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Tumult Hype Professional 4.0: Create Stunning Web Animations Without the Code [Sponsor]

The web is a visual medium, so it pays to make the most of what it has to offer with beautiful, interactive animations. With Tumult Hype Professional 4.0 for the Mac, you can create stunning animations without writing a single line of code.

The app uses a powerful key-based animation system combined with an easy-to-use record button that couldn’t be simpler. That’s because under the hood of Tumult Hype’s elegant UI is a sophisticated interactivity system that can trigger symbols and multiple timelines.

With the recent release of version 4.0, Tumult Hype introduced vector shapes with shape morphing for more advanced animations. You can also incorporate physics into animations, ease into and out of animations, bring line drawings to life, create snapshots to use with browsers where JavaScript is disabled, and use Hype with external editors and tools like BBEdit, Photoshop, Affinity Photo, and Astropad.

Tumult Hype’s visual environment the perfect way to create animations because it eliminates the guesswork letting you see exactly what the visitors to your site will see. Whether you’re building ads, which require a small export footprint, infographics, banners, animated lessons, interactive experiences, or books, Tumult Hype has you covered. Then when you’re finished, the app outputs state-of-the-art HTML5 and CSS3 driven by JavaScript, which is compatible with everything from IE 6 to the latest Chrome, iOS, and Android browsers.

To get started making responsive, flexible documents that accommodate all device layouts, download and try Tumult Hype today. For a limited time, MacStories readers can buy Tumult Hype Professional for 20% off on the Tumult store by using this link or the coupon code ‘MACSTORIES’ at checkout.

Our thanks to Tumult Hype Professional for supporting MacStories this week.


Interesting Links

Apple-owned Shazam added a feature this week to its Android app that isn’t available on iOS: the ability to identify songs playing through headphones. (Link) TechCrunch has the details on a new BYOD-to-work system Apple has developed that won’t require your work IT department to have access to all of the data on your iPhone,...


Perks

12.9” BrydgePro Exclusively for Club MacStories members in the US, we are giving away a Space Gray Brydge Pro Bluetooth keyboard for the 12.9” iPad Pro. Unfortunately, due to shipping costs, this giveaway is limited to continental US residents only. Use the button below to enter youremail address for a chance to win. The winner...


Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, Federico and John begin digging into the updates to Apple system apps coming in the fall with a close look at Notes on iOS 13 and macOS Catalina. [[dialog_artwork]] Next week on Dialog, Federico and John speak to musician and songwriter Frank Turner about getting started, going solo, writing songs,...


Previously, On MacStories

Surveying Apple’s Latest Accessibility Work Apple Is Listening WWDC Podcasts: A Roundup of Episodes with Apple Special Guests Dialog Season 1, Episode 3: A Conversation with John Gruber (Part 2) Initial Thoughts on iPadOS: A New Path Forward All the Little Details of How ‘Sign In with Apple’ Works Twitterrific 6 Brings Media Enhancements, New...


In This Issue

Actions by Moleskine, things John wishes Apple had announced at WWDC but didn’t,a big giveaway of a Brydge Pro keyboard for the iPad Pro, an interview with designer Heidi Helen Pilypas,plus the usual Weekly Q&A, Links, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s MacStories podcasts....


Interview: Heidi Helen Pilypas

Twitter: @heidi_helen. Designer and co-creator of Capsicum, When Did I, Boomerang Check, and Stamp Pack. You recently launched a new app alongside Kyle Cronin, When Did I…? What’s the origin story behind the app and what does it do? I met Kyle at Layers (a design conference for Apple folk that runs alongside WWDC) and...


Ulysses: The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad, and iPhone [Sponsor]

Ulysses is a powerful text editor for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone that packs an extraordinary depth of features beneath a simple and clean interface. The app’s Apple Design Award-winning UI allows you to concentrate on your writing distraction-free with the confidence that when you need them, Ulysses’ pro tools are just a click or tap away. Also, because Ulysses syncs using iCloud, you can get your writing done wherever you happen to be and whichever device you are using.

Under the hood, Ulysses has all the functionality needed to manage and produce all of your writing projects. The Library sidebar is perfect for organizing a large number of documents into groups that can be nested. The app also features writing goals, powerful search and filtering options, support for keywords, in-line images stored locally or remotely on a server, and much more. Ulysses is constantly being updated with new features too. Recently, the iPad version added a split view, which allows you to view and work on two documents at once. Publishing to a Ghost blog was also recently added, and you can export your final product in a wide variety of formats including, plain text, Markdown, TextBundle, rich text, DOCX, ePub, HTML, and PDF, or publish to a WordPress or Medium blog.

Ulysses is a free download on the App Store and Mac App Store, so you can try it before deciding whether to subscribe for $4.99 per month or $39.99 per year. Students can subscribe for six months at a time for $10.99. However, Ulysses has a special deal just for MacStories readers. For a limited time, use this link to learn more about Ulysses and get the first year of an annual subscription for $19.99, a 50% discount off the usual price.

Our thanks to Ulysses for sponsoring MacStories this week.


In This Issue

Paste, a collection of Ryan’s favorite WWDC announcements, an interview with developer James Thomson, lots of links, a recap of MacStories articles, and previews of next week’s AppStories and Dialog episodes....