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Avalanche Updated With iView MediaPro Support
12 October 2021
Cyme has released Avalanche 1.5 (1.2 for Capture One) with support for converting iView MediaPro catalogs. A working version of iView MediaPro is not required to migrate the libraries because Avalanche opens these libraries in native mode.
"Since the first version of Avalanche, we have received multiple requests from our community to help them mirror their iView MediaPro catalog," said Claudia Zimmer, co-founder of Cyme.
"This request first came as a surprise, since iView MediaPro (like Apple's Aperture) hasn't been supported by their editors for a long time despite its extreme technical quality.
"Our team has worked to preserve all of the distinctive annotations and organizational capabilities that made iView MediaPro so famous and effective. Transferring large iView MediaPro catalogs with complex organization including keywords, catalog sets, events, people, user-defined categories and metadata is now absolutely possible.
"We are thrilled to make it possible for former iView MediaPro users to see their carefully archived photos in a new app, such as Luminar, Lightroom or Capture One, running on the latest Apple hardware and software."
We reviewed Avalanche Unlimited in June 2021, giving it all four corners.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Avalanche and Avalanche Unlimited require macOS 10.14 or higher, are compatible with macOS Big Sur and run natively on the new Mac M1.
Approximately 145-MB of free space are required, 4-GB of memory (8-GB recommended) and enough space to accommodate converted libraries.
Avalanche is compatible with Aperture catalogs starting with version 3.6, Lightroom catalogs starting with version 5 and Luminar catalogs starting with version 4.2.
PRICE, AVAILABILITY
The upgrade is free for existing users. Avalanche for Luminar is priced at $59 and is available through the developer store. Avalanche Unlimited is $119 and is available through both the Apple Store and the developer store.
Avalanche Brings iView MediaPro Libraries Back to Life
MONTPELLIER, France -- Cyme has announced the immediate availability of new versions of Avalanche supporting iView Media, iView MediaPro, Microsoft Expression Media and PhaseOne Media catalogs as an input source to migrate catalogs to Lightroom, Capture One, Luminar and soon Apple Photos while preserving folder structures and organization (metadata).
iView MediaPro was, once upon a time, one of the leaders in its category -- photos and video management -- and was adopted by both amateur and professional photographers.
Powerful import functions, total control over annotations, multiple display modes, batch processing, powerful and intuitive search and, finally, various exports were on the menu of features of this super cataloger.
It was taken over by Microsoft, then sold to Phase One then abandoned. Consequently, many existing iView MediaPro catalogs have remained frozen, never really migrated to avoid the risk of losing their structure or metadata in a poorly managed migration.
"Since the first version of Avalanche, we have received multiple requests from our community to help them mirror their iView MediaPro catalog," explains Claudia Zimmer, co-founder of Cyme.
"This request first came as a surprise, since iView MediaPro (like Apple's Aperture) hasn't been supported by their editors for a long time despite its extreme technical quality.
"Our team has worked to preserve all of the distinctive annotations and organizational capabilities that made iView MediaPro so famous and effective. Transferring large iView MediaPro catalogs with complex organization including keywords, catalog sets, events, people, user-defined categories and metadata is now absolutely possible.
"We are thrilled to make it possible for former iView MediaPro users to see their carefully archived photos in a new app, such as Luminar, Lightroom or Capture One, running on the latest Apple hardware and software."
From version 1.5 (or 1.2 for Avalanche for Capture One), Avalanche adds the possibility of transferring the iView MediaPro Photos libraries to Adobe Lightroom, Luminar 4 or AI and Capture One.
Configuration
Avalanche and Avalanche Unlimited require macOS 10.14 or higher and are fully compatible with macOS Big Sur. They run natively on the new Mac M1. Avalanche is compatible with Aperture catalogs starting with version 3.6, Lightroom catalogs starting with version 5 and Luminar catalogs starting with version 4.2. Approximately 145-MB of free space are required, 4-GB of memory (8-GB recommended) and enough space to accommodate converted libraries. A working version of iView MediaPro is not required to migrate the libraries, because Avalanche opens these libraries in native mode.
Pricing and Availability
The upgrade is free for existing users.
Avalanche for Luminar is priced at $59 and is available exclusively through the developer store. Avalanche Unlimited is $119 and is available through both the Apple Store and the developer store.