XAML to Image/PDF converter - What Is It And How To Leverage It
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Renders images or pdf's from Xaml, SVG & Photoshop files. Features: - Input Formats: Xaml, SVG & PSD (Photoshop) - Output Formats: png, gif, jgp, bmp, tif, xps, pdf - Images with localized text.
Features:
- Integration into the Build Process. You can convert Images before or after Compilation.
- A HttpHandler that converts XAML & PSD to images on the fly in a ASP.NET or MVC project.
- Supported target image formats: gif (also animated), jpg, png, bmp, xsp, pdf, xaml
- Supported source image formats: xaml, svg, psd
- XAML Batch files describing conversion jobs.
- Creation of GIF & CSS filmstrips from Storyboards.
- Localization support for mutliple cultures.
- Dynamic changing of the Xaml from the batch file. Set dpi resolution.
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Features
- VisualStudio Item Templates for batch conversion files.
- An MSBuild task that can be imported in any project to convert XAML to images in a project when building the project.
- A HttpHandler that converts XAML & PSD to images on the fly in a ASP.NET or MVC project.
- Supported target image formats: gif (also animated), jpg, png, bmp, xsp, pdf, xaml
- Supported source image formats: xaml, svg, psd
- XAML Batch files describing conversion jobs.
- Localization support for mutliple cultures.
- Dynamic changing of the Xaml from the batch file.
- Set dpi resolution.
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XamlImageConverter - Xaml Image Converter Manual
"Installation
Run the XamlImageconverter.vsix to install the xaml image converter. All files will be installed in the extensions path of your VisualStudio Installation, i.e. C:\Users\"Username"\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\Extensions
If you want to install the sourcecode, install TortoiseHG and clone the repository you find onhttp://xamlimageconverter.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets or just download the source from the same link.
Image Converter Batch files
Normally you tell the converter what to do through a xaml batch file with the extension xic.xaml.
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I thought this free and open source project something I might be able to use in the future, I liked that they took the time to put together some doc's and finally it uses ImageMagick which I've not blogged about in a long time...
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