Bring your vision toreality with creative Web and desktop softwareProduct Information[Microsoft Studio 2 upgrade - see below for qualifications]TheMicrosoft Expression Studio 2 Upgrade brings professional design toolsfor creating innovative Web and desktop experiences. Thissoftware suite gives your ideas room to grow and sets your creativityfree, giving you a host of toolsfor design, from standards-based Websites to rich applications for Weband desktop, to smart digital asset management, you'll see your visionunfold with style.Must be a licensed user of one of the following products to beeligible for this upgrade version: Licensed copy of any Expression product Any Adobe Creative Suite product Any Macromedia Studio product Product Features Expression Web 2 - Createstandards-based Web sites with either ASP.NET or PHP serverfunctionality. Expressions Blend 2 - Create compellinguser experiences for the .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight. Expression Design 2 - Design beautifulvector artwork for both Web and desktop application user interfaces. Expression Media 2 - Visually catalogdigital assets for effortless retrieval and presentation. Expression Encoder 2 - Encode andpublish video as immersive as Microsoft Silverlight experiences. Includes Expression Web 2 Expression Blend 2 Expression Design 2 Expression Media 2 Expression Encoder 2 Added BonusAdded Bonus! - The Microsoft Expression Studio 2Upgrade includes Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 StandardEdition. This program features dynamic tools thatenable creativity and ensure quality code.Windows System Requirements Windows XP SP2, Vista PC with 1 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM or more 2 GB or more of available hard-disk space DVD-ROM drive 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor with 24-bit color Supportfor Microsoft DirectX 9.0 graphics with Windows Vista Display DriverModel (WDDM) Driver, 128 MB of graphics RAM or more, Pixel Shader 2.0in hardware, 32-bits per pixel Windows Imaging Component (WIC)is required. Some WIC codecs are from third parties and mayhaveunique system requirements. Some WIC codecs may not beavailablefor Windows XP or 64-bit versions of Windows operating systems. Some product features required Adobe Reader 7.0 or later,and Apple QuickTime 7.3.1 or later. Internet functionality requires Internet access (additionalfees may apply) Actualrequirements and product functionality may vary based on your systemconfiguration and operating system and assumes non-concurrent productuse. Includes Microsoft Visual Studios 2008 Standard Edition. For system requirements, please see www.microsoft.com/studio. Macintosh System RequirementsONLY Microsoft Expression Media 2 is compatible with Macintoshcomputers. To use Microsoft Expression Media 2 with aMacintosh computer, you will need: Macintosh OS X 10.4 - 10.6.3 PowerPC or Intel processor 512 MB of RAM or more 100 MB of available hard disk space DVD-ROM drive Monitor set to Millions of Colors Apple QuickTime 7.3.1 or later Internet functionality requires Internet access (additionalfees may apply) Actualrequirements and product functionality may vary based on your systemconfiguration and operating system and assumes non-concurrent productuse. Note: This title is non-returnable once thesoftware package has been opened.Item Condition: New