Computer Arts Projects issue 144

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We originally started planning this issue back in April, shortly before that infamous tweak to the iOS4 SDK that sent ripples through the internet and divided public opinion. Flash had been banished from Apple’s walled garden, and it was back to square one for all of us.

Luckily for us, and you, that ban has since been lifted – allowing talented and ambitious Flash developers to use existing ActionScript skills to blast open a whole new market without the need to grapple with Xcode or Objective-C.

Almost a third of this special issue is given over to an epic extended project, courtesy of the very talented Matt Booth and Stewart Hamilton-Arrandale. Over 28 pages, they walk through the birth of an all-new Computer Arts app for iPhone and iPad, called Visualator. From concept, through UI design and branding into how to build, compile and submit to the App Store, it’s all here. And to conclude this five-part project, we have five copies of Flash CS5 Professional up for grabs.

Once you’ve created your app, the rest of the mag is packed with everything from deciding your price point to how to rise through the ranks of the App Store.

But if all this is making your head hurt, fear not: we have a generous splash of pure inspiration next month with an issue dedicated to Japanese design. ‘Til then...

Adobe InDesign CS5 – Create Magazines for iPad This Summer

In the world of modern technologies digital magazines tend to replace print editions. This trend has become even more topical with introduction of the Apple iPad and development of tablet devices in general. Many digital magazines are created with Adobe InDesign CS5 software and additional publishing technologies. Now Adobe announces the future Digital Magazine Solution which is going to enable publishers to create immersive content for magazines that can be viewed across multiple platforms including the Apple iPad.

These new technologies, including tools for creating advanced interactivity (360° image rotations, image panning/zooming, among others), and bundling digital magazine layouts into the new “issue” format for consumption in the Digital Content Viewer, will be available for download at Adobe Labs later this summer. Below you can watch a short video demonstration of the Adobe Digital Magazine Workflow.

The first digital edition of Wired magazine released earlier this year was created with Adobe InDesign and additional technologies. When video introducing Wired for iPad was published at Adobe TV many users complained that they had been expecting a video showing something like “how we did it with Adobe software”. But Bob Bringhurst, an Administrator at Adobe TV, explained: “Information on how to use InDesign to create iPad information is coming soon. The tools are currently beta”. Anyway if you missed it you can enjoy this presentation.

John Nack, Adobe Photoshop Principal Product Manager, wrote at his blog: “Speaking of InDesign and rich publishing, here’s an example of the sort of interactive content (here displayed through Flash) that can be generated in Adobe CS5. (Click the main image to display the document.)”

At Adobe Digital Publishing blog you will find more detailed information about using these new technologies for the digital magazines creation, including such issues as Adobe InDesign CS5 and Digital Content Bundler, The “.issue” Format and Digital Content Viewer, and Adding Interactivity.

As Adobe InDesign CS5 offers a number of new exciting opportunities you will probably find this document, describing the enhancements to the EPUB eBook workflow Adobe InDesign CS5, interesting.

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Description

iPerfectPitch app is ideal for those who are studying music. Both guitarists, pianists and singers can train your hearing and see if you have a good ear for music.

Tap the "play note". A note will sound and then play a note on the keyboard to see if you hit the corresponding note.

If you hit the note perfectly, earn 100 points. If you miss by half-tone, get 40 points. If he misses by a tone difference, earn only 15 points. You have 10 chances to accumulate as many points as possible.

Call your friends and have fun learning music!


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