Keynote 2: Which transition and build effects can be played on my computer?

  • Last Modified: November 13, 2008
  • Article: HT2922
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Summary

Some Keynote 2 transition effects and builds will play on any supported computer, some require slightly more powerful hardware, and others can only be played on computers with advanced video hardware.

Products Affected

Keynote 2.x

The following transition effects will play on any supported computer with video hardware that supports OpenGL on Mac OS X (except the ATI Rage 128 card):

 

  • Page Flip
  • Droplet
  • Iris (also a build)
  • Radial

The following transition effects will play on any supported computer with video hardware that supports ARB Fragment Programs (see below for specifics).

 

  • Burn
  • Flash

Video hardware configurations that support ARB Fragment Programs include:

  • NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
  • NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200
  • nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9600
  • ATI Radeon 9600 Pro
  • ATI Radeon 9600 XT
  • ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
  • ATI Mobility Radeon 9700
  • ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
  • ATI Radeon 9800 XT

If you're not sure what type of video hardware your computer has, you can easily find the information in System Profiler. To view card information in System Profiler:

  1. From the Apple menu, choose About This Mac.
  2. Click More Info.
  3. Click PCI/AGP Cards (under Hardware).

Your computer's card chipset name appears under the Card column.

Once you've found the chipset name, locate it in the table below to find out the card name. (In our example, we used the table to find that our chipset name, "R350," is an ATI Radeon 9800 Pro.)

This table lists the supported graphic cards and the chipset names as they appear in System Profiler.

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra NV34
NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 NV34M
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 M10
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro RV350
ATI Radeon 9600 XT RV360
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro R300
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 M11
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro R350
ATI Radeon 9800 XT R360
nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL NV40

The following table lists all the computers that work with Keynote 2, and the graphics cards they ship with:

Power Mac G5 1.6 GHz, 1.8 GHz, Dual 1.8 GHz, Dual 2 GHz All models except for the dual 2 GHz shipped with the Nvidia FX 5200 Ultra. The Dual 2 GHz ships with the ATI Radeon 9600 Pro. (All versions have a build-to-order option to include a 9600 Pro or 9800 Pro
PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz) 1.33 GHz ATI Radeon Mobility 9600
PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5GHz)" 1.5 GHz ATI Radeon Mobility 9700
PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800) 1.0 GHz and 1.25 GHz ATI Radeon Mobility 9600
PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW 800) 1.33 GHz and 1.5 GHz ATI Radeon Mobility 9700
PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI) 1 GHz NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200
PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI) 1.33 GHz NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200
20-inch iMac (USB 2.0) 1.25 GHz NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
17-inch iMac (USB 2.0) 1.25 GHz NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra
Power Mac G4 (FW 800) 1 GHz, Dual 1.2 GHz, Dual 1.42 GHz ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (build-to-order option only)
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