ADC Reference Library Updates

Release Note: Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Release Notes Update 1

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:00:00 PST

Lists resolved and outstanding developer issues with Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 1.

Release Note: Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 1 Release Notes

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:00:00 PST

Lists resolved and outstanding developer issues with Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 1.

Technical Note: Compressing QuickTime Movies for the Web

Thu, 01 May 2008 11:00:14 PST

TN2218: Describes how to create QuickTime content optimized for use on the Web

Release Note: Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Release Notes Update 1

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:00:17 PST

Lists resolved and outstanding developer issues with Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 1.

Reference: Mac OS X Man Pages

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:00:00 PST

HTML versions of the Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Xcode Tools, and CHUD man pages.

Guides: iMac Developer Note

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:00:00 PST

Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of iMac computers introduced in April 2008.

Sample Code: CIColorTracking

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:00:19 PST

An Objective-C applicaton that implements a GPU-based technique to find the location of a uniquely colored object in a scene

Sample Code: LiveVideoMixer

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:00:12 PST

LiveVideoMixer demonstrates customized video rendering with QuickTime 7 and CoreVideo and OpenGL.

Sample Code: QTCoreVideo101

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:00:00 PST

Demonstrates (with very little code) how to render a QuickTime Movie using CoreVideo and OpenGL.

Guides: Aperture 2.1 SDK Overview

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:00:05 PST

Update for Aperture SDK 2.1

Reference: Aperture 2.1 SDK Reference

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:00:00 PST

Documents the Aperture APIs for creating an export plug-in or an image editing plug-in.

Guides: Motion XML File Format

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:00:00 PST

Guides: Motion XML File Format

Sample Code: HID Explorer

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:00:00 PST

Human Interface Device Manager Explorer

Guides: HeaderDoc User Guide

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:00:00 PST

Explains how to extract API reference documentation from commented header files.

Technical Q&A: How to get a native QuickTime movie object from the QuickTime ActiveX/COM control

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:00:00 PST

QA1594: Describes how to get a native QuickTime movie object from the QuickTime ActiveX/COM control

Technical Q&A: Drawing attributed strings that are both filled and stroked

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:00:05 PST

QA1531: Describes how the value of NSStrokeWidthAttributeName indicates fill, stroke, or both, in attributed strings.

Technical Q&A: Supported KPIs

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:00:00 PST

QA1575: Describes how to check whether a kernel function is part of a supported KPI.

Technical Q&A: Bonjour Printing Subtype

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:00:01 PST

QA1555: Describes how printer vendors can properly register their bonjour service such that Safari can see them.

Sample Code: UTXplorer

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:00:01 PST

Uses the API to display current login sessions and login history.

Sample Code: CryptNoMore

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00:23 PST

Shows how to authenticate a user using Open Directory (Directory Services).

Sample Code: NumberInput_IMKit_Sample

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00:13 PST

Illustrates an input method that uses the Mac OS X 10.5 InputMethodKit framework.

Technical Q&A: QTKit Capture - Extracting SMPTE Timecode information from a QTSampleBuffer

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00:06 PST

QA1600: Describes how to use the QTSampleBufferSMPTETimeAttribute with a sample buffer.

Technical Q&A: Sample Description Endianness

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00:01 PST

QA1598: Describes the endianness of the QuickTime Sample Description Structure and their extensions.

Release Note: Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Release Notes Update 1

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:00:00 PST

Lists resolved and outstanding developer issues with Java for Mac OS X v10.5 Update 1.

Technical Q&A: Movie Import Components - MovieImportDataRef Invoked For File Import Operations

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:00:15 PST

QA1596: Discusses how QuickTime 7.4+ invokes Movie Import Components when specifically importing from files.

Guides: AppleScript Language Guide

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:00:25 PST

Defines the AppleScript scripting language. Includes many brief sample scripts.

Reference: CAAnimationGroup Class Reference

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:00:18 PST

Describes the class that groups multiple animations into a single animation.

Release Note: High Level Toolbox Release Notes (10.5.2)

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:00:15 PST

Describes HIToolbox enhancements for Mac OS X v10.5.2.

Reference: WebObjects 5.4.1 Reference

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:00:00 PST

Describes the WebObjects 5.4.1 classes in Javadoc format.

Sample Code: CarbonCocoaTempConverter

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:00:18 PST

Demonstrates how to integrate Carbon and Cocoa user interfaces in the same Cocoa application.

Technical Q&A: Missing Results in Xcode Project Find Window

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:00:34 PST

QA1580: A workaround for when a search that previously returned results generates no files found in Xcode

Sample Code: PhotoSearch

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:00:37 PST

Demonstrates advanced controls and cells. Custom drawing, hit testing, tracking, editing, expansion tooltips, tracking areas.

Technical Note: Managing QTCompressionOptions - An overview of the QTCompressionOptionsWindow sample

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:00:41 PST

TN2219: Introductory overview of the QTCompressionOptionsWindow sample demonstrating one way to manage QTCompressionOptions objects.

Guides: 15-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:00:09 PST

Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in February 2008.

Guides: 17-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:00:05 PST

Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in February 2008.

Guides: MacBook Developer Note

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:00:00 PST

Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the MacBook computer introduced in February 2008.

Technical Note: Audio Units: Embedding a Carbon View in a Cocoa Window

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:00:12 PST

TN2213: Carbon-Cocoa Integration for Audio Units

Sample Code: SBSendEmail

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:00:00 PST

Using the Scripting Bridge to tell Mail.app to send an email message with an optional attachment.

Technical Q&A: Common mistakes with delegation in Cocoa

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:00:25 PST

QA1554: The two most common errors that lead to a delegate method not being received.

Technical Note: CrashReporter

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:00:22 PST

TN2123: Describes CrashReporter and how to debug with crash logs.

Technical Q&A: Disabling text completion in an NSTextField

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:00:18 PST

QA1553: Shows how to implement a delegate method provided by NSControl to disable automatic text completion.

Technical Q&A: NSDate - Natural language date parsing in early Leopard releases

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:00:15 PST

QA1581: Acknowledges a regression in +dateWithNaturalLanguageString: behavior of NSDate which is fixed as of 10.5.2.

Guides: 15-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:00:08 PST

Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 15-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in February 2008.

Guides: 17-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:00:05 PST

Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 17-inch MacBook Pro computer introduced in February 2008.

Guides: MacBook Developer Note

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:00:00 PST

Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the MacBook computer introduced in February 2008.

Sample Code: FSMegaInfo

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:00:00 PST

Prints information about various file system objects; helpful when debugging VFS plug-ins.

Sample Code: QTCompressionOptionsWindow

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:00:00 PST

Demonstrates how easy it is to manage QTCompressionOptions instances with a user interface.

Technical Q&A: QTKit Capture - Specifying Media Compression Settings

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:00:00 PST

QA1586: Describes how to configure a file output object to save compressed captured media.

Guides: JavaScript Scripting Guide for QuickTime

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:01:19 PST

Defines the objects, methods, and interfaces exposed to JavaScript by the QuickTime browser plug-in and ActiveX control.

Reference: JavaScriptCore Framework Reference

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:01:06 PST

Describes the API for evaluating JavaScript programs from within a C-based program

Guides: Low-Level Core Data Tutorial

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:01:03 PST

A hands-on guide to creating a command-line utility using low-level features of Core Data.

Guides: Threading Programming Guide

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:00:50 PST

Explains how to use threads in Cocoa applications.

Guides: Xcode Source Management Guide

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:00:47 PST

Describes how to manage source changes using source control and snapshots.

Sample Code: OutputBins2PDE

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:00:08 PST

A Printer PDE demonstrating new features in 10.5

Sample Code: OpenGL Filter Basics Cocoa

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:00:21 PST

How to use Objective-C and MVC design patterns in installing and utilizing filters in an OpenGL rendering pipeline

Sample Code: ProgressBar

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:00:11 PST

Demonstrates use of the HTML canvas to build and update a progress bar.

Guides: Safari Web Content Guide for iPhone

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:00:00 PST

Conceptual information and techniques on creating effective web content for Safari and the Web Kit using HTML and CSS.

Guides: JavaScript Scripting Guide for QuickTime

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:00:34 PST

Defines the objects, methods, and interfaces exposed to JavaScript by the QuickTime browser plug-in and ActiveX control.

Reference: JavaScriptCore Framework Reference

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:00:21 PST

Describes the API for evaluating JavaScript programs from within a C-based program

Guides: Low-Level Core Data Tutorial

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:00:18 PST

A hands-on guide to creating a command-line utility using low-level features of Core Data.

Guides: Threading Programming Guide

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:00:05 PST

Explains how to use threads in Cocoa applications.

Guides: Xcode Source Management Guide

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:00:00 PST

Describes how to manage source changes using source control and snapshots.

Sample Code: MyRecorder

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:00:05 PST

Demonstrates the use of the QTKit Capture APIs

Sample Code: QTControlCommandLine

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:00:00 PST

Using the QuickTime COM Control object from the command line to export a movie to a different file format

Sample Code: ImageApp

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:00:00 PST

Demonstrates basic image handling using the ImageIO APIs in Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

Guides: Audio Developer Note

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:00:00 PST

Describes the analog and digital audio capabilities of Mac computers.

Technical Q&A: Programmatically causing restart, shutdown and/or logout

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:00:05 PST

QA1134: Describes how to programmatically cause restart, shutdown, sleep or logout.

Technical Q&A: QTKit Capture - Setting DecompressedVideoOutput CVPixelBuffer Attributes

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:00:27 PST

QA1582: Describes how to configure a DecompressedVideoOutput objects CVPixelBuffer attributes.

Technical Q&A: Connecting the Font Menu in Interface Builder 3

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:10:16 PST

QA1571: How to connect and configure the Font/Format menus in Interface Builder 3.

Sample Code: IconCollection

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:10:46 PST

Demonstrates how to use NSCollectionView along with NSWorkspace and named images to determine its content.

Guides: MacBook Air Developer Note

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:10:42 PST

New document specifies internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the MacBook Air computer introduced in January 2008.

Technical Note: Embedding Bonjour in Windows Applications

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:10:51 PST

TN2210: Details the proper steps necessary for a Windows Developer to include Bonjour for Windows in their application.

Guides: Apple Human Interface Guidelines

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:12:01 PST

Introduces the Mac OS X user experience and explains how to design an application for Aqua.

Guides: Audio Developer Note

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:11:58 PST

Describes the analog and digital audio capabilities of Mac computers.

Technical Q&A: QuickTime Media Optimization Properties

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:11:55 PST

QA1579: Discusses the kQTMovieImporterPropertyID_AllowMediaOptimization and kQTMovieInstantiationPropertyID_AllowMediaOptimization properties.

Reference: Safari CSS Reference

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:11:43 PST

Describes the Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) properties that are supported by Safari and the Web Kit.

Reference: Safari HTML Reference

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:11:32 PST

Describes the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tags and properties that are supported by Safari and the Web Kit.

Guides: Safari Web Content Guide for iPhone

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:11:23 PST

Conceptual information and techniques on creating effective web content for Safari and the Web Kit using HTML and CSS.

Technical Note: Scripting Additions for Mac OS X

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 18:11:17 PST

TN1164: Talks about how to create AppleScript scripting additions (OSAX) for Mac OS X.

Guides: Mac Pro Developer Note

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:00:06 PST

Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the Mac Pro computers introduced in January 2008.

Guides: Xserve Developer Note

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:00:00 PST

Specifies the internal design, I/O features, and expansion capabilities of the 8-core Xserve introduced in January 2008.

Technical Q&A: QuickTime Audio - Rendering QuickTime Movie audio to a specific Audio Device

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:00:09 PST

QA1578: Describes how to render Movie audio to a specific audio device.

Technical Q&A: AGL Changes for Mac OS X Leopard (v. 10.5)

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:00:08 PST

QA1523: This Q&A describes the new and deprecated APIs for Apple OpenGL (AGL)

Sample Code: With and Without Bindings

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:00:00 PST

Illustrates the adoption of Cocoa Bindings and refactoring using a subclass of NSArrayController.

Sample Code: AbstractTree

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:00:06 PST

Using NSTreeController with NSOutlineView, Bindings, and Core Data.

Sample Code: DictionaryController

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:00:00 PST

"DictionaryController" is a Cocoa application that demonstrates various ways in how to use the NSDictionaryController class.

Sample Code: GeekGameBoard

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:00:16 PST

Shows how to use Core Animation for the user interface of a board or card game.

Technical Q&A: How do I get the hexadecimal value of an NSColor object?

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:00:01 PST

QA1576: Describes how to convert an NSColor object to its Hexadecimal value.

Technical Note: New HID Manager APIs for Mac OS X version 10.5

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:00:00 PST

TN2187: Mac OS X version 10.5 introduces new APIs for the HID Manager.

Guides: 15-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:00:15 PST

Guides: 15-Inch MacBook Pro Developer Note

Guides: 17-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:00:12 PST

Guides: 17-inch MacBook Pro Developer Note

Release Note: Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 6 Release Notes

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:00:00 PST

Lists resolved and outstanding developer issues with Java for Mac OS X v10.4 Release 6.

Sample Code: MyMovieFilter

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:00:31 PST

Demonstrates the QTKit QTMovieView delegate method willDisplayImage: to apply one of an array of CIFilters on a movie.

Sample Code: MyRecorder

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:00:28 PST

Demonstrates the use of the QTKit Capture APIs

Sample Code: ScriptingBridgeFinder

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:00:25 PST

Using the Finder with Scripting Bridge

Sample Code: ScriptingBridgeiCal

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:00:18 PST

Adding/updating events in iCal using Scripting Bridge.

Technical Q&A: Requirements for Quartz GL

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:00:01 PST

QA1536: Describes the requirements for enabling Quartz GL.

Reference: Apple Type Services for Fonts Reference

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:03:17 PST

Describes the C API for ATS-based font access and management.

Articles: Boinx Starts with Sample Code: FotoMagico Is a Powerful Digital Slideshow

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:02:59 PST

Starting with Apple sample code, tools and technologies, Boinx wrote FotoMagico in a matter of months.

Reference: Core Image Filter Reference

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:02:55 PST

Describes the built-in image processing filters available through Core Image.