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NSImage Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class for managing and drawing images.
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Cocoa |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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NSImageRep Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the base class for managing image data.
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Cocoa |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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NSWindow Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to manipulate windows and distribute window events to the appropriate view.
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Cocoa |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Providing PDF Workflow Options in the Print Dialog
(HTML)
(PDF)
Installation information and examples, including the use of Automator workflows.
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Printing |
Guides |
2007-10-31
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Quartz Composer Release Note for Mac OS X v10.5
(HTML)
Summarizes the features and changes in Quartz Composer for Mac OS X v10.5.
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Quartz |
Release Note |
2007-10-31
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Quartz Display Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for configuration and control of display hardware.
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Carbon, Hardware & Drivers, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Quartz Event Services Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for event taps, filters used to observe and alter the stream of low-level user input events.
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Quartz |
Reference |
2007-10-31
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Compiling X11 / OpenGL applications on Mac OS X v.10.5 Leopard
(HTML)
QA1567: Trying to compile X11 / OpenGL application on Mac OS X v.10.5 result on "ld: cycle in dylib re-exports with /usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.dylib""
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OpenGL |
Technical Q&A |
2007-10-30
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Why isn't my ColorSync CMM recognized on Mac OS X 10.5?
(HTML)
QA1557: Discusses how to upgrade your ColorSync CMM to run on Mac OS X 10.5
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ColorSync |
Technical Q&A |
2007-10-26
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Cocoa OpenGL
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates using Cocoa with OpenGL, including window setup and event handling.
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OpenGL |
Sample Code |
2007-10-22
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CIVideoDemoGL
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
CIVideoDemoGL demonstrates using Core Image with QuickTime and Core Video
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QuickTime, Video |
Sample Code |
2007-10-03
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QuickTime Visual Context - Setting the kQTVisualContextOutputColorSpaceKey Attribute
(HTML)
QA1550: Describes how to configure a QuickTime OpenGL Texture Visual Context with the kQTVisualContextOutputColorSpaceKey attribute.
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QuickTime |
Technical Q&A |
2007-09-28
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MassiveImage
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use a CGDataProvider to save a very large image with Image IO
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Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Quartz |
Sample Code |
2007-09-27
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Core Animation QuickTime Layer
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows the use of controls in a Layer over a Core Animation QTMovieLayer
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Cocoa, QuickTime |
Sample Code |
2007-09-26
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QuickTime Texture Visual Context - kQTVisualContextNotAllowedErr with non-accelerated graphics cards
(HTML)
QA1542: Discusses how to create a display mask and avoid a kQTVisualContextNotAllowedErr when using a non-accelerated graphics card.
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OpenGL, QuickTime |
Technical Q&A |
2007-09-18
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Quartz 2D Shadings
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use CGShading and CGGradient objects to draw simple gradients.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Quartz |
Sample Code |
2007-08-31
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OpenGLCaptureToMovie
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
How to capture the screen on Mac OS X using OpenGL and save to a QuickTime movie.
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OpenGL |
Sample Code |
2007-08-30
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How to measure CG text
(HTML)
QA1051: Explains how to measure Core Graphics text.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Printing, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2007-08-02
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Cocoa PDE with Carbon Printing
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Application that uses a Cocoa PDE along with the Carbon Printing APIs.
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Printing |
Sample Code |
2007-07-27
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CAAction Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol used by objects to respond to actions initiated by a layer.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CABasicAnimation Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that provides basic interpolation of a layer property.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CAConstraint Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that defines a single geometric constraint between two layers.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CAKeyframeAnimation Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that provides keyframe interpolation of a layer property.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CALayoutManager Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used by Core Animation to visually layout sublayers.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CAMediaTiming Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol that defines the timespace of an object.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CAMediaTimingFunction Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that encapsulates the pacing of an animation as a timing curve.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CAPropertyAnimation Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the abstract class for interpolating the value of a layer property during animation.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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Carbon Printing Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API used by Carbon applications to provide a user interface for printing.
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Printing |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CARenderer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that allows Core Animation rendering to a CGContext.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CAScrollLayer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that displays a portion of a layer that's too large to be displayed in its entirety.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CATiledLayer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that simplifies rendering large image layers.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CATransaction Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that provides nested transaction support for Core Animation.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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CIFilter Core Animation Additions
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the category that extends Core Image filters for use with Layer Kit.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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Core Animation Function Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes C functions that provide supporting functionality for the classes and protocols in Core Animation.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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Core Printing Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API that provides an abstraction layer for application printing.
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Printing |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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NSValue Core Animation Additions
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes extensions to Foundation's NSValue class that support the Core Animation LKTransform structure.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-24
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Exporting Movies for iPod, Apple TV and iPhone
(HTML)
TN2188: Discusses the use of the iPod, Apple TV and iPhone QuickTime export components.
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QuickTime |
Technical Note |
2007-07-19
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AGL Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the AGL framework.
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OpenGL |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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Application Services Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Application Services framework.
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Carbon |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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CGBitmapContextCreate Supported Color Spaces
(HTML)
QA1037: Lists the color space and alpha info combinations currently supported by CGBitmapContextCreate.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Games, Quartz |
Technical Q&A |
2007-07-18
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CGColorSpace Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the opaque data type for representing a color space.
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Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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Ensuring hardware accelerated rendering for your OpenGL application
(HTML)
QA1502: Using the NoRecovery pixel format attribute and how to check whether vertex and fragment processing is executed on the GPU or CPU
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Games, OpenGL |
Technical Q&A |
2007-07-18
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Gathering all PostScript Printer Descriptions (PPDs)
(HTML)
QA1529: Describes a work around for an issue in PMCopyAvailablePPDs on Mac OS X 10.4 and below
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Printing |
Technical Q&A |
2007-07-18
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OpenGL Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the OpenGL framework.
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OpenGL |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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Quartz Core Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Quartz Core framework.
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Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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Quartz Reference Update
(HTML)
(PDF)
Summarizes the symbols added to the Quartz framework.
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Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-18
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CGFont Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the opaque data type for creating and using Quartz fonts.
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Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-17
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IKImageBrowserDataSource Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the informal protocol used to access the data source associated with an image browser view.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-17
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Quartz Composer User Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use the Quartz Composer development tool to create motion graphics compositions.
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Cocoa, Quartz, Tools |
Guides |
2007-07-17
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Synchronizing OpenGL rendering updates to the vertical refresh of the display
(HTML)
QA1521: How to avoid tearing by synchronizing your rendering to the display VBL
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Games, OpenGL, Performance |
Technical Q&A |
2007-07-16
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QCPlugInInputImageSource Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the methods for managing image data that's input to a QCPlugIn object.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Alpha Compositing Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high-performance alpha compositing operations.
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Conversion Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance image conversion operations.
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Convolution Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance image convolution operations.
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Data Types and Constants Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the data types and constants used by the vImage framework.
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Decompression Filtering Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the programming interface for decompression filtering operations.
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Geometry Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance geometric operations on images.
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Histogram Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance image histogram operations.
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Morphology Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance morphological operations on images.
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Reference Collection
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C programming interface for high-performance image processing.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Performance |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Transform Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the programming interface for high performance image transform operations.
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Performance |
Reference |
2007-07-12
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Quartz Composer Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes how to used the framework to load, play, and control compositions.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Quartz |
Guides |
2007-07-11
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ATSUI Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to lay out, process, and draw Unicode text.
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Carbon, Typography |
Guides |
2007-07-10
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Using Python with Quartz 2D on Mac OS X
(HTML)
New article on using the Python bindings in Mac OS X to access the Quartz 2D graphics API.
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General, Quartz |
Articles |
2007-07-10
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Color Picker Manager Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API used in Classic Mac OS to solicit color choices from users.
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Carbon |
Reference |
2007-07-02
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Image I/O Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to read and write image data using the Image I/O framework.
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Carbon, Cocoa, Quartz |
Guides |
2007-07-02
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QuickDraw Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for the legacy two-dimensional drawing engine in Mac OS. Replaced by Quartz 2D.
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Carbon |
Reference |
2007-06-29
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ATSUI Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for rendering Unicode-encoded text with advanced typographic features.
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Carbon, Typography |
Reference |
2007-06-28
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CGBitmapContext Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the Quartz functions that relate to bitmap contexts.
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Quartz |
Reference |
2007-06-28
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CGL Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API for the lowest-level accessible interface for the Apple implementation of the OpenGL graphics system.
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Carbon, OpenGL |
Reference |
2007-06-28
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DVD Playback Framework Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the DVD Playback framework, which supports adding DVD playback features to applications.
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Video |
Reference |
2007-06-28
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QCComposition Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that represents a Quartz Composer composition.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-06-26
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Quartz 2D Transformer
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to use Quartz 2D to manipulate an image
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Carbon, Cocoa, Quartz |
Sample Code |
2007-06-21
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OpenGLScreenSnapshot
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates how to get the screen pixels using OpenGL and save them to an image file.
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OpenGL |
Sample Code |
2007-06-18
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LayerBackedOpenGLView
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
"LayerBackedOpenGLView" provides a simple example of hosting Cocoa controls as subviews of an NSOpenGLView.
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Cocoa |
Sample Code |
2007-06-12
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BasicCocoaAnimations
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
"BasicCocoaAnimations" demonstrates the use of the animator proxy to easily animate Cocoa views and windows.
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Cocoa |
Sample Code |
2007-06-11
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HIGeometry Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the C API that defines basic geometric objects for HIToolbox.
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Carbon |
Reference |
2007-06-11
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PinBallHighScores
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Demonstrates use of Quartz Composer for displaying data within an application
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Quartz |
Sample Code |
2007-06-11
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QuartzComposerSamplePatches
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
A short list of new patches in Quartz Composer Mac OS X 10.5
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Sample Code |
2007-06-11
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CIImage Additions Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the API for supporting Cocoa images in Core Image.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-06-08
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Core Animation Release Notes
(HTML)
Describes features, issues, and workarounds related to Mac OS X v10.5 and its support of Core Animation.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Release Note |
2007-05-31
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NSBox Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that implements a view that can display its border and a title.
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Cocoa |
Reference |
2007-05-30
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Building WingNuts in Xcode with OpenGL: Freeverse Creates a Great Mac-only Game
(HTML)
Read how Freeverse created their award-winning Mac-only game, WingNuts 2, using Core Image, Interface Builder, Xcode, and OpenGL.
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Games, OpenGL |
Articles |
2007-05-15
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VideoHardwareInfo
(HTML)
(DMG)
(ZIP)
Query VRAM, Quartz Extreme support, OpenGL extensions and renderer, GLSL version and support.
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Cocoa, Games, Hardware & Drivers, OpenGL, Quartz |
Sample Code |
2007-05-14
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Using UTIs to Identify Image Files
(HTML)
QA1518: Explains how to use Uniform Type Identifiers to identify what files can be opened at images.
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Cocoa |
Technical Q&A |
2007-05-11
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vImage Programming Guide
(HTML)
(PDF)
Explains how to use the C programming interface for high-speed vector image processing.
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Performance |
Guides |
2007-05-11
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QCCompositionParameterView Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to edit the input parameters of a composition in a view.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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QCCompositionParameterViewDelegate Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol for responding to changes in a QCCompositionParameterView object.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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QCCompositionPickerPanel Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to display a utility window for browsing and selecting a composition.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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QCCompositionPickerView Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to display a view for browsing and selecting a composition.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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QCCompositionPickerViewDelegate Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol for responding to changes in a QCCompositionPickerView object.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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QCCompositionRepository Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that represents a system-wide, central repository of Quartz Composer compositions.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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QCPlugInContext Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the protocol used by execution contexts.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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QCPlugInOutputImageProvider Protocol Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the methods for managing image data that's produced as output from a QCPlugIn object.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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QCPlugInViewController Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class that provides a controller object for a user interface to edit the settings for a QCPlugIn object.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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QCRenderer Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to load, play, and control a Quartz Composer composition to an arbitrary OpenGL context.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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QCView Class Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the class used to load, play, and control a Quartz Composer composition to a custom NSView object.
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Cocoa, Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-09
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CGImageDestination Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the opaque type for writing image data.
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Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-04
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Resolution Independence Guidelines
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes resolution independence and how to start updating applications to support high-resolution monitors.
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Carbon, Cocoa |
Guides |
2007-05-04
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CGGradient Reference
(HTML)
(PDF)
Describes the functions that create and operate on Quartz gradient objects.
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Quartz |
Reference |
2007-05-01
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