Creating an iTunes Visualization Plugin with Xcode a.k.a "Ten Code"

Yet another project in process!

This page may take a while to become useful because I am in the process of learning how to create a visualization myself. So what I am saying is my knowledge of this process is limited :)

Setting up your iTunes plugin:

There are a number of ways to create the actual plugin but starting off I am going to show things related to the sample code given.

1. First to actually contextualize what the heck the documentation is referring to I have posted a couple of screen shots below.

2. If you have never created your own target in xcode this is how you do it:
........... A: Go to Project Menu -> New Target...
........... B: Go to Legacy Type then Select Bundle click Continue.
........... C: Give the plugin a name. Then Finish or Continue or whatever it says down at the bottom of that window:)
........... D: Go to the left hand panel of Xcode (the place with all the sources) go down to Targets then click on the name you
......................... just gave your plugin which should be there. If not you screwed up. So do it over again. Anyway if it is there then
......................... if you are in split code view you should see options to the right like in the screenshots below. Anyway these are
......................... the settings as stated by the Documentation (TN 2016 Visual plug-ins).
........... E: Go to "Info.plist Entries" and then you should see "Simple view" then "Basic Information" now make the type -> hvpl
......................... and the signature -> hook

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Hopefully I will stay interested in this and not give up.

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Useful Information:

Data Structures

Graphics Ports
CGrafPort
CGrafPtr
GrafPtr
Rect
Quicktime Movies Require Valid Graphics Port

============================ RELATED LINKS ==============================

iTunes Visual Plug-ins Technical Note TN2016

Windows iTunes Visual SDK

Mac iTunes SDK

This works only if you have the Premium Version of Xcode.

Note: To enable the simple Plugin Creation Package Hidden Options in Xcode

Click on the button labeled [ Create Kewl Plugin ] in the Preferences Menu, this will appear after you hold down command under over the help menu for 24 hours. You should see something like this.

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