No 32-bit option for Aperture 3?

[TonyK]

Edit: Well, really, no option to turn off 32-bit and run as 64-bit.

When it was first released, I downloaded and installed it. Because I have Nik plug-ins, I checked the 32-bit option. After playing a bit I removed it from the system.

A week ago I purchased the upgrade from the Apple store. It is installed and patched to 3.01. But there is no 32-bit checkbox in either ShowInfo or GetInfo.

Did Apple make a change or is there a corrupted plist somewhere? Maybe if there are 32-bit plug-ins one does not get a choice. I don't know and several Google searches has not revealed anything.

Thanks,

 

[robbieduncan]

I've no idea why this happens but I can't see the 32-bit option either. A quick check with lipo tells me that the executable itself has 32-bit code. And there's no odd looking keys in the Info.plist to prevent this...

 

[TonyK]

Thanks for the info.

At least I'm not the only one. Searching Google is not being very helpful. This is just strange.

 

[TonyK]

Tried Google again but a very different search phrase. Found a thread at DPReview that led me to Apple's site:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2336697&tstart=0

Looks like we might have a winner.

 

[wheelhot]

hmm, that's odd. I just checked my A3 and there is an option to open in 32bit mode. I haven't update to the latest slideshow fix thing. So, in your case, do the problem start before/after the slideshow fix update thing?

 

[jbernie]

Kinda sorta off topic but on.... I was trying to figure out which version of iTunes I had, 32 or 64 bit (for Windows), for the life of me I could not tell what was installed, there is either a serious lack of information from Apple or they buried so far down it is near impossible to find it.

 

[TonyK]

Brief History and final resolution

Downloaded and used trial version @ v3.0.
Removed trial version and reverted to v2.1.4 (?)
March 14, 2010, purchased boxed version of v3.0
Updated to v3.01
On install, 32-bit only checkbox was not present in GetInfo or ShowInfo
Downloaded trial version (again)
Renamed existing v3.01 version to something different
Installed trial version and ran 1 time
Verified 32-bit only checkbox was present
Removed trial version and reverted to installed/patched version 3.01
Re-checked and 32-bit only checkbox is still persent

Now maybe the trial version installed something or fixed a plist item. All I know is it is there and previously, from a retail box update, it was not.

Take care,