{"product_id":"9780133440775","title":"iOS Core Animation: Advanced Techniques","description":"\u003cp\u003eCore 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.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e¿\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn 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\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Layers and views, software drawing and hardware compositing \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Layer geometry, hit testing and clipping \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Layer effects, transforms and 3D interfaces \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Video playback, text, tiled images, OpenGL, particles and reflections \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Implicit and explicit animations \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Property animations, keyframes and transitions \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Easing, frame-by-frame animation and physics \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  Performance tuning and much, much more! \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003eApproximately 356 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ewww.informit.com\/aw\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pearson Education","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080407630064,"sku":"9780133440775","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780133440775_p0.jpg?v=1763641702","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780133440775","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}