apps
> is many years old now.
>
> --Graham
>
>
Because the QuickTime C functions are 32bit only and are sometimes required
to parse video files decpending on the codec used.
Trygve
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