07.14.08
Expression Encoder Template Review
Expression Encoder is an application which allows you to “encode” a video for use with a Silverlight web application.? The term encode here principally means to compress the video to the extent appropriate for delivery via the intended delivery mechanism.? In general, encoding for Internet delivery will use a much higher degree of compression than encoding for delivery via DVD.
Since most users will expect to have a standard set of controls to Play, Pause, Rewind, etc. Expression Encoder includes a collection of different styles for these controls.? These styles are called Templates and appear on the Output tab in the Expression Encoder UI.? While it is possible to preview each of these Templates directly in the Expression Encoder UI, the size of the preview in my opinion is too small to make a particularly informed decision in choosing which one is preferable.
So to help anyone who also would like to quickly review how these Templates look at a more convenient size, I have taken a series of screenshots which depict each option.? If you click on the images, an actual video will open in a separate window. Each such video offers a full size live preview of the selected style.
