Microsoft Expression and Silverlight 2

Microsoft Expression designer tools combined with Microsoft Silverlight tools empowers you to fully explore your design vision in a rich, creative environment that seamlessly integrates visual assets with rich data. With the release of Service Packs for Blend and Media, you can now use Expression tools to create stunning user interfaces for your Silverlight 2 Web applications.

Expression Blend and Silverlight 2

Expression Blend 2 with Service Pack 1 fully supports the Microsoft Silverlight 2 and later. Expression Blend 2 SP1 exposes two new features of the platform, control skinning and the Visual State Manager, which for the first time allows designers to take complete control of the interaction model of their Silverlight 2 based applications.

To start building content for Silverlight 2 today, follow these steps:

Expression Media and Silverlight 2

Expression Media 2 with Service Pack 2 provides the latest updates to Microsoft Expression Media 2 including full support of Silverlight 2. This latest update to Expression Media 2 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 start using Expression Media 2 with Silverlight 2 today, follow these steps. If you already have Media 2 installed, go directly to step 2.

Expression Encoder and Silverlight 2

Expression Encoder 2 with Service Pack 1 provides the latest updates to Microsoft Expression Encoder 2. The Service Pack contains enhancements in several areas as well as bug fixes. Silverlight 2 enhancements include Smooth Streaming and new Silverlight 2 Player Templates.

To start using Expression Encoder 2 with Silverlight 2 today, follow these steps. If you already have Encoder 2 installed, go directly to step 2.