Foundation Silverlight 3 Animation

EBook Description: Silverlight is Microsoft's breakthrough technology for creating rich experiences on the web. This book illustrates the power of Silverlight as a graphics, animation, and game-creation tool. It teaches the fundamentals of computer animation, using trigonometry and vector movement before moving on to more advanced topics such as physics modeling and particle systems.

�The book you are holding contains the keys to writing great Silverlight 3 applications. Use them well!�

-From the Foreword by Scott Guthrie, corporate vice president, Microsoft Developer Division

Microsoft Silverlight is a leading cross-platform, Rich Internet Application (RIA) technology that allows you to create more compelling and interactive Web experiences than are possible with simple HTML browser pages. Silverlight 3 includes significant improvements over previous versions, including �out-of-browser� operation, H.264 video, 3D graphics, and real-time effects.

Essential Silverlight 3 is the definitive reference and insider�s guide. It not only covers all the key features of the Silverlight 3 runtime and how to use them but, in Under the Hood sections, explains why each feature was developed and how each one works. These �insider� explanations often lead to concise, practical performance tips that can help you speed up your own Silverlight applications.

Author Ashraf Michail is uniquely qualified to explain Silverlight 3. He is a Microsoft Silverlight architect who has guided Silverlight from its beginnings through the current version. In this book, he shows how to
Integrate the principles and components of a Silverlight application, including XAP, XAML, and .NET code
Use Silverlight vector graphics, bitmap images, and animation
Display predictable and readable text across platforms and animate text elements
Obtain mouse and keyboard input, including mouse wheel events
Implement smooth animations to improve your user interface and make your application more pleasing to the user
Use the Canvas, StackPanel, Grid, and Border elements to lay out your application and define custom layout elements
Play high-quality, live, and on-demand video and audio
Customize the built-in and toolkit controls and develop new custom Silverlight controls
Connect to and synchronize with data using Silverlight Data Binding
Use built-in real-time effects and define custom HLSL pixel shaders
Enable GPU-accelerated rendering

Mastering Silverlight 4

In this series you will learn the basics of working with Silverlight, and then quickly transition to more advanced topics such as working with data, understanding XAML, and hooking into external services.

1 - What is Silverlight?
In this episode we'll go over the basics of what Silverlight 4.0 is and what it can do, and we'll do a quick demo of what building a Silverlight application might look like.

2 - Attack of the Layout
In this episode Chris shows you how to deal with layouts in Silverlight, working XAML to get your pixels lined up just so.

3 - Controls
In this episode Chris walks you through the use of various Silverlight controls and their properties.

4 - Databinding
In this episode Chris shows off databinding in Silverlight.

5 - Building a Business App
In this episode Christopher walks shows you how to put your Silverlight skills to good use, building up a Business Application.

6 - Building a Business App, Part 2
In this episode Christopher walks you through part 2 of creating a business-focused application with Silverlight - building out the Grid and Form bits he started in the last episode.

Pro WPF and Silverlight MVVM

WPF and Silverlight are unlike any other user interface (UI) technologies. They have been built to a new paradigm that�if harnessed correctly�can yield unprecedented power and performance. This book shows you how to control that power to produce clean, testable, maintainable code.
It is now recognized that any non-trivial WPF or Silverlight application needs be designed around the Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) design pattern in order to unlock the technology's full data-binding potential.
However, the knowledge of how to do this is missing from a large part of the development community�even amongst those who work with WPF and Silverlight on a daily basis. Too often there is a reliance on programmatic interaction between controls and not enough trust in the technologies' data-binding capabilities. This leads to a clouding of design values and an inevitable loss of performance, scalability, and maintainability throughout the application.
Pro WPF and Silverlight MVVM will show you how to arrange your application so that it can grow as much as required in any direction without danger of collapse.
What you'll learn
# Understand why the separation of an application�s View and its Model is paramount, including the history of Model-View-Presenter and Model-View-Controller.
# Apply WPF and Silverlight�s powerful data-binding model correctly.
# Examine how to organize an application targeting WPF or Silverlight, including unit-testing, source-control, separation of concerns, data serialization, and how to tie everything together with MVVM.
# Develop a full game development application using MVVM by example.
# How to serialize the Model without being invasive, how to implement a plug-in architecture that extends both the View and the Model, and how to handle Exceptions gracefully.

Silverlight 3 Fundamentals & Advanced

Silverlight is a browser plug-in that runs Rich Internet Applications. It brings a trimmed down version of the .NET Framework to web browser client-side programming. It also provides a user interface framework that is very similar to WPF, enabling developers familiar with WPF to learn Silverlight with ease. This course shows the main aspects of building user interfaces with Silverlight 3.

Professional Silverlight 4

Silverlight 4 is a major new release of Microsofts flagship product for building rich, interactive applications that combine animation, graphics, audio, and video. This book, by seasoned Wrox authors and Silverlight experts, gives professional Web developers all the tools necessary to build RIAs using the new Silverlight capabilities. You will gain a complete, thorough understanding of both core and advanced platform concepts, with examples in C.

Professional Silverlight 4 prepares Web developers to take full advantage of the newest release of the most popular platform for developing rich interactive applications.

Coverage Includes:

Introduction to Silverlight
Building Applications with Visual Studio
Building Applications with Expression Blend 4
Working with the Navigation Framework
Controlling Layout with Panels
Working with Visual Controls
Accessing Data
WCF RIA Services
Out of Browser Experiences
Networking Applications
Building Line of Business Applications
Application Architecture
DOM Interaction
Securing Your Applications
Accessing Audio and Video Devices
Working with File I/O
Using Graphics and Visuals
Working with Animations in Silverlight
Working with Text
Making It Richer with Media
Styling and Themes

From the Back Cover
Exploit the powerful capabilities of the new Silverlight 4

The Silverlight 4 platform continues to add excitement to building rich Internet applications (RIAs), and it offers new user interface controls, expanded capabilities of the Base Class Libraries, and new libraries for building Line of Business applications. This invaluable resource helps you take your existing development skills to the next level so that you can create compelling RIAs with the new Silverlight 4. The trio of veteran authors presents clear and concise coverage of Silverlight essentials and its platforms concepts, while real world samples enhance your learning process so you can get started building and running RIAs right away.

Professional Silverlight 4:

Explains how to build Silverlight applications with Expression Blend 4 and Visual Studio 2010
Reviews the Navigation Framework, visual controls, and working with networking in your applications
Delves into graphics, animations, text, media, theming, and styling
Details techniques for testing Silverlight 4 applications
Explores methods for building Facebook applications with Silverlight

1.Mastering Silverlight 4

In this series you will learn the basics of working with Silverlight, and then quickly transition to more advanced topics such as working with data, understanding XAML, and hooking into external services.

1 - What is Silverlight?
In this episode we'll go over the basics of what Silverlight 4.0 is and what it can do, and we'll do a quick demo of what building a Silverlight application might look like.

2 - Attack of the Layout
In this episode Chris shows you how to deal with layouts in Silverlight, working XAML to get your pixels lined up just so.

3 - Controls
In this episode Chris walks you through the use of various Silverlight controls and their properties.

4 - Databinding
In this episode Chris shows off databinding in Silverlight.

5 - Building a Business App
In this episode Christopher walks shows you how to put your Silverlight skills to good use, building up a Business Application.

6 - Building a Business App, Part 2
In this episode Christopher walks you through part 2 of creating a business-focused application with Silverlight - building out the Grid and Form bits he started in the last episode.

Professional Silverlight 4

Explains how to build Silverlight applications with Expression Blend 4 and Visual Studio 2010
Reviews the Navigation Framework, visual controls, and working with networking in your applications
Delves into graphics, animations, text, media, theming, and styling
Details techniques for testing Silverlight 4 applications
Explores methods for building Facebook applications with Silverlight

1.Silverlight 3 Fundamentals & Advanced

Silverlight is a browser plug-in that runs Rich Internet Applications. It brings a trimmed down version of the .NET Framework to web browser client-side programming. It also provides a user interface framework that is very similar to WPF, enabling developers familiar with WPF to learn Silverlight with ease. This course shows the main aspects of building user interfaces with Silverlight 3.

Introducing Microsoft Silverlight 3

Get a running start with Silverlight 3the cross-platform, cross-browser plug-in for rich interactive applications and cutting-edge media experiences. Featuring advance insights from inside the Microsoft Silverlight teamthis 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 controlsand build your own
Exploit new graphics support3-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.NETbased servers
Learn how to deliver DRM-protected video content

Pro Silverlight 4 in C#

Silverlight 4 is the latest iteration of Microsoft�s cross-browser technology for creating rich user experiences on the Web. Like its predecessor Silverlight 3, it rides atop the .NET Framework for maximum ease of use and coding efficiency. The new technology carries forward much of the work that has been done before and augments it in many important respects, including support for H.264 video, major improvements to the graphics engine (including true 3D rendering), and much richer data-binding options for interfacing with other applications.
Pro Silverlight 4 in C# is an invaluable reference for professional developers wanting to discover the new features of Silverlight 4. Author Matthew MacDonald�s expert advice guides you through creating rich media applications using Silverlight in the environment you�re most productive in�no matter what the target platform.
As you learn about the features that put Silverlight in direct competition with Adobe Flash, such as rich support for 2D and 3D drawing, animations, and media playback, you�ll experience the plumbing of .NET and the design model of WPF through Silverlight�all of the same .NET technology that developers use to design next-generation Windows applications. Matthew MacDonald provides a comprehensive tutorial written from professional developer to professional developer, complete with full-color graphics and screenshots.

What you�ll learn

* Develop rich media applications using Silverlight across browsers and platforms.
* Create a project, set up a layout, and use controls.
* Handle both 2D and 3D drawing, animation, and media playback through Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
* Integrate web services support.
* Use Silverlight in conjunction with ASP.NET and its interactions with HTML.

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