Push the boundaries
Whether you are
creating content for the Web, developing
apps for the desktop or phone, encoding live
or on demand video, the Expression tools
provide the capabilities you need to deliver
better results for your clients.
Top 10 Features
1. Revolutionize the speed of
prototyping
SketchFlow enables you quickly create an
effective prototype to present ideas, user
interface flows, screen layouts and
application functionality to your clients.
2. Enable interactivity without
writing code
Behaviors are powerful building blocks of
interactivity that bring a project to life
by adding control of transitions,
interactivity and animation to your
applications.
3. Accelerate the creation of
effective UI with sample data
Accelerate the speed and flexibility with
which you can create your application
designs through the effective use of sample
data. Generate design time data on the fly,
import via XML, or create from C# objects,
then seamlessly swap for a live data
connection at any time.
4. Fast, flexible, seamless: a
workflow that adapts to you and your team
Expression Blend, Visual Studio,
Silverlight and .NET provide the most
impactful and seamless workflow on the
market today. Ideas are taken from concept
to completion with speed and flexibility,
challenging you to deliver innovative
applications to your customers on time and
within budget.
5. Professional tools save time,
creating web sites that deliver results
IntelliSense and color-coding for HTML,
CSS, JavaScript, and PHP make your editing
and debugging more productive. Generate
elegant, modern CSS layouts with
state-of-the-art, editable design surface
with the ability to directly manipulate
positioning, sizing, margins and padding.
6. Advanced visual diagnostics speed
debugging
Debug web pages with Snapshot Preview,
which shows rendered page changes while you
code, and SuperPreview, which displays your
page on multiple browsers on your
development machine.
7. Rich standards-based web design
with the essential technologies
Expression Web supports PHP, CSS,
HTML/XHTML, XML, XSLT, JavaScript, ASP.NET,
ASP.NET AJAX, Silverlight (video, animation,
and Deep Zoom), Windows Media, Adobe Flash,
& Adobe Photoshop files.
8. Prepare video for Silverlight
Encode a wide array of video file
formats, stream live from webcams and
camcorders, or screen capture your PC with
Expression Encoder. Make simple edits to
video files and enhance your media with
overlays and advertising. Choose encoding
settings, including IIS Smooth Streaming,
choose from a range of player templates and
publish rich media experiences with
Microsoft Silverlight.
9. Team Foundation Server
integration
Share your Expression Studio project
files with your colleagues by using check in
and check out functionality with Microsoft
Team Foundation Server interoperability
(sold separately).
10. Adobe Photoshop and Adobe
Illustrator import — Utilize your
traditional design assets
Powerful importers enable a smooth
integration with the workflow visual
designers are using today. Photoshop files
can be imported layer by layer, regrouped
and individual elements retain their
original formats, layers, layer positions,
editable text and vectors.