Microsoft releases Silverlight 3

MacBytes · Jul 12, 2009, 01:32 PM

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djellison · Jul 12, 2009, 01:56 PM

Anything that puts pressure on Adobe to improve their pathetic deployment of Flash on Mac's is a good thing.

rerelease · Jul 12, 2009, 01:56 PM

Never used it, never seen it anywhere other than Microsoft's own site. Am I missing something?

jayducharme · Jul 12, 2009, 02:00 PM

But will it run on the iPhone?

windywoo · Jul 12, 2009, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rerelease

Never used it, never seen it anywhere other than Microsoft's own site. Am I missing something?

I played a streaming Silverlight movie and it didn't make my fans go crazy like Flash does.

Gymnut · Jul 12, 2009, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rerelease

Never used it, never seen it anywhere other than Microsoft's own site. Am I missing something?

If you've got a Netflix subscription, you need to install Silverlight to play streaming video from Netflix.

Eraserhead · Jul 12, 2009, 06:17 PM

Silverlight is used on itv.com in the UK. It seems to be pretty good IMO.

thehellobob · Jul 12, 2009, 07:57 PM

As much as I hate to say it, Silverlight seems to outclass Flash in every way. It's one of the best pieces of software that Microsoft has released in a long time.

MacRumors · Jul 13, 2009, 05:35 PM

Microsoft has officially launched Silverlight 3, the latest major update to their web media platform.

New features in Silverlight 3 include the addition of H.264/AAC codec support and "Smooth Streaming" which "dynamically detects and seamlessly switches, in real time, the video quality of a media file delivered to Silverlight based on local bandwidth and CPU conditions." Full-screen resolutions up to 720p are supported with GPU hardware acceleration. Additional feature details and a download of the plug-in are available from Microsoft's website (Intel-only).

Silverlight has made some inroads since being launched in 2007, with Netflix using the technology to deliver streaming video content to PCs and Macs. Other big-name providers using Silverlight include NBC, Tata Motors, and Continental Airlines. Microsoft provides runtimes for Windows, Mac, and Linux, however development is limited to Windows platforms.

While Silverlight competes mostly with Adobe's Flash, Apple has been working to blunt the impact of such technologies with their efforts on standards-based HTML5 and today's news of 3D CSS effects in Snow Leopard's Safari.

Article Link: Silverlight 3 Adds H.264 Support, Hardware Acceleration

BRLawyer · Jul 13, 2009, 05:59 PM

Don't need it, won't download it. It's just another proprietary bait to lock users into a technology that will later stop being updated and lag behind Windows versions, just like every other piece of MS junk released for Macs. Sensible users should STAY clear of yet another monopolistic act by our favorite software company, not to mention the fact that it phones home.

MS IS DEAD.

dizastor · Jul 13, 2009, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by windywoo

I played a streaming Silverlight movie and it didn't make my fans go crazy like Flash does.

My fans don't go crazy over anything... I might need a new fanbase.

Full of Win · Jul 13, 2009, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rerelease

Never used it, never seen it anywhere other than Microsoft's own site. Am I missing something?

Yes, you're missing Netflixs streaming movies.

rerelease · Jul 13, 2009, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Full of Win

Yes, you're missing Netflixs streaming movies.

I hardly think that service available over here anyway. :)

killerrobot · Jul 13, 2009, 06:36 PM

Nice to see they're doing regular updates.

Hopefully this allow netflix and others to stream more hd material.

e-coli · Jul 13, 2009, 07:10 PM

Netflix Watch Instantly will now come to the iPhone and AppleTV. This was the missing link, as Apple will never embrace Windows Media format.

I see this as good news.

vanc · Jul 13, 2009, 07:31 PM

The HD streaming demo looks very nice.

http://www.iis.net/media/experiencesmoothstreaming

Stridder44 · Jul 13, 2009, 07:32 PM

Anything is better than Flash.

Michaelgtrusa · Jul 13, 2009, 07:53 PM

Will you need to uninstall adobe first?

thehellobob · Jul 13, 2009, 09:04 PM

No, you wont need to uninstall Adobe first. Things that are designed for Adobe will still need Adobe, but things that are designed for Silverlight will require Silverlight

lamadude · Jul 13, 2009, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRLawyer

Don't need it, won't download it. It's just another proprietary bait to lock users into a technology that will later stop being updated and lag behind Windows versions, just like every other piece of MS junk released for Macs. Sensible users should STAY clear of yet another monopolistic act by our favorite software company, not to mention the fact that it phones home.

MS IS DEAD.

-The alternative is flash, which is also horrible on macs

-I like apple, but if there's one thing they love to do it's pushing their own formats and locking in users, I don't think only MS is to blame.

docprego · Jul 13, 2009, 09:24 PM

I was excited to see this update hoping that they fixed a Known bug. When watching Silverlight content on an external monitor the content will not play full screen. It initially plays full screen but as soon as you click anything on your main display the Silverlight content on the external monitor reverts back to windowed mode. This feature is desired because a lot of Netflix subscribers (including myself) would like to watch Netflix streaming content full screen on their external monitor.

FYI for anyone trying to solve this: Plex is free and does enable external monitor full screen playback from Netflix with a free plugin. The negative is that the fast forward and rewind controls don't work properly in plex (yet).

MorphingDragon · 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stridder44

Anything is better than Flash.

This seems to be more of a step to the side though. Why cant we have a CSS/Javascript based engine which uses .VOB?

bobertoq · 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRLawyer

Don't need it, won't download it. It's just another proprietary bait to lock users into a technology that will later stop being updated and lag behind Windows versions, just like every other piece of MS junk released for Macs. Sensible users should STAY clear of yet another monopolistic act by our favorite software company, not to mention the fact that it phones home.

MS IS DEAD.

Have you even tried it or are you just saying that because your are biased against microsoft? I think silverlight kicks flash's butt.

http://www.shinedraw.com/mathematics...rowing-object/

Eidorian · Jul 13, 2009, 09:56 PM

Works a hell of a lot better than Flash under OS X.

Cubert · Jul 13, 2009, 10:16 PM

NBC dropped Silverlight(fish) a while ago.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives..._for_flash.php

Jul 12, 2009, 01:32 PM	#1
MacBytes macrumors bot Join Date: Jul 2003	Microsoft releases Silverlight 3 Category: Microsoft Link: Microsoft releases Silverlight 3 Description:: none Posted on MacBytes.com Approved by Mudbug

Jul 12, 2009, 07:57 PM	#8
thehellobob macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2007	As much as I hate to say it, Silverlight seems to outclass Flash in every way. It's one of the best pieces of software that Microsoft has released in a long time. __________________ MacBook 2.16 GHz 2GB RAM MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz 4GB RAM iPod Touch 16GB

Jul 13, 2009, 05:35 PM	#9
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Silverlight 3 Adds H.264 Support, Hardware Acceleration Microsoft has officially launched Silverlight 3, the latest major update to their web media platform. New features in Silverlight 3 include the addition of H.264/AAC codec support and "Smooth Streaming" which "dynamically detects and seamlessly switches, in real time, the video quality of a media file delivered to Silverlight based on local bandwidth and CPU conditions." Full-screen resolutions up to 720p are supported with GPU hardware acceleration. Additional feature details and a download of the plug-in are available from Microsoft's website (Intel-only). Silverlight has made some inroads since being launched in 2007, with Netflix using the technology to deliver streaming video content to PCs and Macs. Other big-name providers using Silverlight include NBC, Tata Motors, and Continental Airlines. Microsoft provides runtimes for Windows, Mac, and Linux, however development is limited to Windows platforms. While Silverlight competes mostly with Adobe's Flash, Apple has been working to blunt the impact of such technologies with their efforts on standards-based HTML5 and today's news of 3D CSS effects in Snow Leopard's Safari. Article Link: Silverlight 3 Adds H.264 Support, Hardware Acceleration

Jul 13, 2009, 05:59 PM	#10
BRLawyer macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Currently in Switzerland	Don't need it, won't download it. It's just another proprietary bait to lock users into a technology that will later stop being updated and lag behind Windows versions, just like every other piece of MS junk released for Macs. Sensible users should STAY clear of yet another monopolistic act by our favorite software company, not to mention the fact that it phones home. MS IS DEAD. __________________ iMac 24" C2D 2.8, 4Gb, 500Gb+1.25Tb, JBL Creature II, Creative XMod, OS X 10.6.2; iBook G3 Dual-USB 500MHz, 384Mb, 15Gb, OS X 10.4.11

Jul 13, 2009, 06:36 PM	#14
killerrobot macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 127.0.0.1	Nice to see they're doing regular updates. Hopefully this allow netflix and others to stream more hd material. __________________ Another day older and deeper in debt.

Jul 12, 2009, 01:56 PM	#2
djellison macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Leicester, UK	Anything that puts pressure on Adobe to improve their pathetic deployment of Flash on Mac's is a good thing.

Jul 12, 2009, 01:56 PM	#3
rerelease macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Estland	Never used it, never seen it anywhere other than Microsoft's own site. Am I missing something?

Jul 12, 2009, 02:00 PM	#4
jayducharme macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The hinterlands	But will it run on the iPhone?

Jul 12, 2009, 06:17 PM	#7
Eraserhead Contributor Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oxford, UK	Silverlight is used on itv.com in the UK. It seems to be pretty good IMO.

Jul 13, 2009, 07:10 PM	#15
e-coli macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brooklyn	Netflix Watch Instantly will now come to the iPhone and AppleTV. This was the missing link, as Apple will never embrace Windows Media format. I see this as good news.

Jul 13, 2009, 07:31 PM	#16
vanc macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2007	The HD streaming demo looks very nice. http://www.iis.net/media/experiencesmoothstreaming __________________ MBP 15, 2.66, 4G DDR3, Scorpia Blue 500G. SR MacBook 2.2G, 4G DDR2 iPhone 8G

Jul 13, 2009, 07:32 PM	#17
Stridder44 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: California	Anything is better than Flash. __________________ The Un-Funny Truth About Scientology (Warning: Graphic images) MacBook Pro 15.4"/2.5 GHz/250GB/4GB RAM iMac G4 17"/800 Mhz/80GB/512GB RAM

Jul 13, 2009, 07:53 PM	#18
Michaelgtrusa macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA	Will you need to uninstall adobe first?

Jul 13, 2009, 09:04 PM	#19
thehellobob macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2007	No, you wont need to uninstall Adobe first. Things that are designed for Adobe will still need Adobe, but things that are designed for Silverlight will require Silverlight __________________ MacBook 2.16 GHz 2GB RAM MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz 4GB RAM iPod Touch 16GB

Jul 13, 2009, 09:24 PM	#21
docprego macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Henderson, NV	I was excited to see this update hoping that they fixed a Known bug. When watching Silverlight content on an external monitor the content will not play full screen. It initially plays full screen but as soon as you click anything on your main display the Silverlight content on the external monitor reverts back to windowed mode. This feature is desired because a lot of Netflix subscribers (including myself) would like to watch Netflix streaming content full screen on their external monitor. FYI for anyone trying to solve this: Plex is free and does enable external monitor full screen playback from Netflix with a free plugin. The negative is that the fast forward and rewind controls don't work properly in plex (yet).

Jul 13, 2009, 09:56 PM	#24
Eidorian macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indiana	Works a hell of a lot better than Flash under OS X. __________________ MRoogle it! hikari T7500 2.2 GHz / 4 GB / 320 GB / GMA X3100 / 10.5.8 chobimaru Core i5 750 2.66 GHz / 4 GB / 640 GB / 4830 / Windows 7

Jul 13, 2009, 10:16 PM	#25
Cubert macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2005	NBC dropped Silverlight(fish) a while ago. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives..._for_flash.php

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