nsane.forums Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 Microsoft has announced the first beta release of Silverlight 5 today. According to TNW, the beta download is available on the official Silverlight site. The Silverlight 5 beta adds a number of new features and capabilities, which include, graphic improvements and performance improvements such as network latency reduction and 64-bit support. The official site also shows off some of the main new features aimed at helping developers reach new heights in delivering rich Internet based applications. They include: 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. While the official beta site mentions additional features such as: XAML Debugging with breakpoints for binding debugging Implicit data templates for easy UI reuse Double (and multi) click support GPU-accelerated XNA-compatible 3D and immediate-mode 2D API Low-latency sound effects and WAV support Real operating system windows and multi-display support Now live, the Silverlight 5 beta can be downloaded directly from the MSDN Microsoft Silverlight website. Meanwhile, Silverlight team member Tim Heuer has posted a guide to the new features that the Silverlight 5 beta has to offer. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobrPatty Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 You first need to install Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 & Visual Studio 2010 SP1. Then install Silverlight 5 beta tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiling buddha Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 Silverlight 5 developer beta without toolshttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=LQZGWNNQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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