Crank Storyboard™ Suite ermöglicht es UI Designern und Entwicklern auch komplexe und animierte User Interface Prototypen schnell zu erstellen und dann einfach auf ein Target System zu adaptieren.
Die Release 3.0 der Crank Storyboard™ Suite hat einige neue und optimierte Features, wie z.B. ein weiterentwickeltes Animationswerkzeug mit einer Animations-Zeitskala, Segger emWin Unterstützung für non-MMU Target-CPUs, iOS Unterstützung, kundenspezifische Shader, verbesserte Internationalisierung und Bildoptimierungen.
Animation Timeline
Animations received a major overhaul in Storyboard Suite 3.0. Customers can create new animations by using the animation record feature and moving controls around within the screen editor. When done, your new animation will be displayed in the new time-line editor where you can continue fine tuning your animation.
Image Optimization
Some images can now be modified with in Storyboard Suite 3.0. Alpha can be removed from images to enhance system performance for example. Another feature is the ability to merge multiple image controls into one control with the individual images rendered into one single image.
Internationalization
Storyboard makes translating and internationalizing the text content of your application a straightforward activity. Dynamic text content is treated the same as any other dynamic content that is rendered to the display.
Custom Shaders
With the introduction of custom shaders in Storyboard Suite 3.0 customers now have additional options to provide an even richer UI experiences for their end users. Some of the initial custom shaders that can use include are spotlight, sepia, zooming, ripples, and glowing text.
iOS Support
Customers now have the additional option of exporting their Storyboard application to iOS. Having support for another very popular platform makes it extremely easy to quickly prototype before final hardware is available.