Toolshed Tooltip #16 - Expression Blend 2 Video, Animation and VS Integration Basics
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See how Expression Blend 2 makes like easier as a developer and a designer for
Silverlight and WPF applications by building XAML in a WSYIWIG editor. We will cover the basics of creating Silverlight 2 project with a web page displaying a video and animating it. Finally,
we will show how
Visual Studio is integrated for code behind event handlers.
What is it?
Mix design elements such as video, vector art, high quality text, animation, pixel images, and 3D content with a full toolbox of advanced controls and containers to create engaging, cinematic user interfaces.
Download Site: www.microsoft.com/expression
Example Problem(s) it solves:
XAML code generation
Installation Notes:
Install Expression Blend 2 SP1 in addition to Visual Studio 2008 SP1 for Silverlight 2.0 support.
This is the third of Tool Shed Tooltips released from Episode 3 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast
What is it?
Mix design elements such as video, vector art, high quality text, animation, pixel images, and 3D content with a full toolbox of advanced controls and containers to create engaging, cinematic user interfaces.
Download Site: www.microsoft.com/expression
Example Problem(s) it solves:
XAML code generation
Installation Notes:
Install Expression Blend 2 SP1 in addition to Visual Studio 2008 SP1 for Silverlight 2.0 support.
This is the third of Tool Shed Tooltips released from Episode 3 of the TV Show Russ Tool Shed presents... "It's All About The Tools" hosted by Russ Fustino and Co-Host Stan Schultes. Download code, ppt and demo script from http://code.msdn.com/toolshed for all episodes. Also, use the links on http://channel9.msdn.com/toolshed to download tools. Finally, check out some more great videos on the Developer Evangelist East site: http://channel9.msdn.com/dpeeast
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