What's new in Expression Encoder 4 Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 Service Pack 2 (SP2) adds many new features to help you define your workflow and improve encoding quality and flexibility. Some features are only available in Expression Encoder 4 Pro.

For an overview of what was new in Expression Encoder 4 SP1, see What's new in Expression Encoder 4 Service Pack 1.

This download installs Expression Encoder 4, Expression Encoder 4 SP1, and Expression Encoder 4 SP2 all at the same time.

Download Expression Encoder 4 SP2.

Support for Sandy Bridge graphics processors (Expression Encoder Pro only)

GPU-accelerated encoding has added support for the high-performing Sandy Bridge graphics processors, in addition to existing support for CUDA devices. You can use both of these devices when encoding for increased speed and performance.

Manage publishing points from within Expression Encoder (Expression Encoder Pro only)

In a Live Broadcasting Project, you can now create, restart or update publishing points on an IIS Smooth Streaming server. You can also choose to automatically update a broadcast’s EventID.

Support for more AAC audio options (Expression Encoder Pro only)

You can now choose multiple-channel audio along with more bitrate and sample rate options when you use the AAC codec.

Crop your sources in a Live Broadcasting Project

You can now crop your live or file sources in a Live Broadcasting project.

Support for SRS audio

You can now choose to enable SRS to convert an audio stream from multiple audio channels to two SRS 5.1 surround sound channels. SRS is a high-quality audio encoding solution for encoding multi-channel audio files.

Support for multiple video bitrates in a live broadcast

You can now add multiple bitrate streams to your broadcast in a Live Broadcasting Project.