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Booting OS X Lion GM: No Welcome Video, New Introduction to Scrolling

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With Apple having seeded the Golden Master (GM) version of OS X Lion earlier today, users are finally getting a look at what the OS X Lion experience should be like in the shipping version.

One staple of Mac OS X installations over the past several versions has been the welcome video that displays at first boot, displaying an animation of the word "Welcome" in a number of different languages and set to the song "Exodus Honey" by Honeycut [iTunes link]:

Unfortunately for fans of the video, neither the previous welcome video nor a new one appears to be included in the GM version of OS X Lion. While a welcome video could conceivably still be added at the last minute, previous OS X releases have seen the video included in GM seeds.

Instead, OS X Lion boots straight into Setup Assistant to help users get up and running. And one new addition to Setup Assistant is an introduction to Multi-Touch scrolling, offering users a glimpse at the enhanced Multi-Touch features included in the new operating system.

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The text and image are customized depending on the input device being used, such as a Magic Mouse or built-in trackpad.

OS X Lion is set to be released to the public later this month and will be available exclusively through the Mac App Store for $29.99.

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Slix

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Or for those of us that don't have a touch input device for their Mac yet... No tutorial.
 
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libizboy74

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Boot video

Perhaps they've left it out to maximize space for those machines with SSD's...
 
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Yamcha

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I always liked the start up video, but I guess its not the biggest deal..
 
nerdo

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App store download, so maybe trying to maximize download for OS and not a splashscreen video? Although I'm not sure how big the video really was. To be honest I'm glad if they drop it, always hated it.


Pretty sure they are still trying to get the sound synced with the new video, but they made the mistake of using FCPX
 
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It's there...

Of course the video will be there. The video is now going to be the entire feature length film; 'Birth of a Nation' directed by D.W.Griffith from 1915. Since it's a silent film, they'll be using all the covers and variations of Justin Bieber's 'Baby' as the soundtrack. They just want to surprise us with this bold new intro video choice.
 
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WestonHarvey1

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Well. That settles it. Clearly Apple feels that Mac users are no longer welcome.

Post PC era indeed.

Time to switch to Windows.
 
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bdkennedy1

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If this is the Gold Master, then there will be no video. Gold Master means finished - no changes. It is the version of the software that will be released to the public if there are no outstanding "show-stoppers".
 
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Ruahrc

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I have to say I'm not bothered by it being gone- in fact I like the fact that it's not there. The less "filler" data there is the better. This video only gets played once and then sits on the HD forever, taking up space. Sure hard drives are bigger than ever now, but that is no excuse to waste it needlessly.
 
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nerdo said:
App store download, so maybe trying to maximize download for OS and not a splashscreen video? Although I'm not sure how big the video really was. To be honest I'm glad if they drop it, always hated it.

Looks like Apple is becoming all touchy feely.. groovy!
Click to expand...

It was only 20 MB

MacHiavelli said:
Where does the video live on a Mac in Snow Leopard?
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/System/Library/CoreServices/Setup Assistant.app/Contents/Resources/TransitionSection.bundle/Contents/Resources
 
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