T&L Reviewer Carol Holzberg Test Drives Microsoft Expression Studio 2
Expression Blend 2 (PC only, 57 MB,): Interactive WYSIWYG design tool with support for Silverlight (Microsoft’s new cross-platform, cross-browser interactive presentation technology plug-in that competes with Apple’s QuickTime Player and Adobe Flash Player). Work in Design, Code (XAML) or Split View to composite vector and bitmap images, video, audio, rich text, adding animation, graphics, 3D and video to a variety of vector controls including buttons, scroll bars, list boxes, menus, radio buttons, tree views, sliders, and check-boxes. Animate points on a path; create engaging animations.
