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The proliferation of rich interactive web applications across the cloud and mobile devices continues to create new opportunities for creative design and development. As these technologies evolve, Microsoft is committed to providing best-in-class tools for building modern applications. In support of these industry trends Microsoft is consolidating our lead design and development offerings — Expression and Visual Studio — to offer all of our customers a unified solution that brings together the best of Web and modern development patterns. Blend will continue to ship as a standalone tool with Visual Studio 2012, as part of a consolidated designer/developer offering. Blend for Visual Studio 2012 provides a rich design-centric environment for building Windows Store apps and Windows Phone apps. Expression Blend With Visual Studio 2012 we introduced Blend for Visual Studio, providing advanced design-centric capabilities for Windows Store apps and Windows Phone apps. Expression Web

UK Education - Curriculum Resources - IT Academy The Microsoft IT Academy Programme offers educational establishments extensive benefits and the opportunity to deliver Microsoft’s popular I.T. Training and Qualifications to their Students, Staff and wider community. Members benefits include: FREE Microsoft eLearning (over 250 courses) FREE Microsoft Software Licenses Massive discounts on Microsoft Certifications and Courseware FREE MSDNAA & TechNet Plus Subscription FREE Microsoft Certified Trainer Membership And much, much more... To find out how you can access these benefits please contact one of the following Microsoft Academy Service Partners: Prodigy Learning

1.0 for Mobile : The Official Microsoft Silverlight Site Getting Started Walking Through a Silverlight Application Take a tour of the XAML and Javascript generated by an application template that's installed with the Silverlight SDK. Organizing XAML Assets Learn how to organize XAML assets in Expression Design and Expression Blend to maximize developer efficiency. Hosting HTML Content This video demonstrates various ways you can use existing HTML content within your Silverlight application including full pages, fragments, or syndicated content. Understanding Mouse Input Learn about Mouse input and how to use some of the mouse functionality available in Silverlight. Using Custom Fonts Learn how to download and use a custom font with a Text Block in Silverlight. Adding Silverlight to a Web Page Learn what "silverlight.js" helper file is used for and what the parameters on the Silverlight plug-in can do. Silverlight 5 Silverlight 5 Release Overview In this video, Pete provides an overview of the new and updated features in the release of Silverlight 5.

Video Windows Media (fichier WMV) Selon la terminologie officielle de Microsoft (MS), est la traduction française de . L'abréviation WMV, elle garde le nom anglais. Nous conserverons également la dénomination anglo-saxonne. Qu'est que le Windows Media Video Moins connu que le WMA, le Windows Media Video (WMV) existe pourtant, lui aussi, depuis 1999. Bannir le WMV ? Lentement, Microsoft (MS) a su faire évoluer son algorithme de compression pour le faire adopter par les professionnels. Aujourd'hui, le WMV (et ses dérivés comme le VC-1) est devenu un standard adopté par toute l'industrie audiovisuelle. Mais qu'est-ce qu’un fichier WMV ? Flexible, le format de MS se décline en différentes versions (8, 9, HD, VC-1…), travaille dans différentes résolutions, s'adapte à la diffusion en réseau. Les variantes du WMV Comme le WMA, le format vidéo de Microsoft offre différentes variantes pour s'adapter à vos besoins. Il s'agit de la compression vidéo standard « passe-partout ». Format spécialisé dans la capture d'écran.

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Autodesk Showcase tutorial - Car Design News Ambient Shadows Select the entire geometry and go to Scene > Create Ambient Shadows to apply Ambient Occlusion. Once Ambient Occlusion is applied, it is good to check whether the shadows have been applied properly, and check any inconsistencies. Go to Scene > Show Ambient Shadows Only. Show Ambient Shadows will display the entire model in matt white color only, with the soft shadows that have been applied. If there are any problems, you can select individual parts and apply Ambient Occlusion to them again. Applying Ambient Occlusion is an extremely important part of the preparation process.

Design Guidelines The user interface guidelines for Windows Mobile Professional and Windows Mobile Classic assist you in developing Windows Mobile applications that provide a good user experience. Accessibility and Ergonomic Guidelines Outlines the guidelines for developing an accessible user interface. Home Screen Guidelines Describes the information the user might want instant access to, and ways to display it when the component is selected. Navigation Guidelines Describes the various views (list view, summary view, and edit view). and provides recommendations for using them. Screen Rotation Guidelines Describes practical approaches you can take to create screen layouts that accommodate portrait, landscape, and square. Soft Key and Menu Guidelines Describes the role that Soft Keys play in the user interface, and how to properly implement them in your applications. Note that, beginning with Windows Mobile 6.5.3, soft keys are replaced by touchable tiles on Windows Mobile Professional phones. Usability Guidelines

Windows Media Video Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Windows Media Video (WMV) est le nom d'une famille de codecs vidéo propriétaires développé par Microsoft. Sur Internet, il est fréquent de rencontrer ce type de fichiers vidéo, que ce soit en téléchargement ou en streaming. Comme la plupart des codecs vidéo propriétaires, cette famille s'est d'abord appuyée sur des technologies issues de normes internationales (ISO/IEC MPEG, ITU-T H.26x). Microsoft, désirant faire entrer ses codecs propriétaires dans la plupart des produits grand public (téléphones, lecteurs DVD, décodeurs TV) autres que les ordinateurs, a tenté d'introduire leur version 9 (WMV9) dans des consortiums industriels (3GPP, DVB, ATSC, DVD-Forum, Blu-ray). Préalablement à cela, 3GPP n'avait pas inclus le codec VC-1 pour l'échange de vidéos sur mobile (streaming, vidéo-conférence, téléchargement). Codecs[modifier | modifier le code] Lien externe[modifier | modifier le code] (en) La page officielle du VC-1 (wmv9)

Glyn School Glyn School is a boys' comprehensive secondary school – with a partially co-educational sixth form - in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in the English county of Surrey. The school was rated as an "outstanding" school in January 2009 and at the next, and most recent inspection in May 2012 by Ofsted, the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England. History[edit] The school was originally called Epsom County Grammar School for Boys, which then was changed to Glyn County Secondary Boys Grammar School (informally Glyn Grammar). Admissions[edit] As of September 1993, the sixth form began accepting applications from female students, generally from neighbouring girls' school, Rosebery. Rankings[edit] The school's GCSE results reached successive record heights in each of the 7 years to 2013, the school's A level results of 2012 passing the previous best of 2009. Current Administration[edit] Forthcoming Previous Headteachers[edit] Sport[edit] Houses[edit]

Small Surfaces - mobile user interface design / user experience Blog de Pierrick Martos | Encodez vos vidéos au format Smooth Streaming Si vous êtes fan du Tour de France ou de Roland Garros , vous avez surement déjà eu à faire à cette toute nouvelle et prometteuse technologie, le Smooth Streaming. En effet, cette technologie permet de délivrer de manière continue (Streaming) du contenu vidéo via HTTP. Bien entendu, ce contenu peut également être une source de type Full HD (1080p). Le flux vidéo est ensuite automatiquement adapté suivant la bande passante disponible sur le PC du client (Là où la vidéo est jouée) et tout cela en temps réel sans interruption de lecture ! Bien entendu, pour fournir ces différents flux, il faut qu’en amont la vidéo est été encodé avec différents bit rate : 350K, 470k, 630K, 1M, 2M et 3M par exemple. Note : Attention pour installer IIS Media Services, vous devez installer IIS 7 au préalable. Vous pourrez également retrouver un exemple d’utilisation à cette adresse : Et une fois installé, testez votre architecture avec l’exemple disponible ici :

Academies maintain parent confidence by offering meal information online - ParentPay Date: 29/12/2011 An increase in the number of Academies wanting to offer meal information online to parents has followed recent concerns about nutritional standards being maintained. Jamie Oliver and LACA, the school meals association, have joined the recent debate, arguing that Academies should continue to maintain healthy nutritional standards which are statutory in Local Authority controlled schools. Clint Wilson, CEO of school online payments provider ParentPay stated: “Since the recent media attention around Academies and nutritional standards, we have noticed an increasing number of schools and caterers contacting ParentPay. The recent School Meals Research carried out by LACA and ParentPay also found that over two thirds of parents want more school meal information available online.

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