Microsoft Silverlight 5

Microsoft Silverlight is a powerful tool for creating and delivering rich Internet applications and media experiences on the Web. Silverlight 5 builds on the foundation of Silverlight 4 for building business applications and premium media experiences. Among other capabilities, the Silverlight 5 beta Highlights dramatic video quality and performance improvements, and features that Improve developer productivity. New Features Announced for Silverlight 5:Improved media support and rich UI capabilities:Hardware Decode and presentation of H.264 improve performance for lower-power devices to render high-definition video using GPU support.TrickPlay allows video to be played at different speeds and supports fast-forward and rewind. At up to twice the speed, audio pitch correction allows users to watch videos while preserving a normal audio pitch.Improved power awareness prevents the screen saver from being shown while watching video and allows the computer to sleep when video is not active.Remote-control support allows users to control media Playback.Digital rights management advancements allow seamless switching Between DRM media sources. Building next-generation business applications:Silverlight 5 text (bottom) has improved clarityFluid user interface enables smoother animation within the UI. Inter-Layout Transitions allow developers to specify animations to apply when elements are added, removed or re-ordered within a layout. This provides smoother user experiences when, for example, items are inserted into a list. Text improvements make it possible to build rich magazine-style text layouts: * Multicolumn text and linked text container allow text to flow around other elements. * Tracking/leading set precisely how Far apart each character is for full creative control. * Text clarity is improved with Pixel Snapping. * Text layout performance is significantly improved.And more..