Software Update: Windows Media Player 9 SDK

Microsoft released the Windows Media Player 9 software development kit yesterday released† With the SDK it is possible to develop skins and plug-ins, among other things. The download of this release weighs 9.3 megabytes and can here be brought down. The following release notes have been left by Microsoft:

Support for customizing Windows Media Player is provided by:

• 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.

Embedding the Windows Media Player control is supported for a variety of technologies, including:

• 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.