Apple unveils 'pro' photo software, Power Mac Quad

Iria · Oct 19, 2005, 06:45 PM

Apple Computer on Wednesday introduced new high-end photo processing software and upgraded its Power Mac desktop and PowerBook laptops.

The new Power Mac G5 Quad has two 2.5GHz dual-core PowerPC G5 processors. Apple said all Power Macs will now feature dual-core chips and improved graphics cards.

"With quad-core processing, a new PCI Express architecture and the fastest workstation card from Nvidia, the new Power Mac G5 Quad is the most powerful system we've ever made," Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, said in a statement.

Apple's PowerBook notebooks are getting higher-resolution displays and improved batteries on the 15-inch and 17-inch models. All PowerBooks also will include a DVD-burning SuperDrive.

With the high-resolution displays, a new 17-inch PowerBook with 1680-by-1050 pixel resolution will be able to display 36 percent more information the previous models. A 15-inch PowerBook with a 1440-by-960-pixel resolution will display 26 percent more real estate. Also, the display on the 17-inch model is up to 46 percent brighter.

Meanwhile, Apple described the photo software, called Aperture, as being built for professional photographers. Its features include speedy manipulation of higher-quality RAW files. These are much larger than JPEG images, which can lose details as a result of being compressed. Apple said Aperture also includes "nondestructive image processing, color managed printing and custom Web and book publishing."

More details to follow.
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Source: News.com

Oct 19, 2005, 06:45 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Apple unveils 'pro' photo software, Power Mac Quad Apple Computer on Wednesday introduced new high-end photo processing software and upgraded its Power Mac desktop and PowerBook laptops. The new Power Mac G5 Quad has two 2.5GHz dual-core PowerPC G5 processors. Apple said all Power Macs will now feature dual-core chips and improved graphics cards. "With quad-core processing, a new PCI Express architecture and the fastest workstation card from Nvidia, the new Power Mac G5 Quad is the most powerful system we've ever made," Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, said in a statement. Apple's PowerBook notebooks are getting higher-resolution displays and improved batteries on the 15-inch and 17-inch models. All PowerBooks also will include a DVD-burning SuperDrive. With the high-resolution displays, a new 17-inch PowerBook with 1680-by-1050 pixel resolution will be able to display 36 percent more information the previous models. A 15-inch PowerBook with a 1440-by-960-pixel resolution will display 26 percent more real estate. Also, the display on the 17-inch model is up to 46 percent brighter. Meanwhile, Apple described the photo software, called Aperture, as being built for professional photographers. Its features include speedy manipulation of higher-quality RAW files. These are much larger than JPEG images, which can lose details as a result of being compressed. Apple said Aperture also includes "nondestructive image processing, color managed printing and custom Web and book publishing." More details to follow. __________ Source: News.com