Microsoft Introducing Silverlight 3 357pages software manual

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.
This book is written for developers who are already working every day to bring new and better Web applications to Internet users and who are interested in adding this cutting-edge Microsoft technology to their store of knowledge.
Discover how to:
- Create 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 & advanced controls - and build your own;
- Explore 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.