Microsoft confirms Silverlight 3 to launch on July 10

Tom Warren on 29 May 2009 - 08:39 · 33 comments & 8584 views

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Microsoft is planning to launch Silverlight 3 and its Expression Studio 3 designer tools on July 10 company spokespeople confirmed today.

Silverlight 3 introduces more than 50 new features, including 3D support, GPU acceleration, H.264 video support and out-of-the-browser capabilities to Silverlight.. The out-of-browser support will enable developers to build applications that work like Adobe's AIR plugin. Dramatic video performance and quality improvements are also expected.

Microsoft is currently running a Silverlight 3 beta for developers and will be launching the final product on July 10th.

Silverlight 3 was not expected until later this year but yesterday company officials began sending out press invites for the launch.

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(3 replies) #1 FloatingFatMan on 29 May 2009 - 08:50

Instead of constantly upgrading Silverlight, I do wish they'd get the blasted thing working on Windows Mobile devices instead...

#1.1 GP007 on 29 May 2009 - 09:13

Maybe version 3 is what they're waiting for?

#1.2 FloatingFatMan on 29 May 2009 - 09:16

GP007 said,

Maybe version 3 is what they're waiting for?

People said that for version 2, too.

You know what's REALLY dumb? The Windows Mobile website is all done up nice in Silverlight, but you can't get that from a Windows Mobile device.

#1.3 +bob21 on 29 May 2009 - 14:04

(3 replies) #2 Raa on 29 May 2009 - 09:38

64 bit support??

#2.1 Avi on 29 May 2009 - 09:39

+1.

#2.2 Faisal Islam on 29 May 2009 - 17:50

#2.3 Lord Ba'al on 30 May 2009 - 01:09

Raa said,

64 bit support??

+100!

(7 replies) #3 neoraptor on 29 May 2009 - 09:45

... i see the light with flash already

#3.1 GP007 on 29 May 2009 - 12:31

Does it often go out and or otherwise crash often as you're looking at it?

#3.2 krasch on 29 May 2009 - 13:15

neoraptor said,

... i see the light with flash already

And does that Flash light have 3D support?

#3.3 +bob21 on 29 May 2009 - 14:06

Yes. http://papervision3d.org/

#3.4 Faisal Islam on 29 May 2009 - 17:51

does flash support Deep Zoom????????????

#3.5 XerXis on 29 May 2009 - 21:26

bob21 said,

Yes. http://papervision3d.org/

sadly, that's not gpu accelerated, so useless for more demanding applications.

#3.6 +bob21 on 29 May 2009 - 22:10

GPU acceleration was introduced in CS4 , So yes it uses GPU acceleration if the host computer is capable

Right Click > Settings

#3.7 E.Fahd on 30 May 2009 - 01:30

^ I say Settings > Right Click. Settings ftw !

I'm out ==> []

(6 replies) #4 sorlag on 29 May 2009 - 10:10

The Silverlight 3 runtime also became smaller than the current versions.
They massively optimized/rewrote everything and then found that the runtime became smaller with more features and more speed.

#4.1 GP007 on 29 May 2009 - 12:32

That's great though. What else could you ask for?

#4.2 P1R4T3 on 29 May 2009 - 12:53

GP007 said,

That's great though. What else could you ask for?

Opera support?

Last edited by P1R4T3 on 29 May 2009 - 13:03

#4.3 E.Fahd on 29 May 2009 - 13:19

@P1RAT3,
- Last week Microsoft and "France Television" put an online HD stream of the Rolland Garros tennis courts using Smooth Streaming technology. Amazingly enough, people reported that after installing the Silverlight plugin, Opera displayed the Silverligtht content flawlessly.

#4.4 GP007 on 29 May 2009 - 16:00

Silverlight is multiplatform and so on, it should work on Opera, just like it works on FF and I'm sure Safari as well. If for some reason it doesn't it could be up to Opera to fix.

#4.5 P1R4T3 on 29 May 2009 - 16:54

GP007 said,

Silverlight is multiplatform and so on, it should work on Opera, just like it works on FF and I'm sure Safari as well. If for some reason it doesn't it could be up to Opera to fix.

hmmm... silverlight 2 and opera 9.64 here, and i cant see silverlight objects.
I'll try opera 10 alpha and i'll let u guys know.

#4.6 thealexweb on 30 May 2009 - 13:13

Opera's market share very small, maybe microsoft can't see the point of adding support for it.

(1 reply) #5 rev23dev on 29 May 2009 - 14:51

Dang, that's a short iteration. Excited for Expression Studio 3.

#5.1 nunjabusiness on 30 May 2009 - 04:12

Yes. We just got Expression 2 a short while ago it seems.
Can't wait.

(2 replies) #6 WooHoo!!! on 29 May 2009 - 17:01

I like Silverlight. Compared to Flash it's been so smooth especially video content. Adobe has been slipping and I wouldn't mind if Silverlight got a bigger footing. Really impresses.

#6.1 Faisal Islam on 29 May 2009 - 17:55

YEAH

#6.2 sanriver12 on 29 May 2009 - 20:19

WooHoo!!! said,

I like Silverlight. Compared to Flash it's been so smooth especially video content. Adobe has been slipping and I wouldn't mind if Silverlight got a bigger footing. Really impresses.

i agree it streams better

silverlight >>> adobe flash

(2 replies) #7 Faisal Islam on 29 May 2009 - 17:52

Great...really like SilverLight....more powerful than Flash

#7.1 S3P€hR on 29 May 2009 - 20:56

Faisal Islam said,

Great...really like SilverLight....more powerful than Flash

not yet but it will be, because microsoft has got key technology, money and developers and adobe well, lets say they've got less.

silverlight will beat the flash but now its very soon to say that since even msn.com use flash video streams on its page

#7.2 Shunik Jan on 30 May 2009 - 03:03

+1, my old Athlon 64 build can actually handle it without a problem. Fullscreening a 720P video and it still plays smooth.

#8 Chris4 on 31 May 2009 - 01:15

Yay, released on my birthday!

#9 HalcyonX12 on 31 May 2009 - 16:21

It seems like Silverlight is losing more content than it's gaining lately. I haven't heard about Silverlight since the Olympics. Where is this product supposed to fit in? Flash is dominating.

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