Microsoft Expression Encoder
| Microsoft Expression Encoder | |
|---|---|
| Basic data
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| developer | Microsoft Corporation |
| operating system | from Windows XP |
| category | Video encoder |
| License | Freemium |
| Others | Development stopped |
| Microsoft support page - link dead | |
Microsoft Expression Encoder (formerly Expression Media Encoder ) from the Microsoft Expression Studio software package is a 32-bit program for Windows for encoding audio and video media into the video codecs H.264 and VC-1 , which are also known as Microsoft IIS Smooth Streaming files for the online - and live streaming with Microsoft Silverlight - client can be issued. The Microsoft Expression Encoder can also be controlled via the Windows command line . Screen recordings can be made using the Microsoft Expression Encoder Screen Capture additional program supplied .
Imported file formats
| Video file formats | Image file formats | Audio file formats |
|---|---|---|
| .3g2 | Animated GIF | .ac3 |
| .3gp | .bmp | .aiff |
| .asf | .gif | .m4A |
| .avi | .jpeg | .m4B |
| .avs | .jpg | .bwf |
| .dv | .png | .mp3 |
| .dvr-ms | .tif | .mp4 |
| .ismv (Adaptive Streaming File Format) | .xaml | .wav |
| .m2v | .wma | |
| .m4v | ||
| .mod | ||
| .mov | ||
| .mp4 | ||
| .mpeg2 | ||
| .mpg | ||
| .mts / .m2ts (AVCHD) | ||
| .ts | ||
| .vob | ||
| .wmv | ||
| .wtv (Windows Television) | ||
| .xesc (Expression Encoder Screen Capture Format) |
Exported audio and video formats
| Video codec | Code types | Video data rate | Video resolution | Audio codec | Audio data rate | Audio channels and resolution | format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H.264 (level 5) | H.264 - High, H.264 - Main, H.264 - Baseline | up to 300 Mbit / sec | Max. 2048 × 1088 px | HE-AAC and AAC-LC | up to 1024 kbit / sec | up to 7.1 surround sound / 96 kHz | mp4 |
| VC-1 | VC-1 Advanced, VC-1 Main, VC-1 Simple | up to 135 Mbit / sec | Max. 4096 × 4096 px, 4K possible | Windows Media and Windows Media Professional | up to 768 kbit / sec | up to 7.1 surround sound / 96 kHz | wmv |
The above codecs are also output as .ismv files for adaptive Microsoft IIS smooth streaming from a Microsoft Windows Server operating system.
history
Version 1.0 was released on September 6, 2007 and was the counterpart to the outdated Windows Media Encoder . A beta version of Expression Encoder 2.0 was released in March 2008, which included a new VC-1 codec and improved Silverlight support. To make Expression Encoder 2 available for Silverlight 2 applications, a first service pack with support for H.264 / AAC videos was released. With the software development kit for Expression Encoder 2, IntelliSense for Expression Encoder 2, SDK documentation including API reference and code examples were made available. In the second half of 2009, Expression Encoder 3 was available in German as part of Expression Studio 3.
The free version of Expression Encoder 4 was released as a download from Microsoft on July 19, 2010, but it does not support H.264 encoding. Expression Encoder 4 Pro implemented Live IIS Smooth Streaming and, from Service Pack 1, the HE-AAC Audio Codec, and the computing power for coding was also distributed to the graphics processor. With Service Pack 2 for Expression Encoder 4, encoding in the outdated SRS audio format for Silverlight and processing of 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound audio files became possible. Expression Encoder 4 Pro has not been sold by Microsoft since the end of 2014. The free version is still available for download, but is no longer being developed.
Web links
- Changes to Microsoft Expression - on microsoft.com, accessed on November 19, 2015
- Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 sp2 Download from Microsoft - Free Expression Encoder 4
- The German Silverlight & Expression Studio team blog - at blogs.msdn.com, accessed on November 19, 2015
- Microsoft Expression Learning Resources - at msdn.microsoft.com, accessed November 19, 2015 -link tot
- Encoding: Creating videos for Silverlight with Microsoft Expression Encoder - Tutorial on video-flash.de, accessed on November 19, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ Expression Encoder Service Pack 1
- ↑ Expression Encoder SDK
- ↑ Microsoft Expression Encoder 3 is available for download - MSDN Blogs
- ↑ Microsoft Expression Encoder 3 - Microsoft Download Center
- ↑ What's new in version 4 Expression Encoder SDK
- ↑ What's new in version 4 SP1 Expression Encoder SDK
- ↑ What's new in version 4 SP2 Expression Encoder SDK
- ↑ Expression Encoder 4 SP2 released! - on blogs.msdn.com
- ↑ Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 Pro expiry date - on schneider.im, accessed on November 19, 2015
- ↑ Changes to Microsoft Expression - on microsoft.com, accessed November 19, 2015