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title: Introduction to Video Developer Note
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path: apple-archive/documentation/Hardware/Conceptual/HWTech_Video/Introduction
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# Introduction to Video Developer Note

Details video capabilities of Mac computers.

## Organization of This Document

This document is contains the following articles:

- [Video Concepts](../Articles/Video_concepts.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40003995-SW1_1200331181) describes Apple's implementation of video technology on Mac computers. - [Video Product-Specific Details](../Articles/Video_implementation.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40003994-SW1_1200331181) provides details specific to particular Mac computers.

## See Also

For specific information about a particular Mac computer, see the product Developer Note for that computer in the [Guides > Hardware & Drivers > Apple Hardware](../../../../../navigation/redirect.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000440-TP40003576-TP30000519) .

For a list of the standard units of measure and abbreviations used in this developer note, refer to the *[Hardware Developer Note Terms and Abbreviations](../../../../HardwareDrivers/Conceptual/HWTech_abbrev/Introduction/abbrev_intro.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40003503)*.

Apple offers the following additional resources for video development:

- *[Core Video Programming Guide](../../../../GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/CoreVideo/CVProg_Intro/CVProg_Intro.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40001536)* describes the C and Objective-C APIs that support video processing. - *[Getting Started with Graphics & Animation](../../../../../referencelibrary/GettingStarted/GS_GraphicsImaging/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30001000)* introduces technologies and tools available to developers of applications that process video.

[Next](../Articles/Video_concepts.html)

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