The "Beat Thang" Groovebox Software

Beat Kangz Electronics hired Art & Logic to create the firmware for the Beat Thang, a new groovebox aimed at the hip hop market. The project also includes a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) plugin for Mac OS X and Windows called the Beat Thang Virtual. It is available at Sam Ash, Guitar Center, and online.

TAGS:  Mac OS X  Windows  Audio  Xcode  XML  Embedded  C++  Desktop  Visual C++  USB  Cross-platform  Plug-in  Core Audio  Linux  PACE  Installer  ASIO  VST  JUCE  Music

Cross-platform Application for Processing Aerial Photos into Traffic Data

Skycomp, Inc. needed to process aerial image data and extract information about traffic patterns. A large amount of image data had to be processed rapidly by hand. Their existing tool, SkyTracker 1, was outdated and difficult to use. Art & Logic designed a new user interface and implemented a more powerful cross-platform tool.

TAGS:  Java  Cross-platform  Ruby  MonkeyBars  JRuby  JPEG2000  GIS  ECW  Traffic Analysis

Image Distressing Photoshop Plug-in

Font Diner had a set of scripts for Adobe Photoshop to apply image distressing affects to an image. They wanted a faster, more powerful way to do these affects while protecting their original images and maintaining cross-platform support. Art & Logic delivered the plug-in on Windows XP, Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X (PowerPC and Intel), and updates when, new at the time, Photoshop CS3 was released. The plug-in was faster and more powerful than the original scripts, had a unique interface, and kept the client's proprietary data secure.

TAGS:  Mac OS X  Windows  Mac OS 9  C++  Visual C++  Cross-platform  Plug-in  PowerPC  Intel  DSP  Adobe Photoshop  Metrowerks

Personal medical documents system on portable USB flash drive

MedID Technologies hired Art & Logic to develop a personal medical documents system that runs on a USB flash drive (kind of like a smart Medicalert bracelet). The user plugs it into a Mac or Windows computer and securely edits a variety of medical data, or shows it to their health care professional.

TAGS:  Mac OS X  Windows  Python  Desktop  Cross-platform  SQLite  SQLAlchemy  wxWindows  wxPython  GTK+  Health

Drivers and applications for Alesis Studio Electronics

Art & Logic developed sample accurate Mac OS and Windows ASIO drivers for the Alesis ADAT-PCR PCI card, as well as the Windows MME MIDI and audio driver, and Mac OS Sound Manager and OMS drivers. To support this work we designed and maintained an SDK that allows third-party developers to interface to the card. In addition, Art & Logic developed the cross-platform (Mac OS and Windows) "ADAT Connect" application that supports the sample accurate bi-directional transfer of audio data between the computer's hard disk and an ADAT. more...

Art & Logic developed sample accurate Mac OS and Windows ASIO drivers for the Alesis ADAT-PCR PCI card, as well as the Windows MME MIDI and audio driver, and Mac OS Sound Manager and OMS drivers. To support this work we designed and maintained an SDK that allows third-party developers to interface to the card. In addition, Art & Logic developed the cross-platform (Mac OS and Windows) "ADAT Connect" application that supports the sample accurate bi-directional transfer of audio data between the computer's hard disk and an ADAT. Art & Logic also maintained and helped to develop Sound Bridge, a cross-platform sample librarian for the QS and DMPro families of synthesizers, and even created a utility that is used in-house by Alesis for production testing of the ADAT-PCR card.

TAGS:  Audio  Mac OS 9  Driver  C++  Desktop  Visual C++  Cross-platform  MIDI  CodeWarrior  ASIO  Custom API  Entertainment  Music  Pro Audio

Enhanced CD Player Application for Apple Inc.

A group of companies, including Sony, Philips, and Microsoft have developed an enhanced compact disc format that joins standard music tracks with interviews, lyrics, music videos, and electronic liner notes. Apple Computer hired Art & Logic to create the cross-platform (Windows and Mac OS) player application for this new medium. Art & Logic worked directly with Apple's QuickTime Development Group to implement the delivery mechanism for the multimedia content stored on the enhanced CDs.

TAGS:  Windows  Audio  Mac OS 9  C++  Cross-platform  QuickTime  MFC  CodeWarrior  Microsoft Developer Studio  MacApp  Entertainment  Music  Computer Hardware  Media  Software

Neon Sign Design and Animation Control Software for Fluid Light Technologies

Art & Logic created both Windows and Mac OS versions of "NeonCAD". Users can design arbitrarily complex neon signs using the CAD tools provided, and animate those signs using the client's proprietary neon control technology that allows light to appear to move through a neon tube. The animation patterns may be previewed on the computer. The resulting sign layouts can be printed for sign fabricators, and the animation control data can be saved to the client's neon controller hardware for deployment.

TAGS:  Windows  Mac OS 9  C++  Cross-platform  Entertainment  Manufacturing  Lighting

VFZoom Photoshop Plugins for Celartem Technology, Inc

The Vector Format for Zooming (VFZ) is a file format that provides 100% lossless compression and a powerful image scaling/zooming capability that allows one to magnify an image by percentage or size. Images may be read or written in the VFZ format or optionally JPEG, TIFF, or bitmap without any loss in quality. The PFZ format is similar but additionally offers password protection together with user- or file-based privileges. Art & Logic developed the cross-platform VFZ Export and VFZ Import plugins for Mac OS and Windows localized for English and Japanese using the Adobe Dialog Manager (ADM) and based on version 2.4 of Celartem's VFZ SDK.

TAGS:  Windows  Mac OS 9  C++  Cross-platform  Plug-in  Image Processing  Microsoft Developer Studio  InstallShield  Adobe Photoshop  Adobe Dialog Manager  Photography  Imaging