A walk through some of the new encoding features of Microsoft's new Expression Encoder 2 product for high-quality compression, authoring with Silverlight skins, and publishing to the Silverlight ...

Expression Encoder offers improved codec performance at low bitrates, better screen capturing, and DRM protection of live streaming video. Version four also includes a new H.264 encoder.

SuperPreview that is part of Expression Web 4 makes it very easy for web developers to compare cross-browser website rendering. Encoder now supports DRM and H.264 for live streaming content.

Expression Blend 2 ($499 ERP), in addition to Silverlight support, adds vertex animation and an improved user interface with a new split design/XAML view.

Windows: Among the screen capture and encoding tools, Microsoft's name probably doesn't come up. Too bad, because their Expression Encoder offers a free, high-resolution screen capture tool that ...

Expression Encoder 2, now a core offering of the suite, is a program for encoding digital audio and video media.