Microsoft Expression Media 2 SP1 (Windows)
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With support for more than 100 media formats, Microsoft® Expression® Media 2 makes managing your digital universe a snap. Wherever your files are stored and whomever you collaborate with, Expression Media 2 supercharges the way you organize, find and share your digital media on your computer, offline or on the web.
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| File Name: | MediaPatch.en.exe |
| Version: | 2.0.1631.0 |
| Knowledge Base (KB) Articles: | KB957506 |
| Date Published: | 10/8/2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Download Size: | 3.0 MB |
| Estimated Download Time: | 8 min 56K |
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Overview
Expression Media 2 SP1 provides the latest updates to Microsoft Expression Media Version 2. Expression Media 2 SP1 has taken the customer feedback from the Expression Media 2 release and the goal of driving both stability and quality to a new level.
To achieve this goal the team fixed over 400 bugs in SP1 and added the following improvements to the Expression Media 2 product by feature:
Hierarchical Keywords
Child nodes are removed automatically when the parent node is removed.
The interaction between hierarchical keywords and flat list keywords is improved.
The drag behavior between a parent node and a child node is improved.
Geo-tagging/Virtual Earth
Drag-and-drop capabilities have been added to the Virtual Earth window.
Keywords display when you drag an image to a Virtual Earth window.
The GPS annotation field is now user editable.
GPS locations can be sniffed from URLs with embedded Lat/Long info.
More latitude and longitude formats have been added.
Latitude and longitude tags can be added for display in HTML galleries.
Raw Image support
The Windows version now has a preference that lets the user decide whether Windows Imaging Component (WIC) is used for raw image. You may find that changing this option improves the color or speeds up the display. To obtain WIC Codecs, visit the following Web site:
WebDAV Support
You can now catalog and manage media that is shared on a network by using Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV).
Info Panel
The template event data can be saved correctly.
Author details can be displayed correctly.
The annotated date can be displayed correctly when you import the .nef files.
Catalog Editing
Long paths and long file names are supported when paths are reset.
Unexpected duplicates are no longer created.
Expression Media now remembers the last used open location.
Catalog finder shows the full paths of image files.
Import
Large files, such as 16000x8000 images, are now supported in HTML galleries.
Rendering performance for the Nikon .nef files is improved.
.arw files display the Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) data.
The media import limit by using the items in the right-click menu of Windows Explorer is increased.
Issues related to imports from camera disks are fixed.
Light Table
Multi-item drawing issues are fixed.
The behavior of the delete button has changed.
The position of the magnifier pointer is fixed.
Keyboard shortcut issues are resolved.
The user experience when switching between full-screen and windowed mode is improved.
In application help
More than 50 updates to help contents.
Action Log and Error reporting
More useful feedback has been added when some tasks cannot be completed.
Date Finder
The Date Finder in the Organize panel now enables navigation by month, year, and day.
Reading Annotations on Import
An intermittent problem in which only some imported files had the correct Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) annotations is fixed.
Long file names and file names with extended characters
Several problems with Unicode and truncated file names have been fixed. For example, issues with displaying or resolving those file names have been fixed.
File Info Panel for Adobe Applications
The Windows version now installs the Expression Media File Info Panel for use with Adobe applications, including Photoshop
Exchangeable Image File (EXIF)
Several problems that occur when you import or export EXIF metadata are fixed. For example, when you import Canon or Sony raw images, incorrect EXIF information may be generated.
Color Profiles
A problem in which some color profiles may be reported incorrectly is fixed. For example, the color matching of Nikon .nef images in some circumstances is improved.
Catalog Passwords
Earlier versions of Expression Media and iView MediaPro included the password option to protect a catalog. This option was removed to encourage users to use a more secure method for protecting personal information. For more information, see the Expression Media Help. 
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System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows Vista; Windows XP
- 1-GHz or faster processor
- 1 GB of RAM or more
- 1024 x 768 display with 24-bit color
- 100 MB of hard disk space for installation
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Instructions
This download offers you the benefits of registering with Microsoft. Click the Continue button near the top of this page to register. After you have gone through the registration process, you will be returned to this page to begin the download Top of page
Additional Information
Please note: The trial version of Expression Media 2 expires after 30 days. Top of page
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