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Win2D is an immediate-mode 2D graphics rendering library for Windows Runtime apps, including UWP and Windows 8.1/WinPhone 8.1. It provides GPU-accelerated drawing with a clean API for C++ and C# developers. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover integrating Win2D into UWP apps for animated graphics, using it alongside Composition APIs for visual effects like blur and transforms, and building camera-enabled apps with cloud intelligence. The library is open source on GitHub and supports high-performance 2D rendering across devices from IoT to gaming PCs.
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    Camera APIs with a dash of cloud intelligence in a UWP app (App Dev on Xbox series)

    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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    Creating Beautiful Effects for UWP

    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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    Winning with Win2D

    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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    UWP - getting started with win2d | Creating a Universal App in VB

    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...
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