Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 3

Get a running start with Silverlight 3—the cross-platform, cross-browser plug-in for rich interactive applications and cutting-edge media experiences. Featuring advance insights from inside the Microsoft Silverlight team—this book provides practical, grounded advice, rich examples, and ready code to help inspire your next solutions.

Discover how to:



Create your first simple sites
Build applications that run out of the browser
Use XAML to render, scale, and animate graphics on-screen
Work with Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio
Explore core and advanced controls—and build your own
Exploit new graphics support—3-D effects, H.264 video, GPU acceleration
Experiment with media, ink, DeepZoom, and Photosynth * Access data services to build connected applications
Dynamically add content using Ruby and Python
Manage Silverlight applications from ASP.NET–based servers
Learn how to deliver DRM-protected video content