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Dec 20th, 2011 by waltritscher

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Version 1.4

Currently in pre-beta.

Color Picker Enhancements
File Output
Performance enhancements to HLSL code editor
Remove Windows Forms host control
Update intellisense window to WPF (no airspace issues now)
HLSL Intellisense
Code Editor help
Update to Vista/Win7 style dialogs

Expect to see a beta in January 2012.

Version 1.3

Shipped July 2010

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 last shader in the Shader Loader list
- Explore Texture Maps menu item
- New hot keys
Better support options in help menu
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Praise from the Community

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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