Another year, another view! VDMX running in macOS 10.15 Catalina.

VDMX OS X Catalina Update Guide

October 7, 2019

Hi everyone!

As usual we have a yearly update guide for people using VDMX who are looking to install the latest version of macOS on their computers.

You can read more about the specific details of the most recent release, including the list of new features and effects in the release announcement on the forums and discussion thread on upgrading to Catalina for more tips: https://discourse.vidvox.net/t/vdmx-macos-x-10-15-catalina-update-guide/942

The most noteworthy change for developers in 10.15 is the requirement for notarizing applications that are distributed outside the Mac App Store – if you are running version b8.7.1.6 or later, your copy of VDMX should be properly notarized.

If you run into any problems with updating VDMX to macOS 10.15, or just want to let us know about your experiences with Catalina, please send us feedback using the Report Bug option from the Help menu in VDMX, or send an email to support@vidvox.net.

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