Silverlight 5 Released to Web

Summary of the features

(from the Silverlight 5 download package)
Improved media support

    Low Latency Audio Playback
    Variable Speed Playback
    H/W Decode of H.264 media
    DRM Key Rotation/LiveTV Playback
    Application-Restricted Media

Improved Text support

    Text Tracking & Leading
    Linked Text Containers
    OpenType and Pixel Snapped Text
    Postscript vector printing
    Performance improvements for Block Layout Engine.

Building next-generation business applications

    PivotViewer
    ClickCount
    Listbox/ComboBox type-ahead text searching
    Ancestor RelativeSource Binding
    Implicit DataTemplates
    DataContextChanged event
    Added PropertyChanged to the UpdateSourceTrigger enum
    Save File and Open File Dialog
    Databinding Debugging
    Custom Markup Extensions
    Binding on Style Setters

Silverlight 5 performance improvements

    Parser Performance Improvements
    Network Latency Improvements
    H/W accelerated rendering in IE9 windowless mode
    Multicore JIT
    64-bit browser support

Graphics improvements

    Improved Graphics stack
    3D

"Trusted Application" model

    Multiple window support
    Full-Trust in-browser
    In-browser HTML support
    Unrestricted File System Access
    P/Invoke support

Tools improvements

    Visual Studio Team Test support

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