2.2.0
2023-09-04
* Astral Blossom gets a full adjustment on the collection of animations. The parameters of the color oscillators have been tuned across the collection.
* Includes a surprise example animation of what magic is to come.
* These animations are more vibrant and intriguing, with various dramas going on between the amorphous and unexpected intersections and evolutions of shape, color and invocations of a diverse range of vibes.
* Astral Blossom is a wonderful retreat into animated color and motion experiences in a meditative aesthetic.
* We love to hear from users. Email us comments, suggestions, issues... Email: support@imaja.com
2.1.0
2023-02-07
Astral Blossom gets new features, updated animations, and updated support for older iPad and iPhones running iOS 9, as well as the latest iOS 16.
* Enjoy the these hi-resolution and luminously colored animations in Astral Blossom!
* Astral Blossom gets a new Drift option, to reveal additional perspectives on the structure of the animated Astral Blossom universe, notably that it is not symmetrical in all configurations.
* Some of the animations in the collection use the Drift mode, while the rest are in the symmetrical centered mode.
* The Drift mode can be toggled by tapping 4 times with two fingers.
* Tap near the bottom of the screen to activate the toolbar, and tap the circle ? button to view the Help view.
* The Help view displays several tap gestures used to configure animations and effects.
* The status bar at the top of the screen is now hidden.
* Dive in deeper with ColorTouch and ColorKeys add-ons (In-App Purchase). Tap the hand icon in the bottom toolbar to open the Astral Blossom In-App Store. Check out the videos!
* ColorTouch enables dynamic control of the colors of the animation with touch gestures, with touch position on the screen mapped to hue and brightness of the color.
* ColorKeys enables keyboard control of the colors with a keyboard mapping for immediate or gradual color activation.
* ColorTouch and ColorKeys in Astral Blossom provide very expressive ways to perform in the color space in real-time, perhaps as a 'light show' accompaniment to music, a dance, a personal meditation, or in another type of environment. Color is connected to our core memories and associations, and we invite you to explore this space.
* Imaja is proud to announce that Astral Blossom is compatible with iOS 9 through iOS 16 or later, a substantial range of compatibility for older and newer devices.
* The companion app Astral Blossom for macOS is also available in the macOS App Store.
2.0.0
2021-02-11
Astral Blossom 2.0 introduces the new super fun ColorTouch and ColorKeys add-ons*, greatly enhancing the interactive, expressive color synthesizer with touch gestures or keyboard controls on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
* To get the ColorTouch or ColorKeys add-ons, tap the bottom of the Astral Blossom animation screen and the toolbar will appear.
* Tap the hand icon to open the Astral Blossom In-App Store and purchase the ColorTouch or ColorKeys add-on.
* Note: ColorTouch and ColorKeys are In-App Purchase add-ons.
Details:
Color Touch
Color Touch provides interactive control of the Astral Blossom color synthesizer with touch on the iPad, iPhone or iPod touch screen.
* Slide up and down to control the brightness of the color at that particular horizontal position.
* Slide left and right to control the hue without changing the brightness.
* Slide diagonally to change both the hue and brightness at the same time.
* Change touch slide speed to get various color patterns, slow smooth gradients and/or high contrast sharp changes in hue and/or brightness.
The horizontal (x) position controls the hue. The cycle of hue colors (red... orange... yellow... green... blue... purple...) are positioned from left to right on the screen.
The vertical (y) position controls the brightness. The range from dark to light is positioned vertically from bottom to top.
By touching and sliding to various positions on the screen, the color synthesizer will generate the color based on the x,y position of the touch.
Color Keys
Color Keys provides interactive control of the Astral Blossom color synthesizer with an external keyboard connected to the iPad, iPhone or iPod touch via Bluetooth, USB or otherwise.
* Each alphabetic key is a color: 26 colors, a – z.
* The lowercase keys a – z will blend towards the color for the key.
* The uppercase keys A – Z will immediately trigger the color for the key. Use the Shift key to get the uppercase keys.
* Change key tap intervals to get various color patterns: slow smooth gradients with lowercase keys, and/or high contrast sharp changes with uppercase keys.
The colors of the keys are generally mnemonically chosen to match the letter of the alphabet, R for red, B for blue, and also to provide a wide range of colors.
A = aquamarine
B = blue
C = cyan
D = black
E = olive
F = khaki
G = green
H = light green
I = indigo
J = gold
K = pink
L = white
M = magenta
N = dark green
O = orange
P = purple
Q = turquoise
R = red
S = sky blue
T = tan
U = light coral
V = gray
W = saddle brown
X = maroon
Y = yellow
Z = royal blue
More info at imaja.com/astralblossom