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Wictor Wilén

Microsoft Certified Master (MCM) - SharePoint 2010 | Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) - SharePoint Server MVP | Author

Expression Design no longer a Photoshop contender!

Posted at 2006-12-05 03:05 by Wictor Wilén in Microsoft Expression , Upset posts with 3 comments.

Expression Design was released yesterday as the December 2006 CTP . The major change was a brand new user interface and a lot of missing functionality from earlier previews.

According to the Expression team at the Microsoft newsgroups it just seems that the missing functionality in Design is simply gone due to lack of time.

Currently I have noticed that the Live Effects are not present in this CTP, but they are documented in the help files. Pixel layers seems to be completely gone and no reference in the help file - so I doubt they will be back :-(

Expression Design will also not be able as a single product and only available in the Expression Studio bundle - this is really awkward I think. It seems like Microsoft are making Expression Design as a vector graphics editor for Expression Blend - not the Adobe Photoshop contender as I hoped when it was still called Acrylic!

Comments and trackbacks

#  Expression Design beta 2 available by Trackback
Screenshot from websnpr Just a few days ago Microsoft Epression Blend RC was released and now Expression Design beta 2 is available for download. The first beta of Design was a real disappointment for me, since all pixel ed...
#  Microsoft Expression Design exports to PDF but not to XPS by Trackback
Screenshot from websnpr Microsoft Expression Design, version 1.0 is now available for a 60 days trial download, was one product I had big hopes for during the CTP cycle, but now it's just a simple vector editor. Ok, I've sai...
#  Um wrong... by Joe Mama
With the release of Expression Design 2, it is definately something to take a look at. I'm an avid user of Photoshop and I have found a love for Design.
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