Expression Studio 2 Educational - Retail Boxed

Microsoft Expression Acrylic Graphic Designer brings together the best of vector- and pixel-based capabilities, letting you explore new creative and cutting edge possibilities.

Produce a variety of graphic visual effects using innovative styles and graphic properties such as textures, fringes, and dimensionality. Add blurs, drop shadows, color corrections, and other image effects and filters using nondestructive, editable Live Effects.

Bring together the best of vector-based and pixel-based design with a flexible hybrid graphics environment. Incorporate graphics from other applications, and export design elements to a variety of software tools and formats including the Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly code named "Avalon").

Achieve professional results with a varied collection of highly customizable vector and pixel tools which provide powerful creative options for drawing, painting, and editing both new and existing content.

Product 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.

System Requirements for Microsoft Expression Studio 2 Educational - PJS-00704

To use Microsoft® Expression® Studio, you need:

Microsoft® Windows® – based PCs

• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista® operating system
• PC with 1 GHz or faster processor
• 1 GB of RAM or more
• 2 GB or more of available hard-disk space
• .NET Framework 3.5 (if it is not already installed, it will be installed automatically during setup)
• Support for Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 graphics with Windows Vista Display Driver Model (WDDM) Driver, 128 MB of graphics RAM or more, Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware, 32-bits per pixel
• DVD-ROM drive
• 1024 x 768 or higher-resolution monitor with 24-bit color
• Internet functionality requires Internet access (additional fees may apply)
• Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration and operating system and assumes non-concurrent product use.
• Windows Imaging Components (WIC) is required. Some WIC codecs are from third parties and may have unique system requirements. Some WIC codecs may not be available for Windows XP or 64-bit version of Windows operating systemsSome product features require Adobe Reader 7.0 or later, and Apple QuickTime 7 (QuickTime 7.3.1 or later recommended)

Apple Macintosh:

• Mac OS X version 10.4 or later
• PowerPC or Intel processor
• 512 MB of RAM or more
• 100 MB of available hard-disk space
• DVD-ROM drive
• Monitor set to Millions of Colors
• Apple QuickTime 7.3.1 or later
• Internet functionality requires Internet access (additional fees may apply)