Microsoft has released a service pack for Microsoft
Expression Media 2. This article contains information about how to obtain
Expression Media 2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and about how to obtain a
list of issues that are fixed by the service pack. Additionally, this article
contains information about how to determine whether the service pack is
installed.
Expression Media 2 SP1 provides the latest updates to
Expression Media Version 2.
Service pack details
List of issues that the service pack fixes
Over 400 bugs are fixed in Expression Media 2 SP1. Additionally, the following feature improvements are added.
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 and Virtual Earth
- Drag-and-drop capabilities are added to the Virtual
Earth window.
- Keywords are displayed when you drag an image to a Virtual Earth
window.
- The user can now edit the
GPS annotation field.
- GPS locations can be sniffed from URLs by using the latitude and longitude information.
- More latitude and longitude formats are added.
- Latitude and longitude tags can be added to HTML
galleries.
Raw Image support
- The Windows version now has a preference that lets the user
decide whether Windows Imaging Component (WIC) is used for the raw image. You may
find that
changing this option improves the color or speeds up
the display. To
obtain WIC Codecs, visit
the following Web site:
WebDAV support
- You can now catalog and manage media that is shared on a
network by
using Web 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 2 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.
- The .arw files display the Exchangeable Image File (EXIF)
data.
- When you right-click an item in Windows Explorer, you find that the media import limit is increased.
- Issues related to imports from camera disks are
fixed.
Light table
- Multi-item drawing issues are fixed.
- The behavior of the DELETE key 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 is 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 are fixed. For example, problems
with displaying
or resolving those file names
are fixed.
File Info panel for Adobe applications
- The
Windows version now installs the Expression Media File
Info panel for use with Adobe applications such as Photoshop
Exchangeable Image File (EXIF)
- Several
problems
that occur when you import or export EXIF metadata are fixed. For example, the problem is fixed in which incorrect EXIF information was
generated when you imported Canon or Sony raw images.
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.
The option to protect a catalog by using a password is removed
- Earlier versions of Expression Media and iView MediaPro
included the password option to protect a catalog. This option is
removed to
encourage users to
use a method that provides increased protection for personal information. For more
information, see the Expression Media 2 Help.
Earlier released updates that are included with this service pack
Expression Media 2 SP1 has no earlier released software
updates.
Installation details
How to obtain and install the service pack
The
following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Removal information
You cannot use
Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to remove this download. To remove Expression
Media 2 SP1 from the computer, you must remove Expression Media 2. Then,
reinstall Expression Media 2 from the original Expression Media CD-ROM.
How to determine whether the service pack is installed
To
determine whether Expression Media 2 SP1 is installed, follow these
steps.
Expression Media for WindowsIn Expression Media 2, click
Help, and
then click
About Microsoft Expression Media.Expression Media for MacintoshIn Expression Media 2, click
Help, and
then click
About Microsoft Expression Media.
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