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Aug 15th, 2011 by flingsoft
We are very pleased to announce that our newest app, Classic Westerns, is now available across multiple devices including the iPhone and iPad. Movie Vault users have been asking us for a while to come up with inexpensive pre-sorted versions and everyone loved our last genre specific version, House of Horrors, so we wanted to add to the collection. With this release, we expose a great selection of classic films featuring incredible western actors like John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Tim McCoy, Gene Autry and more!
You can install it now on:
- iPhone ($.99)
- iPad ($1.99)
- Android ($.99)
- Roku ($1.99)
- Windows Phone 7 ($.99) Coming Soon, in review now!!
We hope you enjoy and can’t wait for our upcoming releases!
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Mar 18th, 2011 by flingsoft
As we wait for the imminent release of Movie Vault 1.2 on the iPhone and 1.3 on the iPad (which both add AirPlay!!), I thought I would offer up some information on the devices and testing we do for the various applications. We are also avidly working on Android, OS X, and Windows Phone builds which should be showing their faces very soon!
Most development teams do not have access to a wide array of devices, so they are forced to depend on the simulators that are included with the SDKs or great third party services like DeviceAnywhere. While most of these are really good ways of testing (and we use them in addition to the devices), we do notice that you can miss a lot of if you rely of them solely. So we have a nice stable of devices thanks to our partners and we are growing it rapidly. Here’s a shot of some of them:
We test on the following for iOS:
- iPhone 4
- iPhone 3GS
- iPhone 3G
- iPhone Classic
- iPad
- iPad 2 (coming soon, still in line!)
For Android, we test on:
- Motorola Droid 2
- Motorola Cliq
- Motorola Backflip
- Adding more soon!
For Windows Phone 7 we test on:
- Samsung Focus
- HTC coming soon!
For IP TV boxes, we test on:
Some issues:
To start, it is very difficult to test memory leaks and memory related crashes through only the simulator. Whatever the reason is, the simulators seem to not exhibit similar leak behaviors. I can run an app for hours in the simulator and then put it on the device and kill it in 10 seconds.
Next, UI interaction… you know the jumpiness/smoothness factor. Because the simulator takes into account system processing power things always feel crisp. Not so on the device and especially when you go between versions (iPhone 3G to 3Gs to 4 for example). DeviceAnywhere also has issues here because it is network based so sometimes it can feel jumpier than it might actually be. Two heavy extremes.
Video and this is obviously where we want to shine. We would never use a hosted service to test this and the simulator in most cases can’t even run video well. We can test our streams outside of the app for general functionality, but we always like to try them on device to make sure it looks the best it can given our original source.
General usability is the best use of these tools and where they accelerate development. If you want to see how things look and how interaction functions, then they can drastically speed things up.
I won’t delve into the actual QA process, but we are very engineering oriented so we go through QA cycles, bug review, fixes, re-test, etc, etc. I can always talk to our process here in detail as well if anyone is really truly interested. I hope everyone enjoyed this and we always welcome comments and questions. Always happy to help and share our experiences.
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Mar 3rd, 2011 by flingsoft
Movie Vault 1.2 for iPad went live today in the App Store and we are really pleased to make available some a great new feature, My Queue. A ton of users have been asking for it and after some work, we now have added it. It is super simple to use as well, simply select a movie and then under the Watch Movie button you will find a button labeled Add to Queue. Click it and it will be added to your queue which is then accessible via the My Queue button in the top left.
With that said, here are the release notes:
- Updated user interface graphics, much better quality we think.
- My Queue feature added due to popular demand.
- Lots of stability improvements to handle memory issues.
- Added Flurry Analytics for data reporting.
We have to say that Apple turned this review around faster than ever before and we are really happy with how responsive they have been. We are looking forward to 4.3 and adding AirPlay so when it comes out make sure you download so we can get to work on the next release!
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Aug 16th, 2010 by flingsoft
When the iPad was first announced, it quickly became clear to most people that this device was going to be more about consumption than it was about creation. Sure people have done some amazing things with apps like Brushes and of course the entire iWork suite is available, but everything feels very scaled down. It just wasn’t there to be a creation device, but it was the perfect platform to consumer content. Comics, news, social, and especially TV and Movies.
The device was perfect for consuming media. No one ever loved watching movies on their iPhones, they simply tolerated it. Now we have a device and a big beautiful screen to play with and media never felt better. The one problem we have though is that content is lacking. Even if you subscribe to Netflix, the library is finite. The Apple Store is a little overpriced for most to purchase from, so we found a hole in the app marketplace and tried to fill it.
And so, we are proud to present Movie Vault for iPad. Its all about FREE movie content for you, no strings attached.
All about Movie Vault
Movie Vault is an all new iPad app with the single purpose to provide access to a catalog of over 1200 movies and television shows from the last 100 years. We have fully catalogued these movies including fully-searchable information on directors, actors, writers, and more. We also hunted down the cover art for a truly awesome experience.
Using it is simple, when you first download the movie listing is downloaded from our server. In doing this, we can provide up-to-date movie listings without the need to update our application constantly which means less work for you. You can then swipe left or right between Genres, select from the Genre menu in the top left or search by keyword which is included in the Genre menu. When you find a movie just tap it once to get more info and then tap “Watch Movie” to start it up. Give it a couple seconds to let it start and site back and enjoy. Its that simple.
The best part is, everything is streamed so you can enjoy it over Wifi OR over 3G. With Apple’s streaming technology you get a great experience and our servers take care of the heavy lifting.
What are some of our favorites movies?
I have always been a Horror guy and especially love films like George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. There are also great Sci-Fi film and if you really aren’t sure then do a search on Lugosi, Price, or Karloff.
If you are feeling a little more upbeat try some great Comedies or maybe even a Musical or too. And do not miss out on some of the great Crime, Mystery, or War films. There are a ton to choose from. I would say most of all to not let the age fool you, some of the movies in here are unbelievable and are you really going to argue with directors like Alfred Hitchcock, among others.
We really hope you enjoy it. Building this library and prepping this data for streaming has been a true labor of live. We look forward to hearing feedback and can’t wait for the next version. Get it now for $4.99!!
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