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Core Animation: Simplified Animation Techniques for Mac and iPhone Development

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Core Animation is relatively new in Cocoa and Coco Touch. It is an amazing fun and useful framework though can be a little confusing at times. This book does a great job of explaining the difference between views and layers and explains how to use them and how to get the most out of this framework. The examples show how to use implicit and explicit animations. And take you step by step through the different animations, how to use them, how to group them and how to sequence them.

Reading this book has saved me a bunch of time and frustration and I plan on adding more animation to my projects in the future.

Core Animation: Simplified Animation Techniques for Mac and iPhone Development Features

  • ISBN13: 9780321617750
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.



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Core Animation: Simplified Animation Techniques for Mac and iPhone Development Overviews

Apple’s Core Animation framework enables Mac OS X, iPhone, and iPod touch developers to create richer, more visual applications–more easily than ever and with far less code. Now, there’s a comprehensive, example-rich, full-color reference to Core Animation for experienced OS X and iPhone developers who want to make the most of this powerful framework.

 

Marcus Zarra and Matt Long reveal exactly what Core Animation can and can’t do, how to use it most effectively–and how to avoid misusing it. Building on your existing knowledge of Objective-C, Cocoa, and Xcode, they present expert techniques, insights, and downloadable code for all aspects of Core Animation programming, from keyframing to movie playback.

 

Zarra and Long thoroughly review similarities and differences between Core Animation on the Mac and iPhone, helping you write code that can easily move between platforms. They also present a full chapter of innovative techniques and proven “rules of thumb” for optimizing Core Animation’s real-world performance.

 

Coverage includes:

  • Taking full advantage of Core Animation’s lightweight layers and views
  • Using keyframes to gain complete control over your animations
  • Creating startling effects with Core Animation transforms
  • Leveraging Core Image’s powerful filtering capabilities from within Core Animation
  • Playing QuickTime movies using Core Animation’s QTMovieLayer
  • Using the OpenGL layer to achieve greater control over movie playback
  • Integrating advanced Quartz Composer visualizations into your user interfaces
  • How to use helper layers to draw gradients, composite shapes, and replicate sublayers
  • Adding mouse and keyboard user interaction points, and much more…

 

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Color screen shots throughout make for an invaluable discussion - Midwest Book Review - Oregon, WI USA
Marcus Zarra and Matt Long's CORE ANIMATION offers an in-depth programmer's discussion for Mac OS X/iPhone developers and covers Core Animation's layers, views, and effects. Learn how to leverage Core Image's filters, play Quicktime movies using the program's movie module, and how to use helper layers to draw gradients and composite shapes. Color screen shots throughout make for an invaluable discussion.


Good information but lots of mistakes - Kevin McCullough -
This book could us another pass by an editor. There is repeated code, misspelled words, and incorrect calculations. If you're knowledgeable these shouldn't be a problem, but they may trip up a beginner.



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