Apple has, but is now the only remaining 32-bit application included within macOS High Sierra’s already 64-bit default software stack. What is Apple planning? You can check which of your apps run in 32-bit in About This MacSystem ReportApplications where you’ll find a column called 64-bit. Click this, and you’ll see which apps don’t yet run that way. Apple’s DVD Player is one of these 32-bit apps, even though notes around the software claim it was last modified in the most recent macOS release — despite the version number being unchanged since 2015. Further reading: This modification failed to extend to 32-bit support.
External DVD burner for Mac mini server. Discussion in 'Mac mini' started by cube, Mar 1, 2010. Most Liked Posts. Cube, Mar 1, 2010. Cube macrumors Pentium. Joined: May 10, 2004 #1. Is there an external DVD drive (or enclosure for laptop drive) that will perfectly match the Mac mini?
And that’s bad news because it means an essential software component used by thousands of Mac users to watch video on their machines has no future. Rip, mix, burn Not so long ago in 2001 Apple launched an iMac with the slogan “Rip, mix, burn.” Those systems had two big claims to fame: iTunes and a CD-RW drive, as well as Internet access built inside. A few years later, Apple introduced Apple TV, a “DVD player for the 21 stCentury,” as Apple’s Steve Jobs. Things have changed since then. I guess it’s easy to argue that with so much media content streamed or purchased online these days, there’s less need for an optical drive than there once was. Mac users with extensive libraries of DVD classics and music loving Mac fans with huge collections of CDs, some of which aren’t available online, will likely disagree. DVD sales still reached over a billion dollars in 2016. Sure, that’s down 20 percent on their peak at 2015, but those numbers still suggest a lot of people still use physical media.
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Media consumers aren’t the only group of people that may need access to a DVD burner. How many enterprise execs still zip around with presentation slides on a DVD? How many movie editors like to burn early edits to DVD for feedback and sharing? There’s even a powerful case for using DVD as part of a Mac user’s backup strategy —but that’s going to be of little use if you can’t access content on those DVDs. What about the SuperDrive? These days, the only way to get hold of a DVD reading/writing optical drive is to invest in a $79 — and if you use a modern MacBook Pro equipped with Thunderbolt 3, then you need to get a USB-C to USB Adapter to connect the device to your Mac.
This lack of compatibility at the high end of the Apple-verse is surely a clear message that the future of the Apple accessory doesn’t look bright. To be fair, Apple’s isn’t the only external DVD burning/playing product you can get, and a glance at the its accumulated at the Apple Store don’t exactly fill one with confidence. However, even when purchasing a third-party DVD/CD drive system, you must beware because many such devices simply aren’t supported by macOS, though Macworld UK has a few suggestions. Where’s the love?
This fate isn’t entirely unexpected. Apple’s been phasing out optical drives in its Macs since it introduced the MacBook Air in 2008. The last model to include one was the 2012 13-inch MacBook Pro Apple sold until October 2016.
DVD Player isn’t the only Apple app that’s not feeling 64-bit love from the company, and are also also stuck at 32, and seem similarly abandoned. This suggests Apple has no intention of even enabling system support for third-party CD/DVD authoring solutions. If that is the case, then Mac users hoping to use or burn DVDs or CDs will have to find alternative software (such as ) and/or (potentially) new hardware solutions to do the job.
It also seems probable we’ll see increased second-user prices for Macs equipped with built-in SuperDrives. What can we do instead? Apple introduced something called when it launched the 2012 MacBook Pro. This lets you use an older Mac that has an optical drive as a remote disc player, which you can use to access data and play movies (but not audio).
You can also choose to make virtual copies of DVDs you need to keep around on another Mac that has an optical drive if you have access to one. However, with literally millions of CDs and DVDs still sold every year, it would probably be useful for many Mac users to learn exactly what kind of future they should plan for when it comes to playing and writing the CDs and DVDs they may already own. Google+? If you use social media and happen to be a Google+ user, why not join and get involved with the conversation as we pursue the spirit of the New Model Apple? Please and let me know. I'd like it if you chose to follow me there so I can let you know about new articles I publish and reports I find.
If your Mac doesn't have a built-in optical drive and you need to use a CD or DVD, you can connect an external drive like the. You can also share discs from the optical drive of another Mac, or from a Windows computer that has installed. DVD or CD sharing allows you to access documents stored on these discs, and allows you to install some software. DVD or CD sharing isn't designed for some kinds of optical media. Connect a compatible optical drive directly to your Mac if you need to use one of these discs:. Audio CDs. Blu-ray or DVD movies.
Copy protected discs (such as some game discs). Recordable CDs or DVDs that you want to burn or erase.
Microsoft Windows installation discs If you have a Microsoft Windows install disc that you want to use with Boot Camp, you can of this disc and copy it to a USB flash drive for installation instead. To share discs from a Windows PC that has a built-in or external optical drive, use these steps:. Download and install. From Control Panel, open 'Hardware and Sound'. Click 'DVD or CD Sharing Options.' .
Select the checkbox for DVD or CD Sharing. You can also restrict who has access to your optical drive by selecting 'Ask me before allowing others to use my DVD drive.' If you're sharing discs from a Windows computer and your PC has firewall software enabled, be sure to allow access to the following programs from your firewall:. ODSAgent. RemoteInstallMacOSX. After you've enabled DVD or CD Sharing, you can use that computer's optical drive at any time.
Insert a disc in the optical drive of the computer that's being shared. The disc should then be available on any Mac that's connected to the same network. On the Mac that doesn't have an optical drive, open a Finder window. Select Remote Disc in the Devices section of the sidebar. You should see the computer that has DVD or CD Sharing enabled. Double-click the computer's icon, then click Connect to see the contents of the CD or DVD available from that computer. If your Mac already has a built-in optical drive, or an external optical drive connected, you won't see the Remote Disc feature appear in the Finder or other apps.
If you're using a compatible disc and you don't see it from Remote Disc, make sure the sharing computer is turned on, is connected to the same network as your Mac, and has a compatible CD or DVD in its optical drive. If you've enabled the option to ask for permission before using the drive, click Accept on the computer that is sharing its optical drive. Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of third-party websites or products. Apple makes no representations regarding third-party website accuracy or reliability.
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