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Microsoft Expression Encoder SDK is a tool which allows to record from the window screen, audio devices and/or video devices to computer or stream over the net.

Microsoft Expression Encoder SDK is a tool which allows to record from the window screen, audio devices and/or video devices to computer or stream over the net.

Formally know as windows media encoder.

Functionalities:

  • Record screen.
  • Record from video source(camera).
  • Record from audio device(microphone).
  • Stream to IIS.
  • Edit Videos.

3 different editions are available:

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The Expression Encoder 4 SDK comes with a couple samples to get started with. You can see the examples on the msdn expression encoder page.

Resources:

  1. Reference to the class library
  2. What is new in Expression Encoder 4
  3. Code Samples
  4. Getting Started
  5. Books:
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Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Expression.Encoder.Api2.dll'

I get this error message when I try to access my localhost website. When I built the project all dependencies was successfully solved, after that i deployed the application on IIS (I'm using an custom application pool which supports 32-bit…
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Available encoder to IIS smooth streaming

I am trying to make a web site with IIS smooth streaming but all the tutorials and examples that I found use Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 pro. According to them only the pro version is capable of using H.264 compression. But the problem is…
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Realtime streaming Kinect Colorstream with MS Expression Encoder 4

i really need some help with the following issue, and i hope you may help me to find a solution. Iam trying to use MS Kinect and MS Exspression Studio (in C#) for realtime videostreaming, the thing is Kinect only returns a ColorFrame which is…
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Custom capture size using Microsoft Expression Encoder

I have lines of C# code with which I am able to record screen. But I cannot find a workaround in order to determine custom video output size. My screen resolution is 1920x1080, although i try to assign new size for the record It remains…
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Expression Encoder SDK - WMA Pro Codec Issues with Windows Server 2003

I am using the Expression Encoder SDK to encode .avi and Flash files to a .wmv format suitable for Silverlight. By default, EE encodes files with audio using the the WMA PRO codec. If you are running Windows Server 2003, this is a problem as it…
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Cross platform Expression Encoder 4.0

I have a very simple use case. I am using expression encoder 4.0 for my application. This application need to run on x86 as well as x64. Problem: When I run it by making it "architecture independent" we get warnings about target incompatibility.…
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Help with Expression Encoder SDK

I am currently experimenting with the Expression Encoder SDK, but I find it very confusing to use when it comes to live streaming. I am trying to capture a video stream from a webcam, encode with my program and then publish it as a live stream from…
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Set byte stream as live source in Expression Encoder 4

I have Expression Encoder 4 which supports two sort of source types: Live Source and File Source Now, I want to achieve my byte stream to be set as live source in Expression Encoder for live broadcasting. I have read about directshow filters but…
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How to use directshow filter as a live input for Expression Encoder 4?

I have a directshow filter that reads M2TS stream and demux it. I can render video and audio in GraphStudio and see it. My question is how can I use this filter as a live source for Expression Encoder job? I saw some recommendations saying to use…
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Is there a way to edit the video received from webcam via Expression Encoder SDK before streaming?

I'm trying to build an application with WPF, application basically needs to get the video from your webcam and stream it (this part is much like Skype, and I've already done this part) but the tricky part is I want users to be able to play with…
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How to check if Expression Encoder 4 is already install?

I faced a problem of checking a specific application is already installed. I know that I can check from the registry key for which application that is already installed but I cannot find Expression Encoder4 (window 64bit) in HKLM registry key. Any…
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reduce latency when streaming webcam or screencap with expression encoder

I've got a delay of 10 seconds, I need real-time or at least 1second. It doesn't go through the Internet. Is it possible to reduce buffer time in WPF? Server code: job = new LiveJob(); Collection devices =…
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How to link ScreenCaptureJob to browser window?

I'm trying record screen video using microsoft expression encoder SDK. But it also records screen of locked Windows (after timeout or Win+L). How to tether captureJob to chrome/firefox browser and capture only browser window? using…
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One of the assemblies in MS Expression Encoder SDK fails to resolve

I have an year or so old application which uses Expression Encoder 3 to generate thumbnails. Few of the users are complaining that they are receiving the following exception: Could not load file or assembly…
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adding Expression Encoder player to existing silverlight application

Hy all, Im developing small media application in Silverlight. But now I have problem with Smooth streaming technology. I generate some pretty player in expression Encoder 4 pro. But I cant find way how that player add to my existing application.…