Core animation : simplified animation techniques for Mac and iPhone development

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zarra, Marcus, Author.

Contributor:

Long, Matt, Contributor.

Series:

Core frameworks series Core animation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Core Animation (Graphics software framework).

Computer animation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 245 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Addison Wesley 2010

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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…

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting Started with Core Animation

1 What Is Core Animation?

Animation and the Cartesian Plane

Your Free Lunch

What Is a Layer?

Animation and Layers

Math? I Was Told There Would Be No Math

Core Animation and the iPhone

Notes on Sample Projects

Summary

2 What Can and Should I Animate?

What Can I Animate?

What Should I Animate?

Part II: Core Animation Fundamentals

3 Basic Animations

The Simplest Animations

The Animation Proxy Object

The Differences Between Window, View, and Layer Animation

Preparing a View to Perform Layer Animation

Using CABasicAnimation

Useful Animation Properties

Animation Grouping

4 Keyframe Animation

Changing Values Over Time

Two Methods to Specify Keyframe Destinations

From Basic Animation to Keyframe Animation

Keyframe Animation Timing

Keyframe Animation for UI Cues

Part III: Core Animation Layers

5 Layer Transforms

Scale Transform

Using -rotateTransform:

Using -rotate3DTransform:

Anchor Points

Combining Transforms

Scale Versus Bounds

6 Layer Filters

Applying Filters to Core Animation Layers

Controlling Filter Values with Data Bindings

Applying Filters to Transitions

7 QuickTime Layers

Working with QTMovieLayer

Working with QTCaptureLayer

8 OpenGL Layer

Rendering Video in a CAOpenGLLayer

Rendering Multiple Video Channels

9 Quartz Composer Layer

Creating a Multi-Video Stream with Quartz Composer

The Quartz Composition Layer and OpenGL

10 Other Useful Layers

CAShapeLayer

CAGradientLayer

CAReplicatorLayer

Part IV: Advanced Core Animation

11 User Interaction

The Click of a Mouse

Hit Testing CALayer Objects

Hit Test.

Example Application: Color Changer

LZButtonLayer

Interface Builder

Building the Layers

Watching the Mouse

Keyboard Events

Layer-Backed Views

12 Performance

Hardware Acceleration

Rules of Thumb

Tiled Layers

Multithreaded Animation

13 Core Animation on the iPhone

The (Cold Hard) Facts About Core Animation on the iPhone

Building a Core Animation Application for Cocoa Touch

Core Animation and Cocoa Touch Example

Doing Animations at the UIView Level

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612432378

9780321618085

0321618084

9781282432376

1282432370

9780321617798

0321617797

OCLC:

1027158475