The version of Expression Encoder Pro 4 available as part of Expression Studio in programs like DreamSpark, BizSpark, WebsiteSpark and through MSDN Ultimate does not include royalty incurring codec and standards support for exporting in MP4 format (H.264 video and AAC audio). Sep 08, 2011 All replies. Office is a suite of programs that share code - so one SP fits all. Expression Studio is a collection of programs with very little shared code (unless you count.NET framework which has its own updates). So a separate SP exists for each program. Web 4 is the only program in the Expression Studio 4 with SP2. Oct 24, 2011 The command line and instructions are included in the Knowledge Base article Command line switches for Microsoft Self-Extractor packages (KB912203). See the Microsoft Knowledge Base article Description of the Service Pack 3 for Microsoft Expression Web 3 (KB2575737) for further information about this update.
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Stable release | |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Available in | English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish[1] |
Type | |
License | Trialware |
Website | www.microsoft.com/expression/ |
Microsoft Expression Studio is a discontinued suite of tools for designing and building Web and Windows client applications and rich digital media content.
- 1Overview
Overview[edit]
Microsoft introduced Microsoft Expression on September 16, 2005, at Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles. Microsoft Expression Encoder was introduced at NAB 2007. Microsoft Expression Studio was released to manufacturing (RTM) on April 30, 2007. The RTM news was announced at Microsoft's MIX 07 conference for web developers and designers.[2]
Microsoft Expression Studio 2 was released on May 1, 2008, which also included a graphical makeover for the suite to an inverse of the previous black-on-white theme. This release brings all products in the suite to version 2, and now also includes Visual Studio Standard 2008. Microsoft Expression Studio is also available to students as downloads via Microsoft's DreamSpark program.
Microsoft Expression Studio 3 was released on July 22, 2009. This release brings all products in the suite to version 3, with significant improvements especially targeting Silverlight 3. Expression Media is no longer a part of package, while all other products have been significantly improved and enriched.[3]
On June 7, 2010, Expression Studio 4 was released. Expression Studio 4 is a free upgrade version for licensed Expression Studio 3 users, but only for retail copies.
End of life[edit]
On December 20, 2012, Microsoft announced[4] that the Expression products would be discontinued, with Blend becoming a standalone tool with Visual Studio 2012 Update 2, Expression Studio 4 Ultimate and Expression Studio 4 Web Professional no longer available for sale but supported through their support lifecycle, Expression Design 4 and Expression Web 4 available as unsupported free editions, Expression Encoder 4 Pro available for purchase through 2013, and Expression Encoder 4 remains available for download at no charge.
Editions[edit]
As of version 4, there are two editions of Expression Studio available to general public: Web Professional and Ultimate
Bill invoice format free download. Expression Studio Web Professional consists of:
Microsoft Expression Studio
- Expression Web, HTML editor and web design program
- Expression Design, vector graphics editor
- Expression Encoder Pro, video editing tool for authoring VC-1 and H.264/MPEG-4 AVC contents
Expression Studio Ultimate consist of all previous components, as well as:
- Expression Blend, graphical user interface builder for XAML or HTML applications
- SuperPreview, complementary web design program for testing compatibility and performance
- SketchFlow, complementary user interface tool that facilitate workflow design
Expression Encoder and SuperPreview are the only components that can be obtained individually. Expression Encoder consists of two editions: A freeware edition and a commercial Pro edition.[5]
Prior to version 3, the suite also consisted of Microsoft Expression Media, a digital asset management application sold to Phase One.
Features[edit]
Until version 2, Expression Web was the only application in the Expression Studio suite based on Microsoft Office code and dependencies.[6] With version 3, Expression Web was rewritten in Windows Presentation Foundation, in line with the rest of the Expression Suite, without Microsoft Office dependencies, essentially making it a new managed code program. A result of the complete rewrite was features like customizable toolbars and menus, standard Windows color scheme, spell check, DLL addins, file menu export feature, drag-and-drop between remote sites, comparing sites by timestamp were removed in this version.[6][7][8][9][10] Other features do not work reliably or are incomplete, like Undo for instance.[11][12] Version 3 introduced Expression Web 3 SuperPreview tool for comparing and rendering webpage in various browsers. Also noted was the lack of support for root relative links, links that start with a '/' to refer to the root of a web server. This feature was added with Expression 3 Service Pack 1.[13]
The version of Expression Encoder Pro 4 available as part of Expression Studio in programs like DreamSpark, BizSpark, WebsiteSpark and through MSDN Ultimate does not include royalty incurring codec and standards support for exporting in MP4 format (H.264 video and AAC audio).[14] It also does not include import filters for TS, M2TS, AVCHD, MPEG-2, and AC-3 although if third party DirectShow filters are installed, it is able to import these formats as is the free version.[14] Expression Encoder Pro version available in retail does not have these limitations. The free version available to everyone and included in MSDN Premium lacks IIS Live Smooth Streaming and unlimited screen capture.[15]
With the release of Expression Studio 4, three editions of Expression Studio were introduced: Expression Studio 4 Web Professional (includes Expression Encoder, Design and Web), Expression Studio 4 Premium (adds Blend to the suite) and Expression Studio 4 Ultimate (adds SketchFlow). MSDN subscribers receive only the SKU of Expression Studio 4 that corresponds to their Visual Studio 2010 license. As such, MSDN Premium users do not get SketchFlow.
Some editions of Expression Studio also include product activation.
See also[edit]
- Relatives
- Microsoft FrontPage, the predecessor to Expression Web
- Creature House Expression, the predecessor to Expression Design
- iView Media, the predecessor to Expression Media
- Lists
References[edit]
- ^Localization and What Goes on Behind the Scenes
- ^Expression Studio RTM news
- ^Expression Studio 3 overview - including all toolsArchived July 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^Microsoft Shuts down Expression Brand - Neowin
- ^http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/Default.aspx
- ^ abHow to customize Toolbar Icons in Expression Web 3
- ^Expression Web 3 File Export Function Missing?
- ^Why I can't copy files between two sites on Expression Web 3?
- ^Using timestamps to compare if remote website has changed (EW 3)
- ^Has Expression Web a future?
- ^Expression web 4 undo is broke. When will it be fixed?
- ^Buggy Undo still present in EW4
- ^Moscinski, Todd (April 26, 2010). 'Different types of hyperlinks'. Microsoft Expression Web team blog. Microsoft corporation. Retrieved August 25, 2010.
- ^ abExpression Encoder 4 Information
- ^Expression Encoder 4: Compare features
External links[edit]
- Official website [dead link]
- Expression Blend and Design on MSDN Blogs
- Expression Encoder on MSDN Blogs
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