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Silk DesignerTM Authoring Tool
Never Write a Single Line of Java Code
The Silk Designer™ Authoring Tool is a desktop graphic user interface (GUI)
allowing non-developers to author Silk screens and animate widgets. Designed
for use by sales, marketing, and programming departments, Silk Designer facilitates
rapid screen development and experimentation without programmer assistance. Now
you can create Silk animated user experiences for resource-constrained devices from
the ease of a graphical desktop authoring application.
Features
SILK Designer includes
- WYSIWYG Silk authoring environment
- Load/Save XML capabilities
- Export to Java Standard Edition (SE) code generator for set-tops
- Export to Java Micro Edition (ME) code generator for mobile devices*
- Built-in screen simulator
- Silk Animation Engine framework
Silk Designer 1.2 is available immediately for Windows, Mac, and Linux desktops.
Contact us for a FREE developers license, available for
prequalified customers.
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Easy to Use
- Drag and drop to connect widgets to screens
- Click and select to adjust fonts, sizes, colors, and images
- Click and select to bind keys to animations
- Apply authoring templates to enforce site-wide consistency*
- Use standard Silk widgets and animations OR extend the experience by plugging in
your own widgets, animations, and data sources
- Test animations and screen transitions on your desktop before exporting and compiling
them to the set-top or mobile device
Benefits
- Minimal training and no programmer
assistance required
- Create interfaces in MINUTES with
no degradation in Silk performance
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Integrate Designer output with other data sources such
as Electronic Program Guide (EPG) metadata, Video on Demand (VOD) metadata, news,
weather, and sports to deploy a rich multimedia experience
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Allow interface tailoring to support tiered pricing
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Promote a consistent, branded experience on multiple devices
*Featured in Silk Designer Version 1.3 planned for release in 3Q 2008
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