With the imminent release of Silverlight 2.0, developers and Web designers, particularly those already working in Microsoft IT environments, will have the first viable alternative technology to Adobe Flash for building rich Internet applications, analysts and developers said. Microsoft first released Silverlight, a cross-browser runtime for Web-based multimedia and 3D applications, about a year ago. However, the development of the 1.0 version, like many new Microsoft products, was rushed, and not even close to the vision the company had for the product."[Silverlight] 1.0 was a stop-gap measure -- they were late to market and wanted to get something out there early after Adobe had done an amazing success [with Flash]," said Al Hilwa, an application development software program director for research firm IDC. But Silverlight 2.0 "is the real deal -- they've put out architecturally what they've always wanted to do," he said.
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I'm looking forward to the release of Silverlight 2.0, I believe it will be another turning point for the web and open new doors and possibilities - some of the silverlight demos are truly amazing. One of them being the Hard Rock Memorabilia website which utilises the Deep Zoom technology.
Other demos can be seen on the Silverlight website.
I'm looking forward to the release of Silverlight 2.0, I believe it will be another turning point for the web and open new doors and possibilities - some of the silverlight demos are truly amazing. One of them being the Hard Rock Memorabilia website which utilises the Deep Zoom technology.
Other demos can be seen on the Silverlight website.
Have you looked at the CPU usage when looking through that Hard Rock website? Idle usage looks ok but once you start moving around I'm getting CPU usage up to 90%.
I'm looking forward to the release of Silverlight 2.0, I believe it will be another turning point for the web and open new doors and possibilities - some of the silverlight demos are truly amazing. One of them being the Hard Rock Memorabilia website which utilises the Deep Zoom technology.
Other demos can be seen on the Silverlight website.
Have you looked at the CPU usage when looking through that Hard Rock website? Idle usage looks ok but once you start moving around I'm getting CPU usage up to 90%.
90% not sure whats going on with your system, but mine peaks at 55% at most, Windows XP SP3, IE8 Beta 2.
I'm looking forward to the release of Silverlight 2.0, I believe it will be another turning point for the web and open new doors and possibilities - some of the silverlight demos are truly amazing. One of them being the Hard Rock Memorabilia website which utilises the Deep Zoom technology.
Other demos can be seen on the Silverlight website.
Have you looked at the CPU usage when looking through that Hard Rock website? Idle usage looks ok but once you start moving around I'm getting CPU usage up to 90%.
90% not sure whats going on with your system, but mine peaks at 55% at most, Windows XP SP3, IE8 Beta 2.
99% nonstop here... pretty much sucks b****
I didnt really notice but now you've pointed it out I had a look at it again and it was using around 55% CPU constantly.
I'm on Windows XP SP3 using Firefox 3.0.1. Hmmm...
I didnt really notice but now you've pointed it out I had a look at it again and it was using around 55% CPU constantly.
I'm on Windows XP SP3 using Firefox 3.0.1. Hmmm...
55%? by any chance do you have a dual core? and the one with 99% has a single core? because your CPU usage will only peak on a single threaded app at the max of one CPU so a dual core would be 50% (which most animation software uses one core, then if available part of another for timeing and calculations) which would explain the 55% on a dual core...
And it's thanks to the ease of implementing flash that so many of us have flash-blockers installed and enabled.
And it's thanks to the ease of implementing flash that so many of us have flash-blockers installed and enabled.
Exactly. It's like an that old adage; make something idiot-proof, only an idiot will use it.
With flash 9 anyone can do animation without programming, but they can't build rich Internet applications without programming...
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