Microsoft Expression Encoder Explained

Developer:Microsoft
Discontinued:yes
Latest Release Version:4 SP2 (4.0.4276.0)
Operating System:Windows XP or later
Platform:.NET Framework, DirectX, Silverlight, QuickTime and AviSynth
Genre:Transcoding and non-linear video editing
Language:English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, and Korean
License:Freemium

Microsoft Expression Encoder[1] (formerly Expression Media Encoder) is a discontinued[2] transcoding and non-linear video editing software application for Microsoft Windows. It can create video streams for distribution via Microsoft Silverlight. This utility is created to record the screen for various purposes like YouTube, Twitch, Sharing etc.

Overview

Expression Encoder is a transcoding and linear video editing program. It features a graphical user interface based on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) as well as a command line interface. It can export videos to H.264 or VC-1 formats or prepare video streams for distribution via Microsoft Silverlight. It supports Silverlight player controls and Silverlight templates.

Microsoft Expression Encoder is available in different editions:[3] [4]

  1. Pro edition, the full-featured commercial incarnation of the product is available through retail or volume licensing outlets as well as the BizSpark program.
  2. Pro edition without codecs, which lacks royalty-incurring codecs and is available to DreamSpark, WebsiteSpark, or MSDN subscribers. This version does not support H.264 or Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) formats in its output, nor can it open AVCHD, MPEG-2 and Dolby Digital (AC-3) formats.
  3. Express edition is free of charge but feature limited. This version has the same restrictions as the Pro edition without codecs, but also does not support live streaming.

History

Version 1.0 was released to manufacturing on September 6, 2007.

A beta of version 2.0 was released in March 2008 which included new VC-1 codecs (Advanced, Main, and Simple profiles) and better Silverlight support. Version 2 was released to manufacturing in May 2008. Expression The first service pack added H.264+AAC encoding support for devices. According to Microsoft, Expression Encoder 2 was not a replacement for Windows Media Encoder, despite having many similarities.[5]

Expression Encoder 3 added multi-channel audio output, more built-in device profiles, like support for Zune HD, Xbox 360 and iPod Touch, as well as profiles for online services such as Facebook and YouTube. It also added Expression Encoder 3 Screen Capture, which allows users to create video screen captures.

Version 4 added IIS live smooth streaming, screen capture improvements and an H.264 encoder based on the MainConcept SDK.[6] Expression Encoder 4.0 SP1 was released in January 2011 and added CUDA-enabled GPU-assisted encoding, HE-AAC, screen captures as a live source, live broadcasting templates, Selective Blend de-interlacing and other features.[7] Service Pack 2 (SP2) with about 300 bugs fixes was released on November 2, 2011 and added new features such GPU-accelerated video encoding and the removal of 10 minutes screen recording limit.[8] [9]

Features

Some Microsoft Expression Encoder components include:

System requirements

System requirements[12]
Operating System Windows XP with Service Pack 3 or later
1 GHz or higher
1 GB or more
2 GB free disk space or more
1024×768 pixels screen or larger
128 MB video RAM
Support for DirectX 9 and Pixel Shader 3
Software .NET Framework 4.0
Silverlight 4 or later
QuickTime 7 or later (optional)[13]
AviSynth

Limitations

Microsoft Expression Encoder cannot encode video streams in Windows Media Video formats older than version 9.[14] Expression Encoder requires QuickTime to decode MP4 container format, although Media Foundation, a component of Windows 7, can natively decode this format.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Microsoft Expression Encoder Homepage. microsoft.com. Microsoft. June 27, 2009. June 27, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090627225433/http://www.microsoft.com/Expression/products/Overview.aspx?key=encoder. live.
  2. Web site: Expression 4 - Microsoft Lifecycle . 2024-07-02 . learn.microsoft.com . en-us.
  3. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions. microsoft.com. Microsoft. https://web.archive.org/web/20121214000917/http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/EncoderPro_FAQ.aspx. December 14, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Expression Encoder 4 Pro Overview. microsoft.com. Microsoft. https://web.archive.org/web/20121213172851/http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/EncoderPro_Overview.aspx. December 13, 2012 .
  5. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions . . microsoft.com . June 27, 2009 . Q. Does Expression Encoder replace Windows Encoder? A. The two products serve different purposes. Windows Media Encoder continues to be a freely available solution for encoding video for live and on-demand scenarios. Expression Encoder 2 is purpose built to enable you to produce rich interactive Silverlight Media Experiences. Expression Encoder 2 also uses the newest VC-1 SDK for better Windows Media quality and faster encoding that the previous technology used by the Windows Media Encoder. . December 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121214000917/http://www.microsoft.com/expression/products/EncoderPro_FAQ.aspx . live .
  6. Web site: Expression Studio 4 launch–Blend, Web, Encoder, Design . . Alex Zambelli's Silverlight Media Blog . Alex . Zambelli . September 26, 2010 . June 28, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100628153833/http://blogs.iis.net/alexzam/archive/2010/06/25/now-available-expression-encoder-4-iis-media-services-4-0-beta-ssme-1-0-smf-2-0-rc1-olympics-case-studies.aspx . live .
  7. Web site: Expression Encoder 4 SP1 released! . . Expression Encoder blog . Jamie . Lang . July 12, 2011 . July 29, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110729003757/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/expressionencoder/archive/2011/01/28/10121701.aspx . live .
  8. Web site: Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 with Service Pack 2 (SP2) . . Download Center . January 28, 2011 . December 2, 2011 . November 26, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111126202906/http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27870 . live .
  9. Web site: Expression Encoder 4 SP2 released! . . Expression Encoder blog . November 2, 2011 . March 9, 2012 . March 16, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316040453/http://blogs.msdn.com/b/expressionencoder/archive/2011/11/02/10233201.aspx . live .
  10. Web site: Microsoft Expression Encoder 3 FAQ . . Expression Encoder blog . December 27, 2009 . January 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100105155830/http://blogs.msdn.com/expressionencoder/archive/2009/10/09/9905564.aspx . live .
  11. Web site: Expression Encoder Plugin for YouTube . Bounding Box Games . boundingboxgames.com . January 13, 2012 . January 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120124071725/http://www.boundingboxgames.com/tools/expressionencoderpublisherforyoutube . live .
  12. Web site: System Requirements . . microsoft.com . March 9, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222073007/http://www.microsoft.com/Expression/products/EncoderPro_SysRequirements.aspx . February 22, 2012 . dead .
  13. Book: Supported file formats . Expression Encoder 4 User Guide . . 2011 . Redmond, WA.
  14. Web site: How to Encode files to WMV 8 using Expression Encoder 3 ? . . Expression Studio Forums . March 9, 2012 . Juteau . Eric . Unfortunately, we don't support exporting anything under WMV9 (also called WMV3), which shipped with XP and above (simply use Baseline or Main). . March 8, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120308093911/http://social.expression.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/encoder/thread/3960a039-bfd5-4a9a-9afa-795a4b5b53d3 . live .
  15. Web site: Supported Media Formats in Media Foundation . . . March 9, 2012 . March 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324235002/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd757927(VS.85).aspx . live .

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