The professional video encoding toolProduct InformationMicrosoft Expression Encoder 2 Upgrade features an approachable user interface gives designers, editors and producers the ability to generate gorgeous VC-1-encoded content wrapped in a Silverlight experience. Encode a wide array of file formats, produce live events, or run batch encodes from the command line to make your media ready for Silverlight. Customize your video to guarantee viewers a rich, pixel-perfect media experience.Expression Encoder 2 adds simple cuts to any clip. Add titles, pre-roll and post-roll advertising, captions, metadata and more. Use custom job presets to ensure a consistent user experience and media quality, clip after clip. Delivering a Web-ready Silverlight experience is easy. Import QuickTime, AVI, MPEG, and more into Expression Encoder, leverage the latest quality and speed improvements to the VC-1 codecs, choose your favorite Silverlight template and publish directly to your web server or Silverlight Streaming using Expression Encoder Publishing Plug-ins. Product Features Encode a wide array of file-based media content, including QuickTime, AVI, MPEG and more using the designer friendly Expression-standard user interface Produce live webcasts with multiple live and file-based sources which can be mixed and switched in real-time for streaming and simultaneous archive Customize your media assets by adding pre-roll and post-roll advertising, animated watermarks, crop, scale, and more; include metadata and polish your content with chapter markers, event triggers and captions Deliver high quality VC-1 content wrapped in a Silverlight player template directly from Expression Encoder 2 Take advantage of multi-core and multiprocessor optimized codecs to get the highest quality result in a hurry Windows Requirements Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista PC with 1 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM or more 2 GB or more of available Hard Disk space .NET Framework 3.5 (if it is not already installed, it will be installed automatically during setup) Support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 graphics with Windows Vista Display Driver Model (WDDM) Driver, 128 MB of graphics RAM or more, Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware, 32-bits per pixel DVD-ROM drive 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor with 24-bit color Internet functionality requires Internet access Upgrade InformationMicrosoft Expression Encoder 2 eligibility Upgrade is for existing licensed users of an earlier version of Expression Blend.Item Condition: New