Microsoft's Expression Encoder Rich with Features

By Derrick on January 28, 2008 12:58 AM | Permalink | TrackBacks (0)

For anyone that does encoding and authoring for the web you must look into is compression with Microsoft's Expression Encoder because it is rich with features. Expression Encoder allows you to create feature-rich web video experiences for Silverlight. The application is exciting and fun to work with and provides various ways to deliver VC-1 encoded content. What nice about the encoding experience is that the tool allows you to have a great deal of control over how you encode and author your content. Users can add metadata, create thumbnails for different parts of your video and even output video that uses various Silverlight player templates for viewing your content on your website:

Expression Encoder also gives users the ability to:

- Preview encoding output in split or side-by-side view
- Trim sources
- Add markers
- Add scripting commands
- Add Leaders and Trailers (Bumpers and Trailers)
- Encode using overlays
- Use various encoding templates
- Crop sources
- Enable Logging for monitoring Expression Encoder compression jobs
- Perform live encoding

The applications includes many other features and is a must see. The are several training videos for Expression Encoder on the Microsoft website to help users get a better understanding of the capabilities of the encoding tool.