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Driving OpenGL Rendering Loops
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QA1385: Using Core Video display links (CVDisplayLink) or Cocoa timers (NSTimer) to drive an OpenGL rendering loop
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Technical Q&As |
2009-05-01
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vImage Programming Guide
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Explains how to use the C programming interface for high-speed vector image processing.
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Guides |
2008-10-15
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Disabling Processor Cores on a Multi-Core System
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QA1141: Describes how to disable processor cores on a multi-core system for testing purposes.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-09-16
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Real world profiling with the OpenGL Profiler
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TN2178: This document describes how to use OpenGL Profiler, a very powerful tool for your OpenGL development.
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Technical Notes |
2008-09-16
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Requirements for Quartz GL
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QA1536: Describes the requirements for enabling Quartz GL.
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Technical Q&As |
2008-08-08
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OpenGL Filter Basics Cocoa
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(DMG)
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How to use Objective-C and MVC design patterns in installing and utilizing filters in an OpenGL rendering pipeline
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2008-02-06
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GeekGameBoard
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(DMG)
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Shows how to use Core Animation for the user interface of a board or card game.
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2007-12-19
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GLSL Showpiece Lite
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(DMG)
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Using GLSL from a Cocoa application
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2007-11-05
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Synchronizing OpenGL rendering updates to the vertical refresh of the display
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QA1521: How to avoid tearing by synchronizing your rendering to the display VBL
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Technical Q&As |
2007-07-16
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vImage Alpha Compositing Reference
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Describes the programming interface for high-performance alpha compositing operations.
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Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Conversion Reference
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Describes the programming interface for high performance image conversion operations.
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Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Convolution Reference
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Describes the programming interface for high performance image convolution operations.
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Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Data Types and Constants Reference
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Describes the data types and constants used by the vImage framework.
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2007-07-12
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vImage Decompression Filtering Reference
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Describes the programming interface for decompression filtering operations.
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Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Geometry Reference
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Describes the programming interface for high performance geometric operations on images.
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Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Histogram Reference
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Describes the programming interface for high performance image histogram operations.
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Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Morphology Reference
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Describes the programming interface for high performance morphological operations on images.
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Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Reference Collection
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(PDF)
Describes the C programming interface for high-performance image processing.
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Reference |
2007-07-12
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vImage Transform Reference
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Describes the programming interface for high performance image transform operations.
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Reference |
2007-07-12
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Performance Overview
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Introduces the factors that determine performance.
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Guides |
2006-10-03
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PBORenderToVertexArray
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This sample demonstrates render-to-vertex-array using FBO, PBO, and VBO.
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2006-10-02
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FBOBunnies
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(DMG)
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Demonstrates how to use framebuffer objects (FBO)
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Sample Code |
2006-09-18
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Fractal Performance
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(ZIP)
Three fractal applications that show various bottlenecks and how they can be fixed.
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2006-04-17
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Drawing Performance Guidelines
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Guidelines for improving the speed of drawing code.
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Guides |
2006-04-04
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Coalesced Updates
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TN2133: How to achieve the maxium frame rate in your Mac OS X application
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Technical Notes |
2006-01-20
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Taking Advantage of the Accelerate Framework
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Learn how your application can run on PowerPC- or Intel-based Macs without processor-specific customization.
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Articles |
2005-10-03
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Specifiying if the CPU or the GPU should be used for rendering.
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QA1416: Which processor will be used for rendering in Core Image and how to affect it.
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Technical Q&As |
2005-08-16
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VideoViewer
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Simple example of video rendering using QuickTime visual contexts, OpenGL, Core Video and Core Image.
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Sample Code |
2005-08-01
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How can I optimize a Quartz Composer composition depending on the hardware it runs on?
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QA1433: Explains how to design compositions that adapt to the hardware limitations.
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Technical Q&As |
2005-06-01
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QuartzCache
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Demonstrates several caching techniques using CGBitmapContext, CGImageRef re-use, CGLayerRefs, CGImageSource.
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2005-06-01
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Worm
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NSView performance demonstration. Uses a periodic timer to get best performance with Coalesced Update feature.
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Sample Code |
2005-06-01
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Optimizing OpenGL Data Throughput on Mac OS X
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Learn how to optimize your OpenGL code to maximize vertex data throughput.
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Articles |
2005-03-21
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OpenGL Tools for Serious Graphics Development
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Learn how Apple's best-of-breed OpenGL tools help developers locate, analyze, and debug graphics bottlenecks.
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Articles |
2004-02-02
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Maximizing Mac OS X Application Performance
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Learn how to achieve better performance on Mac OS X.
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Articles |
2003-06-23
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Is ColorSync thread safe?
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QA1261: Discusses ColorSync thread-safety issues.
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Technical Q&As |
2003-04-17
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Quartz 2D Thread Safety
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QA1238: Explains the thread-safety issues for the Quartz 2D API.
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Technical Q&As |
2003-02-25
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BlitNoVBL
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(DMG)
(ZIP)
Shows how to draw directly to the screen without syncing to the VBL of the monitor.
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Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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BlitVBL
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(DMG)
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Shows how to have Mac OS X try its best to sync to the VBL for you.
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Sample Code |
2003-01-14
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