iMatch on the Mac using a virtual machine (Paralles)

[Nordlicht]

Hello,

since iMatch 3.6 I've not used iMatch because I've switched from PC to Mac. At know I'm perhaps coming back to iMatch.

Does anyone use iMatch on the Mac using a virtual machine (Paralles)? What are your experiences?

I'm testing it on a iMac 5k 2017 using Parallels with Coherence-Mode. It seems to be working fine.

My database is located on my local SSD-Drive under OS X; iMatch is installed on my virtuelle machine. My pictures are located on my SSD and my NAS.

Matthias

[Mario]

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[Jingo]

Hello,

since iMatch 3.6 I've not used iMatch because I've switched from PC to Mac. At know I'm perhaps coming back to iMatch.

Does anyone use iMatch on the Mac using a virtual machine (Paralles)? What are your experiences?

I'm testing it on a iMac 5k 2017 using Parallels with Coherence-Mode. It seems to be working fine.

My database is located on my local SSD-Drive under OS X; iMatch is installed on my virtuelle machine. My pictures are located on my SSD and my NAS.

Matthias

Hi Matthias - I was using this exact same setup for many months on my MAC... it worked quite well for me but ultimately I went back to Windows full time and gave up the workaround.  The Virtual Machine was great and did a decent job of running IM though I found the speed of my NAS to be the biggest bottleneck and ultimately moved all my images to a local drive for a 5x speed gain.  I will say that the process works... though it isn't an ideal solution given the need to start the VM each and every time you want to access the catalog.

[Nordlicht]

My actual pictures are located my local intern SSD-Drive. With my actual Mac with 32 GB RAM IM is running great in Conherence Mode.

I'm still not sure if the workaround is permanent. Whereby I will not return to Windows completely.

[Jingo]

Yes.. I found it to be a good solution when I was on the MAC system.. once I realized that I could do everything I needed to on Windows, I switched back and couldn't be happier.  I keep a small macbook available for client projects that require a MAC..