Microsoft Expression Studio 2

A quick look: Expression Studio 2 from Microsoft includes professional design tools for creating web and desktop experiences.

Your ideas deserve room to grow. Microsoft Expression Studio 2 sets your creativity free, giving you a suite of tools for designing next-generation applications. From standards-based Web and rich applications designed for the web or desktop to smart digital asset management, you'll see your vision unfold with style. It's a suite of tools for creative designers that gives you the freedom to bring your vision to reality and boosts developer collaboration in the delivery (through the Microsoft Silverlight platform) of rich user experiences for the Web, Windows Vista applications and beyond.

Includes full versions of:

• Expression Web 2
• Expression Blend 2
• Expression Design 2
• Expression Media 2 - Mac compatible!
• Expression Encoder 2
• Visual Studio 2008 Standard

Windows:

• Hard Drive Space: 2 GB
• Operating System: Windows^® Vista, Windows XP w/SP2
• Processor Speed: 1 GHz
• RAM: 1 GB
• Graphics: 1024x768 screen resolution, DirectX^® 9 support with WDDM driver, 128 MB (min) of VRAM, Pixel shader 2.0 hardware, 32-bit color
• Other: DVD-ROM drive, Windows Imaging Component (not all codecs supported on XP or x64), Adobe^® Reader 7.0, Apple QuickTime 7.3.1

Mac:

• Hard Drive Space: 100 MB
• Operating System: Mac OS X^® 10.4
• Processor Type: Intel^® or PowerPC^®
• RAM: 512 MB
• Graphics: Monitor set to millions of colors
• Other: DVD-ROM drive, internet connection, Apple QuickTime 7.3.1
• Note: The above requirements are only for Microsoft Expression Media 2. No other component of Expression Studio 2 can be operated on an Apple^® computer.