<DIV><p>Get a running start with Silverlight 3?the cross-platform, cross-browser plug-in for rich interactive applications and cutting-edge media experiences. Featuring advance insights from inside the Microsoft Silverlight team?this book provides practical, grounded advice, rich examples, and ready code to help inspire your next solutions.</p><p>Discover how to:</p> <ul> <li>Create your first simple sites</li> <li>Build applications that run out of the browser</li> <li>Use XAML to render, scale, and animate graphics on-screen</li> <li>Work with Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio</li> <li>Explore core and advanced controls?and build your own</li> <li>Exploit new graphics support?3-D effects, H.264 video, GPU acceleration</li> <li>Experiment with media, ink, DeepZoom, and Photosynth * Access data services to build connected applications</li> <li>Dynamically add content using Ruby and Python</li> <li>Manage Silverlight applications from ASP.NET?based servers</li> <li>Learn how to deliver DRM-protected video content</li> </ul></div>