myLTO - Mac

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Activation

License Options

Update Plan

macOS 11* Intel and silicone M1 chips
OSX 10.15 -> 10.12

*Requires LTFS drivers from LTO manufacturers. M1 (Silicone Mac) drivers may not yet be available.
4 GB of RAM
16 GB of free hard-disk space
Internet access required for automated product activation

This is a single CPU application (may only be used on one computer at a time).

Demo Limitations: 20 backups within 30 days. Web access required.

11-30-2020 v2020.2.2

• Added filtering of extraneous system volumes from the attached media list
• Updated RED SDK to version 8.0.0b1 (includes M1 updates)
• Updated Blackmagic SDK to version 2.1.b1 (includes M1 updates)
• Updated light mode coloring for macOS 11.01

10-28-2020 v2020.2

• Added MHL file location option (as a sidecar or within referenced folder of files)

• Changed media analysis for reports to obtain metadata and thumbs from non-tape locations

9-8-2020 v2020.1

• macOS 11.0 BigSur and silicone M1 compatibility

• Fixed reporting bugs; unnecessaiy media analysis and DPX frames

• Updated SDKs: ARRI 6.2.3.0, RED 7.3.4, Blackmagic 1.7 and Codex 3.4.2

• Updated colors in progress bar

11-26-2019 v2019.1 *Requires a current Update Plan*

• Notorized for use on macOS 10.15

• Supports Blackmagic RAW and Canon RAW reporting

• Improves report generation speeds

• Updated RED and ARRI SDKs

• Supports Codex HDE backup and reporting

• Updated FUSE for macOS

11-26-2019 v2018.1.14

• Redesigns simple mode (replaces Destination mode)

• Enhances GUI layout and coloring for Mojave dark mode

• Adds MHL output

• Adds thumbnails for Codex .ARX RAW frames

• Adds RED dropped frame flag

• More robust camera metadata

• Includes ability to designate first frame for PDF thumbnails

• Better error reporting with clearer messaging

1-30-2019 v2018.1.13

• Updated LTFS for MagStor drives

11-2018 v2018.1.6

• Fixes time-zone related issues preventing validation for lease and demo-based activation

v2018.1.5

• Fixes activation-related crash that can occur on OS 10.11.6 and prior

• Added better descriptions for server-related activation errors

• Fixes intermittent failure to show application's About window

v2018.1.4

• Fixes crash that can occur when experiencing connectivity problems with the new activation server

• Replaces deprecated user prompts with prompts that match current Apple standards

• Fixes destination mode drag and drop failure

v2018.1.3

• Fixes GUI crash that can occur when warning the user that no destinations are selected for a preset

v2018.1.2

• Fixes Drag & Drop crash when dragging from the in-app file browser to the offload queue

10-29-2018 v2018.1.1

• Includes 12 months of updates

• New activation

6-27-2018 v1.0.6

• New installer with links to MagStor and mTape drivers pages

• Support for MagStor LTO-8

2-14-2018 v1.0.4

• Added thumbnail support for additional video formats

• Made LTO logs easier to export and read

• Added support for LTO 8

• Optimized LTO performance

8-15-2017 v1.0.2

Fixes:

• Added error check for tape capacity; prevents exceeding free space.

8-10-2017 v1.0.1

Initial Release Features:

• Support for LTO-7 and 6 drives

• Format, mount and eject tape controls

• Multiple simultaneous LTFS drives and disk copies

• Single screen GUI; access all activities from one place

• Built-in Checksum technology for file verification

• Robust reporting including PDFs with video thumbs

• Email and texting notifications

• Preset auto-naming output folders

• Advanced naming options in Presets with combination schemes and nested sub-folders

• Preset color coding, and sorting by color, name and in-use

• Direct Drag & Drop (Destination mode) copying

• LTFS character compliance checking and correction

• New Imagine Products activation system enabled

• Color coded status/progress indicators

• Information panels for each offload and drive

• Pause/Resume backups

• OSX 10.12, 10.11, 10.10

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