Microsoft Expression Studio 3.0 Upgrade [Old Version]

by Microsoft

Product Features

• Microsoft Expression Studio 3 gives you the freedom to make your vision real--whether you're designing for standards-based Web sites, rich desktop experiences, or Silverlight
• Includes Expression Web, Expression Blend, Expression Design and Expression Encoder
• Design compelling user interfaces for the Web and desktop using Microsoft Expression
• Prototype your ideas rapidly, engage and interact with your customers and get your projects off to a flying start
• Create standards-based Web sites with a tool that provides precision layout control and speeds cross-browser debugging with advanced visual diagnostics

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B002H3B0DE
• Item model number: PJS-00939
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 27, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,326 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #36 in Software > Programming > Development Utilities

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Microsoft Expression Studio opens up a new world of creative possibility. Its professional design tools give you the freedom to make your vision real--whether you're designing for standards-based Web sites, rich desktop experiences, or Silverlight. Includes Expression Web, Expression Blend, Expression Design and Expression Encoder.

Upgrade to Expression Studio 3

Upgrade to Expression version 3 today. If you are a registered owner of Expression product or even many third party tools, you are eligible to upgrade to Expression version 3 at a significantly reduced cost.

You must be a licensed user of one of the following products to be eligible for the upgrade versions:

• Any Microsoft Expression product
• Any Adobe Creative Suite product
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or later
• Any Microsoft Office Product
  

Bring an Expression Blend project to life by adding interactivity, animation and transitions using drag and drop Behaviors, powerful building blocks of interactivity, without writing code. Click to enlarge.

Rapidly demonstrate and iterate on ideas, application flows, screen layouts and functionality with your client using a SketchFlow prototype. Click to enlarge.

Expression Web features an advanced code editor with IntelliSense, an editable design surface. Click to enlarge.

Build compelling elements for both Web and desktop application user interfaces with Expression Design 3. Click to enlarge.

Expression Encoder is a professional encoding tool that offers enhancement, encoding, and publishing of rich video experiences with Microsoft Silverlight. Click to enlarge.

Microsoft Expression Studio Includes:

Expression Blend 3
Microsoft Expression Blend 3 is a professional design tool to create compelling user experiences and applications for Windows using either the .NET Framework 3.0, .NET framework 3.5 (which both include the Windows Presentation Foundation), or for the web with Silverlight.

SketchFlow
Rapid prototyping and iteration of your ideas is now possible through SketchFlow. SketchFlow prototypes are fast, easy and inexpensive to build, making it possible to create, explore and compare multiple ideas before moving forward with a solution.

Expression Web 3
Microsoft Expression Web 3 is a professional development and design tool to create modern, standards-based Web sites that use PHP, HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET or ASP.NET AJAX.

Expression Design 3
Microsoft Expression Design 3 is a professional illustration and graphic design tool that lets you build compelling elements for both Web and desktop application user interfaces.

Expression Encoder 3
Expression Encoder is a professional encoding tool that offers enhancement, encoding, and publishing of rich video experiences with Microsoft Silverlight. Convert and compress multiple video formats to SMPTE standard VC-1 video or H.264 for mobile, web, and HD video scenarios. For streamlined workflow, create branded templates with Expression Blend, and encode on the desktop or server to guarantee a consistent viewing experience on Windows, Mac, and devices.

Realize your creative vision with Microsoft Expression Studio.

Design Tools for Silverlight & .NET
Design compelling user interfaces for the Web and desktop using Microsoft Expression, tools purpose built to compliment the industry leading development tool Visual Studio.

From Concept to Completion
Prototype your ideas rapidly, engage and interact with your customers and get your projects off to a flying start, then immediately bring your prototypes to life without throwing anything away.

SketchFlow revolutionizes the speed and efficiency with which you can prototype a vision for an application
Rapidly demonstrate and iterate on ideas, application flows, screen layouts and functionality with your client using a SketchFlow prototype.

Enable interactivity without writing code
Bring an Expression Blend project to life by adding interactivity, animation and transitions using drag and drop Behaviors, powerful building blocks of interactivity, without writing code.

Accelerate the design of effective UI with design time data
Increases the speed and flexibility you can envision a user interface in Expression Blend through the effective use of sample data. Sample data can be seamlessly switched to a live data feed at any time.

Streamlined design and development workflow
Share projects, code, and designs for better productivity and quality. The smooth workflow between Expression Blend and Visual Studio help the delivery of superior results to your client, who today more than ever expect; compelling, cutting edge solutions to be delivered in rapid time and on budget.

Professional tools save time creating Web sites that deliver results
Expression Web features an advanced code editor with IntelliSense, an editable design surface, and includes Expression Design and Expression Encoder for creating graphics and encoding Silverlight video for Web streaming or podcast download.

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.

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, and Adobe Photoshop files.

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.

Team Foundation Server Integration
Share your Expression Studio project files with those of your colleagues by using check in and check out functionality with Microsoft Team Foundation Server integration.

Adobe Photoshop Importer
Import your Adobe Photoshop files with full control over layers and objects straight onto the design surface of all Expression products to ensure maximum compatibility with any original artwork you need to integrate.

Product Description

If you think and design visually, Expression Studio is a perfect tool to enable you to create compelling, impactful and expressive designs for the desktop and the web.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Web Design with No Manual Provided, October 26, 2009

By 

Ricky Dee "Ricky Dee" (London, UK) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Microsoft Expression Studio 3.0 Upgrade [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

I learnt how to write websites back in 1996 - over 13 years ago now. Some of my original efforts are still going strong - check out Le [...] - I still haven't figured out how to automate the date picker. I purchased FrontPage when it first came out - although never used FrontPage extensions (not a feature I could ever figure out), but over the years I built some reasonable sites which included JavaScript & PHP. When MS killed FrontPage in order to introduce 4 programmes to replace it, I bought Expression Web - it was OK - but still lacked the features a web programmer really needs. I skipped version 2.0 and bought the entire 3.0 Studio Suite. It's much improved - with integrated PHP for example. But when you're buying such a complex product - how come it doesn't come with a manual? The lack of available books to teach you 3.0 is frustrating for me. The online help & videos are difficult to follow and could be greatly improved. If you know how to programme HTML this programme does everything you need to get a fully featured website up and running. If you don't, I suggest you download the 60 day trial version and see how you get on with it. All design software has developed over the last 5 years and Expression is a catch up. It will improve over the coming years - and MS will make you pay for that development. I saved loads of cash purchasing off Amazon USA and having the product shipped to my US office - who forwarded the Authorisation code to me in the UK. Just a further example of the frankly weird, convoluted way MS communicates with their customers in 2009.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Microsoft Expression Studio 3.0 Upgrade, October 8, 2009

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G. Mejicano Diaz "Mushita" (Bangkok, Thailand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Expression Studio 3.0 Upgrade [Old Version] (DVD-ROM)

This product es exellent.
With this product I can develope any kind of aplication on the Web