Nearly a week from Leaving iOS 11, Apple has launched andmacOS High Sierra. The latest operating system for iMac, Mac, MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.
The new Macos High Sierra brings some changes to the previous version, but we cannot say far that visible changes appear. At least as a graphic interface (UI) and as functionalities, nothing changes. macOS High Sierra seems to be more an operating system launched to cope with new functions in iOS 11, than to bring significant changes on Mac.
Apple File System (Apfs)
As in the case of iOS 11, the most significant change brought once with High Sierra is the transition to the new file systemApple File System (Apfs). This new file system is specially designed for units of disk SSD (solid state disk), becoming a standard for macOS High Sierra. A new data storage technology, incompatible on classic or fusion hard disks.
APFS is safer, more secure, offers increased protection for accidents / crash, has Native encryption and bring o better performance.
Advanced. A new 64‑bit architecture is designed for today’s flash technology and ready for tomorrow’s new storage capabilities.
Responsive.Designed to make common tasks like duplicating a file and finding the size of a folder’s contents happen instantly.
Safe and secure.Enjoy even more peace of mind with built‑in encryption, crash‑safe protections, and simplified data backup on the go.
High Efficiency Video Encoding (HEVC) andHEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format)
Macos High Sierra introduces support forHigh Efficiency Video Encoding (HEVC). High efficiency video coding for better compression, no quality losses of the video image andHEIF (High Efficiency Image File Format) For smaller / tablets, but with very good image quality. Better even than the classic JPG.
Metal 2 API
Also at the graphic efficiency side, the future metal API 2 API technology is brought to Macos Sierra. It offers a series of improvements for games, applications and animations on Mac. At the same time this Macos High Sierra feat will help to create content vr and work with GPU extern pe the future generation of poppy what will be launched in the spring of 2018.
News in applications on Macos High Sierra
In addition to the above updates, invisible to users, we also have the redesign and improvement of some Apple applications, present on Macos.
Photos
The native photos application now allows LIVE Photo editing. Adding or changing live effects: Live, Loop, Bounce and Long Exposure. Besides these, new tools have been added to change contrast, colors, tones and other elements.
To some extent, the Photos application has become a kind of Lightroom of Apple. The filters face some pfesal editors.
Notes
News brought in notes, some may abolish some Applications for Document Scanning, present in the App Store. We are talking about the application for iOS now. For Macos High Sierra, Notes received support for adding tables and “pin note”. The latter will be displayed at the top of the list.
Maccos High Sierra compatibility
2009 and newer
– iMac (Late 2009)
– MacBook (Late 2009)
2010 and newer
– MacBook Air (Late 2010)
– MacBook Pro (Mid 2010)
– Mac mini (Mid 2010)
– Mac Pro (Mid 2010)
The system can be downloaded for free from Apple App Store, and the installation process is very intuitive.
