Monday, September 15, 2008

Syntax Over Sanity : Syncing audio with storyboard animations in Silverlight 2 Beta 2

 

Syncing audio with storyboard animations in Silverlight 2 Beta 2

You've seen complex animations created with Flash... e-cards, cartoons, et al. Bear in mind we're not talking about video but animations, where vector-based objects are manipulated using timelines and keyframes. I haven't worked in Flash since the MX days but I remember having the ability to associate sounds with specific keyframes.

I asked a Silverlight Discussion group how this could be achieved in Silverlight 2 Beta 2. It seems there's no built-in mechanism to support it at this time, but all hope is not lost. Eric Stollnitz posited the idea, "What if you set up a DependencyProperty and animated that in your storyboard?"  Hmmm... it sounded just crazy enough to work.

Syntax Over Sanity : Syncing audio with storyboard animations in Silverlight 2 Beta 2

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