Apple coughs up all 200 new features in ML

[VanNess]

Not noticed yet? http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/features.html

Seems like a pretty solid update as well as addressing some of the concerns about Lion's auto-save.

 

[gsmumbo]

Don't get me wrong, I love Mountain Lion and I love all the new features. I'm fully impressed and love the upgrade(running the beta). But going through this feature list, you can tell they were grasping at straws to get to the 200 feature number. Keyboard shortcut for save as? Really? That's a new feature? lol.

 

[Cougarcat]

Keyboard shortcut for save as? Really? That's a new feature? lol.

Maybe not, but it's something a lot of people will be happy to see.

 

[nuckinfutz]

Looks like Quicktime X got Quick Sync accelerated encodes.

 

[Orange Furball]

I will probably buy an apple TV just for the mirroring. Will this be compatible with all macbooks? That can run ML

 

[Cougarcat]

I will probably buy an apple TV just for the mirroring. Will this be compatible with all macbooks? That can run ML

Probably, there are no restrictions listed on the page like there are for some other things.

 

[Sylon]

I'm mostly excited for Airplay mirroring from my Mac. Now, I read that Apple came out with newer AppleTV's since March. Will the older ones be able to play 1080p as well? I bought mine last year I think.

 

[G4DP]

Maybe not, but it's something a lot of people will be happy to see.

Happy to see? It was in there from 10.2. cmd+shift+S.

 

[zepman]

Probably, there are no restrictions listed on the page like there are for some other things.

There are restriction listed at Apples site. Only 2011 years Macs and newer will be able to use AirPlay mirroring.

 

[Cougarcat]

There are restriction listed at Apples site. Only 2011 years Macs and newer will be able to use AirPlay mirroring.

Where do you see that? I can't find it.

Happy to see? It was in there from 10.2. cmd+shift+S.

Save As was removed in 10.7 for autosave apps.

I'm mostly excited for Airplay mirroring from my Mac. Now, I read that Apple came out with newer AppleTV's since March. Will the older ones be able to play 1080p as well? I bought mine last year I think.

No, the older AppleTV is limited to 720p.

 

[ahmadq]

Where do you see that? I can't find it.

http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/

Under Feature-Specific Requirements

"AirPlay Mirroring
Requires a second-generation Apple TV or later. Supports the following Mac models:

iMac (Mid 2011 or newer)
Mac mini (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2011 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Early 2011 or newer)"

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

Looks like Quicktime X got Quick Sync accelerated encodes.

No only encoding.

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There are restriction listed at Apples site. Only 2011 years Macs and newer will be able to use AirPlay mirroring.

AirPlay for 720p & 1080p requires QuickSync, AFAIK, and only Sandy Bridge (or newer) has this decoding/encoding hardware unit.

 

[haravikk]

Why the restriction on newer Macs for Airplay Mirroring? Surely you just need a machine fast enough to do the encoding (surely most Mac Pros come into that category, regardless of age?) and a good local network connection.

I'm glad to see multiple-monitor awareness for Full Screen, but can anyone clarify what that means? Does it still blank out the other monitor, or can we finally full-screen more than one app across multiple monitors?


Regarding the feature-list; the usual Unix section that lists some of the more advanced features seems to have been omitted this time around, is there any new developer documentation listing the non-user facing changes such as OpenGL changes, UI rendering etc.? I was hoping to find out more about what the changes actually are exactly. Some of the stuff has kind of been lumped under System, but I'm pretty sure there are others not listed.

 

[Mr. Retrofire]

Why the restriction on newer Macs for Airplay Mirroring?

They want probably the same video quality on all devices.

 

[gpsouza]

Sorry for the noob question, but i didn't understand something...
With this airplay, is it possible to play my iPhone/iPad games on my MacBook Pro? Like, airplay from my device to my mac

 

[Sounds Good]

Sorry for the noob question, but i didn't understand something...
With this airplay, is it possible to play my iPhone/iPad games on my MacBook Pro? Like, airplay from my device to my mac

I'd like to know more about this too...

 

[pdjudd]

Sorry for the noob question, but i didn't understand something...
With this airplay, is it possible to play my iPhone/iPad games on my MacBook Pro? Like, airplay from my device to my mac

No, that is not possible - Mac’s are not airplay receivers, only sending.

 

[Bear]

Don't get me wrong, I love Mountain Lion and I love all the new features. I'm fully impressed and love the upgrade(running the beta). But going through this feature list, you can tell they were grasping at straws to get to the 200 feature number. Keyboard shortcut for save as? Really? That's a new feature? lol.

What I find amusing in a sad way is "Calendar sidebar - Click the Calendars button to keep a list of all your calendars accessible in a sidebar." This feature was in iCal prior to Lion.

It feels like some of the features on the list are reintroductions of features that were stupidly removed in Lion. So maybe these feature do count as new from Lion -> Mountain Lion, but not if you're coming from Snow Leopard.

 

[gpsouza]

No, that is not possible - Mac’s are not airplay receivers, only sending.

Thats sad... I can do that using third party app, but it would be nice to do that from stock

 

[ed.g]

I will probably buy an apple TV just for the mirroring. Will this be compatible with all macbooks? That can run ML

Already order one after reading about this feature. A welcome addition indeed!

 

[Simplicated]

Save As was removed in 10.7 for autosave apps.

So now it's a new feature! Yay! Just like deleting photos from iCloud Photo Stream!

Revert to last saved
Easily revert to the last saved version of a document to instantly undo all changes you made since you last saved the document.

Hasn't this been available since Lion?



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Wow. I love how Apple classifies features that were removed from Lion or already exist as new features.

Address Book - Groups column
Contacts includes a new groups column, which always gives you quick access to your contact groups.

Messages - Typing indicator
As soon as a friend starts typing a reply, Messages displays ellipsis points in your conversation to let you know a response is on the way.

Notes - Search
Use the search field to quickly find the note you’re looking for.

Reminders - Search
The search field makes it easy to find a specific reminder.

 

[haravikk]

They want probably the same video quality on all devices.

My point was that some machines that aren't listed should definitely be capable of handling it though; I have an 8-core "early 2008" Mac Pro, should be more than enough processing power to handle it.

 

[pdjudd]

My point was that some machines that aren't listed should definitely be capable of handling it though; I have an 8-core "early 2008" Mac Pro, should be more than enough processing power to handle it.

It's not the processor though perse - it's a chip-set feature that Apple utilizes.

 

[Burton8219]

Is anyone else as happy as I am that they finally linked phone numbers with your Apple ID on the Mac side?? This was the only reason I haven't used Messages on my computer... glad to see that Apple actually listens or takes note themselves or both.

 

[rupam.db]

wow. I love how apple classifies features that were removed from lion or already exist as new features.

+1