In this video I demonstrate the Transition Preview within Microsoft Expression Blend. This will save lots of time when creating states and not having to run the project.
Category Archives: Video Tutorials
Building a Volume Control for your Hulu inspired SilverLight video player
This is Part 5 in a series of tutorials demonstrating how to build a Hulu inspired video player in Silverlight 3. In this video we will show how to databind a media element’s isMuted property to a toggle button volume (…)
Drag and Drop images from Filesystem to Silverlight 4 Applications
In this video I show how to drag and drop images from the filesystem into a Silverlight 4 application. On an image component simply add a drop event and set AllowDrop=”True”
Introduction to Animation in Microsoft Expression Blend 3
In this video I discuss a few keys topics of animation in Microsoft Expression Blend 3. Topics include storyboards, creating keyframes, setting transforms on objects and previewing within the Blend IDE.
Importing graphics from Adobe Illustrator into Microsoft Expression Blend 3
In this video I show how to import vector graphics from Adobe Illustrator and load it into a user control in Blend 3.
Implementing a custom hit area in Microsoft Expression Blend 3
In the following video I show how to implement a custom hit area in Microsoft Expression Blend 3.
Implementing a custom cursor in Microsoft Expression Blend 3
In The following video I show how to implement a custom mouse cursor in Microsoft Expression Blend 3.
Exploring the Gradient tool in Microsoft Expression Blend 3
The following video shows how to work with the gradient tool in MIcrosoft Expression Blend 3. The video goes in depth of gradient stops, reversing gradients, and the xaml output.
Exploring the Canvas control in Microsoft Expression Blend 3
This video will show you how to use the canvas control in Microsoft Expression Blend 3. The canvas control allows for absolute positioning and the ability to stack objects on top of each other. This control is the designers best (…)
Creating a Silverlight video player in Microsoft Expression Blend 3
This video will show you how to add a video player in Microsoft Expression Blend 3. Adding video to Silverlight projects ia as simple as placing a media element control from the assets panel on the stage and setting the (…)
Exploring the Objects panel in Microsoft Expression Blend 3
This video will show you a few tips on the object panel in Expression Blend 3.
Creating a Silverlight button with Microsoft Blend 3
This video tutorial will show how to create a custom button, modify its normal, mouse over and pressed states. Also add animation effects between those states.
Creating a Resource Dictionary with Microsoft Blend 3
This video tutorial will show how to create a resource dictionary for your Microsoft Expression 3 projects. In this video you will see how a gradient could be externalized into the resource dictionary and be used by other objects in (…)