Mindfire has deep experience developing C/C++/Objective-C desktop Mac OS X applications. We describe some of these Mac OS X project experiences below, and will be glad to share our expertise in detail with you.
Document Registration Software
A Software provider for protection of Intellectual Property
Industry:
Legal
Technologies:
PowerPlant, HTML rendering Lib, MacOS Crypto API, HTTPS
This was the Mac client for an online document and file registration service to prove copyright worldwide with registration servers on different continents.
The application uses Mac OS X Cryptographic APIs to encrypt the file containing data that has to be registered, and then sends it over https to the server for registration.
Automator actions for Image format conversion Tool
Renowned Imaging Software provider
Industry:
Graphics/Imaging
Technologies:
AppleScript, Mac OS X, Automator, Photo CD.
A set of automator actions that simplified specific operations that were other wise a tedious task for the tools' users. It demonstrates how Apple's newly introduced automator can be handy for doing tricky work. We have also ported the Kodak PCD SDK to Intel Mac for the same client.
SWF Wrap
A CBT software provider
Industry:
Education
Technologies:
C++, Mac Carbon API, Quicktime SDK
A Mac Application that embedded a QuickTime control for playing flash (.swf) files in a controlled environment where the Control-Click context menu of the flash is not available to the user and operations like play/stop/pause and track positioning were controlled by the application it self. Control-Click was used to display application specific menu instead.
A set of 3D card game for Mac
Game Development Company
Industry:
Mac/PC Gaming
Technologies:
Mac OSX, Cocoa, OpenGL
It offers variety of games to the players. All the UI and Graphics is displayed in an OpenGL window with rich looking textures. The player is also kept engaged with timed animations and sound at various game events.
Media Listings Software
Leading Planning, Process and Workflow management Software Company
Industry:
Publishing Software Development
Technologies:
Cocoa, ASP.NET, Oracle 10.2x, C#, C++, Obj-C/C++, gSOAP, Mac OS X, Windows Server
This is a planning and scheduling media software system for TV, Radio and other channels, meant for a team of people collaborating together – planners, schedulers, and reviewers. A few primary features include scheduling and querying existing data, program or event detailing, and schedule versioning. The application views (GUI) are permissions and preferences based, and manage multiple broadcasters, channels, programs, events, group, or special events. There is a web based administrator application to configure and manage the system and its characteristics. The application includes application and script interfaces (APIs) to import or export schedules - data from existing systems can be easily imported using the Import application, with little manual intervention. Server side is essentially an application server based on XML web services, with Oracle DBMS at the backend. There are multiple different interfaces included for each main component - Import, Business Logic, Export, Admin, Server notifications. Client side consists of multiple different applications – an import application, Cocoa-based end-user interface application, a scripting tool, and an admin application, with plans to implement for advertisements, images, and Active Directory integration.
Medical Imaging Display OEM
Medical Imaging
Industry:
Medical Imaging
Technologies:
Mac OSX, Objective-C, CFPlugin, Cocoa Distant Objects, CGDirectDisplay, ColorSync, Core Image, IOGraphicsLib, IOPMLib, IOI2CInterface, Launchd Daemons and Agents, Apple System Logger, Mach Port, Distributed Notifications, AppleScript and OS Script
The software adds essential functionality to medical imaging display systems in diagnostic and referral settings. Using the suite of value-added services, one can calibrate and maintain displays, run acceptance tests, and monitor displays settings. While the services operate as independent plug-ins, each use the Reporting service for listing properties, logging events, and saving history. Porting from Windows to Mac covered the following features:
1. Plug-in architecture where each services install as a plug-in to the application.
2. Abstraction layer to allow support for multiple display adaptor types and panels.
3. Support for NVIDIA display adaptor.
4. Choice to load DICOM or native response on a per panel basis.
5. Manual DICOM conformance check with selectable number of points.
6. Display and print conformance check result graphically with linear or log-linear modes.
7. Display and save conformance check result to file.
8. Support setting tolerance for auto-checking of conformance.
9. Periodic auto-checking of conformance with logging and warning capabilities.
10. Application Finder bar Icons to distinguish between normal, warning and error conditions.
11. Non-privilege and password protected privilege modes
