User guide

Create Content in Specifically Designed

Workspaces

In Expression Encoder 4, you have a choice of three different

workspaces in which to assemble your media. These work-

spaces are called projects. Each project presents a unique

layout and appearance, and each includes all the tools you

need to create the output associated with that project. With

the exception of screen capture, you will do all your work in

Expression Encoder in a project.

Create a Transcoding Project to quickly access the tools

you need to build, edit, and encode your job as VC-1, H.264

(Expression Encoder Pro* only), or Smooth Streaming files

(Expression Encoder Pro only), suitable for playback online or

on devices.

Create a Silverlight Project if you want to encode media that

is compatible with Silverlight and that is embedded in a rich,

interactive Silverlight template.

Create a Live Broadcasting Project if you want to assemble

audio and video content on the fly that you can then broadcast

to many different clients using Smooth Streaming technology

(Expression Encoder Pro only). You can also choose to save this

broadcast to a file for later editing, streaming, or combining with