Animations are Assets

on YouTube ↗13m

" summary

Describes a practical way to treat animations as files by exporting a Core Animation archive from Kite Composer, loading it at runtime via NSKeyedArchiver, and inserting the root layer into a view. Archives are vector and resolution independent, typically <2 KB, can be downloaded or bundled, and allow runtime edits (rename a text layer and swap the string). Includes a companion carplayer repo to inspect .caar files and reports stable use on iOS 13.

AI-written summary · about

" chapters (6)

1. 0:00Introduction to archives
2. 0:45Animations as assets
3. 2:34Working with Kite
4. 4:47Flexibility and integration
5. 7:07Native support and safety
6. 8:27Q&A and tools

" related talks

• 39mBetter CoreAnimation Using Swift PlaygroundsRussell Mirabelli · 360|iDev 2016
• 29mHow to Tame Core AnimationKristaps Grinbergs · App Builders Switzerland 2019
• 32mAnimations Should Be FunCatalin Miron · App.js Conf 2022
• 26mFuture Composition of Animationqueencodemonkey · DroidKaigi 2021
• 39mAnimations for EverybodyAmos Gyamfi, Stefan Blos · #Pragma Conference 2023
• 47mCreating Animations for Google’s Mobile PlatformsGuido Rosso, Umberto Sonnino · Android Summit 2020
• 39mYou can totally do that with a CALayerRich Turton · 360|iDev 2019
• 40mGet animatedNicolas Roard, Nick Butcher, John Hoford · Android Dev Summit 2018