Expression Studio (Includes Software Assurance)
- Admin Fee:
- $24.00 USD
- Partner:
- Microsoft
- Platform:
- Windows (one tool, Windows/Mac)
- Product ID:
- LS-41293
- Media:
- Open Licensing
Actual Product Not Shown
Open License(s) and Media Supplied
- Availability:
- Discontinued
Description
Expression Studio is a suite of tools for designers of Web sites and Windows client applications. One tool is for designing Web sites, one is for designing applications, and the other two provide graphic design and asset management support for both purposes. Besides the Expression tools, Expression Studio includes the Standard Edition of the Visual Studio 2005 development environment for developers who work with Expression Studio designers. Each Expression Studio license allows one user to install and use the software on multiple computers in order to design, develop, test and demonstrate sites and applications.
The Expression Studio tools are:
- Expression Web: A Web authoring tool for building Web sites that fully support standards such as Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML), cascading style sheets (CSS), and Extensible Markup Language (XML)
- Expression Blend: A user interface design tool that lets designers create prototypes of interfaces for Web and PC applications that can be completed by developers with little modification
- Expression Design: An illustration and graphic design tool for creating both vector and bitmap graphics
- Expression Media: An asset management tool that runs on either Windows or Macintosh for visually cataloging and organizing more than 100 types of digital media files for quick retrieval and presentation
Installing this product requires a license key and installation media. If you don't already have it, please request the free installation media when prompted during checkout. No physical product will be sent unless you request the installation media. After your order is processed, instructions for obtaining the license key will be sent to your organization email address.
Features
- Under the Software Assurance program, customers acquire the right to install any new release of products covered in the agreement during the term of their coverage.
- The ASP.NET Development Server included with Expression Web allows previewing of ASP.NET Web pages without the need for a full Web server.
- Expression Blend media types include vector and pixel art, video, audio, text, 3D content, and animation.
- Expression Design artwork can be exported in a wide variety of formats, including XAML code that can be used directly in Expression Blend.
- Basic image editing tasks, like rotating, cropping, and resizing, can be done inside Expression Media.
System Requirements
- Hardware:
- 1-GHz (or higher) processor, with MMX
- 1 GB or more RAM
- 1.5 GB available hard-disk space
- 1024x768-pixel (or higher) display, with 24-bit color
- Graphics processor: Microsoft DirectX 9–capable or DirectX 9.0–capable video card with 256 MB or more memory (for example, ATI Radeon X300 or NVIDIA GeForce 5600)
- DVD drive
Software: - Windows XP with Service Pack 2; Windows Vista
- QuickTime 7.1.3 or later
Macintosh requirements (for running Expression Media only): - PowerPC or Intel Core processor
- 512 MB or more RAM
- 20 MB available hard-disk space
- Display set to millions of colors
- DVD drive
- Mac OS X v10.4
- QuickTime 7.1.3 or later
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