public CompositionImage()
        {
            this.DefaultStyleKey = typeof(CompositionImage);
            this.Background      = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.Transparent);
            this._stretchMode    = CompositionStretch.Uniform;
            this.Loading        += CompImage_Loading;
            this.Unloaded       += CompImage_Unloaded;
            this.SizeChanged    += CompImage_SizeChanged;

            _compositor = ElementCompositionPreview.GetElementVisual(this).Compositor;

            // Intialize the statics as needed
            if (!_staticsInitialized)
            {
                _defaultPlaceholderBrush = _compositor.CreateColorBrush(Colors.DarkGray);

                TimeSpan duration = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000);
                _fadeOutAnimation = _compositor.CreateScalarKeyFrameAnimation();
                _fadeOutAnimation.InsertKeyFrame(0, 1);
                _fadeOutAnimation.InsertKeyFrame(1, 0);
                _fadeOutAnimation.Duration = duration;

                //_scaleAnimation = _compositor.CreateVector2KeyFrameAnimation();
                //_scaleAnimation.InsertKeyFrame(0, new Vector2(1.25f, 1.25f));
                //_scaleAnimation.InsertKeyFrame(1, new Vector2(1, 1));
                //_scaleAnimation.Duration = duration;

                _staticsInitialized = true;
            }

            // Initialize the surface loader if needed
            if (!SurfaceLoader.IsInitialized)
            {
                SurfaceLoader.Initialize(ElementCompositionPreview.GetElementVisual(this).Compositor);
            }

            _placeholderDelay = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(50);
            _surfaceBrush     = _compositor.CreateSurfaceBrush(null);
        }
        private async void LoadSurface()
        {
            // If we're clearing out the content, return
            if (_uri == null)
            {
                ReleaseSurface();
                return;
            }

            try
            {
                // Start a timer to enable the placeholder image if requested
                if (_surface == null && _placeholderDelay >= TimeSpan.Zero)
                {
                    _timer          = new DispatcherTimer();
                    _timer.Interval = _placeholderDelay;
                    _timer.Tick    += Timer_Tick;
                    _timer.Start();
                }

                // Load the image asynchronously
                CompositionDrawingSurface surface = await SurfaceLoader.LoadFromUri(_uri, Size.Empty, _loadEffectDelegate);

                if (_surface != null)
                {
                    ReleaseSurface();
                }

                _surface = surface;

                // The surface has changed, so we need to re-measure with the new surface dimensions
                InvalidateMeasure();

                // Async operations may take a while.  If we've unloaded, return now.
                if (_unloaded)
                {
                    ReleaseSurface();
                    return;
                }

                // Update the brush
                UpdateBrush();

                // Success, fire the Opened event
                if (ImageOpened != null)
                {
                    ImageOpened(this, null);
                }

                //
                // If we created the loading placeholder, now that the image has loaded
                // cross-fade it out.
                //

                if (_sprite != null && _sprite.Children.Count > 0)
                {
                    Debug.Assert(_timer == null);
                    StartCrossFade();
                }
                else if (_timer != null)
                {
                    // We didn't end up loading the placeholder, so just stop the timer
                    _timer.Stop();
                    _timer = null;
                }
            }
            catch (FileNotFoundException)
            {
                if (ImageFailed != null)
                {
                    ImageFailed(this, null);
                }
            }
        }