Archive - Apr 20, 2005

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Getting the best possible Mac performance out of AltiVec

Apple clearly has a substantial interest in making sure that programmers targeting the Mac are getting the best possible performance out of AltiVec processors. The AltiVec unit is not really just a single processing component: it's a number of different components, and in principle, all of them can be running at once.

I Can Animate - A Hit at Apple Teacher Institute (ATI)

Kudlian’s new I Can Animate software was launched at this years April, Apple Teacher Institute in Cheltenham (UK) and was used with great enthusiasm and success by both beginners and experienced animators alike.

ATI delegates mastered the new software very quickly and in what seemed like minutes were busy animating all manner of things from plastacene to electric cables, drawing characters and using green screen techniques.