XAML to Image/PDF converter with the open source "Xaml Image Converter" (with help from ImageMagick)

Visual Studio Gallery - Xaml Image Converter

Renders images or pdf's from Xaml, SVG & Photoshop files. Features: - Input Formats: Xaml, SVG & PSD (Photoshop) - Output Formats: png, gif, jgp, bmp, tif, xps, pdf - Images with localized text.

Features:

• Integration into the Build Process. You can convert Images before or after Compilation.
• A HttpHandler that converts XAML & PSD to images on the fly in a ASP.NET or MVC project.
• Supported target image formats: gif (also animated), jpg, png, bmp, xsp, pdf, xaml
• Supported source image formats: xaml, svg, psd
• XAML Batch files describing conversion jobs.
• Creation of GIF & CSS filmstrips from Storyboards.
• Localization support for mutliple cultures.
• Dynamic changing of the Xaml from the batch file. Set dpi resolution.

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CodePlex - XamlImageConverter

Features

• VisualStudio Item Templates for batch conversion files. 
• An MSBuild task that can be imported in any project to convert XAML to images in a project when building the project. 
• A HttpHandler that converts XAML & PSD to images on the fly in a ASP.NET or MVC project. 
• Supported target image formats: gif (also animated), jpg, png, bmp, xsp, pdf, xaml
• Supported source image formats: xaml, svg, psd
• XAML Batch files describing conversion jobs.
• Localization support for mutliple cultures.
• Dynamic changing of the Xaml from the batch file.
• Set dpi resolution.

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XamlImageConverter - Xaml Image Converter Manual

"Installation

Run the XamlImageconverter.vsix to install the xaml image converter. All files will be installed in the extensions path of your VisualStudio Installation, i.e. C:\Users\"Username"\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\Extensions

If you want to install the sourcecode, install TortoiseHG and clone the repository you find on http://xamlimageconverter.codeplex.com/SourceControl/list/changesets or just download the source from the same link.

Image Converter Batch files

Normally you tell the converter what to do through a xaml batch file with the extension xic.xaml.

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I thought this free and open source project something I might be able to use in the future, I liked that they took the time to put together some doc's and finally it uses ImageMagick which I've not blogged about in a long time...