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May 2005 - Posts

Mapping Video Onto Avalon 3D Mesh Objects -- Sandbox3D V.0.0.0.2

With this release of Sandbox3D , I have added the ability to map video onto 3D meshes and then manipulate the mesh while the video plays (which can make for some very bizarre experiences...). Below is the good old torus, aka donut, with the Windows System Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 31, 2005 3:52 PM by karstenj | 0 Comments

More 3D Samples: RHogue Does It Again

If you are looking for more 3D samples, check out RHogue's site , where you can download a bunch of innovative samples that really show where Avalon 3D shines. Several of his samples simply map 2D images (.png, .bmp, etc.) to a simple 3D plane, but then Read More...
Posted Friday, May 27, 2005 1:36 PM by karstenj | 0 Comments

Introducing Sandbox3D v.0.0.0.1

In putting the Avalon Task Manager sample back together, I found myself constantly wanting to tweak the transforms on the mesh and the camera values, like position and what not, and I kept having to recompile to see my adjustments. With this in mind, Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 26, 2005 1:04 PM by karstenj | 6 Comments

Creating Avalon Friendly, Databound Indigo Proxy Classes With svcutil and /enableDataBinding

If you are creating an Avalon application that talks to an Indigo web service, you can generate a proxy class that supports databinding using the /enableDataBinding switch (or /edb in short form) when using Indigo's svcutil.exe tool (the moral equivalent Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:34 PM by karstenj | 0 Comments

Video in Avalon Beta 1 RC

Some gotchas with video in this release: --It requires Windows Media Player 10 be installed on the machine. --It only plays .wma and .wmv files. --It requires the latest video drivers for most video cards. (For sure on ATI Radeon 9600/9700, which is what Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:34 AM by karstenj | 0 Comments

Updated Avalon Task Manager - 2D and 3D Dynamic Animations

Back in January, I wrote an article on doing 2D and 3D dynamic animations. Somehow, I never got around to porting it to the March CTP, but I have done the port to the just released Beta 1 RC. I haven't updated the article yet, but if you want at the source Read More...
Posted Monday, May 23, 2005 4:29 PM by karstenj | 0 Comments

New Avalon and Indigo Posted

The Beta 1 RC went live today. It is actually based on Whidbey Beta 2, which is handy. Lots of good stuff in the Avalon bits, including support for video (see <MediaElement>)! Read More...
Posted Monday, May 23, 2005 4:20 PM by karstenj | 2 Comments

FTP Sample Using Whidbey Updated (.NET Framework 2.0 Beta 2)

A few people pointed out that my sample for uploading a bunch of images to an FTP site using Whidbey broke with Whidbey Beta 2, so I fixed it. Basically, there were some semantic changes: --the FtpMethods enumeration moved to WebRequestMethods.Ftp.* --the Read More...
Posted Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:20 PM by karstenj | 0 Comments

Back on the Job/Back on the Blog

After a 4 week paternity leave (an amazing benefit that Microsoft provides to new families), I'm back. A few (old) items that I at least want to have up for future reference: My presentation on Avalon at Flash in the Can Interview I did with Pablo Fernicola, Read More...
Posted Monday, May 09, 2005 4:07 PM by karstenj | 0 Comments
 
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