Latest Leopard Visual Tweaks and Intro Movie

MacRumors · 07:29 PM

The latest Mac OS 10 Leopard seed that was released on Friday to developers has introduced a number of notable visual tweaks to the operating system. Notes and screenshots have been gathered from public forums which reveal the improvements found in the latest version of Mac OS X Leopard.

iCal's icon reflects today's date

- The Welcome Video to Mac OS X 10.5 now has a new audio track and has been posted to YouTube.
- iCal's Dock icon now reflects the current date (image)
- New Desktop images (image)
- New Spaces Icon (image)
- Front Row has its own icon (image) and seems identical to Apple TV
- Menus and dialog sheets now overlay with a translucent filter, allowing you to see a hint of the underlying windows.
- Screen sharing "finally works right" and seems very fast at full resolution
- More user interface consistency across the operating system

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bluebomberman · Sep 22, 2007, 05:53 PM

Having iCal's icon show the current date is alone worth the upgrade!

TheSpecialist · Sep 22, 2007, 05:53 PM

More improvements! Bring on Leopard! Yay!

stoid · Sep 22, 2007, 05:54 PM

One of the desktop pics exceeded bandwidth, anyone got a mirror yet?

The new music doesn't fit with the video as well, I think...

Merlyn3D · Sep 22, 2007, 05:56 PM

That intro vid cannot be real....the older music was soooo much better.

Spanky Deluxe · Sep 22, 2007, 05:57 PM

Oh my, how long have we waited for that iCal icon?!!

Rocketman · Sep 22, 2007, 05:58 PM

What I want to know is if Tiger users get the update to proper date in the iCal icon?

Rocketman

TheSpecialist · Sep 22, 2007, 06:02 PM

Honestly, I don't think so..

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Originally Posted by Rocketman

What I want to know is if Tiger users get the update to proper date in the iCal icon?

kainjow · Sep 22, 2007, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stoid

The new music doesn't fit with the video as well, I think...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merlyn3D

That intro vid cannot be real....the older music was soooo much better.

It's real.

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Originally Posted by Rocketman

What I want to know is if Tiger users get the update to proper date in the iCal icon?

99% chance it's a feature of the Dock and not a direct feature of iCal, so no.

Eidorian · Sep 22, 2007, 06:05 PM

It looks like the Tiger music in Leopard's Welcome Video was just a place holder. I like the new music.

mycintosh · Sep 22, 2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlyn3D

That intro vid cannot be real....the older music was soooo much better.

And for Christs Sake ... i postet the Video on Youtube too, but they didnt find mine

http://blog.mycintosh.com
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y4TeKG98kiQ

And as always, the Music runs a bit longer as the Movie

And thats the Titel:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...59&i=174735019

raggedjimmi · Sep 22, 2007, 06:07 PM

Ooh, so we're onto visual changes. Just a nice reminder that launch isn't so far away any more.

kungming2 · Sep 22, 2007, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stoid

One of the desktop pics exceeded bandwidth, anyone got a mirror yet?

I second that, apparently it looked pretty good too.

VanMac · Sep 22, 2007, 06:07 PM

Looking forward to the new OS.

I have iCal automatically launch ..... Not that big of a deal....

queshy · Sep 22, 2007, 06:08 PM

I know that music from SOMEWHERE but where???its really bothering me now! It was used in some other ad but I don't remember what...or even if it was apple related.

seanneko · Sep 22, 2007, 06:11 PM

The new intro music is awful - it doesn't even remotely fit in with the video. It's like they just pulled the name of a song out of a hat or something.

bigbadTKO · Sep 22, 2007, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by queshy

I know that music from SOMEWHERE but where???its really bothering me now! It was used in some other ad but I don't remember what...or even if it was apple related.

the new imac ad

mike19 · Sep 22, 2007, 06:13 PM

the new music the same as the new Imac commercial, the one where all they do is twirl around.

macfan881 · Sep 22, 2007, 06:13 PM

any one know if the quick launch to bootcamp is in leopard at all?

numberz · Sep 22, 2007, 06:15 PM

i kno im a newbie here, but on insanelymac im numberz, the one that posted most of the images, and supplied the music for the youtube video(<3 colonel

) glad u like them!

chrisdazzo · Sep 22, 2007, 06:15 PM

Ok, honestly, who cares about the intro music? You'll only ever hear it once in your life (if you're not a Developer), so what's the big deal?

Otherwise, the new icons look cool, and I have yet to find the new desktop pictures... Anyone? Hopefully ThinkSecret posts a gallery of some sort, even if it's a small one.

lamadude · Sep 22, 2007, 06:18 PM

Well I guess that means no leopard for me, I don't want to lose iCal day!

Diatribe · Sep 22, 2007, 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by numberz

i kno im a newbie here, but on insanelymac im numberz, the one that posted most of the images, and supplied the music for the youtube video(<3 colonel

) glad u like them!

Could you be so kind and repost them here, seeing that insanelymac is kinda down? Thank you.

Darkroom · Sep 22, 2007, 06:20 PM

oh i'm very glad to see the little title balloon above dock apps now... it has always been a little unpolished, as text characters that hung low like "g" and "p" and "q" would always be slightly cut off at the bottom... this is nice...

miketcool · Sep 22, 2007, 06:20 PM

I like the spaces icon, the notes windows and the text window in the icon all have legal information regarding leaking info before the release...

Sep 22, 2007, 05:50 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Latest Leopard Visual Tweaks and Intro Movie The latest Mac OS 10 Leopard seed that was released on Friday to developers has introduced a number of notable visual tweaks to the operating system. Notes and screenshots have been gathered from public forums which reveal the improvements found in the latest version of Mac OS X Leopard. iCal's icon reflects today's date - The Welcome Video to Mac OS X 10.5 now has a new audio track and has been posted to YouTube. - iCal's Dock icon now reflects the current date (image) - New Desktop images (image) - New Spaces Icon (image) - Front Row has its own icon (image) and seems identical to Apple TV - Menus and dialog sheets now overlay with a translucent filter, allowing you to see a hint of the underlying windows. - Screen sharing "finally works right" and seems very fast at full resolution - More user interface consistency across the operating system Article Link Last edited by arn : Sep 22, 2007 at 07:29 PM.

Sep 22, 2007, 05:53 PM	#2
bluebomberman macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Queens, NYC	Having iCal's icon show the current date is alone worth the upgrade! __________________ Treo 700p.

Sep 22, 2007, 05:54 PM	#4
stoid macrumors 68040 Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: So long, and thanks for all the fish!	One of the desktop pics exceeded bandwidth, anyone got a mirror yet? The new music doesn't fit with the video as well, I think... __________________ Get Salted!

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Spanky Deluxe macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: London, UK	Oh my, how long have we waited for that iCal icon?!! __________________ "No, I'm from Iowa, I only work in outer space."

Sep 22, 2007, 05:58 PM	#7
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Sep 22, 2007, 05:53 PM	#3
TheSpecialist macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands, Europe	More improvements! Bring on Leopard! Yay!

Sep 22, 2007, 05:56 PM	#5
Merlyn3D macrumors regular Join Date: May 2006	That intro vid cannot be real....the older music was soooo much better.

Sep 22, 2007, 06:05 PM	#10
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	It looks like the Tiger music in Leopard's Welcome Video was just a place holder. I like the new music. __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 chobimaru Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7

Sep 22, 2007, 06:07 PM	#12
raggedjimmi macrumors 604 Join Date: Jan 2005	Ooh, so we're onto visual changes. Just a nice reminder that launch isn't so far away any more. __________________ www.bossbaddie.com

Sep 22, 2007, 06:07 PM	#14
VanMac macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rampaging Tokyo	Looking forward to the new OS. I have iCal automatically launch ..... Not that big of a deal.... __________________ Broken Arrow Ranch Chervic Technologies Inc. 17" MBP 2.6GHz C2D HDef 200GB_7200 2GB RAM 80GB iPod Classic Broken Arrow Ranch

Sep 22, 2007, 06:08 PM	#15
queshy macrumors 68040 Join Date: Apr 2005	I know that music from SOMEWHERE but where???its really bothering me now! It was used in some other ad but I don't remember what...or even if it was apple related. __________________ "I always feel sorry for the guy in the iPhone commercials. He always gets a call right in the middle of trying to do something" (one1).

Sep 22, 2007, 06:11 PM	#16
seanneko macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007	The new intro music is awful - it doesn't even remotely fit in with the video. It's like they just pulled the name of a song out of a hat or something.

Sep 22, 2007, 06:13 PM	#18
mike19 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2006	the new music the same as the new Imac commercial, the one where all they do is twirl around.

Sep 22, 2007, 06:13 PM	#19
macfan881 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006	any one know if the quick launch to bootcamp is in leopard at all?

Sep 22, 2007, 06:15 PM	#20
numberz macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2007	i kno im a newbie here, but on insanelymac im numberz, the one that posted most of the images, and supplied the music for the youtube video(<3 colonel ) glad u like them!

Sep 22, 2007, 06:15 PM	#21
chrisdazzo macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fort Collins, CO (CSU)	Ok, honestly, who cares about the intro music? You'll only ever hear it once in your life (if you're not a Developer), so what's the big deal? Otherwise, the new icons look cool, and I have yet to find the new desktop pictures... Anyone? Hopefully ThinkSecret posts a gallery of some sort, even if it's a small one. __________________ Unibody MBP 2.53GHz/4GB/320GB/512MB, BB Storm, WD 1TB & Seagate 1TB HDDs, 23.6" Asus 1080p display

Sep 22, 2007, 06:18 PM	#22
lamadude macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kortrijk, Belgium	Well I guess that means no leopard for me, I don't want to lose iCal day!

Sep 22, 2007, 06:20 PM	#24
Darkroom macrumors 68000 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Montréal, Canada	oh i'm very glad to see the little title balloon above dock apps now... it has always been a little unpolished, as text characters that hung low like "g" and "p" and "q" would always be slightly cut off at the bottom... this is nice... __________________ iPhone OS Apps: Film Light, SizeMe.

Sep 22, 2007, 06:20 PM	#25
miketcool macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003	I like the spaces icon, the notes windows and the text window in the icon all have legal information regarding leaking info before the release...

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