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Microsoft Expression Encoder 3 is available for download

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We are very pleased to announce that both Expression Studio 3 trial and Expression Encoder 3  are now available to download:

Encoder: here

Studio: here

In this release we have taken on board your feedback and simplified the product line. There are now two versions: Expression Encoder and Expression Encoder with IIS Smooth Streaming. We have retired the Express version and, instead, have made all the features in Expression Encoder available for free with no more 30 day limit.

So what do you get in Expression Encoder with IIS Smooth Streaming?

· CODECs (AC3 Decode, MPEG2/TS Decode, AVC-HD Decode, H.264 Encode, AAC-LC Encode/Decode)

· Unlimited Screen Capture (Expression Encoder can capture up to 10 minutes)

· IIS Smooth Streaming

Other than that, all functionality in the Expression Encoder is freely available with no time limit (Full VC-1 encode, Live encoding, Overlays, Screen Capture up to 10 minutes).

If you wish to obtain the fully licensed version of Expression Encoder with IIS Smooth Streaming, it is available in both of the Expression Studio 3 and Expression Web 3 SKUs as well as in the Expression Professional Subscription which can be ordered from the Microsoft Store or your favorite online retailer.

As previously mentioned, there will be a freely redistributable version of Expression Encoder 3 available in the future, that can be shipped as part of 3rd party applications.

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  • Anonymous
    July 22, 2009
    Too awesome!! Can you please detail your H.264 support? What H.264 features are supported? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264#Software_encoder_feature_comparison) Will it be improved in future versions?

  • Anonymous
    July 22, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    July 22, 2009
    I'd have to disagree with Blake, I think it is brilliant to be able to access any part of expression for free, particularly the new screen recorder which will make it more affordable for people to create and distribute Silverlight-based screen recordings.

  • Anonymous
    July 22, 2009
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  • Anonymous
    July 22, 2009
    Congrats guys, well done. Finally a great sdk with live capturing.

  • Anonymous
    July 22, 2009
    I'd also like to know how much of H.264 is supported. Also is the version offered on DreamSpark now "Expression Encoder with IIS Smooth Streaming" or is it without all those MPEG codec support?

  • Anonymous
    July 23, 2009
    Congratulations! One question though, with IIS smooth streaming, does the client also use the rendered video size to determine which quality stream to download?  E.g. if the video player size is small, there is no point for it to be downloading a 720p stream, but when you go full screen it would up-scale which stream it downloads.

  • Anonymous
    July 24, 2009
    Great to hear that there is a new codec to capture screen. Can any other screen capturing product use this similar to the old screen codec? Can the codec be used in DirectShow? Thanks.

  • Anonymous
    July 25, 2009
    Is there an ETA for a compatible version of the plugin to publish to SilverlightStreaming?

  • Anonymous
    August 02, 2009
    hi guys - thank you for making a version of EE3 freely available. from the website, it is made out that the EE3 trial is for 60 days - perhaps this should be updated to reflect the fact that it is instead a free version. people may not use EE3 without knowing of the free option.

  • Anonymous
    August 08, 2009
    Does the Expression Encoder Trial version support H.264 profile ?

  • Anonymous
    August 10, 2009
    hi, i intall expression encoder 3 on my server ( 2indow server 2003). when i encode my video i go this error "The audio profile setting do not match a valid system profile" what will be install on my system for solve this error.

  • Anonymous
    August 25, 2009
    Why doesn't MS just sell the Expression Encoder 3 + IIS Smooth Streaming? I have no need for the other product included... just need the encoder, but would like the additional features!

  • Anonymous
    September 16, 2009
    In the documentation it says that there is an option to publish to the Silverlight Streaming site. When will the updated SLS plug-in be available for Encoder 3?

  • Anonymous
    September 30, 2009
    How can I change properties of my LiveDevice. I have a tv card and I'd like change the channel for example.

  • Anonymous
    October 06, 2009
    Im using this for my Zune HD. works great. I love how it loves all more cores. Great work guys. Is there a way you can add mkv support:? currently i have to demux my stuff and put it into another container to get it all working. if you could add mkv support for fonts, subtitles, multi-track audio and even for the Zune output, even if you could only have just 1 audio track with encoded subtitles, that would replace my need for handbrake. Also could you spawn off the encoding into another process with its own window. so i can encode a job while i work on another? would save lots of time when I wanna batch encode all my anime (TBs of video) series at a time for my Zune HD. I would like to see this tool be the defacto tool used for encoding video for Microsoft devices. I see why no h264 support, but that doesn't other me as my Zune HD can do VC-1. oh and an option to change the output directory. Thanks for the hard work!!!!

  • Anonymous
    October 24, 2009
    I downloaded and Installed version 3. Then I bought IIS Smooth. I installed it. I do not see another Codec but VC-1. Do you know where I should go to get HELP?

  • Anonymous
    November 01, 2009
    I have to say I think it would be a really, really smart move to remove the 10 minute screen capture limit on the free product. All the other limits make a lot of sense but I think it would help the widespread use of Silverlight if the limit was lifted on screen recordings.