Replicator Layer
In this tutorial I am going to show you how to create a very interesting animation with replicator layers, instances of the CAReplicatorLayer class. After building so many apps and...
Tag Archives: Core Animation
Core Animation Scroll Layer: CAScrollLayer
The CALayer class has many specialized subclasses, such as CAScrollLayer, CAEmitterLayer, CAGradientLayer, CAReplicatorLayer, CAEAGLLayer, CAShapeLayer, CATextLayer, CATransformLayer. Each of these subclasses has been designed for a very specific task. In...
UIStackView, Auto Layout and Core Animation
In iOS 9 Apple introduces a new UIStackView, a new class that leverages the power of Auto Layout. UIStackView allows you to lay out a collection of views in either...
UIKit Dynamics, Core Animation Layers and Autolayout Constraints
Recently, we have been busy with interesting consulting work, and have not had a lot of time to write new blog posts. We appreciate the many emails, asking for more,...
CAEmitterLayer and the iOS particle system
Let’s talk today about particle systems… particle, what? Yes, you’ve heard it right. You’ve probably seen it already in many iOS apps, particularly in game applications. I think this is...
Auto Layout and Core Animation
Auto Layout was introduced by Apple in OS X 10.7 Lion and now, it has been available since iOS 6. Auto Layout is really an interesting and useful technology: it...
Core Animation CATransformLayer
In the previous post, I showed you how to use the replicator layer class (CAReplicatorLayer). The main problem with layers is that if you want to render them in 3D...
Core Animation Replicator Layers
Let’s give a look at replicator layers. These are a special type of Core Animation layers that can be useful to create replicas of a generic layer and animate them...
Core Animation Part VI: CAReplicatorLayer
It is time to give a look at some more advanced Core Animation techniques. In the previous posts, I reviewed the main concepts related to an animation and the different...
Core Animation Part V: Keyframe Animations
Let’s continue with this tutorial on Core Animation. It’s time to go with the keyframe animations. Keyframe animations are represented by the class CAKeyframeAnimation. They provide you with more precise...
Core Animation Part IV: CAAnimationGroup
Now, that you know how to create a basic animation, I am sure you want to know how to combine more animations together. You can achieve this task using the...
Core Animation Part III: CABasicAnimation
Now that we know what a layer is as we have seen in the previous post of this series, let’s start to use the Core Animation framework. In the first...
Core Animation Part II: Layers “everywhere”
I hope you enjoyed last post about the View Animations, as I am enjoying the Core Text post by Eva. We will combine Core Animation and Core Text just for fun. I...
Core Animation Part I: Introduction
One of my favorite iOS frameworks is for sure Core Animation, because it offers you some powerful tools to realize what you create with your imagination. In previous posts, I...