[September 25, 2017] |
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macOS High Sierra Now Available as a Free Update
Apple (News - Alert)® today announced macOS® High Sierra, the latest release of the
world's most advanced desktop operating system, is now available as a
free update.
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macOS High Sierra brings powerful, new core storage, video and graphics technologies to the Mac. (Photo: Business Wire)
With macOS High Sierra, Mac® users gain powerful new core storage, video
and graphics technologies. A new file system ensures more efficient and
reliable storage, and support for High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)
brings stunning 4K video at lower file sizes. Metal® 2 powers virtual
reality content creation, faster performance and more. The Core ML
developer framework makes it easy to create apps with powerful machine
learning that predict, learn and become more intelligent. macOS High
Sierra also includes a number of refinements to the apps Mac users enjoy
everyday, including Photos and Safari®.
"macOS High Sierra is an important update that makes the Mac more
capable and responsive, while laying the foundation for future
innovations," said Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of
Software Engineering. "High Sierra introduces new technologies for VR,
high-efficiency video streaming, advances in storage technology and
more, while apps such as Photos, Safari, Mail and Notes are refined to
give users even more reasons to love their Mac."
New features in macOS High Sierra:
Apple File System (APFS)
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APFS is a new, advanced storage architecture providing an extensible
foundation to support new features and future storage technologies on
the Mac.
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APFS brings support for the latest high-capacity storage devices and
delivers enhanced performance, security and reliability.
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With APFS, common operations such as copying files and directories are
nearly instantaneous.
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Data is protected from power outages and system crashes thanks to
advanced data integrity features.
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APFS currently supports every Mac with all-flash internal storage -
support for Fusion and HDD Mac systems will be available in a future
update.
High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)
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HEVC (H.265) is a new industry standard that enables extremely
efficient compression, streaming and playback of video.
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HEVC enables users to watch 4K video files at full quality, while
requiring 40 percent less storage space than the current H.264
standard.*
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With HEVC, Apple is enabling high-quality 4K video streaming on
networks where only HD streaming was previously possible.**
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Hardware acceleration on the new iMac® and MacBook Pro® delivers
incredibly fas and power-efficient HEVC encoding and playback.
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Developers like Adobe (News - Alert), Blackmagic Design, GoPro and more are joining
Apple in adopting HEVC.
Metal 2
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Metal is Apple's advanced graphics technology and the fastest, most
efficient way to tap into GPU power on the Mac.
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Metal 2 supports next-generation experiences like machine learning
used in speech recognition, natural language processing and computer
vision.
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Metal 2 features a refined API and improved performance that's helping
developers, including Unity, Epic, Valve, Pixelmator and more,
accelerate their future apps.
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With the combination of Thunderbolt 3 and Metal 2, the most demanding
Mac users can now access powerful external GPUs.
Core ML
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With Core ML™, Apple brings the power of machine learning to all Apple
developers, enabling the creation of entirely new kinds of apps.
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Core ML takes full advantage of Metal and Accelerate, delivering
incredible power, speed and efficiency to machine learning operations
such as computer vision, natural language, and support for
convolutional and recurrent neural networks.
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All of the computation and processing driven through Core ML is done
on-device in a way that respects customers' data and privacy.
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Developers are already using Core ML to enhance apps like Pixelmator
Pro, which uses machine learning to detect and understand various
features within images and create intelligent editing solutions.
Virtual Reality Support
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macOS High Sierra adds support for VR content creation for the first
time, enabling developers to create immersive gaming, 3D and VR
content on the Mac.
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Leading VR companies are working with Apple to drive VR innovation on
the Mac with features coming later this year.
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Valve is optimizing its SteamVR platform for macOS and enabling
connection of the HTC (News - Alert) Vive headset, while Unity and Epic are bringing
their VR development tools to macOS.
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Later this year, Final Cut Pro® X will add support for professional
360-degree VR workflows with the ability to import, edit and export
360-degree video on the Mac.
Photos Update
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An updated, always-on sidebar and new filtering and selection tools
make photo organization quick and easy.
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A refreshed editing UI includes powerful new editing tools like
Curves, for fine-tuning contrast, and Selective Color, for making
adjustments to a specific color range.
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Live Photos™ can now be edited with fun effects, like Loop, Bounce and
Long Exposure, and users can also choose a different key photo.
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Third-party editors like Photoshop, Pixelmator and other apps can be
launched from Photos, with edits saved back to the Photos library.
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Support for third-party project extensions provides access to printing
and publishing services from Shutterfly, WhiteWall, Wix, ifolor, Mimeo
and Mpix from right within the app.
Additional app refinements:
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Safari stops media with audio from automatically playing in the
browser, and Reader can automatically open articles in a clean,
uncluttered format.
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Intelligent Tracking Prevention in Safari detects and eliminates
cookies and other data used by advertisers for cross-site tracking, to
help keep a user's browsing private.
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Siri® on the Mac responds with a more natural voice and learns music
preferences, creates custom playlists and answers music trivia when
using Apple Music®.
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Touch Bar™ on MacBook Pro gets new Control Strip options plus an
improved color picker and more video controls.
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Notes adds simple tables, allowing a user to type in cells, make edits
and move rows and columns.
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Spotlight® provides flight status information, including departure and
arrival times, delays, gates, terminals and even a map of the flight
path.
Pricing & Availability
macOS High Sierra is available as a free update starting today from the
Mac App Store®. macOS High Sierra supports all Macs introduced in late
2009 or later. Some features may not be available in all regions or
languages. For more information, visit: apple.com/macos/high-sierra/.
* Amount of disk space saved depends on specific video file and hardware
used. Actual results may vary.
** The playback of 4K HEVC content requires a Mac with a
sixth-generation Intel (News - Alert) Core processor or newer.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the
Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in innovation with
iPhone (News - Alert), iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. Apple's four software
platforms - iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS - provide seamless experiences
across all Apple devices and empower people with breakthrough services
including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pay and iCloud. Apple's more
than 100,000 employees are dedicated to making the best products on
earth, and to leaving the world better than we found it.
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