Microsoft Expression Encoder simplifies publishing video to Microsoft Silverlight.

Encode a wide array of video file formats, stream live from webcams and camcorders or screen capture your PC. Make simple edits to video files and enhance your media with overlays and advertising. Choose encoding settings, choose from a range of player templates and publish rich media experiences with Microsoft Silverlight.

Encoding for Everyone

Expression Encoder 3's approachable user interface gives designers, editors and producers the ability to generate gorgeous VC-1 or H.264 encoded content wrapped in a Silverlight experience. Encode a wide array of file formats, using a wide range of simple to use profile presets including IIS Smooth Streaming. Produce live events by encoding in real time and broadcasting to the Web.

Personalized Media

Customize your video to guarantee viewers a rich, pixel-perfect media experience. Expression Encoder 3 adds simple cuts to any clip. Add titles, pre-roll and post-roll advertising, captions, metadata and more. Capture computer screen activity for training or support needs.

Fastest Path to Silverlight

Delivering a web-ready Silverlight experience is easy. Import QuickTime, AVI, MPEG, and other formats into Expression Encoder 3, leverage the latest quality and speed improvements to the VC-1 or H.264 codecs, choose your favorite Silverlight template, and publish directly to your web server using Expression Encoder Publishing Plug-ins.

Top Features

Encoding For Everyone

• Expression-standard user experience

  With a designer-friendly interface, video editors, web designers and producers can easily use a professional encoding application. Using the simplified profile panel, you can output a high-quality Silverlight experience without having to learn the science of video compression.

  

• H.264

  Encode content to the industry standard H.264 format using a range of profiles including High, Main and Baseline for use with a range of devices including Microsoft Zune and Apple iPod.

  

• Multichannel Audio

  Import media with Dolby Digital multichannel audio, select from multiple audio tracks such as language versions and encode for multichannel WMA Pro.

• A/B Compare

  A/B Compare provides a quick preview of encoding output, including multiple bitrate IIS Smooth Streaming content, with a split-screen viewer to compare against the original. Play the comparison in real time to find the sweet spot when choosing between quality and file size.

• Rich Metadata support

  Add a wide range of standard metadata and customizable meta tags, including industry standards such as ISAN for asset tracking, search, and management.

• Robust file import support

  Add AVI, QuickTime, MPEG and additional media formats into encoding projects. Expression Encoder also supports DirectShow decoder plug-ins enabling a broader range of media inputs.

• High Performance

  The new VC-1 codecs support both multiple cores and multiprocessor encoding. Version 3 shows dramatically improved encoding performance with appropriate hardware.

Personalized Media

• Image Adjustments

  Crop, scale, de-interlace or remove pulldown to deliver the best possible compressed output.

• Multiclip Editing

  Remove unwanted sections, add idents, adverts watermarks or credits and drop in multiple clips to deliver the best content experience possible.

  

• Screen Capture

  Capture all activity on your PC screen with the screen recorder feature including your narration from webcam and microphone, then edit and publish in ultra-high quality using all the features of Expression Encoder.

• Live Encoding

  Stream media directly from professional camcorders and webcams. Multiple live sources can be mixed with file-based content in real time and published to Windows Servers running Windows Media Services for delivery. Live productions can be simultaneously archived for future on-demand delivery.

• Caption support

  Use SAMI or Timed Text (DFXP) to synchronize text with media-enabling subtitles or captions in a Silverlight media experience.

Fastest path to Silverlight

• Expression Web integration

  Drive the encoding and publish to the Web features directly from within Expression Web 3 for the fastest possible way to get high quality video on your Web site.

• Smooth Streaming with IIS7

  Encode high quality multiple bitrate versions of your video ready for deployment to the Smooth Streaming feature of Internet Information Services 7.

• Intelligent Encoding

  Cut and assemble WMV clips, and Expression Encoder will render only the stitch points of the video, saving encoding time and maintaining source quality.

• DVD-style Navigation

  Add chapters and bookmarks to media content, providing end users with choices for navigating through long-form content.

• Silverlight Template Support

  Publish web-ready media content in a complete Microsoft Silverlight experience. Preview a media player skin, customizing the templates in Expression Blend if required, set the player's initial state, then encode and publish a “ready to go” package.

• New WMV/VC-1 Encoding

  Expression Encoder 3 features the latest VC-1 encoding capabilities. Generate the cleanest compressed content possible with improved performance and greater control over encoding settings.

• Publishing Plug-ins

  Write custom publishing plug-ins for Expression Encoder to push encoded files or Silverlight media experiences to your web server or hosting service.