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| probusta |
Posted - 08/02/2010 : 08:50:12
Hi Guys at the best software company ever!!!! I have a question?
I been using a program on my iphone called Movie Scan, you line up theses bars with the camera and then it scans the bar and tells you what movie the who's and the hows. I was wondering it you guys have something like that coming down the pike. |
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| Bravado |
Posted - 02/12/2013 : 07:06:47
Without a rock solid cloud-based solution in place with an app that supports incremental sync capabilities, I just don't see this happening. Even Collectorz isn't perfect. They have an ok cloud solution and decent apps but the sync is slow for large collections. Needs to be incremental. Simple as that. User experience is a must.
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Originally posted by OverlordOfEvil
Got this little tidbit from the Support Team today :
"On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 11:27:00 -0800 "ComicBase Support" <support@comicbase.com> writes:
... As for the app, can’t say too much at this time but we are exploring it this development cycle.
ComicBase Team
408-266-6883
support@comicbase.com
M-F, 10am-5pm PST"
<fingers crossed>
They maybe talking to you thekrunchyfrog? Seems it would be a waste not to bring you in on this and start from scratch.
Oh, and while I'm posting to this topic again, don't forget us Droid users guys! Not everyone's an iSheep. ;)
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| OverlordOfEvil |
Posted - 02/04/2013 : 15:53:14
Got this little tidbit from the Support Team today :
"On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 11:27:00 -0800 "ComicBase Support" <support@comicbase.com> writes:
... As for the app, can’t say too much at this time but we are exploring it this development cycle.
ComicBase Team
408-266-6883
support@comicbase.com
M-F, 10am-5pm PST"
<fingers crossed>
They maybe talking to you thekrunchyfrog? Seems it would be a waste not to bring you in on this and start from scratch.
Oh, and while I'm posting to this topic again, don't forget us Droid users guys! Not everyone's an iSheep. ;) |
| ameryedwards |
Posted - 12/09/2012 : 21:55:43
I think its really a great apps. Even i have still use this type of surprising iPhone app. I would definitely like to experience this app. I would definitely here again to know about other exciting iphone apps.
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| immortalthor |
Posted - 08/04/2012 : 08:46:02
Hey Krunchy. Now that "CB16" is out, how's it going? |
| sgray727 |
Posted - 06/03/2012 : 17:49:40
I would settle for the owned and marked titles also. I never refer to the full list when I am at a con. |
| immortalthor |
Posted - 05/17/2012 : 16:13:05
So how much trouble would it be to just release that version for now, that just shows what you have and what issues you have marked? |
| immortalthor |
Posted - 05/14/2012 : 18:29:47
I'd be perfectly fine with my collection list as well as my Marked issues (my want list). |
| alandec |
Posted - 05/14/2012 : 17:16:20
This sounds Fantastic and I can't wait! |
| WebHobbit |
Posted - 05/14/2012 : 14:57:13
Sounds good man. Keep us posted |
| thekrunchyfrog |
Posted - 05/14/2012 : 14:43:53
1) Price is up in the air. I was thinking 2.99-4.99 (depending on how much functionality I can get).
2) I'm only pulling title and issue information. The sqlite database that's created is less then 80mb. I haven't ran an issue update in awhile, so we'll say all app+data less then 120mb. Probably way less, but that's a safe estimate.
3) We'll come to that when we come to that I guess. I've always looked at this as more of a learning process anyway. I'm not costing them any money. It's only read only (for right now). You need to Comicbase to use it. You're using data you already have, it's not shipping with the data. I can't picture them having an issue with it. But if they do, then I won't release it. Maybe I'll make the source code available. Maybe they'll like it an buy it from me. Who knows? Better to wait until it's real before we worry about all this. |
| WebHobbit |
Posted - 05/14/2012 : 14:14:47
I'm interested in either version - Just My Data or the whole banana. I have a couple of questions too:
1) Price - I'd be willing to pay if it's as slick as that YouTube preview!
2) How much space do you think this will take up on an iPhone?
3) have you consulted with Pete on this? I was just wondering about the legality of this without Human Computing's blessing.
Looks GREAT! |
| martimus |
Posted - 05/14/2012 : 13:14:18
quote:
Originally posted by thekrunchyfrog
Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you guys.
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If you're interested in purchasing an app that just displays your collection, let me know and I'll go back and clean up the code and submit it to apple, leaving the rest for future updates. The extraction tool is ready to go and just needs to packaged and uploaded to the web. It's just a small app written in vb, pulls data from the comicbase access database and puts it into a sqlite file.
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I am not looking for a data lens, as I mentioned in my earlier post. I want to be able to load it all on my iPad and use it solely there. So, my vote would be to get the whole thing done, but I wouldn't want to knee cap your potential to get something finished. I have over 25,000 comics and I would want to be able to sync a Comicbase Archive Edition installation, so whatever efficiencies are to be gained by using Core Data, I say go for it. Lastly, you have not mentioned how much you are thinking of asking for this work, so a little disclosure there would help out. Thanks, and hope this helps... |
| OverlordOfEvil |
Posted - 05/14/2012 : 12:57:38
thekrunchyfrog,
Honestly, if you're this close anyway, I'd rather wait for the searchable database version. THAT would be awesome? Are you close enough that the initial release will be cross platform for Android too? |
| thekrunchyfrog |
Posted - 05/14/2012 : 08:45:23
Sorry it took so long for me to get back to you guys.
I ran into one or two snags, keep in mind this was the first iOS app I've ever worked on.
Snag number one, I changed scope halfway through. I originally just wanted it to display JUST your collection. If this is all everyone wants, I can have an app submitted to apple next weekend.
I decided I'd like it better with a tab for your collection and a tab for the whole of comicbase, that's searchable.
The app was almost done. I loaded my collection data in and it worked fine (around 7000 comics). I loaded all the comicbase data in and it killed the performance. The table views take forever to scroll. Actually starts kind of fast though.
I know what I need to do to fix it. I need to move from pure sqlite to core data. I've almost got core data down and should be starting to convert everything over soon.
Snag number two, I underestimated objective-c. I just started working with a mac a year ago. Literally. I've come pretty far in a year, but this is a bit larger then I expected.
Now on to some pluses.
1. I am still working on this. I'm having fun. I work a day job I hate so I can't work on this as much as I like, but I'll admit, I've worked on this during work hours.
2. My bonus from the day job was enough to cover an iPad so the chances of getting an iPad or universal version of this app is really good.
3. While learning objC/xcode, I've submitted and had one app released and should have one more out soon. The first one is just a stupid little bingo game that I'll link to at the bottom. The upcoming one is a pretty useful app that uses core data to do lookups. If you collect xbox games you'll love it.
So I am still working on it. I will still release it. I don't want to give a date, but I take a couple weeks of in summer and this is something I plan on working on during that time.
If you're interested in purchasing an app that just displays your collection, let me know and I'll go back and clean up the code and submit it to apple, leaving the rest for future updates. The extraction tool is ready to go and just needs to packaged and uploaded to the web. It's just a small app written in vb, pulls data from the comicbase access database and puts it into a sqlite file.
VGJunk's Beat 'Em Up Bingo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvNvsCg1kW0 |
| WebHobbit |
Posted - 04/17/2012 : 14:56:41
Update on the app? |
| immortalthor |
Posted - 12/27/2011 : 17:10:50
Any further word on this? |
| unbeldi |
Posted - 12/27/2011 : 10:11:32
I SO want this kind of program. Nice! |
| tj9000 |
Posted - 10/28/2011 : 10:18:22
Nice Work KrunchyFrog. I look forward to more. |
| thekrunchyfrog |
Posted - 07/27/2011 : 20:53:33
Last post, I just realized I posted a video in an older post with the almost done interface. Duh. Right now it's that with a tab to select everything.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--ndpxb-Je4
As soon as everything is done, I'm going to have a tutorial video on the youtube channel showing the DataExtractor, copying the data to itunes and the app working. That's the plan anyway.
Ok, i'm obviously exhausted. It's time for bed. |
| thekrunchyfrog |
Posted - 07/27/2011 : 20:49:08
And a quick pic of an earlier build of the summary screen, it's been cleaned up since.
It pulls the cover off of atomic avenue. I'm kinda proud of that. Some nice code there.
I've been posting updates on facebook, I'll try and get something more public up.
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| thekrunchyfrog |
Posted - 07/27/2011 : 20:38:42
I stupidly changed scope. I decided it'd be better to pull all data in, not just your collection. Sorry, but thought this was a key feature and should be implemented.
This didn't add much work to the iPhone app. It's just about done. Just need to index the tables to make them useable without a pile of scrolling. I'm going to leave searching for an update. After that's added I have the framework for a semi decent database engine.
The windows tool is taking a little longer. It works... but is reallllllly slow now that it's pulling everything. I just need to optimize. I'm pretty sure I have a fix. Updating sqlite.net helped a lot. I hope to have the kinks worked out soon (possibly this weekend as I have no plans for friday night/saturday).
Here's a pic of the current iPhone interface.
Can you embed pictures here or just link?
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| immortalthor |
Posted - 07/27/2011 : 16:53:19
Hey Krunchy, any further word? |
| martimus |
Posted - 07/01/2011 : 14:26:02
quote:
Originally posted by thekrunchyfrog
Ah, but look at their point of view.
They would need to learn ObjC/Cocoa and convert or extract the data to something other then Access (they should do this anyway).
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When I started using this program it was Mac only in Hypercard, I can't remember the exact year but 1995 or so. This means that the program concept has been in existence for 16 years or more. They have had to learn 3 or more different programming environments for the program to come as far as it has. They started on the Mac with Hypercard, went to windows and basic, were using one cross platform basic program, realized it was incapable and went with Visual Basic. I don't know what they use now, but the Access database I think would be the fourth environment.
They are constantly changing their programming environment and the only constant here is change, and the change that I suggest isn't a dead-end, but rather the start of the next leg of computer use. This next leg is not out in some amorphous "future," its here now. They can either hop on the bus or be left in the breakdown lane wondering where their users all went. They will certainly be changing environments again even if they only stay on windows. As more and more leisure and entertainment computational activities occur on tablet type devices, the likelihood is high that they will publish there or perish. I vote for publish, but I guess we shall see.
quote:
Originally posted by thekrunchyfrog
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Also, yes there's a huge iOS market share, but the actual market is people with iOS devices AND ComicBase. I'm sure ComicBase's user base isn't that large and then cutting down again probably isn't viable. Also they risk alienating their non iOS users. Let's be honest, both groups have a ****ton of fanboys.
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My suggestion has no relation or bearing on "fanbois-ism." Someone looking to make money only needs to look at the industry figures on software sales and markets to understand where they need to be. The numbers I linked to indicate a vital and growing business opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in interacting with their user base. Also, I am specifically not interested in a tethered data viewing program.
My request for development is a solely iOS usable program. Any version of iOS device is capable of running the this type of software acceptably (and I am talking about all the way back to the original iPhone). I am a pilot out here in the real world, I have a flight log program that accesses thousands and thousands of data points, sorting and indexing and so on, and the speed is acceptable on an iPhone. The iPad, which is where I am really interested, comes with 256MB or 512MB of RAM, and the iPad 2 has a dual core processor. That should be sufficient to do anything that *any* possible dataset might require.
The point is that in the next 4-5 years, most computing will be done on these devices, and with iOS 5 and any current or future iPad, there will be no requirement to tether, so people will buy and use them without having any other computer. I just think that the demographics are easy to see, and if Human Computing wants to forgo the income from that avenue, it won't be long till that will be the only area that they have any chance of getting sales. Jump in now avoid the rush later.
quote:
Originally posted by thekrunchyfrog
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extract the data to something other then Access (they should do this anyway).
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I'm looking into it, but I really see iOS being the future and am trying to focus on ObjC / Cocoa.
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You make my point very eloquently here, lol :) |
| thekrunchyfrog |
Posted - 07/01/2011 : 12:20:36
Ah, but look at their point of view.
They would need to learn ObjC/Cocoa and convert or extract the data to something other then Access (they should do this anyway).
Also, yes there's a huge iOS market share, but the actual market is people with iOS devices AND ComicBase. I'm sure ComicBase's user base isn't that large and then cutting down again probably isn't viable. Also they risk alienating their non iOS users. Let's be honest, both groups have a ****ton of fanboys.
I can see ComicBase's POV. Let them focus on keeping ComicBase great. That's what their good at.
I'm on vacation next week and should finish the iOS release candidate of v1 then.
I have idea's that I want to include, but will have to wait. I want to get something out first. Once the framework is done, it should be easy to play with the data. Without ComicBase's help, I don't see a read/write option available... but with more time/work, I can see a read only mobile version of what's on your desktop.
Also, I'm making no promises, BUT I MIGHT have access to a friends Droid. I already have a windows app that's pulling data to SQLite. I would just have to convert what I have in ObjC to java... It's taking about 4 months to do the iPhone app (plus some time coding the windows DET and creating a website to host). Since I have something to copy, it might take less for a Droid app.
I'm looking into it, but I really see iOS being the future and am trying to focus on ObjC / Cocoa.
Just like xcode, the Droid IDE is free, I just need time to learn java. I'm good, but I started learning ObjC while starting a new position at work and I'm kinda getting burnt out. I can't wait for this vacation. Half is being spent at the shore, the other half in front of my computer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--ndpxb-Je4
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| martimus |
Posted - 07/01/2011 : 11:58:15
My comic collection is three floors away from my computer and I would like a mobile (tablet) version of ComicBase so that I can do my data entry and scanning where my comics are. The iPad 2 (and presumably any newer versions) have the cameras available to scan covers and the storage space to keep all but the Blu-Ray Archive Edition on board (it can even keep that one, but I figure nobody wants to flood the whole device with comic covers). I don't want a dumbed down version or limited data lens... I want a full up tablet version of ComicBase that doesn't need to be tethered to the desktop version of ComicBase.
Currently there are more than 25 million iPads already in consumer hands with 32 million projected to be sold in Apple's current fiscal year. Going forward, this number will only increase. I have no idea what the level of difficulty of getting an iOS product to market is, but your ability to make money seems restricted if you are going to avoid the current direction in computing. Railing against Apple for not facilitating syncing is both factually incorrect and irrelevant (I don't know if Bobb above is part of the ComicBase team or just an undereducated user). Investigating the direction of computer usage trends and going where the market is moving seems to be what ought to matter. The iPad is currently 90% of shipped tablet units (probably a higher percentage of actually in customers' hands units) so I think that is where your best opportunity is, but, of course, I am biased since I am an iPad owner.
I have been a registered user of ComicBase for a number of years (since the 90s, my latest update is V8 Archive Edition), but I haven't updated recently. Obviously that puts me on the outside looking in, but I don't intend to update until there is a full-up version of the program available for the iPad. If that means I can't *ever* use some of the new features, so be it. I hope someone who is in charge is reading (listening).
There are more than 200 Million iOS devices in the market. If only 1/100th of a percent were interested that would be 20,000 potential sales opportunities. Peter Bickford still lists as some of his credentials his UI programming work for Apple and others. Maybe its time the team got their Cocoa and Objective-C skills up to snuff.
32M iPads link: http://allthingsd.com/20110207/2011-forecast-calls-for-76-million-iphones-with-chance-of-32-million-ipads/
25M iPads and 200M iOS link: http://allthingsd.com/20110607/25-million-ipads-1-billion-tweets-wwdc-2011-by-the-numbers/
90% share link: http://www.businessinsider.com/ipad-share-2011-3 |
| OverlordOfEvil |
Posted - 06/23/2011 : 14:19:22
Well, it's a first step, and I'm super excited to see an actaul app getting developed. But, as usual, it's still going to leave all of us Droid users out in the cold. :( |
| Batbob71 |
Posted - 06/23/2011 : 13:30:44
I'd like to test. I have an 8GB iPhone 3G. Software version 4.2.1
You can reach me at batbob at att dot net. |
| immortalthor |
Posted - 06/23/2011 : 11:11:45
I'd love to beta test for you. Shoot me an email whenever you're ready at immortalthor_99@yahoo.com. I've got an iPhone 4, my wife has a 3 (not a 3G), and I've got an iPad. I think my wife still has her iPod touch, I'll have to check.
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| thekrunchyfrog |
Posted - 06/23/2011 : 10:51:43
I should be ready to run a beta soon, possibly this weekend / maybe next.
Who wants to test?
I'm thinking 2-3 testers. I'd like one to have an iPod touch and it would be cool if someone had a iPhone 3.
The app is iPhone/Pod only. I don't have an iPad to develop on.
There's a windows tool that pulls the data from Comic Base.
You'd be testing both.
I'm working on getting a forum up to post testing notes/results.
The full website will come after I'm done the app, but I have the domain all set and ready to go.
Here's a taste.
NOT FINISHED.
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| Stealth_DBA |
Posted - 06/23/2011 : 10:36:05
It is not unusual to have announcements coincide with San Diege ComicCon (Jul 21-24). There probably won't be anything before that. |
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