Expression Encoder 2 is now a product in its own right rather than a feature of Expression Media. It’s part of Expression Studio 2 and also available standalone.
Before we step through what’s new, it's also worth mentioning that there are some really exciting new features that you've asked us for that we are not ready to announce just yet. Stay tuned for more details.
Another point to call out: Expression Encoder 2 continues to target Silverlight 1 experiences; the updated templates use loose XAML and JavaScript as before. This is in common with the whole of Expression Studio 2. At MIX, we are demoing an early preview of our Silverlight 2 managed Baseplayer. This component provides all of the playback functionality inside an Expression template. The new managed baseplayer enables the template developer to extend the base functionality (playback, chapters, captions etc) using the managed languages they know and love and add interactivity, custom behaviors etc. We'll be talking more about that in the coming weeks.
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