Microsoft heeft gisteren de software development kit van Windows Media Player 9 uitgebracht. Met de SDK is het mogelijk om onder andere skins en plug-ins te ontwikkelen. De download van deze release weegt 9,3 megabyte en kan hier neergehaald worden. De volgende release notes zijn door Microsoft achter gelaten:
Support for customizing Windows Media Player is provided by:Embedding the Windows Media Player control is supported for a variety of technologies, including:
- Windows Media Player skins. Skins allow you both to customize the Player user interface and to enhance its functionality by using XML.
- Windows Media Player plug-ins. Windows Media Player includes support for plug-ins that create visualization effects, that perform digital signal processing (DSP) tasks, that add custom user interface elements to the full mode Player, and that render custom data streams in digital media files created using the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) file format.
- HTML in Web browsers. Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator version 4.7x browsers are supported.
- Programs created with the Microsoft Visual C++® development system.
- Programs based on Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC).
- Programs created using the Microsoft .NET Framework, including programs written in the C# programming language.
- Microsoft Office.