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User1234
User1234

Reputation: 2412

What technologies should be applied to create Animation in iPhone/iPad application?

I'm new in Cocoa-Touch.

Please look at this links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cab8CB_Lzbw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c8KA1uZ9F8&feature=autoplay&list=PL6EFB1A1E5CAA7666&lf=results_main&playnext=1

I really want to learn technologies that used here for creating that Animations.

What should I use, it's regular animation? Or it's regular pictures animated programatically with Core Animation?

Any tutorials, and ideas are really appreciated.

Thanks a lot!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 269

Answers (2)

Roman Temchenko
Roman Temchenko

Reputation: 1806

I think that animations are made using UIKit and CoreAnimation. I don't know very good tutorials, but some basics you can get from Graphics and Animation tutorials of Ray Wenderlich

Upvotes: 1

sergio
sergio

Reputation: 69027

The underlying technology to all iOS graphics is Open GL ES. Now, Open GL is a pretty low level graphics frameworks, so that it is usual to use a higher-level framework build on top of Open GL to build complex applications. Of course, a basic knowledge of Open GL is always useful, and sometimes even when using a higher-level framework, necessary.

Core Animation is just one of those higher level frameworks built on top of Open GL, and a very advanced one, as to that; though, it still offer some complexity, and sometimes it is not easy finding documentation or samples about doing advanced things.

One broadly used graphic/game framework is Cocos2d for the iPhone, which also support integration with physics engines, like Chipmunk or Box2D, to create realistic cinematic effects. My suggestion would be to give it a try, since it is very easy to use. It is very well supported and you will find a lot of recipes for doing common things like those in the videos you linked. Cocos2d is a 2D graphic framework. If you are interested in 3D as well, you could give a look to its 3D cousin, Cocos3d. My guess is that apps like those you linked could be surely made through Cocos2d.

Core Animation will give you more possibilities; Cocos2d an easy learning curve. Cocos2d is really aimed at games, but, it directly allows for other kinds of apps.

More options are openFrameworks and Cinder. They are specifically aimed at "creating coding", like in applications mixing different technologies, like Open Gl, audio, etc. Those frameworks are also supported, but I haven't worked yet with them, so I cannot really say anything. If you go to their web sites, you will have quickly a glimpse at the kind of applications that are built by using them.

A more advanced option is Unity 3D. As far as I understand, it is more aimed at professional development, i.e., not casual. You will need to adopt a whole workflow about building and integrating the 3D models in your app.

Hope this helps.

Upvotes: 2

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