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Apple mit neuen PowerBooks, PowerMac und Fotosoftware

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Apple mit neuen PowerBooks, PowerMac und Fotosoftware
[url=http://www.apple.de]Apple[/url] hat nur wenige Tage nach der Präsentation des iPod Video und eines neuen G5 wieder zahlreiche neue Produkte vorgestellt. Die Präsentation der neuen Produkte fand im Rahmen der PhotoPlus Expo in New York statt. Vorgestellt wurden neue PowerBooks mit verbesserter Akku-Kapazität und größerem Display sowie ein neuer PowerMac mit Dual-Core Prozessor und PCI-Express. Zudem hat Apple nun eine Fotosoftware aus eigenem Hause auf dem Markt und will damit Adobe und seiner Photoshop-Software den Rang ablaufen. Alle nötigen Informationen und Produktbilder der Neuvorstellungen sind unter "Read More" zu finden.Die neuen PowerBooks:



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Apple® today made its PowerBook® G4 line of notebook computers even more desirable for business and creative professionals with higher-resolution displays and up to one hour more battery life on the 15- and 17-inch models.* In addition, every new PowerBook now includes a DVD burning SuperDrive™ with prices starting at just $1,499.

“The Apple PowerBook continues to deliver the ultimate in portability, performance and innovative features,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Our mobile customers are going to love working on the new high-resolution PowerBook displays and appreciate the added productivity that one more hour of battery life delivers.”

The new higher-resolution PowerBooks provide significantly more screen real estate and include the 17-inch PowerBook with a 1680-by-1050 pixel resolution—36 percent more than the previous generation—and the 15-inch PowerBook with a 1440-by-960 pixel resolution—26 percent more than the previous generation. Ideal for business and creative professionals, the new 15- and 17-inch PowerBooks make reading text and viewing images even easier with brighter displays—up to 46 percent brighter on the 17-inch model. The 15- and 17-inch PowerBooks also provide up to an additional hour of battery life to get even more work done while on the road.

The PowerBook line includes three models: the 1.5 GHz 12-inch PowerBook with an 8X SuperDrive and the new 1.67 GHz 15- and 17-inch PowerBooks with an 8X SuperDrive with double-layer support. Both the 15- and 17-inch PowerBooks include ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 graphics with 128MB DDR dedicated video memory and now feature built-in Dual Link support to drive Apple’s groundbreaking 30-inch Cinema HD Display as an external monitor, providing more than four million pixels of additional workspace.

Every PowerBook includes built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), integrated AirPort® Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi wireless networking**, a scrolling TrackPad and Apple’s Sudden Motion Sensor technology. Mac OS® X version 10.4 “Tiger,” the fifth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system and iLife® ‘05, Apple’s award-winning suite of digital lifestyle applications, are included with every PowerBook.

Pricing & Availability
The 12-inch and new 15- and 17-inch PowerBooks are available immediately through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

The 1.5 GHz, 12-inch PowerBook G4, for a suggested retail price of $1,499 (US), includes:

  • 512MB of PC2700 333 MHz DDR SDRAM, expandable up to 1.25GB;
  • a slot-load 8X SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) optical drive;
  • an 80GB Ultra ATA/100 (5400 rpm) hard drive with Sudden Motion Sensor;
  • AirPort Extreme 54 Mbps 802.11g WiFi fast wireless networking and internal Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
  • DVI, VGA, S-video and composite video support;
  • two USB 2.0 ports and FireWire® 400;
  • audio line in and headphone out; and
  • a scrolling TrackPad.

    The 1.67 GHz, 15-inch PowerBook G4, for a suggested retail price of $1,999 (US), includes:

  • a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
  • 512MB of PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM running at 333 MHz, expandable up to 2GB;
  • 80GB Ultra ATA/100 (5400 rpm) hard drive with Sudden Motion Sensor;
  • Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
  • DVI (Dual Link for 30-inch Cinema HD Display support), VGA, S-video and composite video support;
  • Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000BASE-T);
  • two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400 and 800;
  • analog and optical digital audio input and output;
  • illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor; and
  • a scrolling TrackPad.

    The 1.67 GHz, 17-inch PowerBook G4, for a suggested retail price of $2,499 (US), includes:

  • a slot-load 8x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW);
  • 512MB of PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM running at 333 MHz, expandable up to 2GB;
  • 120GB Ultra ATA/100 (5400 rpm) hard drive with Sudden Motion Sensor;
  • Built-in AirPort Extreme wireless networking & Bluetooth 2.0+EDR;
  • DVI (Dual Link for 30-inch Cinema HD Display support), VGA, S-video and composite video support;
  • Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000BASE-T);
  • two USB 2.0 ports, FireWire 400 and 800;
  • analog and optical digital audio input and output;
  • illuminated keyboard with ambient light sensor; and
  • a scrolling TrackPad.

    Additional build-to-order options for the 12-inch PowerBook include the ability to upgrade to 100GB (5400 rpm) hard drive, up to 1.25GB DDR SDRAM, a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive, and the AppleCare Protection Plan. Additional build-to-order options for the new 15- and 17-inch PowerBooks include the ability to upgrade up to 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, a slot-load Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive, and the AppleCare Protection Plan. The new 15-inch PowerBook also offers a 100GB or 120GB (5400 rpm) hard drive as a build-to-order option.


    Dual-Core PowerMac:



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    Apple® today unveiled its new Power Mac® G5 desktop line featuring the Power Mac G5 Quad, providing quad-core processing with two 2.5 GHz dual-core PowerPC G5 processors. All Power Mac G5 models now feature dual-core processors, a new PCI Express architecture and higher performance graphics options including NVIDIA’s Quadro FX 4500, bringing the industry standard for workstation graphics to the Mac®.

    “The Power Mac G5 Quad delivers the workstation performance our creative and scientific customers demand,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “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.”

    With two 2.5 GHz dual-core processors, each with 1MB of L2 cache, the Power Mac G5 Quad delivers breakthrough performance on applications used extensively by creative professionals and scientists. For example:

  • Final Cut Pro® 5 encodes SD video content up to 60 percent faster on the new Power Mac G5 Quad when compared with the Dual Processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5;
  • Adobe Photoshop runs a series of 45 commonly used filters and actions 43 percent faster on the new Power Mac G5 Quad when compared with the Dual Processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5;
  • Adobe After Effects renders video effects up to 69 percent faster on the new Power Mac G5 Quad when compared with the Dual Processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5;
  • LightWave 3D renders animation up to 59 percent faster on the Power Mac G5 Quad when compared with the Dual Processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5; and
  • The scientific benchmark Bioinformatics Benchmark System (BBS version 3) completes a comparison of genomic sequences up to 39 percent faster on the Power Mac G5 Quad when compared with the Dual Processor 2.7 GHz Power Mac G5.

    The Power Mac G5 line offers leading-edge expansion with industry standard PCI Express architecture, providing four expansion slots to support high-performance video and audio devices and multiple standard graphics cards to drive an array of up to eight displays. The Power Mac G5 delivers up to 16GB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM and now features two Gigabit Ethernet ports—ideal for customers working in an Xsan® environment. Providing industry-leading connectivity and high-performance I/O, every Power Mac G5 also includes one FireWire® 800 port, two FireWire 400 ports, four USB 2.0 ports, two USB 1.1 ports, optical and digital audio input and output, and built-in support for AirPort® Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The new Power Mac G5 line also includes Apple’s next generation mouse, Mighty Mouse, featuring up to four programmable buttons and an ingenious Scroll Ball that lets users scroll in any direction—vertically, horizontally and even diagonally.

    The new Power Mac G5 comes standard with either the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128MB of video memory or the NVIDIA GeForce 6660 with 256MB of video memory, both provide support for dual-displays and Apple’s breakthrough 30-inch Cinema HD Display, now priced at $2,499. The NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT with 256MB of video memory and the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 with 512MB of video memory are both available as build-to-order options. The Quadro FX 4500 is ideal for demanding animation, special effects and scientific visualization applications such as Alias’ Maya and DeLano Research’s PyMol. The Quadro FX 4500 can drive up to two 30-inch Apple Cinema HD Displays and includes a stereo 3D port to connect goggles for stereo-in-a-window applications.

    Pricing & Availability
    The 2.0 GHz and 2.3 GHz Power Mac G5 Dual are available now and the 2.5 GHz Power Mac G5 Quad will be available in early November through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.

    The Power Mac G5 Dual, with a suggested retail price of $1,999 (US), includes:

  • dual-core 2.0GHz PowerPC G5 processor;
  • 512MB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 16GB;
  • 160GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600 LE with 128MB of GDDR SDRAM
  • three open PCI Express expansion slots: two 4-lane slots and one 8-lane slot;
  • dual Gigabit Ethernet ports;
  • 16x SuperDrive™ with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); and
  • ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

    The Power Mac G5 Dual, with a suggested retail price of $2,499 (US), includes:

  • dual-core 2.3 GHz PowerPC G5 processor;
  • 512MB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 16GB;
  • 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256MB of GDDR SDRAM
  • three open PCI Express expansion slots: two 4-lane slots and one 8-lane slot;
  • dual Gigabit Ethernet ports;
  • 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); and
  • ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

    The Power Mac G5 Quad, with a suggested retail price of $3,299 (US), includes:

  • two dual-core 2.5GHz PowerPC G5 processors;
  • 512MB of 533 MHz DDR2 SDRAM expandable up to 16GB;
  • 250GB Serial ATA hard drive running at 7200 rpm;
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6600 with 256MB of GDDR SDRAM
  • three open PCI Express expansion slots: two 4-lane slots and one 8-lane slot;
  • dual Gigabit Ethernet ports;
  • 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW); and
  • ships with Mighty Mouse and Apple Keyboard.

    Build-to-order options include up to 16GB of NECC or ECC DDR2 SDRAM, up to two 500 GB Serial ATA hard drives running at 7200 rpm, NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT with 256MB of GDDR3 SDRAM, NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 graphics card with 512MB of GDDR3 SDRAM, AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth module, Apple Wireless Keyboard and Apple Wireless Mouse, Xserve RAID and Apple Fibre Channel PCI Express Card.


    Aperture - Die neue Fotosoftware:



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    Apple® today introduced Aperture, the first all-in-one post production tool that provides everything photographers need after the shoot. Aperture offers an advanced and incredibly fast RAW workflow that makes working with a camera’s RAW images as easy as JPEG. Built from the ground up for pros, Aperture features powerful compare and select tools, nondestructive image processing, color managed printing and custom web and book publishing.

    “Aperture is to professional photography what Final Cut Pro is to filmmaking,” said Rob Schoeben, Apple’s vice president of Applications Marketing. “Finally, an innovative post production tool that revolutionizes the pro photo workflow from compare and select to retouching to output.”

    “Until now, RAW files have taken so long to work with,” said Heinz Kluetmeier, renowned sports photographer whose credits include over 100 Sports Illustrated covers. “What amazed me about Aperture is that you can work directly with RAW files, you can loupe and stack them and it’s almost instantaneous—I suspect that I’m going to stop shooting JPEGs. Aperture just blew me away.”

    Unique compare and select tools in Aperture allow photographers to easily sift through massive photo projects and quickly identify their final selections. Aperture is the first application that automatically groups sequences of photos into easy-to-manage Stacks based on the time interval between exposures. In an industry first, Aperture allows photographers to navigate through entire projects in a full-screen workspace that can be extended to span multiple displays, tiling multiple images side-by-side for a faster, easier compare and select. With Aperture’s Loupe magnifying tool, portions of images can be examined in fine detail without having to zoom and pan across large files. In addition, a virtual Light Table provides the ideal canvas for building simple photo layouts, allowing them to be arranged, resized and piled together in a free-form space.

    RAW images are maintained natively throughout Aperture without any intermediate conversion process, and can be retouched with stunning results using a suite of adjustment tools designed especially for photographers. Aperture’s nondestructive image processing engine never alters a single pixel of original photos so photographers have the power and flexibility to modify or delete changes at any point in the workflow. As Aperture allows users to create multiple versions of a single image without duplicating files, photographers can experiment without risk of overwriting the master image or using up large amounts of hard drive space. Aperture images can also be launched directly into Adobe Photoshop for compositing and layer effects.

    Aperture features a complete color-managed pipeline with support for device specific ColorSync profiles and a set of high-quality output tools for photographers to showcase their work. Print options include customizable contact sheets, high-quality local printing and color-managed online prints. Aperture provides a deceptively simple layout environment where photographers can quickly create and order custom professional-caliber books and publish stunning web galleries. Aperture makes it easy to back up an entire library of images with a single click and streamline complex workflows with AppleScript® and Automator actions.

    Pricing & Availability
    Aperture will be available in November through the Apple Store® (www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $499 (US). Full system requirements and more information on Aperture can be found at www.apple.com/aperture
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