Silverlight 2 Beta Evaluation Guide

Publish Perfect Experiences

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  New WMC/VC-1 Encoding. Expression Encoder 2 features the latest VC-1 encoding capabilities. Generate the cleanest compressed content possible with improved performance and greater control over encoding settings.
  
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  Silverlight Template Support. Publish web-ready media content in a complete Microsoft Silverlight experience. Preview a media player skin, set the player's initial state, and encode—Expression Encoder will publish all the necessary files.
  
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  Cutting and Editing. Cut out sections from any media clip. Remove unwanted beginnings, middles or ends of clips to deliver the best content experience possible.
  
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  Intelligent Encoding. Cut and assemble WMV clips, and Expression Encoder 2 will render only the stitch points of the video, saving encoding time and maintaining source quality.
  
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  Publishing Plug-ins. Write custom publishing plug-ins for Expression Encoder to push encoded WMV files or Silverlight media experiences to your web server or hosting service.
  
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  A/B Compare. A/B Compare provides a quick preview of encoding output with a split-screen viewer to compare against the original. Play the comparison in real time to find the sweet spot when choosing between quality and file size.
  
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  Multi-core and Multiprocessor Optimized. The new VC-1 codecs support both multiple cores and multiprocessor encoding. If you still need more encoding horsepower, use the extra processing power of LSI Tarari encoding accelerator cards to improve quality or increase the volume of media encoded.
  
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  Job Presets. Every aspect of a job can be stored in a template and applied repeatedly to file after file to ensure the end user experience matches job after job.
  

For More Information

As you review Microsoft Silverlight, please feel free to consult any of the many additional resources provided. More information Microsoft Silverlight, Expression Studio, Visual Studio, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Media can be found at the following locations:

Haley Pearson, Waggener Edstrom, 425-638-7000, haleyp@waggeneredstrom.com

Thank you for reading this guide.

Company Information and System Recommendations

Company Information

System Requirements

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  Operating System: Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2
  
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  Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent)
  
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  128MB of RAM
  

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  Operating System: Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 or above
  
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  Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor
  
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  128MB of RAM
  

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  Operating System: Windows® XP SP2 or Windows Vista™
  
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  Processor: 1.0 GHz with MMX or equivalent
  
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  Memory: 1GB RAM
  
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  Hard Drive: 350 MB
  
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  Graphics processor: Microsoft® DirectX® 9-capable or DirectX 9.0-capable video card with 256 MB or more of memory-for example, ATI Radeon X300 or NVIDIA GeForce™ 5600 class equivalent or better.
  

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  1024 x 768 monitor resolution with 24-bit color
  
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  QuickTime 7.1.3
  
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  DVD-ROM drive
  

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  Operating System: Mac OS X version 10.4
  

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  Processor: PowerPC or Intel Core
  
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  Memory: 512MB RAM
  
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  QuickTime 7.1.3
  
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  Monitor set to Millions of Colors.
  
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  Hard Drive: 20 MB
  
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  DVD-ROM Drive
  

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  Operating System: Windows® 2000 SP4, Windows® XP SP2, Windows® Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Vista™
  
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  Processor: 600MHz Processor
  
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  Memory: 192MB RAM
  
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  Hard Drive: 2GB on installation drive, 1GB on system drive
  
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  800 x 600 monitor resolution with 8-bit color
  

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  Operating System: Windows® Server 2008 Standard Edition (or greater)
  
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  Server Role: Windows Media Services 2008
  
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  Processor: 3GHz Processor
  
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  Memory: 1GB RAM
  
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  Hard Drive: 8GB for Windows plus space for content storage
  
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  Network Interface Card: 1Gbps network adapter that implements a TCP Offload Engine
  

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