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Leopard Technical Notes
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.
A guided introduction for developers new to Mac OS X graphics and imaging.   Essential information for developers working with graphics and imaging.   C and Objective-C API references organized by framework.
Graphics & Imaging Topics
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. 		 
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. 		 
QuickTime
QuickTime technologies for high-level graphics support.
Typography
Resources for managing the display and arrangement of printed characters. 		   
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