The other day I posted an entry titled Silverlight 2.0 - Get Started with some descent links to get people going. Since then though my tool-chest has expanded to include two additional resources:
Deep Zoom Composer
We are pleased to present a technology preview of Deep Zoom Composer, a tool to allow the preparation of images for use with the Deep Zoom feature currently being previewed in Silverlight 2 Beta 1. The new Deep Zoom technology in Silverlight allows users to see images on the Web like they never have before. The smooth in-place zooming and panning that Deep Zoom allows is a true advancement and raises the bar on what image viewing should be. High resolution images need to be prepared for use with Deep Zoom and this tool allows the user to create Deep Zoom composition files that control the zooming experience and then export all the necessary files for deployment with Silverlight 2.
Training Resources:
- The Weekly Source Code 18 - Deep Zoom (Seadragon) Silverlight 2 MultiScaleImage Mouse Wheel Zooming and Panning Edition
- Deep Zoom Composer User Guide (Document download link in the page)
Microsoft Expression Blend 2.5 March 2008 Preview
We are pleased to present our next preview of Microsoft® Expression Blend™. Use Expression Blend 2.5 to create and modify managed Silverlight 2-based applications. Expression Blend for Silverlight 2 includes all of the features in Expression Blend 2 but has not reached the quality level of Expression Blend 2 for WPF or Silverlight 1 development.
Conclusion
Both tools are excellent to play with but do expect some bugs as these are very early releases.
I plan to put together some demos using both tools here and will blog about it in the future. Its an exciting time to be a Microsoft developer!
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