Beginning iOS Media App Development

✍ Scribed by Ahmed Bakir (auth.)

• Publisher: Apress
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 418
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Beginning iOS Media App Development is a ground-breaking tutorial that explores the near limitless, programmable audio-visual capabilities of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch using real-world examples and thorough explanations of the code. This book includes detailed step-by-step instructions and important background information from experienced media and utility app developer, Ahmed Bakir.

You'll learn about content creation, playback, and advanced topics, including AirPlay, AVKit, and Swift. Each chapter is framed with a project that illustrates the concepts being discussed and pulls in lessons from other popular apps. You'll even learn about the latest iOS 8 and Xcode 6 media features.

After reading this book, you should be able to build your first rich media app or utility app that utilizes multimedia for the App Store. And if you're a game developer, this book will provide you with tools to help make your game app look even better by integrating native iOS features.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Welcome to iOS Media App Development....Pages 1-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Adding Images to Your App....Pages 25-48
Doing Useful Things with Your Images....Pages 49-72
Advanced Photo Interfaces....Pages 73-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Playing and Recording Audio Files....Pages 115-144
Using External Audio Sources....Pages 145-170
Advanced Audio Topics....Pages 171-196
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Playing and Recording Video....Pages 199-224
Building a Custom Video-Playback Interface....Pages 225-254
Building a Custom Video-Recording Interface....Pages 255-292
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
User Interface Development with Xcode 6....Pages 295-316
Using the AVKit Framework for Media Playback....Pages 317-342
Tracking Fitness with HealthKit and Core Motion....Pages 343-374
Getting Started with Swift....Pages 375-400
Back Matter....Pages 401-409

✦ Subjects

Computer Science, general