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DESCRIPTION
Microsoft Expression Media (formerly known as iView Media Pro) allows you to import photos direct from a digital camera or create catalogs simply by dragging and dropping. Microsoft Expression Media creates media catalogs containing thumbnails and annotations that can be viewed even when the original files are no longer on a mounted drive.
It also allows you to burn media onto a CDROM or back up media to a removable volume. Organizing your media into catalogs allows you to search and retrieve media, based on annotations (IPTC) such as caption, keywords or digital camera (EXIF) information. You can use media in Microsoft Expression Media catalogs to create slide show presentations, print multi-image reports, export into one of several export options, as well as calibrate them in order to enhance their color, brightness, or other visual characteristic.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 2.0.2 (096) [SP2]: Expression Media 2 SP1 provides the latest updates to Microsoft Expression Media Version 2. Expression Media 2 SP1 has taken the customer feedback from the Expression Media 2 release and the goal of driving both stability and quality to a new level.
To achieve this goal the team fixed over 400 bugs in SP1 and added the following improvements to the Expression Media 2 product by feature:
Hierarchical Keywords
Child nodes are removed automatically when the parent node is removed.
The interaction between hierarchical keywords and flat list keywords is improved.
The drag behavior between a parent node and a child node is improved.
Geo-tagging/Virtual Earth
Drag-and-drop capabilities have been added to the Virtual Earth window.
Keywords display when you drag an image to a Virtual Earth window.
The GPS annotation field is now user editable.
GPS locations can be sniffed from URLs with embedded Lat/Long info.
More latitude and longitude formats have been added.
Latitude and longitude tags can be added for display in HTML galleries.
Raw Image support
You can now catalog and manage media that is shared on a network by using Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV).
Info Panel
The template event data can be saved correctly.
Author details can be displayed correctly.
The annotated date can be displayed correctly when you import the .nef files.
Catalog Editing
Long paths and long file names are supported when paths are reset.
Unexpected duplicates are no longer created.
Expression Media now remembers the last used open location.
Catalog finder shows the full paths of image files.
Import
Large files, such as 16000x8000 images, are now supported in HTML galleries.
Rendering performance for the Nikon .nef files is improved.
.arw files display the Exchangeable Image File (EXIF) data.
Issues related to imports from camera disks are fixed.
Light Table
Multi-item drawing issues are fixed.
The behavior of the delete button has changed.
The position of the magnifier pointer is fixed.
Keyboard shortcut issues are resolved.
The user experience when switching between full-screen and windowed mode is improved.
In application help
More than 50 updates to help contents.
Action Log and Error reporting
More useful feedback has been added when some tasks cannot be completed.
Date Finder
The Date Finder in the Organize panel now enables navigation by month, year, and day.
Reading Annotations on Import
An intermittent problem in which only some imported files had the correct Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) annotations is fixed.
Long file names and file names with extended characters
Several problems with Unicode and truncated file names have been fixed. For example, issues with displaying or resolving those file names have been fixed.
File Info Panel for Adobe Applications
The Windows version now installs the Expression Media File Info Panel for use with Adobe applications, including Photoshop
Exchangeable Image File (EXIF)
Several problems that occur when you import or export EXIF metadata are fixed. For example, when you import Canon or Sony raw images, incorrect EXIF information may be generated.
Color Profiles
A problem in which some color profiles may be reported incorrectly is fixed. For example, the color matching of Nikon .nef images in some circumstances is improved.
Export to Movie Maker
Export to Movie Maker is now supported regardless of whether Quicktime is installed.
Removed option to password protect a catalog
Catalog Passwords
Earlier versions of Expression Media and iView MediaPro included the password option to protect a catalog. This option was removed to encourage users to use a more secure method for protecting personal information. For more information, see the Expression Media Help.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later, QuickTime 7.3.1 or later.
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| Microsoft Expression Media User Reviews (102 posts) | Write A Review |
 | Nov 6 2009 |
RUBAIYAT I have iView Media Pro and generally like it. Unfortunately IMP crashes and won't catalogue CS4 .ai files with .pdf preview. Has anyone tried these with Expression? If so how does it handle the?
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| Apr 14 2009 |
REKRAMER Have all my pre-digital scans on DVD's at about 30mb per scan. This program is a dog creating catalogs. Over 4 minutes to import each image, compared to Adobe Lightroom's 4 seconds per image. Used iView in the past but ended up using Extensis Portfolio and was happy with both 'till it took months for them to fix problems. Now it's Lightroom for everything!
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 | Apr 5 2009 |
ERGMAN i concur with trance, this is the best of its kind (cataloguing browser). no, i'm not a fan of microsoft and was saddened to see them take iview's reins, but unfortunately this is the only mac-ware i know of that permits me to view my NEF RAW file previews with the in-camera settings intact (lightroom and aperture can't execute this). thanks to this, i've been able to streamline my workflow mucho efficiently to just expMedia and capture NX2. the only other app that is capable of previewing your RAW's is photo mechanic, which is unquestionably quick and useful as a browser but NOT as a DAM (digital asset management) app. indeed, aperture and lightroom are miles beyond expMedia in the GUI and plugin depts and i do use aperture (and photoshop) sparingly for these features. however this is strictly a 'post' post-production step when my edits (TIFF files) from expMedia and capture nx need further work. hope this clears the anti-expMedia air somewhat.
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| Apr 2 2009 |
KOSOVAR1 Eeewww! To think that, once upon a time, I bought this app...and now Microsoft owns it? Now I use iPhoto and GraphicConverter. It was not so impressive then and it's bound to get worse now.
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| Apr 2 2009 |
TRANCE I feel I must chime in with all these negative reviews from people who have never even tried the app. Even though microsoft owns it, it is the best app of it's kind ...i.e media cataloging. And 2.0.2 finally did fix some major bugs that had been present since it changed from iView. The interface is a little outdated and would be helped by being completely rewritten in cocoa but nevertheless it still does what it is supposed to do remarkably well.
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| Apr 2 2009 |
LEV Can't speak for anyone else, but I've been using it since it first appeared. Paid enough over the years, too. I just find I don't use it any more and the current version is terrible slow. There are easier ways of doing things. Your experience is obviously different and good luck to you.
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| Apr 2 2009 |
ARGLBORPS I never really liked iView Media Pro, now that Microsoft have acquired it (and they will make sure it'll whiter and die off as they did with every Mac applications they have acquired until now) I do have a reason to hate it. Be prepared that it will die a slow death after it got so bug ridden that nobody will be able to fix it.
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| Apr 2 2009 |
Please buzz off. I have a mac. I'm not in need of your bilge. Guess what else? I use Open Office too! No $$$ for you! In the words of The Retarded Policeman, "Byeeeeeee!"
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| Apr 2 2009 |
LEV The screenshot -- an empty catalog with a threat to prosecute -- says all we need to know about Microsoft's attitude. I'd like to think it an April Fool gag but... Here's the blurb from the Microsoft Site: FInd Your Stuff: I can already do this with Bridge, Leap, Deep, Spotlight, Lightroom/Aperture or -- gosh -- iPhoto. Work at Warp Speed: Depends what you mean by "warp". Slow as slow on my MBP and iMac. Sharing is Everything: Nope. Functionality is pretty important, as are speed, stability and interface. Expression Media (what a phony feelgood name) fails on all counts. I used iView Media Pro for a couple of book projects. It was OK. Microsoft bought it. It declined. Cause and effect?
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| May 31 2008 |
BORLOX Appropriately, the screenshot is a threat of criminal prosecution.
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| Jun 1 2008 |
BIGDAVE56 Good catch. How embarrassing is that- posting a screen shot (that is nothing but a splash screen anyway) containing a legal threat. That is laughable even by M$ $tandard$. I was eligible for the free upgrade to Expre$$ion, but am already scanning the landscape for potential substitutes, because I have little hope that M$ won't **** it up, or even drop Mac support entirely, sooner or later.
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| Jun 2 2008 |
TIM27 is that showing an actual serial number?
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