Windows Development Services

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Below are examples of our Windows experience. Please note that many of our projects are protected by nondisclosure agreements and thus cannot be shown here.

Windows Experience

Brother PDQ Design T-shirt Layout Application

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Brother USA hired Art & Logic to develop a T-shirt design and layout application for use with their GT-541 digital garment printer. A key piece of the project was an extensive library of licensed images assembled by Brother. Art & Logic implemented a digital rights management system for the project to ensure the image licensors that each garment printed with a licensed image could be accounted for, and would result in payment to the licensor. more...


TAGS:  Windows  C++  Visual C++  PACE  SOAP  GoAhead WebServer  GDI+  Printing  Fashion

The "Beat Thang" Groovebox Software

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Beat Kangz Electronics hired Art & Logic to create the firmware for its new groovebox aimed at the hip hop market, the Beat Thang. The project expanded and now includes desktop and Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) plugin software for Mac OS X and Windows called the Beat Thang Virtual (see this YouTube video). more...


TAGS:  Mac OS X  Windows  Audio  XML  Xcode  Embedded  C++  Desktop  Visual C++  USB  Cross-platform  Plug-in  Core Audio  Linux  PACE  Installer  ASIO  Win32  VST  JUCE  Music

Auto-Tune 3 DirectX

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Antares Audio Technologies hired Art & Logic to bring their world standard Auto-Tune 3 professional intonation correcting plugin onto the Microsoft Windows platform. Art & Logic enhanced the original codebase by adding DirectX envelope automation, improving the user interface, and updating the architecture to exploit the audio capabilities unique to Microsoft Windows. Art & Logic worked closely with PACE to ensure that InterLok copy protection was integrated into the final product. more...


TAGS:  Windows  Audio  PACE  Installer  DirectX  Music  Pro Audio  Software

Image Distressing Photoshop Plug-in

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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  Adobe Photoshop  DSP  Metrowerks

Personal medical documents system on portable USB flash drive

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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  Desktop  Cross-platform  Python  SQLite  SQLAlchemy  wxWindows  wxPython  GTK+  Health

3-D Wedding Cake Design Software

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Topplestone, LLC hired Art & Logic to create Wedding Cake Design Pro®, a Windows desktop application that allows users to create custom wedding cake designs. Brides-to-be can choose from hundreds of design elements to create realistic three dimensional designs, print the results, and give the design to their local bake shop for a truly unique and personalized wedding cake.


TAGS:  Windows  Python  3D  wxWidgets  Ogre  Lifestyle  Retail

Non-destructive Ultrasonic Testing Software for Krautkramer Branson

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Art & Logic developed a Windows application that interfaces to Krautkramer Branson's proprietary ultrasonic test hardware. The software package provides high speed analog and digital data acquisition, automatic flaw detection and measurement, pass/fail indications, and a sophisticated real-time data display. The package can be configured for a variety of manufacturing applications including aircraft turbine blades, ERW pipe, and diesel pistons.


TAGS:  Windows  Manufacturing

Enhanced CD Player Application for Apple Inc.

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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  MFC  CodeWarrior  QuickTime  Microsoft Developer Studio  MacApp  Entertainment  Music  Computer Hardware  Media  Software

Instant Messaging for Groups and Individuals

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A social networking startup hired Art & Logic to develop an instant messaging desktop client application and supporting web services. The desktop client provides a "live chat" experience with rich HTML and easy video sharing. It also fosters the creation of small, themed communities or groups with social links and file sharing.


TAGS:  Windows  JavaScript  MySQL  Desktop  AJAX  Installer  .NET  SSL  C#  YouTube  XMPP  Widgets  SMTP  Jabber  Media  Social Networking

E-MU Audio Sampler and Xboard

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E-MU Systems hired Art & Logic to implement two dialogs for their new software sampler. The dialogs went beyond simply picking files and allowed users to manually or automatically create regions, lay out the samples or regions on the keyboard, and preview their work. This project had Art & Logic tightly integrating into E-MU's development environment using a VPN for direct access to their CVS archives while working directly with E-MU engineers on common code. E-MU Systems later hired Art & Logic to write the E-MU Xboard control software, a Mac OS X desktop application that provides total control of the E-MU Xboard USB/MIDI Controller. more...


TAGS:  Objective-C  Cocoa  Mac OS X  Windows  Audio  Xcode  USB  MIDI  Music

Medical Information Card

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This innovative system allows access to your important medical information at any time or location. The MiCARD system includes a small rechargeable battery powered card with a color viewing screen and web-based software for loading the card with personal health information. The system works in conjunction with Google Health® and other personal health system providers.


TAGS:  Web  Objective-C  Mac OS X  Windows  JavaScript  XML  MySQL  Xcode  Java  HTML  Desktop  Visual C++  USB  Flash  Web services  Python  SQL  TurboGears  JSON  HTTP  Safari  SSL  MFC  Applet  Apache  JNI  Genshi  Verisign  Google Health  Google  Medical  Emergency Response

Internet Streaming Media Capabilities Added to Flagship "TEAM" Product

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MUSICAM USA, an industry leader in audio transmission over data links, was ready to implement the internet capabilities designed into their TEAM product line. Time to market was short, so they drew on Art & Logic's internet audio and networking expertise to complement their internal resources. First there were many requirements gathering and architecture planning sessions involving MUSICAM USA and Art & Logic engineers. more...


TAGS:  Windows  Audio  Embedded  C++  Windows Media  VxWorks  Music  Broadcasting  Pro Audio

Neon Sign Design and Animation Control Software for Fluid Light Technologies

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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

Disneyland's Haunted Mansion and Tiki Room

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Developed for Gilderfluke & Co. of Burbank, California, PCMACS is a motion animation system used in the creation of movements for motorized live-action figures. Gilderfluke's control electronics, along with Art & Logic's software, have been used to create animated shows that are viewed daily by hundreds of thousands of visitors to Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Bullwinkles Family Fun Center, and Universal Studios.


TAGS:  Windows  C++  Visual C++  MFC  Hardware  Entertainment

Media Player Plugin for SRS Labs' WOW Thing!

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Art & Logic developed a unique user interface design based on the client's sketches, including round windows, curved slider controls, and custom graphics.


TAGS:  Windows  Audio  Music

Audio Watermarking Application for Verance

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Art & Logic was hired by Verance to port the original Mac OS version of the ConfirMedia application to Windows, and later to a native Cocoa application for Mac OS X, by creating a multi-platform unified code base. Verance also hired Art & Logic to develop a Windows Mobile version of ConfirMedia. ConfirMedia is an innovative audio watermarking solution designed to protect, manage, and monitor audio content, including broadcast monitoring and verification, copy protection, and content management.


TAGS:  Objective-C  Cocoa  Mac OS X  Windows  Audio  Xcode  C++  Desktop  Visual C++  PACE  InstallShield  doxygen  Installer VISE X  Broadcasting

eMusic.com Download Manager

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We implemented the Macintosh version of eMusic Download Manager based on Carbon so that it runs natively on both Mac OS X and Mac OS 9. The self-updating download manager is used to download music files from eMusic.com, parse XML metadata, and perform EMP file decryption.


TAGS:  Mac OS X  Windows  Audio  Mac OS 9  Carbon  Music

Property Survey and Analysis Reporting

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PSAR Systems, a real-estate appraisal company, hired Art & Logic to develop a Windows application that, using PSAR's proprietary technology, automatically provided property appraisals when supplied with just a property address. Art & Logic later converted this Windows application into a web-based application. A large SQL database was designed and implemented to replace both the client's old data store and to provide integrated accounting, generalized P2P interface definitions, internationalization support, and abstracted algorithm support. more...


TAGS:  Web  Windows  XML  COM  Real Estate

RNA Gene Sequencing Tool

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ExonHit Therapeutics, Inc., a world-leading company in the field of alternative RNA splicing, hired Art & Logic to extend the capabilities of their in-house gene profiling tool. Developed as an Excel spreadsheet, the tool had reached the performance and data limits of the technology. Art & Logic developed a VB.NET application, using an MSDE backend, to replace and enhance the functionality of ExonHit's tool. more...


TAGS:  Windows  .NET  Medical  Science

VFZoom Photoshop Plugins for Celartem Technology, Inc

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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. more...


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

Spa Controller for Balboa Instruments

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Balboa wanted to optimize their PIC-18-based spa control system for testability and improve quality while decreasing maintenance time. Art & Logic performed a review of the old code, extracted important segments and design structures that represented a large investment for Balboa, then restructured the design to meet the new goals. Art & Logic also implemented the new code for both the PIC system and a Windows-based simulator that allows testing the timing of system events at 5-times normal speed.


TAGS:  Windows  Embedded  Lifestyle  Manufacturing

Windows service for monitoring and arbitrating printer usage

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The client makes a line of copier control touch screen products for metering, monetizing, and controlling access to copiers. Industries served include law, accounting, financial, and educational institutions. When they decided to expand their products to network printers, they hired Art & Logic to develop a Windows service to intercept and hold incoming print jobs, collect pertinent information about each job, store the gathered information in a database, and then process or cancel the job depending on business logic provided by another service. more...


TAGS:  Windows  Desktop  .NET  Printer  Windows Server  Win32  Windows XP  Computer Hardware  Business

Social resistance training game

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Art & Logic worked with York Zimmerman to design and implement a cross-platform system that is intended to teach the principles of non-violent resistance to participants in social movements. Based on principles and a mathematical model that were derived from the Serbian overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic, as well as study of other similar historical struggles, a graphically appealing game was designed that supports the modeling of conflict and resolution. more...


TAGS:  Mac OS X  Windows  Flash  Flex  ActionScript  Air  Media  Education  Film

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