Technical Resources

Extend the integration and productivity benefits of Visual Studio for developers to the entire software development team. Visual Studio and Microsoft Expression Studio share the same project and file formats, enabling developers and designers to collaborate freely while maintaining creative control.

The add-on to create Silverlight applications with Visual Studio 2008. This install will also install the Silverlight Developer Runtime and the Silverlight SDK. This add-on works with all versions of Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1, including Visual Web Developer.

If you are not installing the Microsoft Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008 which includes the Silverlight SDK, you can download the SDK here. The SDK contains documentation, tools, Silverlight ASP.NET controls and the libraries needed to build Silverlight applications.

Developers can install the Developer Runtime to get additional debug and error information. Choose the Mac or Windows version.

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An Open Source, feature-rich and professional RIA application development environment for Microsoft Silverlight in Eclipse.

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Whether creating standards-based Web user interfaces by using Microsoft ASP.NET, building cross-platform rich interactive applications with Silverlight, or creating ultimate Windows Vista experiences with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Expression tools enable designers to fully apply their creativity while collaborating with developers using Microsoft Visual Studio. Expression Studio includes the following products:

• Expression Web for building standards-based Web sites.
• Expression Design for professional illustration and graphic design.
• Expression Blend for creating engaging Web-connected experiences Silverlight and WPF.
• Expression Media for assets management as well as media encoding. This version also includes the Expression Encoder tool for transcoding video content.

Prepare images for use with the Deep Zoom feature in Silverlight 3. The new Deep Zoom technology in Silverlight allows users to see images on the Web like they never have before. The smooth in-place zooming and panning that Deep Zoom allows is a true advancement and raises the bar on what image viewing should be. High resolution images need to be prepared for use with Deep Zoom and this tool allows the user to create Deep Zoom composition files that control the zooming experience and then export all the necessary files for deployment with Silverlight 3.

Import audio and video to your computer from a digital video camera, and then use the imported content in your movies. You can also import existing audio, video, or still pictures into Windows Movie Maker to use in the movies you create. After editing the audio and video content in Windows Movie Maker, which can include adding titles, transitions, or effects, you can then publish your final movie and share it with your friends and family. Windows Movie Maker is also available for Microsoft Windows XP.