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Ross Video XPression UTick-it 124 - Using XPression Tick-it! To Display Real-Time Data on Covid-19A crawl becomes a ticker once the system is designated to display real-time data feeds in an unattended but critical situation. Nothing could be more critical reporting on statistics regarding the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
Using XPression Tick-it! community, XPression Tick-it! customers have immediate access to real-time data feeds which provide up-to-the-minute statistics on the spread or containment of Covid-19.
Ross Video and our partners are providing this XPression Tick-it! Community data feed to all XPression Tick-it! customers so they can share this vital data with their viewers as a community service.
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2022-06-1706 minRoss Video XPression UTick-it 114 - XPression ConceptsUnderstanding the potential of XPression Tick-it is critical to designing the XPression Scenes. Learn about the XPression tools used to design tickers for using XPression Tick-it.
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2022-06-1702 minRoss Video XPression UTick-it 106 - Designing XPression for Tick-itXPression Designer Alain Savoie discusses the design process he uses to create content in XPression and set it up with XPression Tick-it.
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2022-06-1701 minRoss Video XPression UTick-it 101 - Introduction to Tick-itIntroducing XPression Tick-it, from Ross Video. XPression Tick-it is a highly flexible tool for getting data and media on the screen, using browser-based tools and XPression graphics. XPression Tick-it allows users within your organization to input and manage data from multiple sources using a web browser, and directly to air.
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2022-06-1701 minRoss Video XPression UTick-it 100 - XPression Tick-it On-line Video Learning SeriesXPression Tick-it is a simple but powerful set of tools from Ross Video to develop, display and automate ticker content using a web browser and a Ross Video XPression graphics engine. The XPression Tick-it video series is tailored to the user looking for specific information, when they need it, so there are several segments to choose from. Watch what you need, or watch them all…
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2022-06-1701 minRoss Video XPression USports & Live Events 114 - XPression Tessera One Region MappingXPression Tessera workflows are built around the use of regions and mapping them to outputs of XPression. This video will show users how to set up the regions and map them to frame buffers in XPression Tessera. Users will also learn how to pre-configuration scenes for XPression Tessera Regions.
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2022-06-1614 minRoss Video XPression USports & Live Events 112 - XPression INcoder for Tessera OneXPression INcoder provides a drag-and-drop watch folder workflow for transcoding and importing assets into XPression Tessera One workflows. XPression INcoder allows users to define some important configuration options, so this is a valuable lesson.
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2022-06-1615 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 194 - XPression and Dashboard Part IV: Setting Up RossTalk and Making Dashboard Buttons to Control XPressionSince both Dashboard and XPression can communicate using RossTalk, let’s see what how to add some buttons to our Dashboard panel hook them up to control XPression.
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2022-06-1614 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 180 - Exporting PNG Files from The XPression MOS Plugin and XPression SequencerFor critical times, newsroom users may need to get a PNG still image of an XPression graphic they have built for their newscast. This allows them to use their current graphics workflow to create content to be used in other newsgathering tools.
This tutorial shows users in the newsroom and the control room (gallery) how to export XPression as PNG images to continue to provide critical information to their viewers in times of crisis where the full production control room workflow might not be available.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 178 - Advanced XPression Crawls using Sequence Groups, DataLinq™, %Relid%, and Visual Logic for Covid-19As the Coronavirus spreads around the globe and society comes to terms with #SocialDistancing, we want to help Ross Video Limited customers share critical details with their viewers. IN this Tutorial, we show users how to: Create a Crawl with multiple Text Objects, bind them to a DataLinq™ source, set up Visual Logic to deal with variable sizes of text input, and then make a crawl using a Sequence Group, rather than a Scene Group.
We have also decided to share three XPression DataLinq source configurations, which contain up-to-date information on Covid-19 cases for either worldwide totals by...
2022-06-1615 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 162 - XPression 64-bit Edition InstallationXPression is now available in a 64-bit edition! Learn how to install the 64-bit edition, why you might want to keep the 32-bit edition and how the installer helps during the install process. The 64-bit edition allows access to more CPU and RAM resources of the computer which allows for even better cache handling than ever before. Utilize all the resources to improve on XPression’s already amazing real-time performance as well as access to other 64-bit tools such as an amazing Cinema4D Import tool to bring in C4D models with materials and lights to make your XP...
2022-06-1605 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 160 - Importing Cinema4D Scenes Using the 64-bit Editions of XPressionThe 64-bit edition of XPression supports the import of Cinema4D scenes. This includes the models, materials, Lights and Cameras from the scene. Now XPression users can have access to the power of Cinema4D and bring those items directly into XPression.
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2022-06-1601 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 152 - The New Search Tool in XPressionThe XPression Studio and Prime user interface now has an improved Search function! Look for anything in XPression, by name. Using the new Search tool, users can see the results from their search query and find each instance of that search string as any item in the XPression project(s) which are currently loaded. Find Materials, Fonts, Scenes; you name it, the search tool will find it.
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2022-06-1603 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 146 - The XPression Log Collector ToolWhen problems come up, the best thing to do is gather all the available information before attempting to solve the problem. Ross Video feels the same way, and the XPression team is here to help. We have created a new tool for collecting XPression logs from each computer that is running any XPression software on it. Using this tool, it is possible to automatically gather all the logs and upload them directly to our servers for our technical support team to review them with you. This is helpful for finding pesky mistakes in a script you may have created...
2022-06-1606 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 144 - Importing FBX Models into XPressionAutodesk’s FBX 3D import/export transport has become an important tool for moving 3D projects between applications. Ross Video has added the ability to import 3D models and their baked in materials to XPression. XPression users can now accept FBX models from 3D animators and bring them into their XPression projects.
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2022-06-1600 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 130 - Using the FILL2 Option on XPression Studio GO!In situations where two monitors need to be fed video only, and no alpha is needed, adding the XPression option FILL2 allows the user to repurpose the alpha channel output of the XPression Studio Go! as another video output channel. This provides two RGB outputs, the Alpha signal is dropped. Now there are two video streams, to drive two monitors or cross-points on your Ross Video Switcher.
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2022-06-1603 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 126 - Sharing Take IDs between Two XPression Engines in the Same ProductionIf you are lucky enough to have two XPression operators working on their own engines for the same production, you have wondered how to share a Take ID from one system to the other. It is possible, as a matter of fact, it’s pretty easy. Once you know how. Exporting a Take ID as XML allows users working on more than one machine, each using the same project as the other, to Import the XML file as a new Take ID on their XPression engine. File sharing for XPression.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 125 - Building XPression Scenes with Non-Looping Replaceable VideosXPression allows users to place either still images or videos as materials on the surface of geometry. By default, video materials loop in XPression. To change the settings so that a video added to the XPression Scenes in a MOS workflow don’t loop, it’s pretty simple. Follow along with this tutorial and learn how to make an OTS Scene which can hold stills or videos and doesn’t allow the video to loop.
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2022-06-1603 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 120 - Exporting an XPression Project Using the XPression PackageEver wonder how users build an XPression Project and then share it with other users? Building a sports package or creating a news package as a designer is easy, and sharing the file is, also. Learn how to share an XPression Package with other users, as well as making your own back-ups if you don’t have an XPression Project Server.
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2022-06-1603 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 115 - The XPression Video CoderXPression uses a native video codec for optimum performance at playout. When XPression is installed, the XPression Video Coder is also installed, giving the user a fast and easy way to flip video files into the XPression Video Codec. It is a pretty simple application which uses a Job List to convert videos into the XPression Video Codec.
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2022-06-1605 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 114 - Setting Up XPression to Use the NVIDIA GPUUsers setting up a laptop or other PC may not be sure how to properly configure their computers to use the right GPU. One of the most common questions sent to Ross Video is how to set up a computer for the optimal rendering capability of XPression. This is even more confusing when using a laptop for XPression Designer or XPression Developer. In this video, we take users through the more common settings to assure that the NVIDIA GPU is properly selected and enable the highest rendering possible.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 111 - Exporting XPression Scenes as VideosWhile XPression is an excellent system for real-time graphics in “live” or “live to tape” productions, it is also possible to export scenes from the XPression Sequencer as individual videos (or stills) for use on other systems. Using the video codecs, you provide and install on your XPression system, it is possible to export scenes as either .MOV or .AVI files, using a variety of codecs. For more answers, watch the video.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 109 - Saving and Recalling a Sequence in XPressionXPression Studio projects save the contents of the Sequence with the project. It is possible to save Sequences and recall them in XPression, as needed. This is handy for daily shows where the sequence might be different every day. Sequences can be saved as Text or XML files, and recalled in both formats, as well. Watch along as we step through saving a Sequence independent of the XPression Project.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 103 - Checking the XPression Version and Licensed Features on Your SystemOperators who move from production to production often wonder what version of XPression is installed on the systems they work on and what features are licensed on the system. Opening the XPression software will display the version and build information in the title-bar of the XPression window, but did you know the Help>About… popup will show what features are licenses on that system, as well?
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2022-06-1601 minRoss Video XPression UQuick Tips 102 - Setting UP XPression Preferences on First LaunchAfter installing XPression, the first time the application is launched, there is a First Time setting dialog box which is intended to walk the user through the setup of software and hardware preferences. This tutorial shows users of XPression Designer or Developer how to set the important settings and get started working on XPression.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 146 - Reserving an XPression Offline Render Engine for the NLE WorkflowCustomers who maximize their utilization of a templated workflow often add NLE clients to their XPression Gateway. The get the rendered files delivered to the NLE user, an Offline Render Engine associated with the XPression Gateway is used. Customers in high volume newsrooms and edit suites add additional Offline Render Engines and want to segregate the NLE rendering from the MOS client preview rendering. XPression now supports reserving an Offline Render Engine to work specifically with the NLE clients.
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2022-06-1601 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 142 - Configuration of the XPression MOS AbstractThat little blob of text that shows up in the script pages after an XPression Graphic is dragged into the script was difficult to configure and full of useless information. Well, not anymore!
Now it is possible for administrators to structure the MOS Abstract by right-clicking in the XPression Gateway input field for MOS Objects and selecting the desired tags to create an expression statement that forms the MOS Abstract for XPression. Set the format for how the MOS Abstract is created, and if you are really savvy, you can use the Description field to hold unique...
2022-06-1605 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 138 - Larger Thumbnails in the XPression MOS ActiveX Plugin Rundown ViewProducers trying to review the XPression items in their newscast have come to love the BROWSE function of the XPression MOS ActiveX plug-in. However, the one complaint was the thumbnail view was too small to proofread some of the graphics. Well, but those reading glasses back on top of your head. We made the thumbnails even larger in XPression 8.5 or higher. Now it is even easier to proofread the graphics in the Browse tab of the XPression MOS plug-in.
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2022-06-1601 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 137 - The XPression HTML5 MOS Plug-in Used In Mac OSXHow many of you MOS users wish you could use your Apple Macs to do your daily news workflows? Well, guess what? You can. Ross Video has released an HTML5 version of the XPression MOS plug-in for building graphics. Ross Video Inception users or users of other HTML5 based MOS-enabled newsroom systems can now use an HTML5 edition of the XPression MOS plugin to create graphics in a MOS newsroom. How cool is that?
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2022-06-1601 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 135 - XPression MOS HTML5 PluginTo support newsroom users who are now working literally everywhere, Ross Video is now able to provide access to the XPression MOS workflow using a web browser. Using newsrooms computer systems like Ross Video Inception, users with a URL and a login can use a web browser on any computer to start contributing graphics content to their rundowns. No installations or IT helpdesk required to join the show production.
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2022-06-1600 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 126 - Displaying ＜None＞ or Leaving the Field Blank in the XPression MOS workflowWhen a newsroom user doesn’t change the content of a replaceable asset field, XPression displays in that field, to indicate no content has been added. There is now a setting in the XPression Gateway which can remove and just leave the field empty. This is a global choice at the facility and configured by whoever is administrating the XPression Gateway for the MOS workflow users. Watch this video and see how it should be set for your facility.
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2022-06-1601 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 124 - Protecting the XPression MOS Editor Channel and Layer AssignmentsHopefully, the graphics team and the Director have spent some time to decide which XPression scenes should be played on which channels. If they have, they most likely don’t want to the newsroom team to change the channel or layer assignments in the XPression MOS Editor. The XPression Administrator can now configure settings on the XPression Gateway, which protect the newsroom users from changing the channel assignments in the XPression MOS Editor. Don’t worry, this is an optional setting, and if you spend a few minutes watching this video, you can learn how to over-ride that setting, too...
2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 116 - Displaying the XPression Channel Name in the MOS AbstractWhile glancing at the MOS rundown, did you ever wish you could see the XPression Channel Name as part of the MOS Abstract (blob of text where a MOS object has been dragged)? Well, now the XPression Administrator can configure the channel name, from within the XPression Gateway configuration menus; as part of the MOS Abstract for XPression items dragged into the rundown. A great visual confirmation of what channel that graphic is expected to be played out from.
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2022-06-1601 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 111 - XPression MOS Client Rundown Thumbnail UpdatesXPression MOS workflow users who also have an openMAM system with order management and fulfillment, such as Ross Video’s Streamline server, will see updated thumbnails. Within the XPression MOS plug-in rundown view, when assets ordered through the openMAM tools are fulfilled, refreshing the view of the panel will now display updated thumbnails if an asset has been delivered. This gives the producer a visual confirmation that the required assets have been published to XPression from the graphics department order management systems.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 109 - XPression MOS Plug-in changes in the Edit Mode within Avid iNewsUsers of Ross Video’s XPression MOS Client, version 6.5 or higher, working in Avid’s iNews NRCS can now modify an existing graphic from their story by double-clicking on it to make changes and then click on the Update Story button. Once that is done, the XPression MOS client is no longer in Edit mode, which allows the user to continue in the same window to create new graphics rather than re-opening the XPression MOS plug-in.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 108 - Automatic Updates of the XPression MOS Plug-inStarting with XPression 6.5 or higher; the XPression MOS client updates can now be installed automatically. When new XPression software is provided to a station, one of the most difficult tasks in the installation of the XPression MOS plug-in client on each newsroom desktop. Now, the updates for the XPression MOS plug-in can be installed by the newsroom user, without requiring Administrative permissions on their workstation. The XPression Gateway can be configured to allow remote installation of updates to existing users, which takes only seconds to install.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 107 - XPression MOS Client Configuration of Modified Server ListFor enterprise customers or facilities that service two or more stations on the same network, it is now possible to create a list of servers in the XPression MOS Client to show more specific names as well as more than two XPression Gateway Servers in the client list. In an effort to identify with the needs of our enterprise and multi-tenant customers, we have added this functionality to XPression 6.5 or higher releases.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 105 - XPression News MOS ActiveX Client in ENPSRoss Video XPression MOS workflow is possible in a variety of Newsroom Computer Systems. The Associated Press and their ENPS system is no exception. In this video, watch XPression integrated with the ENPS newsroom MOS workflow. The XPression MOS Client shown, here in ENPS 7, allows NRCS users to select templates, add content and drag-and-drop the completed graphics into the scripts in their running orders.
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2022-06-1601 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 102 - Repositioning Assets Using XPression News MOS ActiveX Plug-in and Streamline MAMThe XPression MOS ActiveX plug-in provides advanced tools which allow journalists to utilize reposition and scaling functionality that can be exposed by the XPression designer. Finding assets for use in the XPression ActiveX is easy to do, using Streamline Media Asset Management. Assets can be selected, and repositioned to create the desired graphic by the journalist. Watch this video to see how this can help you to produce better graphics for your newscast.
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2022-06-1604 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 101 - XPression News MOS Plug-in to Create News GraphicsThis video shows how to use the XPression MOS ActiveX Plug-in. The example is using Ross Video’s Inception Newsroom system, but iNews, ENPS, Octopus, Open Media, Blaze and others all work with the XPression MOS plugin, to quickly create a wide range of graphics for a newscast. Selecting templates, dragging in content and then adding the finished graphics to the rundown is as easy as drag-and-drop. Adding in Ross Video’s Streamline Media Asset Management and Order Management System empowers journalists using powerful self-service tools.
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2022-06-1605 minRoss Video XPression UMOS 100 - XPression News MOS Workflow OverviewThis quick video provides an overview of the Ross Video XPression Workflow. Learn how the workflow tools fit together and allow your team to collaborate on building a MOS rundown.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 372 - Configuring an XPression Maps Engine for XPression Maps Touch and Video InputWe saw in the previous video that the XPression Maps Engine and XPression Maps Touch combine to show video inputs on your maps. Let’s learn how that is done inside the XPression Maps Touch Preferences.
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2022-06-1606 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 370 - Introducing XPression Maps Video Inputs for XPression Maps TouchDid you know that XPression Maps Touch enables video input options on the XPression Maps Engine? Use video inputs on your maps and eliminate the need for pre-production sessions to position video fly-outs from map locations. Use live video sources and run them in real-time.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 352 - Adding Users to XPression Maps Using the XPression Maps HTML5 ClientXPression Maps now utilizes an HTML5 client to allow newsroom users to access the self-service functionality of Map building. To provide a layer of security to XPression Maps, User Rights Management and User accounts need to be set up for each user. This is done using the XPression Maps HTML5 client.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 350 - Using the XPression Maps HTML5 Client to Download Still Maps ImagesNews coverage extends past the traditional newscasts scheduled throughout the day. With the dominant force of tablets, websites and smart phones; news production is done 24/7/365.
To accommodate that, XPression Maps has allowed users to download still map images from the XPression Maps client. The function has been added to the XPression Maps HTML5 Client, and we will be adding an option to download the current map as an MP4 file. In the pre-release (beta) builds, we are offering this as a free trial and hoping for feedback on the functionality.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 340 - Introducing the XPression Maps HTML5 PluginRoss Video is introducing the new XPression Maps HTML5 client interface for the MOS enabled newsroom user. Customers may scale the UI to fit their needs, as well as benefit for a zero-installer tool. This means that NRCS users who can connect to the newsroom system from their computers at home do not need to install any new versions of the XPression Maps plugin anymore, and could possibly work on either Windows or Mac, if their newsroom system are cross platform capable.
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2022-06-1608 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 326 - Using XPression Maps HotSync Folders with Ross Video Streamline Media Asset ManagementWith the #HighImpact Maps have on the story telling process, maps are becoming a very important part of every newscast. Did you know that it is possible to set up XPression Maps to automatically deliver a copy of every map created with XPression Maps using the XPression MOS workflow, to your Streamline Media Asset Management System?
Now, every map made in the XPression MOS Workflow can be sent to the Streamline MAM system and metadata can also be auto populated with items like the name of the newsroom user who created it, the Map Template Scene used...
2022-06-1611 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 324 - The New Safe Title Markers in XPression Maps 3.0XPression Maps produces full raster images for video production. However, not every time XPression Maps imagery is used will be a full screen display. Sometimes, XPression Maps output files might get used in an Over-The-Shoulder (OTS) or siderail graphic template and it is difficult for an artist or MOS Newsroom user to know what portion of the map image will fit in the OTS window. XPression Maps now has a non-binding safe title marker set that allows the user in XPression Maps Designer or the XPression Maps MOS workflow to select the safe title marker for the workflow they...
2022-06-1609 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 322 - Modification of Shapes Which Represent Boundaries in XPression Maps 3.0The shape data in XPression Maps might not be 100% accurate base on things like disputed boundaries for geographic regions. Also, the resolution of satellite imagery and the vector-based map shapes might not completely line up. It is now possible to modify XPression Maps 3.0 and higher shapes to match what is thought to be a more accurate representation of the boundaries of a geographic region. These changes can be quickly made as a temporary adjustment or committed to the XPression Maps database.
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2022-06-1601 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 318 - Using XPression Maps 3.0 Manage Template Tool to Add Location Labels for Newsroom Users in the XPression MOS Maps WorkflowWithout labels, maps can be very confusing. With XPression Maps, the Maps Designer can create specific label styles to use in specific situations to follow the branding for the station. The Location Labels can also be shared using the XPression Maps Server, so that XPression MOS newsroom users can supplement the map images with labels to tell their story. Since the label styles are managed, the designer has control of the labels and extends the branding while making the tools available to all users.
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2022-06-1602 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 316 - Using XPression Maps 3.0 Manage Templates Tool to Add Shape Styles for Newsroom Users in the XPression MOS Maps WorkflowXPression Maps allows the Maps Designer to design and utilize styles to colorize and label shapes with consistency. Using the Manage Templates Tool in XPression Maps, those styles can be shared on the XPression Maps Server so the XPression MOS users can access them. Maps users in the newsroom can use the styles to highlight geographic regions for comparing trends or weather warning, geographic political affiliations, medical trends or many other reasons. The nice part about it, the Maps Designer chooses which styles to expose with specific groups of XPression Maps Scenes and the MOS users cannot mix and...
2022-06-1603 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 314 - Using the XPression Maps 3.0 Manage Templates Tool to Set the Type and Duration of Animated Maps in the XPression MOS Maps WorkflowXPression Maps has always allowed designers to create animated map templates for the XPression MOS users. However, starting with XPression Maps 3.0 and higher, Maps Designers can define the duration of the animation as well as the heads and tails of the map animation. This means that Map animations can now sit on the starting frame for a defined duration and rest on the end frame as well. This can be used to define the playout speed of animated XPression Maps in the XPression MOS workflow.
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2022-06-1604 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 312 - Using XPression Maps 3.0 Manage Template Tool to Add Scenes for Newsroom Users in the XPression MOS Maps WorkflowXPression Maps added to the XPression MOS workflow can empower the newsroom to create their own Maps to news graphics but preserve the branding framework of the station. XPression Maps Artists will design and manage maps scenes and define the starting point and branding components of the XPression Maps Scenes. The XPression MOS newsroom user will select the maps scene that fits with the story they are telling, and that scene allows them to define the end point which communicates the location of the story.
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2022-06-1606 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 306 - Changing or Adding New Fonts to XPression MapsXPression Maps has multiple ways to add new typefaces, or fonts, to the software. In this video, learn how to use fonts with the XPression Maps Drawing Tools, as well as adding new fonts to XPression Maps 3.0’s new Open Street Maps Style editor properties. If you are working with XPression Maps in a MOS workflow, make sure to add the new fonts to the XPression Maps Designer workstations as well as the XPression Maps Server.
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2022-06-1606 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 300 - XPression Maps 3.0 New Features OverviewXPression Maps is a completely reimagined version of mapping software for video production. Built in information layers to reduce the awkward issues brought up when trying to add labels for countries, states, cities, streets or other Points of Interest (POI) to your maps. Add stylized labels, colors, icons and even custom shapes to maps and brand the whole world as if it was your own. For XPression MOS workflows, Maps Designers can create templates and allow newsroom users to create their own maps, while still protecting your brand. Check out this video and the rest of the XPression Maps...
2022-06-1601 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 201 - Using XPression Map Shape Styles for Election Maps in XPression MOS WorkflowIn the previous video Maps 200 we explained how to create Shape Styles in XPression Maps. Now, we want to show you how to use them in the XPression MOS workflow. Once Shape Styles are defined and created for your station, sharing them in the Maps Scene Templates workflow means that the newsroom user can create maps that have a #HighImpact on their storytelling capabilities. Newsroom users can use XPression Maps Shape Styles to illustrate political alignment, regional dominance or simple infographics based on highlighting areas on a map.
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2022-06-1605 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 200 - Creating Shape Styles in XPression MapsIn XPression Maps, Shape Styles allow users to highlight a geographic region to draw the viewer’s attention to that region. It is possible to define and create Shape Styles as well as assign them as the default appearance for countries, states or regions when searched and added to an XPression Map. In this video, learn how to create XPression Maps Shape Styles for your XPression Maps design and branding requirements. In later videos, learn how you can share the Shape Styles with XPression MOS newsroom users so they can create more compelling maps, without requiring a designer for ea...
2022-06-1606 minRoss Video XPression UMaps 101 - XPression Maps OverviewXPression Maps is a powerful tool for creating detailed maps for your video productions. XPression Maps Design Workstation allows designers to create world, regional, or street-level maps using aerial imagery accessed in real-time from Microsoft® Bing™ Maps or NASA’s Blue Marble. The final output can be still images or video animations in a variety of formats. XPression Maps does not have any monthly fees associated with map contents or map creation. The server is located inside the station, and not in a data center in the cloud.
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2022-06-1603 minRoss Video XPression UElect-It! 105 - Election Night XPression Playout with XPression Elect-It! PlayerWanna see how easy it is to play out graphics on election night? We don’t want to marginalize your XPression operators, but we maybe after you watch this video you might be able to lend them a hand? Maybe let them run to the restroom during the long evening? Ok, maybe not. Let’s just say this video is for the XPression operators, ok?
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2022-06-1505 minRoss Video XPression UDatalinq™ 109 - Using a Text Object Macro in XPression DataLinq™ to Select GamesDataLinq™ is a powerful tool with several ways to integrate data sets and present them as real-time motion graphics. Using tools like RelID and SQL Queries to pull specific data and populate Take IDs with content has made DataLinq™ a very flexible tool. To make it even accessible, users can now use Text Objects in their Take IDs to select which record is shown inside the graphic. Marking the Text Object as a Macro capitalizes on a very simple way to select which record is retrieved an shows immediate results in the preview in the XPression Sequencer and even the...
2022-06-1505 minRoss Video XPression UDatalinq™ 102 - Setting Up XPression Datalinq™Learn how to set up the Datalinq™ Server in XPression. There are tips in this video for using an Excel® as a data source, binding cells in Excel® to fields in an XPression scene and how to manually set up the same scene for use in XPression Sequencer. Learn how easy it is to bind data to graphics in this video.
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2022-06-1508 minRoss Video XPression UClips 247 - Using the XPression INcoder to Splice or Sub-Clip Video AssetsThe Grand Pappy of XPression U stops in to show us all how to use the latest functions of the XPression INcoder. Sports and Live Events Customers often have to fill ribbon boards that are thousands of pixels wide and only a couple of dozen high. XPression Tessera can be used to fill those displays, but the massive files need to be trimmed down to fit onto a broadcast resolution output. Yup. INcoder does that.
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2022-06-1521 minRoss Video XPression UClips 245 - Event Tracks on XPression ClipsSeasoned XPression graphics users find the tracks in the Scene Director a very powerful tool. In addition to holding XPression Animation Controllers, Events like RossTalk commands can also be added to a track. Event Tracks have now been added to XPression Clips, which allow users to add items like RossTalk events to their clips content. This allows a clip to be able to trigger switcher events, router events, even triggering effects and Take Items on any XPression units on the same production control room. This is strong stuff!
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2022-06-1507 minRoss Video XPression UClips 243 - Creating and Using Event Tracks with XPression Clips and XPression INcoderAn Event Track is a new feature of XPression Clips, which allows for RossTalk events and other items to be added to an XPression Clips asset. Imagine an XPression Clip being able to trigger the switcher to properly wipe from A-bus to B-Bus at exactly the right frame, every time. Now, imagine that you create an INcoder Watch Folder for Switcher Wipe Clips which can automatically add that event trigger into any clip ingested using that Watch Folder.
Well, stop imagining, and start doing… That feature is included in XPression INcoder version 9.5 and higher.
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2022-06-1504 minRoss Video XPression UClips 241 - Creating a Placeholder MOS Item Within XPression Clips MOS WorkflowIn a busy newsroom, sometimes the assets required to create a newscast are not directly available. With XPression Clips, it is now possible for a newsroom user to create a placeholder item in the XPression Clips database and add it to the MOS rundown. If properly fulfilled by the graphics department, the placeholder item will become an actual clip asset and fill in the placeholder once it is delivered. Check this out and imagine how it can streamline your Video Clip workflow with XPression Clips.
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2022-06-1505 minRoss Video XPression UClips 237 - Batch Import XPression Clips Content Using the XPression Record ClientXPression Clips was designed to use a separate server to transcode and import assets into the Clip Store database. While the XPression INcoder provides a Watch Folder interface and can be purchased as a turnkey solution or as software only, smaller facilities who only do playout and very little ingest of new content couldn’t justify the expense. Also, XPression Clips users in remote productions may not have access to the INcoder server. To help out, XPression Clips now allows for a batch import of XPression Clips within the XPression Record Client. This isn’t as good as using the...
2022-06-1503 minRoss Video XPression UClips 235 - Configuring the Pause Mode on XPression ClipsXPression Clips content can be set to pause on the last frame in the clip. However, depending on how that clip was recorded, it might show some interlacing problems. Well, now XPression Clips has a setting, per server channel, for how pauses are executed. Things to consider are the video format (Progressive vs. Interlaced), if it is interlaced, Upper or Lower Field dominance (ask your engineering team which one you are using). Well, XPression Clips can accommodate these items for you. Settings for pauses in XPression Clips now allow for Progressive or Interlaced (upper or lower) or an Auto...
2022-06-1502 minRoss Video XPression UClips 231 - Creating a Still Image from an XPression Clips Video Asset to Clips Store or Exporting Them to the DesktopDid you know you can cue to a specific frame of a video in XPression Clips Edit mode, and save that one frame as a still image into XPression Clips as well as export that still image as a file on your desktop? Did you also know the difference between interlace and progressive when capturing still images from video? Well, there is a lot of great information in this tutorial about XPression Clips, stills and how to grab the cleanest still image from both Interlaced video and progressive video clips.
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2022-06-1507 minRoss Video XPression UClips 225 - Using the XPression Clips Filters for Random Access with Fast RecallXPression Clips users looking for random access recalls of XPression Clips content can use the Fast Recall feature of XPression along with the Filter feature of XPression Clips. Random access of Clips content can now be set to use items from one Project as well as direct access to content using the Recall ID, Name info or both. Shortcut keys, to reduce the dependency on mouse use are also available. This is a quick lesson, which will have a lot or value for live production operators of XPression Clips.
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2022-06-1501 minRoss Video XPression UClips 221 - Using the Same Recall ID in Two Different XPression Clips ProjectsFacilities with multiple shows or productions each day often standardize workflows and want to use the same tools and processes on each show, so that operators can work on more than one show. XPression Clips now allows users to assign the same Recall ID in two or more different XPression Clips Projects. This means that Recall ID 1000 can be the “show open” in each XPression Clips Project. This can reduce the confusion of trying to find a way to use number ranges to segregate clips content, also. There are a couple of tricks here, so watch and learn.
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2022-06-1502 minRoss Video XPression UClips 215 - Using XPression INcoder to Transcode .MXF Files for XPression ClipsXPression INcoder can now transcode .MXF files with AVC Intra content in them. The .MXF file extension has been added to the INcoder file formats, so customers with an .MXF codec installed on their INcoder engine can now transcode them for use in XPression Clips.
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2022-06-1502 minRoss Video XPression UClips 212 - Using the XPression Record Client to Grab Stills and Add Them into The Clip StoreThe XPression Record Client now can grab a still and upload it to the XPression Clips Clip Store Database. As a new feature in XPression 6.5, the change to the Record Client allows users to add Still items into the Clip Store Database without having to use the XPression INcoder workflow.
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2022-06-1500 minRoss Video XPression UClips 203 - Installing XPression Clips ComponentsThis video covers the installation of the software components of the XPression Clips option. There are three programs to install, assuming that XPression Studio version 6.0 or higher has been installed on the XPression Studio system: Clip Store, Media Control Gateway and INcoder.
The INcoder application should be installed on a separate computer in facilities that will be doing lots of video imports while also using their XPression Studio system in production. This video shows the installation of the INcoder software on the same system, to show the installation process, only; and should not be considered the optimum...
2022-06-1503 minRoss Video XPression UClips 201 - Installing XPression Studio SoftwareThis video shows how to install the XPression Studio software. This is important, since the XPression Clips option works on XPression version 6.0 or higher, only. This same installation process should be used for all versions of XPression.
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2022-06-1503 minRoss Video XPression UClips 109 - Using the XPression Record Client for Baseband Video RecordingXPression 6.0 adds the ability to record baseband video within the XPression user interface. Operators can record videos and grab stills to add as either materials in their currently active project, or within their Clip Store database. This video also shows how to import videos, one at a time, that have already been converted to the XPression Video Codec and add them to the XPression Clips Clip Store without using the INcoder software.
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2022-06-1503 minRoss Video XPression UClips 102 - XPression INcoder OverviewThe Clip Store option for XPression is a powerful tool for video clip management and playout in the production control room. The important process of any asset library is how to get assets into the system. The INcoder for XPression is a powerful tool for both transcoding assets into the proper codec for XPression, but also for batch file ingesting. This video provides an overview of the different methods for getting assets into XPression, and illustrates the reason for INcoder.
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2022-06-1504 minRoss Video XPression UAdvanced 312 - XPression Scripting: Part 3 - Creating a Crawl Using ScriptsXPression Crawl groups are powerful tools to create automated display of content across the bottom of the screen. Hopefully you watched the XPression U series on Crawls already (Quick Tips 170). However, it is not easy to use them in a MOS workflow. Well, using this process with the scripting lesson shown, it is possible to create a crawl that the newsroom can use in the XPression MOS plugin to create crawls at their discretion.
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2022-06-1512 minRoss Video XPression UAdvanced 310 - XPression Scripting: Part 1 - An IntroductionIn this video, learn the basics about the places where users can create scripts in XPression and why they use them. Part of the introduction is a creating a simple script to take the contents of one text object and copy it to another text object. It might seem like a simple process, but all journeys begin with the first step. Right?
Here is the first step, download the XPression Project without the scripts to follow along. The second step, download the XPression Project with the scripts to compare your work with the teacher and grade yourself on y...
2022-06-1526 minRoss Video XPression UIntermediate 206 - XPression Visual Logic Sort Selector Function BlockXPression and Datalinq™ are already a very powerful combination of workflow tools. Implemented in XPression 6.5, Visual Logic provides even more power to the data handling capabilities of XPression. A Sort Selection function block has been added which enables XPression to automatically review and sort data and pass the re-ordered data from input fields to outputs using the Function Blocks and Object Blocks.
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2022-06-1508 minRoss Video XPression UIntermediate 204 - Using PBUS To Play XPression ScenesXPression Studio systems with the XPression Clips option also have the PBUS option as part of the clips software. While PBUS is normally used to handle triggering video servers from a video switcher, PBUS can also be used to trigger XPression Scenes. This video shows how to add an XPression Scene to the PBUS register and what happens when it gets triggered. Ross Video Dashboard is used, for illustration purposes, to trigger PBUS register. However, this could be any switcher or device that can trigger PBUS.
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2022-06-1501 minRoss Video XPression UBasic 214 - XPression Status ClientIn XPression 10.5, we are leveraging our existing SNMP tools and add the ability to start and stop XPression services remotely, but also to push and install XPression software remotely to all your XPression systems from one location, over the LAN.
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2022-06-1506 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 194 - The Dashboard API Option Is Now Free with XPression Studio Version 10Dashboard is the free utility program from Ross Video that enables operators to have a common user experience, regardless of the device(s) that it is interfaced to. Two years ago, we extended the XPression API to include Dashboard as an option which displayed the XPression Sequencer user interface in Dashboard. This enabled casual users to play back XPression content from a less intimidating user interface. Well, now the Dashboard API isn’t an option… it is a feature on XPression version 10 and higher.
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2022-06-1503 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 192 - XPression Countdown Widget in Ross Video DashboardBack in XPression Version 6.7, we added a Countdown column into the XPression Sequencer. Well, now you can display that countdown value in Dashboard Version 9.0 as well. This is helpful for users who depend on custom Dashboard panels to show them previews of their XPression channels during a very busy show. Keep your focus in one place and don’t worry about what everyone else is doing, count yourself down to the end of the graphics or clips.
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2022-06-1507 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 186 - XPression Video Codec Support for VLC Media PlayerWhen users try to share XPression Video Codec files for review by users without XPression, the ability to play the files on a Windows 10 PC seems to befuddle some folks. Installing the XPression Video Codec is pretty easy, but some users prefer using VideoLAN’s VLC media player over the native tools in Windows. Ross Video has developed the VLC plugin, for the XPression Video Codec, so now VLC users with the XPression Video Codec installed can view XPression Video assets and Clips.
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2022-06-1501 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 174 - Export as Video to QuickTime Video File Formats with the 64-bt XPression SequencerWhen Ross Video released the 64-bit edition of XPression, users found one missing function, the ability to use the Export as Video to video file formats supported with Apple QuickTime. While this is due to the lack of a QuickTime installer for the 64-bit Windows applications, Ross Video is providing a way around it. Customers who download an installation of FFMPEG on their own (Ross Video is not licensed to distribute it), XPression 9.5 now restores the ability to Export as Video for .MOV or other QuickTime Video file formats.
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2022-06-1505 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 164 - The New XPression Font ManagerFont Management is a challenge in every graphics workflow, so Ross Video decided to create a Font Manager for XPression. Now it is possible to rename, renumber, sort, organize and modify the fonts in your XPression projects from a single panel. Create folders to put all the fonts you use for names and another folder for the titles. Set it up however you want to. Imagine Material Manager, but for Fonts.
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2022-06-1502 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 160 - Adding RossTalk Commands to XPression Scene Directors and Clips TimelinesEveryone always pushes XPression around, so we decided it was time to push back. RossTalk commands, we mean. Now it is possible to add RossTalk commands as a track in a Scene Director so XPression Take IDs can trigger other devices. Trigger Carbonite to start the wipe and change sources at the specific frame required. Or even more interesting, XPression Clips can now hold RossTalk commands on a track in the Clip properties. Imagine triggering another XPression from an XPression engine with clips, that is being used to roll bumper animations. How cool is that?
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2022-06-1502 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 159 - Importing Adobe After Effects Animations into XPressionWhile XPression is a very powerful real-time motion graphics system, designers still might favor creating content in their favorite desktop content creation tools. With the ability to import Adobe Photoshop files into XPression and retain their layers, adding the ability to import Adobe After Effects animation tracks provides a way to bring the animations created by the desktop designers to XPression. Actually, it is pretty simple. So sit back, watch Greg Oz take you through the steps.
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2022-06-1510 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 156 - Importing Photoshop Files as Layers in XPressionThe design process doesn’t always start in XPression. Sometimes, cocktail napkins are the source of amazing design ideas, other times… Adobe Photoshop. At Ross Video, we know that artists often do their design and layout in Adobe Photoshop, so rather than fight it we embrace it. Now, you can import layered PSD files into XPression, retaining folder structure and grouping, alpha masks and even many blending modes. Now your design team can just share their Photoshop files with you, and you can animate their designs. Just don’t laugh at how many layers in their Photoshop files are called...
2022-06-1505 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 154 - XPression Dashboard API OptionXPression and Dashboard have always interacted well, using the free Dashboard tools leveraging RossTalk, XML Data integration to DataLinq™, and even the XPression Preview Widget for Dashboard. Well, we took it another step further and cooler. XPression now offers an optional Dashboard API control which allows Dashboard to see the XPression Sequencer and control playout of the sequence as well as adding new Take IDs to the Sequencer. This is a really cool option for XPression which some of you have been waiting for all of your life. Take a look.
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2022-06-1503 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 153 - The XPression License Tool and Updating DonglesStarting with XPression version 7.2 or higher, XPression USB License dongles can be reprogrammed in the field. This allows customers to purchase new features and have their XPression USB dongles remotely re-programmed in the field. This is a very straightforward process, and allows for direct updates to the license, based on the purchased features and options, as well as the entitlement of software, based on the expiration of the software maintenance contract for that license.
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2022-06-1503 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 142 - Update Take Item Data After Changes in an XPression SceneWhen someone asks to change a scene, and there are already dozens of Take IDs built from it; the best recourse was to exit the XPression application and restart it. Well, those days are over. Now it is possible to make a change to a scene in XPression and force the updates to that scene to be published out to the existing items in the Sequence. Things like moving a logo to a different area on the viewport, or changing the material on a quad, wouldn’t be reflected in the Take IDs already built from that scene. Those da...
2022-06-1504 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 130 - Exporting XPression Scenes at a Defined Duration with a Transition OutNew in XPression 6.5, it is now possible to export an XPression scene as a video file, at a defined duration and with an Out Transition. Leveraging the XPression Transition Logic feature, XPression scenes may now be exported with an Out Transition and at a specified duration. This allows the XPression designers to provide an exported video file at a requested duration which also has the same Out transition as the graphics played live in production. Editors may now as for a specific duration and still get the full In and Out effects that are done live in production.
2022-06-1501 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 127 - Saving and Recalling Sequences in XPressionXPression Sequencer is a powerful tool for playout of scenes in order as well as random order. Most people don’t know that it is possible to save a Sequence and recall it later, when needed. Since the XPression Project saves the current sequence with the project, most users assume that is the only way to handle sequences. However, it is possible to save them and recall them as XML files. This can be very useful for making changes to the sequences within a project that is handed over from another user or location where XPression projects are built....
2022-06-1502 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 126 - XPression Studio Hardware AES Audio Output Settings and Channel MappingsXPression can handle audio as embedded or as AES inputs and outputs. Setting up AES audio is very simple, once you are aware of how to do it. This video will explain the XPression Quick Start Guide for configuration of AES Audio as well as how to assign audio channels to audio outputs in XPression.
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2022-06-1502 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 125 - XPression Studio Hardware Frame Buffer SettingsXPression Studio can work in various broadcast video standards. Setting the XPression unit to the proper video standard will properly configure frame rates and output dimensions for the XPression systems in your facility, regardless of the video standards used in the XPression projects. To get optimal performance, the project should be created in the same video standard as the facility it will be used in. This video will show users how to set a video standard on the hardware.
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2022-06-1503 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 123 - Converting Image Sequences Using the XPression Video CoderSome designers and rendering programs provide image (.tga, .jpg, .png, etc.) sequences as output files, rather than video animation files. While XPression can work with image sequences, it is far more efficient to convert the image sequences into an XPression video file. The conversion from Image Sequence into XPression Video codec-based video files is very easy. Following this tutorial will show the basic steps from importing the image sequence all the way to outputting the file into XPression or XPression Clips and INcoder.
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2022-06-1504 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 122 - Introduction to XPression Video CoderXPression utilizes a highly efficient compression codec for video files used in XPression. This gives predictable playout performance capability while still providing a high-quality output file for video sources. Ross Video provides a job-based transcoder application with each installation of XPression Studio, Designer, Developer or BlueBox software. While the application is fairly simple, this video covers the basics of converting videos on the local file system of the PC to the XPression Video Codec.
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2022-06-1505 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 113 - XPression MOS ActiveX Plug-in Changes & Thumbnails in The XPression Plug-inDriven by customer requests, there have been considerable changes to the XPression MOS Plug-in. This item is being broken down into multiple sessions. Items included are: Improved Thumbnail viewing, inclusion of XPression categories and scene ordering from the XPression project.
Thumbnails in The XPression Plug-in:
The thumbnail view of available scenes (templates) can now be expanded wider than one column
Thumbnails can now be scaled from tiny to very large in this panel
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2022-06-1507 minRoss Video XPression UBasics 109 - XPression Transition LogicNew in XPression 6.0, Transition Logic is Ross Video’s feature in XPression that allows the XPression Designer to leverage the Scene Directors to create individual animations for different playout scenarios. Animations can now be created for playing graphics created from the same scene to output back-to-back or graphics from different scenes playing back-to-back. A simple rules-based workflow can help to pre-determine the effects so that there is never a surprise about how a graphic plays to the output.
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