XAML Developer Reference

Chapter 9. Media, Graphics, and Animation

In this chapter:

• Media

• Graphics

• 3-D Graphics

• Animations and Storyboards

• Summary

One key defining feature of a rich application is its ability to render graphics and animations. With multimedia applications becoming the norm these days rather than an exception, rich and interactive applications must also provide strong support for working with various kinds of media such as audio and video. Toward this end, XAML includes several features that enable you to use media, graphics, and animation in your applications.

Media

XAML provides strong support for media such as images, audio, and video.

Images

The simplest media that you can display in a XAML page is an image. An image can take the form of an icon, a picture, ...