Media Platform

This is Microsoft new platform for web called Microsoft Sliverlight. This is a cross platform, cross-browser technology (plug-in) for the building of next generation Media application called rich interactive applications (RIAs) for the Web. Sliverlight easily plug-in with the existing Web applications and It is easily integrated with PHP and JavaScript. One of the most point about Sliverlight is it's build on the Microsoft .Net Framework so developers and designers easily use existing tools and experience for RIA for the Web. This pluggable technology supports all major browsers of both Mac OS X and on Windows. According to Microsoft Silverlight supports a consistent subset of XAML (eXtensible Application Markup Language) for declarative programming, the same format found in Microsoft .NET 3.0. Because XAML is toolable, there is great potential for third-parties to provide additional XAML-based Silverlight tools in the future. This Microsoft technology builds on the top of Windows Media technology but it runs independently.Sliverlight enhance ASP.Net or ASP.Net AJAX applications and easily communicate with any AJAX base applications. Following are the file formats supported by the Silverlight.
·          Wma
·          Wmv7
·          Wmv9
·          Mp3
more files format will be added in the final release. After installation Sliverlight size is less than 2 MB. Main focus of this technology is to provide high quality and interactive media contents to the clients.

Posted on Monday, April 16, 2007 11:16 PM General | Back to top