Professional Silverlight 2.0 shows experienced web developers how to use the latest features of the 2.0 release of Microsoft's Silverlight product to develop rich web user interfaces and web applications.   The book will provide comprehensive coverage of all of the major components of Silverlight for graphics creation, animation, and of course, media integration (Video and Audio).

Topics include:

Creating graphics with Expression Tools

The Silverlight Control Toolbox

Programming interactivity with managed code

Styles and resources

Data binding

Animation

Silverlight Media

Networking and communication

Creating custom controls

Creating special effects

The authors will provide a richly detailed set of examples showing how to use Silverlight in a practical, real-world environment---these include:

Creating Graphs and Charts dynamically 

Creating Re-usable Silverlight Controls

Media Player with Skins and Ratings

Video effects (merging video, video overlays)

Creating a Silverlight Form (order form)

Drag and Drop example (shopping cart or item comparison)

Image Scaling (for ‘view larger image’ of a online store)

List – filter as you type

The examples will build on one another as the reader progressively masters Silverlight's feature set.   The authors will also provide extensive coverage of Expression Blend. 

 The reader will finish the book with a solid understanding of how to develop rich interactive web sites and applications using all of the capabilities of Silverlight 2.0.   The complete code set will also be available for download on the companion website.