“Install Microsoft Silverlight on your Mac to make the most of the latest state-of-the-art Web site experiences,” Microsoft says. For developers, new 3D graphics and animation features have been included, as well as hardware accelerated effects and text improvements to enable designers and developers to create next-gen visuals for the Web. Silverlight 3 is compatible only with Intel-based Macs, and offers better performance, GPU acceleration, desktop tools, and support for higher-quality audio and video.Īccording to the company behind the Windows operating system, additional video and audio support includes native H.264/Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) Audio, live and on-demand IIS7 Smooth Streaming, full HD (720p+) playback, and an extensible decoder pipeline.
Microsoft has announced the release of Silverlight 3 for Mac OS X, along with a new version of its Expression design tool.
