![]() ![]() ![]() It's Deep Zoom shows promise.ĭo you need it now? No. I digress though, Silverlight is good for quickly dumping a skin over some video using Encoder. Silverlight isn't some magic bullet that can do anything and why in the world would you want it to either? How about a clever or RIA that helps me prepare for retirement like E*TRADE has (which is built with Flex btw)? You will not see photo editing and word processing in Silverlight in the near future. There are a plethora of amazing RIAs out there for Flash compared to the few that are Silverlight. For more information about the Microsoft Silverlight auto-update feature, see the Microsoft Silverlight Updater. How is knowing two easier than one? It's not. The Microsoft Silverlight auto-update feature helps make sure that your Microsoft Silverlight installation is kept up to date with the latest version of Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Silverlight functionality, and security features. Microsoft no longer supports this plug-in. Early access with Office Insider To get exclusive access to the newest features and updates, and the opportunity to send feedback directly to Microsoft, join our Insider program. Click Updates on the left side menu, then click Update All, or the Update button next to the apps that you want to update. Let's see, in Flash we have Actionscript but in Silverlight we have XAML and then either C# or VB.NET. It's because your current browser version is out of date and uses the Microsoft Silverlight plug-in to play Netflix. Open the Mac App Store from your Dock or Finder. It certainly doesn't seem to be easier to code than Flash. Then there's Expression Studio which feels like it's about 8 behind Adobe's Creative Suite but that's a whole other story. It's trying to move into the same area as Flash but it's still about 4 years behind in that there are fewer components/assets, no MovieClip equivalent, video and animation causes anything slower than a core duo to drop frames, no motion paths, no filters (drop shadows, blur, glow, etc.) and probably more stuff I can't remember atm. How exactly is Silverlight an "advanced alternative" to Flash? It's not. Ah, Betanews, source of wordy news articles and reviewers who have no idea what they're talking about.įirst off Silverlight is nearly 3x the download size of Flash player. ![]()
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