Apple Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) - Manual (Page 26)

26 Technology Overview
Power Mac G5
Design and Print
Bring your ideas to life with the new Power Mac G5 and publishing tools such as Adobe
Creative Suite, QuarkXPress, and Macromedia Studio. Whether you’re designing for print
or for the web, you can realize your ideas as fast as you can imagine them.
• New dual-core and quad-core Power Mac G5 systems crunch through huge images
and layouts. With symmetric multiprocessing, you can burn DVDs, generate PDFs, or
print in the background while you continue to create.
• Up to 16GB of main memory enables fast manipulation of massive media fi les.
• Fast PCI Express graphics cards and 3D-savvy applications like Maya, Modo, Motion,
and After E∂ ects allow you to add movement and dimension to your designs.
• With four PCI Express slots and two DVI ports on each graphics card, the new Power
Mac G5 can connect to up to eight Apple Cinema Displays, so your imagination has
an ultralarge playground.
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• Integrated dual Gigabit Ethernet and high-speed I/O provide high-bandwidth connec-
tions to networks, printers, scanners, cameras, and storage devices.
• The Quartz graphics engine in Mac OS X renders breathtaking content across mediums,
while ColorSync ensures perfect color from capture to edit to output. Mac OS X Tiger
also includes Automator, which allows you to automate repetitive tasks to streamline
your workfl ow.
Professional color management
The Power Mac G5, Mac OS X Tiger, and an Apple Cinema Display enable designers
to implement an entirely digital, color-managed workfl ow—improving the quality
of printed output while saving time and money. Apple’s groundbreaking ColorSync
technology, based on the International Color Consortium (ICC) standard for color
management, is built into every phase of a Mac-based design workfl ow. From capture
to edit to output, you can be sure that your color translates accurately from one device
to another.
Apple Cinema Displays work as your virtual color palette, with advanced panel
technology for fl icker-free viewing and twice the brightness, sharpness, and contrast
of a CRT display. Use a calibration device from GretagMacbeth or X-Rite to calibrate
your Apple Cinema Display, and you’ll enjoy consistent color proofs, reduced express
shipping expenses, and fewer mishaps in the proofi ng process.
For more information on how color management in Mac OS X can enhance your
workfl ow and improve fi nal output, visit www.apple.com/pro/color.
Color calibration
For an integrated, color-managed
workfl ow, choose a calibration device
from GretagMacbeth or X-Rite to
create custom ColorSync profi les for
your Apple Cinema Displays.