Apps should be able to see, and with that, they should be able to understand the world. In the sixth blog post in the series, we will cover exactly that, how to build UWP apps that take advantage of the camera found on the majority of devices (including the Xbox One with the Kinect) and build a...
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camera apis
cloud intelligence
cognitive services
computer vision api
device information
emotion api
face detection
image analysis
mediacapture api
photo capture
photo effects
real-time processing
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video effects
visual studio
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The Composition APIs allow you to enhance the appeal of your Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app with a wide range of beautiful and interesting visual effects. Because they are applied at a low level, these effects are highly efficient. They run at 60 frames per second, providing smooth visuals...
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backdrop brush
blur
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drop shadow
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gaussian blur
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image control
scene lighting
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vector graphics
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One of the new libraries I've not blogged about enough (cough... at all... cough) is one that will help the C++ or C# dev create GPU accelerated 2D Windows Runtime apps on Windows 8.1/WinPhone 8.1 and Windows 10.
Why haven't I blogged about it? Well, I hate the author... JUST KIDDING. No, I've...
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Fast accelerated graphics! with an clean easy API! That's the promise of Microsoft's Win2d library.
In this video I walk through, from scratch, how to create a simple animated graphics application for UWP using .NET. There are full notes (and links to source code) on my blog: Link Removed...