Introduction AVPlayerLayer is a layer used for playing videos. It is an underlying implementation used by high-level APIs which provides lower-level control over the display of the video. Although not being a part of the Core Animation framework, AVPlayerLayer is an example of another framework called AVFoundation. …

Introduction Every developer uses different colors and images to create a nice-looking application with the best user experience. Sometimes, simple fill colors look a little poor. They might not be good enough for the best outcome in a certain case. Using gradient colors can solve this problem. …

Introduction A shadow is an image painted underneath and offset from a graphics object. It mimics the effect of a light source cast on the graphics object. Shadows are used to indicate layering and priority (for example when a modal alert is presented in front of others view). …

Little theory We know that it is possible to clip a layer’s contents to its bounds using the masksToBounds property. Also, we can give layer rounded corners using the cornerRadius property.

Little theory CAEmitterLayer is a high-performance particle engine designed to create particle animations such as fire, rain, smoke, snow, etc. CAEmitterLayer is a container for a collection of CAEmitterCell instances that defines a particle effect. You can create one or more CAEmitterCell objects as templates for the different particle types. CAEmitterLayer is…

Introduction We are going to create a simple iOS application, which displays a mock animals list in table view using names and avatars. Avatar images are stored in our app bundle. To create the app behave more realistic we’re loading the avatar images individually in real time rather than preloading them…