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Color Picker Improvements

Posted in Shazzam, v1.4 on Dec 20th, 2011

Changes for Shazzam v.1.4 Color Picker Shazzam has always had a color picker. In v1.3 it lives on the Plugin pane on the left side of the application. That location is temporary, it was placed there in the first release due to the product schedule. But that is not where it really belongs. It should [...]

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Output directory and file changes for Shazzam v1.4

Posted in Shazzam on Dec 15th, 2011

The changes have started for the next version of Shazzam. File Output I’ve revamped the output directory implementation to make it easier to find related shader files. When a shader is compiled in Shazzam there are four files created. For example, let’s say you are working with the Bands.fx file. The fx file contains your [...]

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New version of Shazzam coming in 2012

Posted in Shader, Shazzam on Dec 14th, 2011

The last release of Shazzam (version 1.3) was in July of 2010. Version 1.3 had a lot of good updates and has been well received in the community. I’ve been very happy with the outcome and the current version is very stable. I’ve given a lot of thought to the future of Shazzam. I’ve always [...]

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Morphing Images with Texture Map Pixel Shader

Posted in Features, Help, Shazzam on Jul 14th, 2010

.NET pixel shaders support up to 4 input textures. In the jargon of GPU shaders, a texture is the input (image, Silverlight Ui, etc) that is sampled before returning the new pixel color value. One common effect used in shaders it to alter the look of the main image by using a second texture as [...]

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Shazzam 1.3 – Feature Overview

Posted in Features, Shazzam on Jul 10th, 2010

Learn more about the features available in Shazzam 1.3. Remove dependency on DirectX SDK Write more complex shaders with the PS_3 specification 40 new texture maps added for multi input shaders New Texture picker added to Try-out tab Over 80 sample shaders 20 tutorials added Changes to User Interface Rearrange Code and Tryout tabs Remember [...]

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Shazzam 1.3 – Coming soon with PS_3_0

Posted in Shazzam on Jun 7th, 2010

We’re getting close to a release of the next version of Shazzam. This is the first in a number of articles describing the new features. Built on .NET 4.0 The latest version of .NET shipped in April. There is one key feature in WPF that we had to include in Shazzam 1.3. The PixelShader class [...]

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Shazzam 1.2 – Image Stretch

Posted in Help, Shazzam on Apr 3rd, 2010

Shazzam 1.2 offers four ways to stretch the view of your samples. Figure 1. the new Image Stretch menu. Examples of each of the Image Stretch modes. Figure 2: Original Image In the following screenshots the work area is deliberately sized to a narrow width in order to show the differences in the [...]

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Korean Video Showcases Shazzam

Posted in Shazzam on Apr 3rd, 2010

공도’s 실버라이트 하기 좋은날 #26 Shazzam-tool로 픽셀셰이더 이펙트 만들기 That’s Korean for ‘Shazzam-tool making pixel shader effects’. Shazzam continues to appear on developer desktops around the world. Now our Korean fans have a video detailing how to use Shazzam. 왠지 오랫만에 기술적인 내용으로 돌아온 느낌이네요. 픽셀셰이더 이펙트는 아마 10회차에서 익스프레션 스튜디오 카페의 거북사마님이 잘 [...]

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Shazzam 1.2 – Multi Input Shaders Added

Posted in Shazzam on Feb 26th, 2010

I get a lot of email regarding Shazzam. One constant request from the community is to add multi-input shaders. I’m happy to announce that you can now use up to three additional input samples in your shader definition. First Look I’ll start by looking at a simple example. I’m using the MultiInput_MergeImages.fx sample included in [...]

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Shazzam 1.2 – Even more more sample shaders added

Posted in Shazzam on Feb 24th, 2010

I’ve added more shaders to the sample folder bringing the total count to nearly forty Here is a quick overview. ParametricEdgeDetection We’ve got more contributions from the community. Rene Schulte (http://kodierer.blogspot.com) sent over a few of his latest creations. Figure 1 – Original Image. Figure 2 – ParametricEdgeDetection Rene has posted a nice post regarding [...]

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Walt Ritscher created a great tool that lets you easily work with WPF shader effects, called Shazzam. This tool makes it very easy to grab some shader code, perhaps off the internet, try out various input values, see what effect they have on images, and then grab some generated source code (C# or VB) and paste it into your app. Very cool!
-Josh Smith

A must have for [the] HLSL dev. - Jon Galloway

I just got a chance to test this tool out. Took me 30 seconds to notice how f-ing awesome it is! I was looking for a VS shader template to save some time, but this blows it out of the water! Great job! Thank you!
-Jer

Thanks alot for this awesome tool. I tested it. It is realy cool. WPF Pixel Shader enable us to create better UX and now with comming new version of Silverlight (3.0) we can use it in Silverlight, too. It helped me a lot on creating FaceMaker. - Daneshmandi

I love shazzam for single input (image) shaders. - Rick Barraza

Shazzam is a great visualization tool for writing the HLSL and adjusting the properties to preview your effects. - Eric Rodewald

Shazzam is delivered as a ClickOnce application and provides a nice interface for editing and testing HSLS shaders. - Silverlight 3 Programmer’s Reference

Fortunately there is Shazzam, a wonderful click once WPF application you can download and that helps in developing the Pixel Shaders. - Andrea Boschin

I used Shazzam a lot for my SL shaders: http://blog.rene-schulte.info It's a great tool! The new SL support looks promising. - rene-schulte

Yaay - Shazzam has Silverlight support! Must have tool for shader effects in WPF/SL! - András Velvárt

Awesome! - Brian Henderson

Thanks for making me a hero on this project. Their UI developers had never seen anything like the effects. [from shazzam] - isitdanny

I've tested your Shazzam software and I love it, being an avid fan of pixel shaders. -Loïc Dansart

Thanks for putting the time in to write Shazzam, I love it. It really helped me understand and play around with shaders! - Jim Housekeeper

I'm a great fan of your great Shazzam tool. - Leonardo Salvatore

Btw, you have created a great tool! It saved me an incredible amount of time and allowed me to understand so many things about shaders. - Ivor Sargoytchev

Shazzam is pretty cool! It has been my favourite WPF/Silverlight pixel shader tool for some time now! Great job! - nokola

I love the added functionality for multi input shaders! Now I can preview my transition effects even more effectively.
- F. Faizal

Congratulations on an impressive release - Laurent Bugnion

First of all thanks for the great tool. I am using it to try out various pixel shading effects on Silverlight 3.0. Your tool is truly indispensible. - ksleung

Wow, your Shazzam program has saved me so much time getting Pixel Shaders in our application.

Thanks for taking the time to write such a cool application. You really are an expert in this field.
- Joey Fox

I tryed out your great Shazzam tool, really cool!!! - Roman Hille

It's a great tool -- it really helps me try out lots of ideas before incorporating a shader into a project. - Eric - Microsoft Research

Just trying out your latest version of Shazzam ... much improved! I love it. - Cory Plotts

Awesome job. You know I have been waiting for this for a while, so I cant wait to give it a good workout. - Brennon Williams

I want to say what a awesome and useful tool is Shazzam - Andres

Great update... Shazzam is a real life saver.
- F. Faizal

First of all: thanks for creating Shazzam; it's a great tool that makes creating shader effects for Silverlight and WPF so much easier.
- Derek

I’ve just begun using Shazzam
Its freaking brilliant !! - to be able to write pixel shaders and test them on-the-fly !
- Martin

I am the coordinator of the online image editor called Thumba (thumba.net/). Since its creation, we use a lot Shazzam tool. Very few effects that can not be created with this amazing tool.
- Pieter Voloshyn

Thanks for getting me up to speed on Pixel Shaders so quickly. Great tool, and 1.3 update = WIN!

- discorax

First of all, I love your product. Just started with pixel shaders a week or so ago. Your product has been very instructive and helpful
- J. Housekeeper

Great job on Shazzam! Tools like this are huge! Saves time, money and works great! From zero to done in 30 minutes! You rock!
- J. Peters

Otherwise congrats on very good app. I find Shazzam much more user friendly for writing sprite effects and for post processing effects than Nvidia or AMD tools. Keep up the good work!

- buba
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