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Re: ElementSnapShot & Performance

Element Snapshot performance improvements are focused mainly around bitmap effects used on individual elements. If items on your page are using these effects performance will most likely be improved when they are animated using the storyboard. Couple of things: 1. Feel free to download the free 60 trial...

Posted to blendables : essentials mix (Forum) by kurt.brockett on 04-09-2008
Re: Element Snapshot gives hardware accelerated bitmap effects how?

Andy, After seeing your question we instantly realized our sample title was a tad misleading. Element Snapshot does not actually do hardware accelerated bitmap effects. I have updated the title of the sample( http://www.blendables.com/files/folders/samples/entry53.aspx ) to "Bitmap Effects without the...

Posted to blendables : essentials mix (Forum) by kurt.brockett on 09-13-2007
Re: ElementSnapshot Exception

Johnny, Thanks for getting us this feedback. We're pretty heads down cranking towards release and do not have immediate plans on another release before ship. That said we want to ensure you can use blendables in your situation. Please send me and email at kurt.brockett@identitymine.com and Jonathan...

Posted to blendables : essentials mix (Forum) by kurt.brockett on 08-09-2007
Re: ElementSnapshot Exception

Hi Johnny, Thanks so much for the bug report! We actually just discovered this problem last week and fixed it in our latest bits. Unfortunately, it's a problem in the July CTP and all earlier versions. Sorry for the incovenience! Best regards, -Jonathan

Posted to blendables : essentials mix (Forum) by JonathanRuss on 08-06-2007
Lights, Camera, blendables!

While at MIX I had a couple of great opportunities to show off blendables for both visitmix.com and on10.net. The videos posted this week so I thought you might like to check them out. IdentityMine!: http://www.visitmix.com/Blogs/Joshua/identitymine/ MIX '07 - The future of Comic Book Reading: http...

Posted to blendables (Weblog) by kurt.brockett on 05-23-2007
KB 000003 - ElementSnapshot Sample

Originally posted by Nathan Dunlap. Sample download can be found here: http://www.blendables.com/files/folders/samples/entry53.aspx This sample demonstrates creating a button template using bitmap effects that would normally force software acceleration. The software acceleration would slow down animation...

Posted to knowledge base (kb) (Forum) by kurt.brockett on 05-08-2007
ElementSnapshot - Bitmap Effects without the performance pain

This sample demonstrates creating a button template using bitmap effects that would normally force software acceleration. The software acceleration would slow down animation performance. Using ElementSnapshot allows for the use of bitmap effects while still maintaining fast performance. You can build...

Posted to essentials samples (FileGallery) by nathan.dunlap on 05-08-2007
Documentation and Samples posted

Now that we're back from MIX we're busy formatting our documentation and putting together some good samples for use with Blendables : Essentials mix. All documentation and samples can be found in the Downloads section under Support . Also all documentation will be available via the KB for easy...

Posted to blendables (Weblog) by kurt.brockett on 05-08-2007
KB 000001 - ElementSnapshot Doc

Element Snapshot Description ElementSnapshot is a control that allows a designer or developer to render any FrameworkElement into the Visual Tree without the FrameworkElement being in the Visual Tree itself by rendering a bitmap of the control and drawing that bitmap. Scenarios Scenario: Using a bitmap...

Posted to knowledge base (kb) (Forum) by kurt.brockett on 05-08-2007
Re: Sample Code or Documentation?

Just posted sample code and documentation for our ElementSnapshot control at Support -> Downloads -> blendables : essentials -> Docs. Direct Link: http://www.blendables.com/files/folders/essentials_documentation/entry42.aspx

Posted to blendables : essentials mix (Forum) by kurt.brockett on 05-03-2007

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