Microsoft Expression Encoder 2, MVL, Disk Kit, SPA

Expression Encoder 2, Microsoft Volume License, Disk Kit, SPA Publish Media to Microsoft® Silverlight™
Use Microsoft Expression Encoder to encode a wide array of file and live sources. Make basic edits. Enhance your media with animated watermarks, advertising and metadata. Encode quickly to the industry standard VC-1 codec. Pick a media player template and publish a rich interactive experience viewable with Microsoft Silverlight.

All-in-one Encoding
Encode a wide array of file-based media content, including QuickTime, AVI, MPEG and more using
the designer friendly Expression-standard user interface. Produce live webcasts with multiple live and file-based sources which can be mixed and switched in real-time for streaming and simultaneous archive. Use Expression Encoder 2 job presets to process batch files via the command line for repetitive encoding chores.

Richer Media Enhancement
Customize your media assets to match your brand or target your audience. Add pre-roll and post-roll advertising, animated watermarks, crop, scale, and more. Include metadata and polish your content with chapter markers, event triggers and captions.

Publish Perfect Experiences
Deliver high quality VC-1 content wrapped in a Silverlight player template directly from Expression
Encoder 2. Make basic cuts to condense and correct clips. Use Intelligent Encoding to only encode
the changes. Dial in custom encoding settings. Take advantage of multi-core and multiprocessor optimized codecs to get the highest quality result in a hurry.

All-in-one encoding
- Import AVI, QuickTime, MPEG, WMV. Formats with a proper DirectShow decoder are supported.
- Live encoding supports USB webcams and DV camcorders. Easily switch between live and file-based sources.
- Run batch encoding jobs from the command line using job presets that define each attribute of an encoding job.
- Search for media clips in Expression Media and send clips directly to Expression Encoder.

Richer Media Enhancement
- Add video clips before or after your main clip for advertising, disclaimers, and credits.
- Add still images, animations and video with transparency as watermarks to media using JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, XAML and QuickTime.
- Customizable metadata fields for asset tracking.
- Author chapter markers for Silverlight templates.
- Add captions to videos using SAMI or DFXP.
- Add markers to trigger events using JavaScript.
- Trim, crop, de-interlace and scale video clips.

Publish Perfect Experiences
- Encode videos to WMV (VC-1) Advanced, Main, and Simple Profiles.
- Make simple cuts to video clips to remove unwanted footage.
- Use Intelligent Encoding to assemble clips and edits and encode only the changes to the media.
- Write custom publishing plug-ins for Expression Encoder to push Silverlight media experiences to your web server or hosting service.
- Preview encoding settings in real time using A/B Compare. Set a target bit rate. Compare with original source as the file plays.
- Set playback parameters for more than 14 included Silverlight player templates.
- Speedup VC-1 encoding with multiprocessor and multicore processor machines.