ARC memory release issue

‘''

• (void)viewDidLoad {

  [super viewDidLoad];

  self.predictionsObjectArray = [[AAPredictions alloc] init];

  [self.predictionsObjectArray setPredictionsArray:@[@"Probably Not", @"Ask Again", @"I doubt it", @"Unlikely", @"I believe so"]];

  for (int x = 1; x<61; x++) { NSMutableString *imageName = [[NSMutableString alloc] init]; if (x > 9) { imageName = [NSMutableString stringWithFormat:@"CB000%i.png", x]; } else { imageName = [NSMutableString stringWithFormat:@"CB0000%i.png", x]; }

  [self.animationImagesArray addObject:[UIImage imageNamed:imageName]];
  

  }

}

‘’’

‘'' -(void)makePrediction { self.predictionLabel.text = [self.predictionsObjectArray getPrediction]; [self animateItems]; ‘’’

‘'' } -(void)animateItems {

self.image_button.alpha = 0.0;

self.background_image.animationRepeatCount = 1.0;

self.background_image.animationImages = self.animationImagesArray;

self.background_image.animationDuration = 3.0;
[self.background_image startAnimating];






while (self.background_image.isAnimating) {

}

self.image_button.alpha = 1.0;

} ‘''

making a simple crystal Ball app, and am trying to animate it… I have really been working at this for a while with no luck… Hoping someone can help me as i am learning… particularly the ARC. I know i need to add a line in the viewDidLoad function to add the reference count to +1 of self.animationImagesArray, because when i goto assign self.background_image.animationImages to self.animationImagesArray, ARC released it and i know because in the debugger ar the bottom, it’s value in nil. Any help would be great.