Tune into the only place to get truly high definition on the desktop. Only Apple cares enough about such arcane details as a bright and hot gamma point, correct color from camera to printer, stellar audio resolution and crisply rendered type on CRT and LCD displays. And only Apple brings them all together to transform your personal computer with 3D interface technology.

Enjoy Your Desktop Cinema

Experience high-definition video from the comfort of your computer with Mac OS X Tiger and QuickTime 7. Featuring an ultra-efficient, fully scalable video codec called H.264, QuickTime 7 gives you unrivaled video quality at remarkably low data rates, so you get crisp, clear video in much smaller files. Upgrade to QuickTime 7 Pro and capture your own movies, then share them with friends and family via email and your .Mac HomePage. Or watch your favorite movies with the built-in DVD Player, complete with new navigation, improved controls and fun extras to rival your home system. Mac OS X and its high-performance Core Video engine makes it all possible. Quartz 2D rendering makes every control and menu look great onscreen. But you make Mac OS X video capability your own with intuitive yet powerful applications⁽¹⁾ including iMovie HD, iDVD, Final Cut Express HD and the Emmy Award-winning Production Suite.

Start a Jam Session

Mac OS X Tiger with Core Audio offers you unprecedented performance and ease of use in your virtual studio, laying a new foundation for the next generation of world-class audio and music applications from innovative developers. Record your next big hit from scratch with GarageBand. Listen to your entire music library on iTunes. Even turn pro with Logic Pro 7, the industry-leading application for music creation and audio production. Add standard audio devices such as MIDI keyboards with plug-and-play ease. When it comes to audio and music, Mac OS X with Core Audio enables your creative freedom.

Imagine Better Imaging

If you rely on your Mac to produce crisp, color-accurate print media from applications including iPhoto or Adobe's Creative Suite, Mac OS X Tiger makes the ideal workshop. Built into Mac OS X, Core Image is an advanced image processing technology that provides the power to turn a Mac into a virtual canvas with unprecedented performance and accuracy. And with Colorsync, Mac OS X Tiger gives you complete control over your color, allowing you to manage it at every stage of your workflow — from capture to edit to output. Mac OS X also includes Image Capture, an image acquisition application that automatically embeds a profile into every image you download from a digital camera or capture with a scanner, so you have a rich starting point for every image you work with. When it's time to output your work to print, Mac OS X delivers outstanding performance. That’s because Tiger’s printing system gives you instant access to your most frequently used printing preferences in one convenient location. Mac OS X also offers you greater power than ever over your PDF documents. With Preview, your PDF files launch faster, scroll easier and return text search results as quickly as you type.

Get It Done Faster

No matter what your digital media specialty, Mac OS X Tiger delivers technologies that enable you to create audio, video and print as fast as you can imagine it. With Quartz Extreme, Mac OS X takes the Quartz engine a step further to leverage the power of OpenGL, the open standard for visualizing 3D shapes and textures, for the industry’s first hardware accelerated windowing system with on-the-fly text, graphics and video compositing. Mac OS X delivers unmatched 3D graphics performance with its optimized implementation of OpenGL. Whether you use your Mac for gaming, CAD/CAM or scientific visualization, Mac OS X gives you the ideal system for 3D animation and special effects.