Beginning Ios Media Apps Development

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 in each example. 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. In addition to deep-diving into features, we will tie together each major section with a project that illustrates what we have learned and that 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.

Ahmed has been developing iOS applications since 2009. Having graduated with degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University, he worked for several years in embedded systems development. He soon found iOS development to be a fun and profitable way to apply the skills he learned doing low-level programming.In 2011, he decided to quit his day job and founded devAtelier LLC, developing apps full-time. Since then, he has worked on over 15 apps for clients ranging from tiny startups to large corporations like Citrix and has seen a few of his apps in the top 25 of the App Store.In his downtime, you can find Ahmed on the road discovering new parts of the world or speaking about mobile app development.