Expression Encoder

Important News for Users of the Microsoft® Silverlight™ Streaming by Windows Live™ Beta

2009-10-19T17:05:12Z

Summary: · Microsoft Silverlight Streaming by Windows Live Beta is being discontinued and will eventually be taken down. · A new Windows® Azure™-based hosting and delivery service will be launched by the end of 2009, though this is not a direct replacement for Silverlight Streaming and will have costs associated with its use. · You can access, retrieve and if desired remove your content that is hosted on Silverlight Streaming by following the instructions below. · Key dates and information about...(read more)

Microsoft Expression Encoder 3 FAQ

2009-10-09T21:19:00Z

General Q. What is Microsoft Expression Encoder 3? A: Expression Encoder is a professional encoding tool that offers enhancement, encoding, and publishing of rich video experiences with Microsoft Silverlight. Convert and compress multiple video formats to SMPTE standard VC-1 video or H.264 for mobile, web, and HD video scenarios. For streamlined workflow, create branded templates with Expression Blend™, and encode on the desktop or server to guarantee a consistent viewing experience on Windows, Mac,...(read more)

How to get Expression Encoder to work with the latest Apple QuickTime (7.64.17.0 and greater)

2009-09-30T01:55:00Z

In their recent QuickTime update, Apple added a new DLL dependency to their SDK which unfortunately breaks our QuickTime integration. Until this situation is resolved in a more permanent fashion, here is a workaround to get QuickTime to work again in all versions of Expression Encoder: From the Start menu, right-click on "Computer" and select "Properties". Select "Advanced system settings" In the "System Properties" dialog, click on "Environment Variables..." in the Advanced tab. In the "System variables"...(read more)

A new way to get the full version of Expression Encoder 3

2009-09-23T03:48:51Z

We have just made available a new option that allows users to purchase the full version of Expression Encoder as a standalone product. To recap what this means, let’s start with the free version of Expression Encoder. This is available from here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b6c8015b-e5de-46c0-98cd-1be12eef89a8&displaylang=en and contains the full feature set of the product with the following limitations: Screen capture up to 10 minutes No Smooth Streaming...(read more)

Using the XBox360 Preset to Encode HD Content

2009-08-26T22:07:00Z

To allow the encoded files to playback seamlessly in most environments, including when streamed on a wireless network, the XBox 360 preset uses a bandwidth of 4Mbps while preserving the video frame size of the original file. This is fine for standard definition content however will produce mediocre output for 720p sources and will be even worse for 1080p content. Because of that, I would advise tweaking the video bitrate to your specific needs. So, if network speed isn't an issue, I would personally...(read more)

What’s New in the Expression Encoder 3 SDK?

2009-07-30T09:51:00Z

When Encoder 3 is installed we now install the API help file, intellisense files and the sample projects, so you’re ready to go with the SDK as soon as Encoder is installed. You will find a SDK link on the start menu that will take you to the folder from where you can find the samples (in C# and Visual Basic) and the help CHM file. Live Encoding Support I know a bunch of you have been waiting for this for a while now and you’ll be glad to see that V3 has full support for the Live mode of the application...(read more)

Microsoft Expression Encoder 3 is available for download

2009-07-22T20:35:53Z

We are very pleased to announce that both Expression Studio 3 trial and Expression Encoder 3 are now available to download: Encoder: here Studio: here In this release we have taken on board your feedback and simplified the product line. There are now two versions: Expression Encoder and Expression Encoder with IIS Smooth Streaming. We have retired the Express version and, instead, have made all the features in Expression Encoder available for free with no more 30 day limit. So what do you get...(read more)

What’s new in Expression Encoder 3

2009-07-10T19:59:22Z

We on the Expression Encoder team are proud to announce that Expression Encoder 3 is complete and will shortly be available! Since releasing V2 SP1 back in November of 2008 we have worked hard to improve core encoding capabilities, continued to enhance new features such as Smooth Streaming, H.264 and editing as well as broaden the applicability of the product by adding new features such as Screen Capture. We have also focused heavily on our Silverlight output upgrading the MediaPlayer...(read more)

IIS Smooth Streaming server component beta released

2009-02-28T10:13:57Z

Back in October, we announced a new Microsoft video delivery technology called IIS Smooth Streaming . In a nutshell, this approach combines both client (based on Silverlight ) and server (based on IIS ) components that, together, deliver scalable media experiences up to 720p+ over the internet using the plain old HTTP protocol. We have had a preview of the technology running over at http://www.smoothhd.com courtesy of our CDN partner, Akamai . We also added support for encoding to, and...(read more)

New Silverlight Streaming Publishing plugin for Expression Encoder: Silverlight 2 support

2009-01-15T21:30:35Z

We just released an update to the Silverlight Streaming publishing plugin to support the Silverlight 2 templates that were added in Expression Encoder 2 SP1 . You can get it from the Download Center here ....(read more)

Expression Encoder 2 SDK Updated for Service Pack 1

2008-11-14T03:26:03Z

We’ve just released an update to the SDK, which now incorporates the new features in Expression Encoder 2 Service Pack 1. Here are the main things that are new in the SDK :- We’ve improved the formatting of the help file so things are hopefully a little easier to read. We have a new updated object model layout diagram. New files to give updated Intellisense comments. Some new samples in Visual Basic. Added ASF indexing support. For more information, see AsfIndexer in the Programming Reference. A...(read more)

Expression Encoder 2 SP1 is released

2008-10-30T21:46:29Z

SP1 has just gone live here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A29BE9F9-29E1-4E70-BF67-02D87D3E556E&displaylang=en In addition to the enhancements that are documented in this post , the update includes support for the authoring of IIS Smooth Streaming content. Note that the authoring of both IIS Smooth Streaming and H.264 for devices are only available in the full product, not the trial. The remainder of the features such as audio overlays and WebDAV publishing are...(read more)

Expression Encoder 2 SP1 and IIS Smooth Streaming

2008-10-28T21:14:30Z

Today we are announcing: IIS Smooth Streaming, a new adaptive streaming technology evolved from work done for the web distribution NBC Olympics. Akamai is launching a preview of a new service called “Akamai AdaptiveEdge Streaming for Microsoft Silverlight” that will enable HD video experiences on the web (see http://www.smoothHD.com for more info). As part of the announcement we will be shipping support for IIS Smooth Streaming in Expression Encoder 2 SP1 including the ability to simultaneously encode...(read more)

Announcing Expression Encoder 2 SP1

2008-09-23T19:04:20Z

Since the release of Expression Encoder 2 back in May of this year, we’ve been hard at work on new features. Today we are announcing Expression Encoder 2 SP1, which we plan to release by the end of the year as a free upgrade to Expression Encoder 2. There are a wide variety of enhancements across many areas of the product in this release and you’ll find a comprehensive list below. The three top-line features are: Silverlight 2 templates, H.264 support and WebDAV publishing available out of the box....(read more)

Silverlight and Expression Encoder to support H.264

2008-09-12T04:33:24Z

In case you missed this press release , we just announced that H.264 support is coming to both Silverlight and Expression Encoder. Later this week, at the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) 2008 in Amsterdam, Microsoft Corp. will demonstrate an important new capability for Silverlight - playback of H.264-based video. H264 is a standard video specification that delivers high-definition video over a variety of delivery channels. During the event, Microsoft will also highlight how customers...(read more)