iOS Core Animation: Advanced Techniques

by Nick Lockwood

Core Animation is the technology underlying Apple’s iOS user interface. By unleashing the full power of Core Animation, you can enhance your app with impressive 2D and 3D visual effects and create exciting and unique new interfaces.

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In this in-depth guide, iOS developer Nick Lockwood takes you step-by-step through the Core Animation framework, building up your understanding through sample code and diagrams together with comprehensive explanations and helpful tips. Lockwood demystifies the Core Animation APIs, and teaches you how to make use of

Layers and views, software drawing and hardware compositing Layer geometry, hit testing and clipping Layer effects, transforms and 3D interfaces Video playback, text, tiled images, OpenGL, particles and reflections Implicit and explicit animations Property animations, keyframes and transitions Easing, frame-by-frame animation and physics Performance tuning and much, much more! Approximately 356 pages.

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Genres: Programming

357 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 12, 2013

Reviews

[Chien Pham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well organized knowledge about core animation, before reading the book, I read the Core anim programming guide by apple but its confusing me alot, thanks to this book now I am much more clearly understanding what uikit and CA make the things run!

[Mihaelamj · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best on the topic of CoreAnimation.

[Jan Gorman · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Abdul Qavi · Rating 5 out of 5]

perfect start with Core Animations and drawings, with practical examples and code

[Pashka Marchenko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Worth reading for any iOs developer.