macOS High Sierra are adapted to work with VR

⚑ 05 Jun 2017г. Category: Articles | ❤ 911 | Reviews: 0

2017 at WWDC Craig Federighi, senior Vice President, software development Apple introduced a new desktop operating system – macOS High Sierra. From the first minutes it became clear that in this version the company has made cosmetic improvements already known macOS Sierra. The main innovation was the transition to a proprietary file system, Apple File System. MacOS Sierra 2016 APFS have worked with significant restrictions, but this year she will work in full force. Due to this, all owners of MacBooks and iMac computers will be available to maximum protection, Ultravist, rapid determination of the sizes of directories and incredibly fast copying files of any size much faster compared to macOS Sierra.

First Federighi drew attention to the proprietary Safari browser. The Manager noted that this is the fastest desktop browser on the planet: 80% faster Google Chrome, economical battery consumption and smooth operation of the interface. Now Safari is blocking media auto play, that are not popular with many users. Safari learned to block out unwanted elements and fake online stores, based on machine learning – Apple has adopted a system of machine learning Intelligent Tracking Prevention. The company guarantees maximum security of online payments through Safari browser.

The minimum update got the Mail app. Now the program takes up 35% less space in the system. Was implemented a full Split View mode for simultaneous operation with another application.

The Photos app has got a variety of filters to quickly sort the pictures and find the image you want. Improved face detection on photos, and search and filtering of images on one device will immediately sort pictures your own basis and on other devices. Inline editing in Photos has been improved by adding new tools, including “Curves,” “color Correction”, as well as fast transfer of images to a professional photo editor with just one click. Together with partners Apple, for example, publisher of WhiteWall, you can create printed photo albums.

MacOS High Sierra turned away from outdated video compression standard H. 264 in favor of modern and much more efficient H. 265. The codec is 40% more productive than its predecessor, with new devices tied to a “hardware” company for maximum performance.

With macOS High Sierra was presented to the graphics system Metal 2, the capacity of the graphic data which was increased to 10 times.

Metal 2 has found application in machine learning and allows you to connect hubs with discrete graphics, which significantly increases the productivity of laptops and computers Apple. In the first sample for developers installed the Thunderbolt port 3, through which you are connecting, the graphics chip AMD Radeon RX 580 and USB-C Hub.

Metal 2 supports advanced graphics for VR-helmets and goggles. Soon developers will get the SDK compatible with the Steam VR, Unity, Unreal Engine, which is already fully compatible with Metal 2. By the way, to work with specific graphics, in particular, with the spherical images, was adapted editor Final Cut Pro X.