• Final Cut Pro 10.6.5 (app store link).
  - Supports faster exporting of H.264 or HEVC on Macs with Apple silicon.
  - Increases stability when disconnecting a Sidecar display on Intel Macs.
  - Improves performance when editing on a Mac with an ambient light sensor.
  - There's also a Photos browser related fix listed in the release notes.)
  
  
• Compressor 4.6.3 (app store link)
  (Items with * requires MacOS Ventura.)
  - Adds support for HEVC 8-bit 4:2:2 encoding.
  - Adds support for multi-pass HEVC 4:2:2 encoding*.
  - Changes the default HEVC encoder type to Faster.
  - Adds support for previewing the transparency of an HDR video*.
  - Fixes an issue where you may be unable to submit a batch when certain directories don't have read/write permissions.
  (Same info in the release notes.)
  
  
• Motion 5.6.3 (app store link)
  - Includes stability and performance improvements.
  - Addresses an issue in the Save As panel, where the Save and Cancel buttons were unreadable in certain languages.
  (Above info from the 5.6.3 release notes.)

"The Pro Video Formats package provides support for the following codecs that are used in professional video workflows:

• Apple ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ*
• Apple Intermediate Codec
• Avid DNxHD® / Avid DNxHR® decoder
• AVC-Intra 50 / 100 / 200 / 4:4:4 / LT
• AVC-LongG
• XAVC
• XF-AVC
• XF-HEVC
• DVCPRO HD
• HDV
• XDCAM EX / HD / HD422
• MPEG IMX
• Uncompressed 4:2:2

* Requires a Mac computer that supports Metal: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205073 "

(VPN or 3rd party Security software may cause problems with OS or security updates.
Apple's article on VPN and 3rd party software issues & the usual advice on updates.)
This is a major OS Upgrade, so you may want to wait before upgrading a Mac you rely on.
(Some 3rd party software may be broken by OS updates - check vendor for any update/info.)

FYI: On an M1 Mini running macOS Big Sur 11.7, software update shows macOS 11.7.1 update is 11.49 GB. (Previous Big Sur updates on the M1 mini have been around 3.4 GB. I guess the macOS Big Sur 11.7.1 "update" is a complete macOS installer.)

• Apply four new dynamic styles that include title layouts, fonts, filters, color palettes and music to Magic Movie or Storyboard movies.
• Fixes an issue where media from a Photos album would be placed in non-chronological order in a Magic Movie project.
• Fixes an issue in which Magic Movie and Storyboard movies in the viewer would not appear on external displays during playback.
• Includes stability and performance improvements.

• Pages for Mac version 12.2.
  - What's new in Pages for Mac.
• Numbers for Mac version 12.2.
  - What's new in Numbers for Mac.
• Keynote for Mac version 12.2.
  - What's new in Keynote for Mac.
  
  
• Pages for iOS/iPadOS version 12.2.
  - What's new in Pages for iPhone and iPad.
  
• Numbers for iOS/iPadOS version 12.2.
  - What's new in Numbers for iPhone and iPad.
  
• Keynote for iOS/iPadOS version 12.2.
  - What's new in Keynote for iPhone and iPad.

"Software version 16.1 adds support for Matter, the new smart home connectivity standard that enables a wide variety of smart home accessories to work together across ecosystems. This update also includes performance and stability improvements."

"This software will help you migrate data from a Windows PC running Windows.
The Migration Assistant will launch automatically after it has been installed.
For more information, please see Move your data from a Windows PC to a Mac.

System Requirements:
- macOS Monterey or macOS Ventura
- Windows 7 and later"

• About the security content of iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16 lists 36 CVEs fixed.
  (Above security article lists iPadOS 16, but the release is iPadOS 16.1)
  - Security article updated Oct. 27th. (Added 16 CVEs.)
  - For CVE-2022-42827, "Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited."
  
  
• Info from About iOS 16 Updates for version 16.1.
  

  "This update provides bug fixes and important security updates for your iPhone including the following:
  
  - Incoming call and app notifications may be delayed or not delivered on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
  
  - Low microphone volume can occur during CarPlay phone calls on iPhone 14 models.
  
  - Camera may be slow to launch or switch between modes on iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.
  
  - Mail crashes on launch after receiving a malformed email."

  - Apple's iPhone discussion forum.
  
  
• About iPadOS 16.1 has a very long list of new features.
  - iOS 16 home page also has new features available with iPadOS 16.
  - Apple's iPad discussion forum.
  
  
• About watchOS 9.1 Update has a list of improvements and bug fixes.
  - About the security content of watchOS 9.1 lists 20 CVEs fixed.
  - Security article updated Oct. 27th. (Added 10 CVEs.)
  - Apple's Watch discussion forum.
  
  
• About tvOS Updates has "What's new in tvOS 16.1".
  - About the security content of tvOS 16.1 lists 16 CVE's fixed.
  - Security article updated Oct. 27th. (Added 7 CVEs.)
  - Apple's Apple TV discussion forum.

• About the security content of iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1
  - 18 CVEs listed, including one (CVE-2022-42827) that
  "Apple is aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited."
  
  
• About iOS 15.7.1 says:
  "This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users."
  - Apple's iPhone discussion forum.
  
  
• About iPadOS 15.7.1 says:
  "This update provides important security updates and is recommended for all users."
  - Apple's iPad discussion forum.

• Support for Metal on Mac, iPad, and iPhone
  
  
• How to Manually update your carrier settings on your iPhone or iPad
  
  
• How to Create a Bootable installer for macOS
  - Covers macOS Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, and El Capitan.
  
  
• How to verify the authenticity of manually downloaded Apple software updates
  
  
• About iCloud Private Relay
  
  
• Identify your iPad model
  
  
• If your iPhone or iPad won't update
  
  
• How to enable the root user or change the root password on Mac
  
  
• About background updates in macOS
  - Covers Security-configuration updates and System data files.s
  
  
• If an error occurred while updating or installing macOS
  
  
• How to Download macOS
  - Download and install current or previous versions of the Mac operating system.
  - Covers macOS Ventura 13 to OS X Lion 10.7.
  
  
• Update macOS on Mac
  
  
• How to use an external graphics processor with your Mac
  
  
• Update to the latest version of Safari
  ("You can get it by updating or upgrading macOS, iOS, or iPadOS.")
  
  
• Block pop-up ads and windows in Safari
  
  
• If Safari doesn't open a webpage or isn't working as expected
  
  
• Find out which macOS your Mac is using
  - Added macOS Ventura 13.0, macOS Monterey 12.6.1 and macOS Big Sur 11.7.1.
  
  
• macOS Ventura is compatible with these computers
  
  
• How to free up storage space on your Mac
  
  
• If you can't start up from macOS Recovery
  (originally titled "About macOS Recovery on Intel-based Mac computers")
  
  
• If your Mac starts up to error -1008F
  (was titled "If you try macOS Recovery over the Internet, and Mac shows error -1008F")
  
  
• About Activation Lock for Mac
  
  
• What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac
  
  
• Connect a wireless game controller to your Apple device
  - Connect a wireless Xbox, PlayStation, or other Bluetooth game controller to your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac.
  
  
• Use Home Sharing to share media from a computer to other devices
  
  
• Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
  
  
• Set up Find My on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac
  
  
• (How to) Use FileVault to encrypt your Mac startup disk
  - Added separate instructions for macOS Ventura.
  
  
• Move your data from a Windows PC to a Mac
  - added Ventura to Windows Migration Assistant download.
  (See above updated Migration Assistant Download for Ventura.)
  
  
• Add an accessory to the Home app
  - now includes Matter accessories.
  (Matter support added in HomePod software update 16.1.)
  
  
• How to update your iPhone or iPad
  
  
• If you need more space for an update on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
  
  
• How to check the storage on your iPhone and iPad
  (No longer includes iPod touch)

October 17th to 21st, 2022 News Archive
• New Apple TV 4K, M2 iPad Pro, New iPads.
• VirtualBox 7.0.2 Update (with macOS Host fixes).
• Safari Technology Preview 156.
• Firefox 106.0.1 and Firefox ESR 102.4
• iOS Firefox v106.0 and iOS Firefox Focus Privacy Browser v106.0.
• App Store Connect Update.
• CCC Blog post on version 6.1.3 support for macOS Ventura.
• Apple Music & Mercedes-Benz bring premium immersive Spatial Audio to drivers.
• 2016 LG G6 OLED TVs Firmware Update 05.60.35.
• LG BX OLED TVs Firmware Update 04.40.18.
  (Applicable Models List also includes many LG LCD TVs)
• LG CX/GX/WX OLED TVs Firmware Update 04.40.20.
• LG ZX OLED TVs & NANO LCD TVs Firmware Update 04.40.20.
• LG B6 OLED TVs & UH6330/7650/7700 LCD TVs Firmware Update 05.65.15.

For links to older news pages, see the Archives.