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    Push the boundaries

    Whether you are creating content for the Web, developing apps for the desktop or phone, encoding live or on demand video, the Expression tools provide the capabilities you need to deliver better results for your clients.

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    Customers today want applications with great performance and beautiful user experiences. Combining your skills with UX development tools like Expression Blend enable you to create apps that have the functionality of a traditional desktop app combined with a sophisticated, unique and modern user experience.

    The speed and flexibility of the workflow between SketchFlow, Blend and Visual Studio encourage you to work beyond the limits of what you thought were possible, ensuring you deliver exceptional results for your customers time after time.

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    Create beautiful standards-based Web sites with the best technologies for the job at hand: HTML5, CSS3, PHP 5.3, JavaScript, ASP.NET, ASP.NET AJAX or Silverlight. Our advanced design surface and streamlined code editor help you to develop web sites without compromise while SuperPreview ensures your site is debugged, tested and compatible across different browsers.

    Expression Studio Web Professional provides all the tools you need to build high quality dynamic interactive sites, create vector or bitmap graphics, encode high-quality video or easily add Silverlight, Flash, Deep Zoom elements for enhanced interactivity.

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    Love your video!

    Video these days is by no means simple. Bit rate, bandwidth, platform choice – there’s a long list of factors you need to take into consideration. This kind of complexity means that tool choice is critical. You need a tool that is powerful enough to compress video without sacrificing quality, and flexible enough to deliver that video to a variety of platforms. You also need a tool that isn’t going to break the bank.

    Expression Encoder 4 Pro is that tool. A powerful software encoder, video editor, and SDK that helps you deliver high-quality video to your customers across multiple platforms. Give your video the love it deserves.

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  • Windows Phone 7 Apps

    Love your app!

    With your development skills and our award-winning tools you can deliver compelling Windows Phone 7 & 7.5 apps quickly and easily. In fact it's never been easier to create a beautiful well architected phone app.

    The free Windows Phone SDK includes Expression Blend 4 for Windows Phone, Visual Studio 2010 for Windows Phone Express, XNA Game Studio, and the Windows Phone emulator which together provide a seamless development experience. Experiment, customize and style your UX with subtle animations and transitions that add richness and life to your apps.

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