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==Overview== Quartz 2D is available to all macOS and iOS application environments and provides resolution-independent and device-independent rendering of bitmap graphics, text, and vectors both on-screen and in preparation for printing. Its responsibilities within the graphics layer include:<ref>{{cite web | title=Apple - Developer - Quartz 2D Programming Guide | url=https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/GraphicsImaging/Conceptual/drawingwithquartz2d/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40007533-SW1 | access-date=2012-03-28}}</ref> * Rendering text * Displaying, manipulating, and rendering [[PDF]] documents * Converting [[PostScript]] data to PDF data, and vice versa * Displaying, manipulating, and rendering bitmap images * Providing color management via [[ColorSync]] * Displaying the elements of the [[Aqua (user interface)|Aqua]] user interface Because Quartz 2D is one of several Quartz Technologies, the term "Quartz" by itself must be taken in context.
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