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Beginning TiVo programming

Synopsis:

With TiVo Home Media Engine SDK you can build new and exciting applications for broadband-connected Series 2 devices. In this book you will find numerous real-world examples to help you deploy your own applications to TiVo quickly and easily. The authors describe software development for the TiVo platform, covering the basic building blocks of application design. You'll discover how to create advanced applications using TiVo's component library and learn how to package your final product for others to integrate into their TiVo experience. Now you can extend the world's most popular DVR by utilizing the TiVo Home Media Engine SDK. With the Java-based HME you can build new and exciting applications for broadband-connected Series 2 devices, and inside you will find numerous real-world examples that will help you deploy your own applications to TiVo quickly and easily. Java developers John Brosnan and Kyle Copeland walk you through the design and architecture of TiVo applications and provide a clear path to implementation. They begin by describing software development for the TiVo platform, covering the basic building blocks of application design and how to respond to events. Next you'll find out how to create more advanced applications using TiVo's component library. You'll then discover how to polish your final product and package it for others to integrate into their TiVo experience. What you will learn from this book Techniques for configuring your development environment How the TiVo HME SDK functions Methods for displaying images & text How to play audio files and streams Ways to optimize the behavior of your application How to include animations in your application Best practices for packaging your application for deployment How to manage the application lifecycle Who this book is for Readers with Java experience who want to build interactive applications for TiVo Series 2 DVRs. Wrox Beginning guides are crafted to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a structured, tutorial format that will guide you through all the techniques involved.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments. Introduction. Chapter 1, Introduction to Tivo Applications. Chapter 2, Getting The Tivo Box Ready for Hme. Chapter 3, Your Development Environment. Chapter 4, Your First Tivo HME Application. Chapter 5, Displaying Resources. Chapter 6, Events. Chapter 7, Going Bananas. Chapter 8, Using Bananas Events. Chapter 9, Advanced Resources. Chapter 10, Advanced HME Application Lifecycle. Chapter 11, Application Preferences. Chapter 12, Animation. Chapter 13, Connecting to External Resources. Chapter 14, Deploying an HME Application. Chapter 15, Tips and Troubleshooting. Appendix A, Exercise. Index.

Additional Information:

Related subjects: Interactive multimedia Digital media Home entertainment systems