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The Best Resources In iOS Development July 26th 2010 (For Week 07/17-07/23)
Thanks again for visiting the site, once again I’ve added more resources to the site, and have quite a bit more to add this week. Things slowed down a bit form the torrid pace of great resources being released, but still there were some excellent resources.
Awesome Fun Music-Synced Animation With Video And Code
Found this great tutorial on creating a music synced animation. The dancing effect is created by using a sound meter, and adjusting the size of the animation based on the sound level. The end result looks terrific.
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How To Add A Slick iBooks Like Page Turning Effect Into Your Apps
I think everyone who watched the iPad keynote was impressed by the sweet page finger following page turning effect Steve Jobs showed in the iBooks app. I know many developers were trying to replicate that effect as soon as the got the SDK with the iPad simulator, but there was a problem.
Create Great Looking UIButtons Quick And Easy
If you’ve used interface builder then you’ve probably noticed that you can change the colors and the actual image used for a UIView or UIButton background. The problem with doing this is that things end looking just a bit off. Either the corners are squared, things are off center or the other view elements just end up not looking right and you wind up either giving up or changing everything. I found this excellent tutorial from Matt Long, co-writer of the Core Animation book on creating custom buttons and views easily that just look great.
The Best Resources In iOS Development (For 2 Weeks Aug.14-27)
An interesting time is approaching for iPhone and iPad developers as an Apple announcement is coming this week, and already new devices have started showing up in iOS. It looks like the Sept. 1st announcement could bring support for the Verizon network, a new iPod touch with camera, or Apple iTV – maybe even all of those things.
Here are the most popular iPhone and iPad programming resources from this site in terms of sharing and visits for the 2 weeks August 14th to August 27th: