June 2006 - Posts

• Licensing Details are Published

  Ok, I know I said my next blog post would be on creating Windows Media Photo files. I am working on that and will post it soon. But I wanted to take a brief detour to let everyone know the licensing information for implementing Windows Media Photo on Read More... Posted Friday, June 30, 2006 7:27 AM by billcrow | 4 Comments

• Pixel Formats (Part 2: Fixed Point and Floating Point)

  This is the second part of a discussion of the pixel formats supported by Windows Media Photo. I definitely recommend you read Part 1 (below) first. It will provide some important background information that will help with the understanding of Part 2. Read More... Posted Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:28 AM by billcrow | 6 Comments

• Pixel Formats (Part 1: Unsigned Integers)

  This is the first installment of what I plan to be an ongoing series of personal technical notes about all things related to Windows Media Photo. We’re starting with the very basics – pixel formats. Windows Media Photo supports far more pixel formats Read More... Posted Monday, June 19, 2006 3:38 PM by billcrow | 5 Comments

• Windows Media Photo Presentations this Month

  Hello again, I’ll be speaking about Windows Media Photo at a couple upcoming events this month. Here are the details. On Tuesday, June 20 th I’ll be speaking at WinHEC 2006 in Japan . My presentation will be in English, with live translation to Japanese. Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 13, 2006 1:54 AM by billcrow | 1 Comments

• DPK 1.0 RC is Available

  Hello everyone, I’m excited to announce that the Windows Media Photo Device Porting Kit (DPK) 1.0 Release Candidate (RC) is now available to evaluation licensees via SpecServer. If you have executed an evaluation license, you should have received an email Read More... Posted Monday, June 12, 2006 4:21 PM by billcrow | 0 Comments

• Welcome!

  I'm Bill Crow, the Program Manager for Windows Media Photo at Microsoft. The purpose of this blog is to provide information and updates on Windows Media Photo, answer questions, provide technical assistance and stimulate open conversation. I expect there Read More... Posted Friday, June 09, 2006 12:20 AM by billcrow | 3 Comments