Chapter 5 Using Media

In This Chapter

Mixing Colors

Seeing Through the Transparency Channel

Seeing Through the Opacity

Using Vector Graphics

Adding Media to Your Scenes

Controlling Sound and Video

Checking the Other Properties

Using Media to Write

Transforming Media

Using Web-Based Media

Mixing colors, transparencies, pictures, sounds, and videos to publish rich content—this has been a designer’s dream for as long as the Web has existed. Past solutions were never completely satisfying, either because they were slow and heavy, or because they didn’t blend well in the HTML page. Silverlight brings new solutions to this old problem.

Mixing Colors

Many converters are involved in the process of parsing a XAML file and transforming it into objects. ...

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