Where's 64-bit 1.0.3 gone?

[Erwin_Br]

I updated from 1.0.2 to 1.0.3 just now, and I noticed that the application is now running in 32-bit instead of 64-bit!

So I went to the website to download the update manually, and to my astonishment I can't find a 64-bit version anywhere! Only a universal binary and the 32-bit version. I tried the universal one, but still no 64-bit!

Am I overlooking something here?

I'm running OSX 10.5.8.

--Erwin

[LinLan]

The 64bit build contained a few nasty bugs that will need to be smashed with a big can of bugfixes before it is released.

If you need 64bit for an important specific reason then you can use the builds from http://nightlies.videolan.org/ I would just stick with 32bit until the bugs are squashed, but the builds are there if you're desperate enough to try them.

[Erwin_Br]

The 64bit build contained a few nasty bugs that will need to be smashed with a big can of bugfixes before it is released.

If you need 64bit for an important specific reason then you can use the builds from http://nightlies.videolan.org/ I would just stick with 32bit until the bugs are squashed, but the builds are there if you're desperate enough to try them.

Ah, okay. That explains why I couldn't find it.

Thanks for the information!

[kicker04]

Is it recommend to use the 1.0.3 32-bit version instead of using the 1.0.2 64-bit version on an intel based mac with snow leopard? Or shall I wait until the 64-bit is out?

[LinLan]

Is it recommend to use the 1.0.3 32-bit version instead of using the 1.0.2 64-bit version on an intel based mac with snow leopard? Or shall I wait until the 64-bit is out?

1.0.3 32bit is the version you should be using. 64bit will be nice when the bugs are fixed, but until then the 32bit build is rock solid.

[covisp]

The trouble with using the 32-bit build is that Handbrake is no 64bit, and so it needs a 64-bit VLC.

I am using the 64-bit 1.0.2 and I've had no noticeable problems.

[LinLan]

I am using the 64-bit 1.0.2 and I've had no noticeable problems.

If you are watching video without subtitles then you might not see the problems with it. There were a few others, but the 1.0.5/1.0.4 nightly builds are fixing a lot of the known issues.

[aca828]

I was frustrated as well since Handbrake requires 64-bit. There is nothing on the Mac download page mentioning 64-bit is in test. It looks like I am stuck as I could not find a download for the 1.0.2 64-bit version.

Is there a target date when the 1.0.3 64-bit version may be ready for prime time?

[LinLan]

I was frustrated as well since Handbrake requires 64-bit. There is nothing on the Mac download page mentioning 64-bit is in test. It looks like I am stuck as I could not find a download for the 1.0.2 64-bit version.

Is there a target date when the 1.0.3 64-bit version may be ready for prime time?

Try looking here.