Core Image Question

In System Profiler, it says Core Image: Hardware Accelerated.
Could someone enlighten me as to the difference between "Hardware Accelerated" and "Supported"?

UMRebel,
"Supported" means that the graphics card (or chip) is able to display images generated via Core Image. "Hardware Accelerated" means that the card is able to actually execute the Core Image instructions, taking that much load off the CPU.
Scott

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