Bar Code Blitz

Posted By: PDC 2005 Show Off | Sep 28th, 2005 @ 11:35 PM | 34,070 Views | 8 Comments

Thanks to everyone who submitted a video for the first-ever Show Off event at PDC05. We had 25 submissions in the space of just a few weeks. To view all of the submissions, look for videos tagged with showoff.

Bar Code Blitz

Length: 5:05
Shown at PDC05: Yes

Lorin and Lawrence set out on a project to make bar codes appear on web pages. Techniques demonstrated include use of the new Generic Handler template in Visual Studio 2005 and the use of GDI+ to dynamically render a GIF image. The code for the bar code solution shown in the video supports two common standards: 3 of 9 for text, and 2 of 5 codes for numeric.

Credits

  • Lorin Thwaits - writer, director, producer, developer in plaid
  • Lawrence Grant - developer in maroon
  • E.W. Lloyd - "The Boss"
  • Andrew Holliday - Film crew

Tools used

  • Visual Studio 2005 April CTP
Tag: ShowOff
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#Sep 29th, 2005 @ 1:07 AM
mswanson
mswanson
This was my favorite video of the bunch. Funny, clever, cool, and quick. Never too fast to understand, but fast enough to keep it moving. Great job, guys!
#Sep 29th, 2005 @ 7:20 AM
AIM48
AIM48
Yooowzers --- Fast typing........
#Sep 29th, 2005 @ 2:01 PM
Tim Sneath
Tim Sneath
That is truly awesome! Cool Five minutes has never rushed by so quickly whilst watching an internet video. If only all demos were like this - fast-paced and well-scripted. Any chance Lorin and Lawrence can post the source?
#Sep 29th, 2005 @ 4:07 PM
mstum
mstum

Any chance to get the source code?  I couldn't quite catch all of the index values.

GREAT VIDEO!

Thanx!
Matt

#Oct 2nd, 2005 @ 2:01 PM
Harlequin
Harlequin
http://twitter.c​om/TrueHarlequin
AIM48 wrote:
Yooowzers --- Fast typing........


Makes you want to change your answer to the "If I had one superpower" question.

Being able to type 50 words a second Smiley
#Oct 4th, 2005 @ 3:53 AM
BuckyBit
BuckyBit
freaking awesome! Excellent!
#Oct 6th, 2005 @ 9:44 PM
Lorin
Lorin
When we made this video for the PDC ShowOff event we were limited to 5 minutes total.  We had actually taken lots more footage during the original filming.  So I have now put together a longer version that includes all the content and greater bandwidth so you can actually read what the code says as it flies by.  You can download it from this link:

winfxRocks.com



For those interested in the source code, it's available for download in a .ZIP from that site.  It will do both 3 of 9 and also 2 of 5 codes.

-Lorin
#Oct 11th, 2005 @ 11:28 PM
PDC 2005 Show Off
PDC 2005 Show Off

This submission was voted #1 at the PDC05 Show Off event.

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