General requirement
- Mac computer with an Intel processor
- 1GB memory
For more info, check out Mac OS X Snow Leopard tech specs.
Apple releases new iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro and Time Capsule.
Apple releases new iMac, Mac mini, Mac Pro and Time Capsule on Tuesday morning. It seems that Apple has been “letting” their guard down when it comes to their product launch.
iMac
The new iMac line sports new chipset, DDR3 Memory and Mini DisplayPort. The 20-inch and lower-end 24-inch model are sporting nVidia Geforce 9400M with 256MB DDR3 SDRAM shared with the main memory. The mid-range and higher-end 24-inch iMac are sporting nVidia Geforce GT 120 (256MB GDDR3) and nVidia GT 130 (512MB GDDR3) respectively. Radeon HD 4850 with 512MB GDDR3 memory is available as configure-to-order option on the mid-range and higher-end 24-inch iMac. All iMac can accommodate up to 8GB of DDR3 SDRAM.
Apple iMac Technical Specifications.
Mac mini
The new Mac mini comes with nVidia GeForce 9400M chipset, one Mini DisplayPort, one Mini-DVI port, one FireWire 800 port and five USB 2.0 port. In addition to that, the new Mac mini supports up to 4GB of DDR3 SDRAM. Mac mini comes in two base models with the difference of graphics processor memory, system memory and hard-drive capacity.
http://www.apple.com/macmini/specs.html
Mac Pro
New Mac Pro are armed with Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” Processor, maximum of 32GB DDR3 SDRAM and Mini DisplayPort alongside dual-link DVI port.
http://www.apple.com/macpro/specs.html
Time Capsule
The new Time Capsule gains a slight but significant upgrade, simultaneous dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) 802.11n Wi-Fi operation.
Darren Carter: Ice House Rough Edit
I’m meeting Darren Carter at the Laugh Factory tonight. I’m currently editing video of his stand-up from Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena. The videos were shot using Panasonic HDC-SD5 and HDC-SD9.
The AVCHD video’s were imported using iMovie ’08 in 540p and edited on Final Cut Pro 6.0.4. I’m using an octo-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro with 4GB of RAM.
Currently it is only the rough edit. I’d be putting up the clips either on my sites or on Darren Carter’s. Stay Tuned.
Darren Carter
Official Website | YouTube Channel | MySpace Page | IMDB
(Flash Player required to view Darren carter’s Official Website, iPhones are not welcome)
Darren Carter video from JillyOnline show.
Apple Fake News: Something Code-named “Rabbit”
This just in! Since I can’t really explain what it is without springing all the traps set by Steve Jobs and his henchpersons, I’d have to use some other words that came to mind to describe what Apple is planning to unveil on September 9th “Let’s Rock” event. That was such a run-on sentence.
Anyway, the first word that came to mind is “rabbit” when the imaginary Apple employee “accidentally” revealed the “mystery” product.
Remember that this is “fake” and don’t even think that it is real.
AirPort Utility 5.3.2
Apple has been one busy company during the WWDC week. AirPort Utility 5.3.2 is released today for Mac OS X Tiger and Leopard, and Windows XP/Vista.
06/11/2008
AirPort Utility 5.3.2 for Leopard – 8.8MB | Tiger – 9.3MB | Windows – 10.3MB
Wireless networking that works with most Wi-Fi enabled devices, including Mac, PC, iPhone, iPod touch, and more.
Apple Releases Boot Camp Update 2.1
Apple releases updates to Boot Camp drivers for Windows XP, Windows Vista 32, and Windows Vista 64.
Boot Camp Update 2.1
This update addresses issues and improves compatibility with Microsoft Windows XP, Vista 32, and Vista 64 running on a Mac computer using Boot Camp. It is highly recommended for all Boot Camp users.
Boot Camp Update 2.1 is available through Apple Support Downloads page:
Boot Camp Update 2.1 for Windows XP – 215MB
Boot Camp Update 2.1 for Windows Vista 32 – 228MB
Boot Camp Update 2.1 for Windows Vista 64 – 236MB
Final Cut Studio 2: Option to install Final Cut Pro is dimmed
I’ve dealt with this particular problem before, and I encountered the same one today. I’ve got the call to install Final Cut Studio 2 on a Mac Pro. The owner told me that the installer wouldn’t let him to install Final Cut Pro on his brand new Octo-Core Mac Pro. I remember I had encountered this problem a few month ago, and I do know that it had something to do with Logic Studio installation. The “correct order” is to install Final Cut Studio first, then install Logic Studio. All I needed to do is to delete one particular file in the installation receipt folder, the thing is I don’t quite remember what file to delete.
A short trip to Apple Support page refreshed my memory. Here it is:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1110
Final Cut Studio 2: Option to install Final Cut Pro is dimmed
Symptoms
If you install Final Cut Studio 2 after having installed Logic Studio, the option to install Final Cut Pro may be dimmed so that it is not possible to install Final Cut Pro. Other applications can be installed.This particular issue specifically occurs on systems on which Logic Studio has already been installed.
Products Affected
Final Cut Studio 2, Logic StudioResolution
Take the following steps to resolve this issue:
- If it is still running, quit the Final Cut Studio Installer.
- In Finder, navigate to /Library/Receipts/.
- Locate the file named ProMediaIO.pkg and drag it to the Trash.
- Run the Final Cut Studio Installer again.
All in all, the installation went smoothly.