Microsoft officially releases expression 3, Silverlight 3

Microsoft today officially released a new generation of web-rich Internet Applications (RIA) and media experience creation Kit Expression 3, full support for simultaneous release, yesterday's public Silverlight 3.

According to Microsoft's official view, expression enables developers and designers to build a higher level of creativity, including professional design tools and innovative technologies, whether to design standards-based Web sites, provide a rich desktop and Silverlight user experience, or manage digital resources and content, can be flexible and free to realize your vision by using these tools and techniques.

Expression 3 offers the following two package forms:

1, Expression Studio 3

The first software PRODUCT to get the Windows 7 compatibility mark will be available for sale in the next 30 days, with a full version priced at $599, which is $100 cheaper than expression Studio 2, possibly removing the reason for Expression Media.

Package component content:Expression Web, Expression Blend plus sketchflow, Expression design, Expression encoder

Full version price: USD 599

Upgraded Edition price: USD 349

Upgrade Eligibility: Any Microsoft Expression, any Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, or newer

2, Expression Web 3

Package component content:Expression Web, Expression design, Expression encoder

Full version price: USD 149

Upgraded Edition price: USD 79

Upgrade Eligibility: Any Microsoft Expression, any Adobe Creative Suite, any Microsoft Office

Introduction to specific components:

1,Expression Web 3: Create a modern standard Web site professional development and design tools to support PHP, html/xhtml, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, asp.net, asp.net AJAX

2,Expression Blend 3 Plus sketchflow: A visual tool for designing and building desktop and web programs. Now has the RC candidate version can be downloaded.

3.Expression Design 3: Professional illustrations and graphic design tools for authoring desktop and Web program user interface elements, the perfect partner for Expression Blend 3, which implements a XAML-based end to end designing process.

4.Expression Encoder 3: Provides a professional video coding tool to enhance, encode, and publish a rich video experience with Silverlight collaboration. Multiple video formats can be converted and compressed into SMPTE VC-1 video standard or H.264 format.

Expression Studio 3 and Expression Web 32 packages have been booked at the Microsoft Official store, scheduled to be shipped first in the United States in August and other languages in October: French, German, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese , Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean.

In addition, Microsoft also provides a separate "Expression Professional Subscription", priced at $999, including Expression Studio 3, Visual studio Standard, Office Standard, Office Visio Professional, Windows XP, Windows Vista Business Edition.

Microsoft also claimed that the Silverlight 2 release nine months ago, has become popular in more than One-third of the Internet equipment, there are already 40多万名 Silverlight developers and about 300 partners, especially NBC Sports will fully use Silverlight technology in its high-quality online video.