Case Study

A PixPoetry iPhone Project

Published On: 04-30-2010

About the Client:

PixFusion, established in 2001 and located in New York City, creates audio and photo personalized video products and services applying its patented technology to automate the production process. Pixfusion creates and sells children's high profile branded video/DVD products through its Kideo brand.

Overview:

The PixPoetry app featuring Purple Ronnie lets you create and animated message and   personalize it with your photo or photo of a loved one and send to the one you love.

This application features 16 animations and 24 different poem from Purple Ronnie that are suitable for all types of relationships.

For every animation there is a music .On animation selection corresponding music will play. Your personalized animation can be saved to iPhone, desktop or other smart phones and shared with friends.

 

Requirement:

After launching application user can pick a theme from listed theme .Then either choose pre written poem or write own message. Then need to pick a fun animation. Then personalize photo with animation taking from iPhone photo album .Then can change photo any number of times on photo tap. Finally send animation with photo, written message, xml file on FTP. 

Metaoption provided solution with following features:

Metaoption developed PixPoetry application with keeping in mind the all feature and requirements.

These are features include in application:

  1. Display List of theme.
  2. Display poem corresponding to selected theme.
  3. Display animation on scrollable view.
  4. Select photo from iPhone photo album.
  5. Crop photo in oval shape.
  6. Adjust cropped photo on animation.
  7. Pick email id from iPhone contact and validate it.
  8. Write card information in xml file.
  9. Upload files on FTP on send button action.
  10. Display saved and send card on table view.
  11. Resend saved or send card.
  12. Edit sends card information.
  13. Download send card from saved card list.
  14. Copy download link from saved card and open it in clip board.
  15. Add music file for each animation.

See Figure below:

Upon opening the application on iPhone device user will see the main screen looks like.

 

 

Clicking on "tap Me to begin" will display list of theme.

 

 

On pick any theme user will get corresponding poem list .User can scroll and select any poem or write own poem.

 

 

User can pick fun animation and tap one to preview.

 

User can personalize photo with animation taking photo from iPhone photo album and customize it.

 

Finally user can send cropped photo with animation to given email id by choosing it from iPhone contact.

 

 iTune link of PixPoetry application

 

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=353176405&mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D6

 

Technology and Environment:

iPhone OS 3.1.2 or later

         Objective C

         Development Environment:

                   Xcode 3.1.2

         Database

  SQLite