Image Viewer

com.sidefx.mplay · Photography · v19.5.773

Native Version Spotted 2 devices · 956.2 KB · Impact: 33/100

Native Version Spotted

Apple Silicon version latest seen at v21.0.671 · Reported by 1 Mac in the community.

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About This App

Image Viewer (mplay) is Side Effects Software's media viewer component, primarily used as the interactive playback and inspection tool bundled with Houdini, their professional 3D procedural animation and visual effects software. It lets technical artists and VFX professionals preview geometry, simulations, renders and image sequences at full quality with frame-by-frame stepping, playback controls, and detailed technical metadata. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.

Versions Seen 2 versions

v19.5.773 v15.5.632

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A native Apple Silicon build of mplay already exists and has been confirmed running in our community, so you can upgrade right away. Side Effects Software ships both Intel and native builds — the easiest path is to download and reinstall Houdini from the Side Effects website (side-effects.com/download), which will automatically serve the correct native build on your M-series Mac. If Houdini is already installed, you can instead use the built-in updater: launch Houdini, go to Help → Check for Updates, and let it pull down the native version of mplay along with any other components. The native build will give you noticeably faster frame playback, lower CPU usage, and better battery life compared to running under Rosetta.