Graphics & Imaging Reference

	Leopard Reference Graphics & Imaging Graphics and imaging on Mac OS X consists of three main developer technologies: Quartz, an advanced drawing engine and windowing environment; OpenGL, an Apple implementation of this 3D graphics industry-standard API; and QuickTime, the cross-platform multimedia technology for handling video, sound, and text.


Getting Started A guided introduction for developers new to Mac OS X graphics and imaging.	Fundamentals Essential information for developers working with graphics and imaging.	Frameworks C and Objective-C API references organized by framework.



Graphics & Imaging Topics View the complete Graphics & Imaging Reference List.
Carbon C APIs for creating 2D, 3D, and PDF content in Carbon applications.	Cocoa Object-oriented APIs for creating graphics content in Cocoa applications.	ColorSync Apple's color management system.



Games APIs for creating a game's visual environment.	Hardware APIs for querying and controlling video and graphics hardware.	Hardware & Drivers Resources for developing, controlling, and querying video and graphics devices.



OpenGL The cross-platform standard for portable 2D and 3D graphics applications.	Performance Resources for measuring, evaluating, and improving graphics performance.	Printing Technologies for supporting advanced graphics features in printing.



Quartz Technologies at the heart of the Mac OS X graphics and windowing environment.	Typography Resources for managing the display and arrangement of printed characters.	Video APIs that support the display and manipulation of video.



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