Microsoft announced Thursday the release of its Expression 2 Studio design tools, which provide application design capabilities to complement application development capabilities of the company's Visual Studio toolset.
Leveraging XAML, the products in Expression Studio can be used to build standards-based and Microsoft Silverlight Web experiences. Windows Vista and .Net Framework 3.5 client applications also can be designed.
Featured in the Expression Studio are the following products:
* Expression Web 2, a Web design tool that adds support for PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) and Adobe Photoshop.
* Expression Blend 2, an interactive design tool featuring Silverlight support, vertex animation, and an improved user interface with a split design/XAML view.
* Expression Design 2, a graphic design tool supporting exporting functionality, including the ability to export slices.
* Expresssion Media 2, a digital asset management product for photographers and other professionals. Support is added for file formats like Raw. Geotagging functionality also is featured, as is support by Microsoft Office 2007 and Microsoft Office for Mac 2008.
* Expression Encoder 2, a video encoding tool that has become part of the core suite.
"The release of Expression Studio 2 flies in formation with the latest platform releases, such as Silverlight and Windows Presentation Foundation and is a very exciting milestone for the industry," said Eric Zocher, general manager for Expression Studio at Microsoft, in a statement released by the company. "Great user experience is at the heart and soul of our Expression family of tools and is fundamental to enabling developers and designers to collaborate on building and delivering dynamic, connected applications that help customers achieve results."
The entire suite can be purchased from retailers like Amazon.com or Best Buy starting in mid-May for an estimated retail price of $699. All products except Exression Design 2 also are available as standalone products
Expression Studio 2 Includes
Code:
Expression Web 2
Expression Blend™ 2
Expression Design 2
Expression Media 2
Expression Encoder 2
Visual Studio Standard 2008
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Microsoft Expression Studio 2 Features
Design for Windows and the Web
Use a full range of new professional design tools to bring your creativity to the world of the .NET framework and Silverlight. Design the next generation of user interfaces for Windows and the Web.
Designer Developer workflow
Combine Expression Studio for designers with Visual Studio for developers for a powerfully integrated solution for designing and coding innovative applications.
Design for Silverlight 1.0
Expression Studio 2 is the essential design resource for Microsoft's newest web technology Silverlight 1.0 - use a combination of Expression Blend 2 and Design 2 to create your Silverlight application and Expression Web 2 to integrate it into your website.
Standards Based design with Expression Web 2
Design for today's web standards with Expression Web 2, built to translate your visual layouts into fully compliant pages using your choice of versions of XHTML, CSS, XML and XSLT.
Harness the power of ASP.NET and PHP with Expression Web 2
Expression Web 2 is the first web design tool to offer deep support for both ASP.NET 3.5 and PHP which allows designers to collaborate with developers on web projects to make compelling sites.
Design UX with Expression Blend 2
Collaborate with developers to produce applications with great user experience that both look great and function well. Design application skins with interactivity and animation without needing to type a line of code.
Design for XAML
Design graphic elements for Blend and Silverlight and export them in XAML format to retain absolute fidelity through the life of the project. Have confidence that your design lives on.
Create Artwork with Expression Design 2
Create artwork for your desktop and web applications using an exciting drawing tool then either export as XAML or slice your images for the Web.
Manage your design assets with Expression Media 2
Keep track of your graphic and video files using Expression Media, a team asset management tool that lets you sort, keyword and find them with unsurpassed ease.
Encode Video for Silverlight with Expression Encoder 2
Prepare your files for delivery with Silverlight using the Expression Encoder to crop and add markers enabling your websites to interact with your video content.
Microsoft Expression Studio 2
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