Title:HLSL and Pixel Shaders for XAML Developers
By: Walt Ritscher
Publisher:O'Reilly Media
Formats: Print Ebook Safari Books Online
Pixel shaders are some of the more powerful graphic tools available for XAML programmers, but shader development bears little resemblance to traditional .NET programming. With this hands-on book, you'll not only discover how to use existing shaders in your Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight applications, you will also learn how create your own effects with XAML and Microsofts HLSL shading language.
- Learn how shaders help you extend the GPU’s rendering capabilities
- Explore prevailing shader types, such as color modification, blurring, and spatial transformation
- Get a quick tour of the shader features, and use pre-built effects on image elements in your application
- Examine the XAML ShaderEffect class to understand how WPF and Silverlight use shaders
- Learn about the shader-specific tools available in Visual Studio and Expression Blend
- Get up to speed on HLSL basics and learn how to create a variety of graphics effects
HLSL and Pixel Shaders for XAML Developers
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