Microsoft silverlight

Microsoft silverlight is used to design rich interactive application (RIA) for web,it runs on all almost all kind of web browsers.

Silverlight is same as that of adobe flash player or those of sun java FX ,it gives a strong competition to both of it .It is a cross-browser platform independent version enabling us to create rich UI's by implementation of .NET framework.

The .NET frame work was included in silverlight version 2.0 but in silverlight 1.0 used HTML controls as there UI controls.It also optionally support build in media streaming.

Silverlight plugin can be thought of as a scaled down version of full .NET framework it contains only those classes amd functions that are applicable to silverlight webclient.

Some of the unique advantages of using silverlight are:

*we get the highest quality video experience ever, its cross platform, cross browser feature gives us an aditional advantage to handle it very easy ,fastest way of developing applications with help of .NET framework.it is much cheaper amd offers remote debugging by setting breakpoints.

it also offers a copy protection so finally the content provider has complete control over the interactive applications.

In order to create a silverlight application the following prerequisites are necessary,

Microsoft silverlight 2+(recommended):runtime used to view Silverlight application using .NET framework.

Microsoft visual studio 8.0:It act as a developer tool.

designer tools:expression blend 2.5

SDK: development kit

Silverlight 3.0 released on 9th july 2009 its unique features are:

Expression blend 3.0 is used as a designer tool, a ,number of new controls were added, animation easing effects,a new BITMAP appliation helping us to do more granular maiplulation.Out of browser experience is of the best feature in silverlight 3.0 . every silverlight 3 application can be enabled as desktop application .Silverlight 3 includes a richer 3d perspective graphics.Silverligt would bring out revolution in media application.