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To protect XPression Maps users from making a mistake by deleting an entire group of Drawing Tools, the software had required the user to delete all the Drawing Tool items from the group, before being able to delete an entire Drawing Tool Group. After careful consideration and a lot of feedback, it is now possible to delete an entire Drawing Tool Group, without emptying it, first. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

To protect XPression Maps users from making a mistake by deleting an entire group of Drawing Tools, the software had required the user to delete all the Drawing Tool items from the group, before being able to delete an entire Drawing Tool Group. After careful consideration and a lot of feedback, it is now possible to delete an entire Drawing Tool Group, without emptying it, first. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

When creating a map for a national level story, the display of bodies of water can distract from the general map presentation. To allow Maps Designers the ability to control how bodies of water are shown, we have added a MAX RANK for bodies of water, with 1 being only the absolute largest lakes and 10 being all the bodies of water. This allows an XPression Maps Designer to control the bodies of water, within the Map Style they are using and additional controls in the OpenStreetMaps Overlay settings. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

XPression Maps has always supported creating a border for countries as they are shown on a map. However, borders that are along an ocean were not drawn, as the water is assumed to be the border, or in some cases the administrative border might extend into the ocean, sea, or other bodies of water. It is now possible to show the border alongside the body of water, using the resolution quality shown in the properties panel. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Designers are often asked to export a still image of a map they create. However, their default file format might not be the first choice presented in the XPression Maps Designer software. With the latest update, XPression Maps Designer will remember the last file format saved, and automatically present that as the File Format choice. There is also a new configuration choice for the Compression Quality settings of JPEG files saved in XPression Maps. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

When using an XPression Maps Database shared across multiple XPression Maps Designers, it has not been possible to delete a Drawing Tool Group. However, more and more users on one database means that temporary Drawing Tool Groups may get added to an XPression Maps database, which eventually need to be deleted. Now, there is a way to delete them with XPression Maps 3.2.2 Build 11682 or higher. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

XPression Tick-it! provides both data streams and control over an XPression engine to display data-driven content. Did you know that users can trigger XPression Tick-it! using tools like RossTalk or an Elgato Stream Deck? While Tick-It! is normally triggered via automation controls from devices like station automation systems, it is possible for people and production devices to trigger Tick-It! for playout as well. Watch and see! www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

XPression supports a Windows Capture Shader, which allows the XPression user to display the contents of a window on their computer as a material on any geometry in their XPression scene. This can be a web browser, Video Chat Tools, or any application on their computer. Best practice for this would be dual monitors on the XPression engine so that the desired window isn't covered up by the XPression user interface. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

In Version 11.0, we have enhanced the user experience for Mac OS users working with the HTML5 MOS client. Users can now preview Clips content inside the HTML5 MOS Client before adding it to their scripts. Simply select a Clip asset by clicking on it, and then clicking on it in the preview pane will allow the user to watch a proxy video with sound. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

The XPression Maps Templates used in the XPression MOS Workflow were designed for the artist to define the starting flight point and letting the newsroom user search for the end point. This means that there are several templates for doing a map. Now, it is possible to allow the Maps HTML5 client (MOS) user to define where they want to have the Map flight start, and better tell their story. It can also reduce the number of Maps templates and reduce some confusion over which templates to use to make a map. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

One of the most important parts of branding is consistency. When creating mapping content for your viewers, it is important to show them common locations the same way, most of the time. If you want your local maps to start with the same point of view each time, consider creating a bookmark to allow your XPression Maps Designers to use the same location each time. In this video, we explain XPression Maps Bookmarks to create a consistent reference point every time. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

The XPression MOS client allows users to select between two (or more) XPression Gateway Servers on their network. Now the NLE users can do the same thing! Allow editors in a duopoly to participate in both newsrooms and let them collaborate with both newsrooms too. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

MOS enabled newsrooms have freed the control room up from the chaos of frantic live control rooms, by allowing producers to create and schedule their own content. However, some shows are still so “live” they don't follow a rundown. Now it is possible to export a snapshot the rundown as a CSV file, to allow the producers to see a list of graphics and Take IDs from a specific show and timeframe. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Remote Sequencer users can create, modify, or delete graphics Take Items, and now with Version 11, it is possible to also move Clips assets in the rundown, change the order of Clips assets, or even move two or more of them at one time. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

The XPression Project Server can handle a lot of file transfers in busy stations. For station groups with a central XPression Project Server which can share XPression Projects to multiple locations for breaking news and other critical productions, now it is possible to keep an eye on file transfers in either direction. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

The new Text Object Property for Published Value allows for a value to be pushed to a text object, but also allows for users in XPression or the XPression MOS Client to overwrite the value, if things change. This is a critical fix, since Visual Logic runs any time the XPression scene is rendered, making the original way XPression handled data from XMP or other sources non-negotiable. Now it is possible to update a value. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

When creating a copy of an existing XPression Take Item in the Sequencer, it is now possible to select the Take ID, as well as define the location of the new Take ID in the Sequencer. This allows operators to work quickly and gives them a lot more control when making copies of the same Take Item in their Sequencer playlists. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

News requires a high standard of accuracy and is often questioned about grammatical choices. In some countries, the requirement to add some text in Superscript or underline is very important, and often one of the most critical parts of news graphics. XPression now supports the use of underline, superscript and subscript in text to make your graphics as accurate as possible. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Displaying text properly sometimes requires the use of superscript or subscript, so now… XPression supports it. This allow users to properly emphasize key words, it is also possible to underline text in XPression. This is possible in the Viewport as well as the Template Data Fields in Sequencer. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Creating content for the digital platforms is often as critical as creating content for the newscast. XPression Maps and the Maps HTML5 Client allows your busy newsroom to create content for both at the same time. With the XPression Maps Server Download option, your newsroom users can now download the map animations they create for use in other platforms, giving your web or mobile app the same content and branding as your newscast. This keeps your viewers informed and depending on your station for their news content 24 hours a day. www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

If you have ever built a complex transition logic scene where you created tons of very involved logic rules, you also know you want to use the same rules on another template that is very similar. You used to have to go and copy and paste the rules, line-by-line. Now, you can save the entire set of Transition Logic rules and recall them inside another template. This reduces the amount of work (and tears) needed to build an amazing graphics package. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

See what Preview Markers, Default Markers and a Preview or NLE Scene Director can do to make your newsroom or Non-Linear Editing (Adobe Premiere, Avid Media Composer, GV Edius) workflow run flawlessly. Adding these pro-tips to your scene design and logic work will make for a smoothly running show, no matter is your working in a manual playout workflow or a totally automated control room. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Want to know how one XPression scene can affect another? Well, this is where you will learn all about adding another track in your Scene Director to add a Scene Director Trigger, which allows one XPression scene to interact with another one. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Ok, we call them topic bars in the USA, but in the UK, they are called Flags. Don't let it confuse you. Simon is going to show you how to animate the Flag scene, as well as how to do it with some great shortcuts. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

The masks are already built for you but learn a couple of great shortcuts as well as what the check box for Render animated objects only does, and how to leverage it on your XPression scene design and animation work. If you want to learn how to create masks in XPression go back and watch the tutorial on creating and animating masks, (Basics 136). Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Here is the magical part of the series, where we learn how to create Transition Logic Rules and adding in the Conditions to execute them. There are a couple of great shortcuts in this video, in addition to the great lesion on Transition Logic. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

This tutorial covers how to animate the text objects in the scene, to create effects for the various situations where XPression Transition Logic will be added in the next video. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Learn how to the add animation controllers to your scenes, to add transitions to basic templates, even without logic, and how this is different them just using a pause in the middle of the scene director and reversing the animation. Watch the tutorial on the basics of animation in XPression if you forgot, (Basics 108)!  Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Get introduced to what XPression Transition Logic is, and what will be covered in this series of tutorial videos. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

In a live production control room, a great user interface still requires a dedicated control surface, sometimes. Ross Video has created an optional keyboard for controlling Trackless Studio with single keystrokes. Recalling camera presets, events or even transitions can now be done with dedicated keystrokes. There is even a joystick for immediate access to repositioning the scene camera. This is extremely helpful in the pre-production times for setting camera presets as well as random control of the scene camera for immediate camera repositioning while in production. Take a look at this quick introduction video to see if the Trackless Studio dedicated controller option is right for your productions.   Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Adding XPression graphics in or over the Trackless Virtual Studio is easy to do, using Events. Setting a scene with Datalinq™ keys online and then sending a new Datalinq™ key value allows users to update lower-third name graphics or even election results in complex data visualizations. This video will take users through the steps to add a lower third name super and update the contents using events, within Ross Video's trackless Studio. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Trackless Studio can be more than just the virtual set in your production. Using the Events settings in Trackless Studio, it is possible to use other scenes in the XPression Project which has the virtual set. Adding another scene, and even populating it with new content is simple, and this video provides an awesome tutorial on how to set up Insert Graphics events for your virtual set solution. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Virtual sets can contain virtual monitors, and it is easy to change the content, such as Videos, still Images or live sources to fill the monitors, using the Trackless Studio Media Events and Hot Swap functions. Setting up a series of media events that can be triggered from the Production Control interface is quick and easy. The use of events can handle more than just updating media in the monitors; Media Events can update Datalinq™ sources, on-set objects, insert graphics superimposed on the program stream and event selecting other camera presets can all be part of a Media Event in Trackless Studio. For a random access type of program, the Media Hot Swap tools allow operators to select a pool of preset media (videos, still images or live sources), and simply click on them to selectively populate the on-set monitors and keep up with the on screen dialog. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Setting up a Trackless Studio show will be easy after reviewing this tutorial. Setting up different Scene Presets and triggering moves between the camera presets and transitions between scenes of presets to mimic a full studio production workflow. Setting presets, adjusting transition durations based on production demands and setting new presets when needed, give the operator comprehensive set of handles on the entire production. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

There are some essential but simple settings that need to be set up and occasionally reviewed and tweaked in Trackless Studio. Items such as setting up the Chroma key for each live input, setting up or updating a list media to be used in either hot-swap mode or event-base triggering. Learning to set up or modify the chroma key settings as well as modifying the media and event presets helps to take an operator to the next level of Trackless Studio user. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

The Trackless Studio playout process is handled through the Production Control screen. Learning the specific functions of the main areas on this part of the user interface gives the operator the confidence to handle their show knowing what controls are available to them. Viewing this tutorial as well as the Trackless Studio Basic Operation Overview gives the operator a solid understanding of how to set up and run a basic show. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Understanding the Menu option of a software application can make the different between the operator mastering the software or the software mastering the operator. The quick tutorial walks the viewer through the items on the main menu and when or why to use them. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Launching Trackless Studio and XPression in the proper order is important to establishing the “handshake” between the two applications. This short video provides instruction on the proper order for launching and gives the operator the confidence to continue forward in the playback process. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

This video is a comprehensive tutorial walking the user through the process of identifying the proper version of XPression to work with Ross Trackless Studio or XPression BlueBox and the proper installation and setup of the Trackless Studio software. Geared towards the maintenance or IT staff, this video is mainly installation, however, it is a good reference for operators who want an overall knowledge of Trackless Studio. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Ross Video would like to introduce you to Trackless Studio, our cost-effective solution for virtual set technology. We feel that Ross Video Trackless Studio can be a “game changer” for even your most basic video productions. The application opportunities for Trackless Studio are almost endless. Imagine having a library of stunning virtual sets allowing for dramatic camera moves, multi-camera support, transitions, live inputs, real-time 3D graphics, and updatable video clips and still images on the set. All this is done without a large studio space, and at an amazingly affordable price.   Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

A 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. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Combining XPression Tick-it with Ross Video Inception Social to moderate, schedule, manage and display social media content for your ticker requirements. Learn about these workflow tools and how they can make your staff more productive. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

XPression Tick-it systems can scale from a single system to an entire enterprise-level solution around the world. Demanding environments like yours can be managed using XPression Tick-it. Let us show you how Ross Video and XPression Tick-it can help. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Tickers are being used outside of traditional broadcast workflows, such as venues, large organizations, and corporate facilities. See several real-world examples of XPression Tick-it in action and get some ideas on how XPression Tick-it can improve your messaging needs. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

XPression Tick-it provides reporting capabilities on many activities. Watch this video to learn what reporting tools are available and how to use them. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

The XPression Tick-it workflow can be set-up using one person or an entire team. Learn what resources are available, and who might be using them to keep XPression Tick-it performing as expected. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

XPression Tick-it can scale from a single system to an entire network of stations. This video will explain the XPression components and the XPression Tick-it system. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

The XPression Tick-it Player app is used on the XPression system to manually recall content and display it to output of the XPression graphics engine. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

The XPression Tick-it concept of “Shows” help to schedule content for air. This video explains the Story and Rundown components of the Tick-it web interface. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

XPression Tick-it Projects move from conception to deployment inside a facility. This video provides an understanding of the overall project and who might perform each part of the project. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U

Understanding 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. Living Live! with Ross Video www.rossvideo.com/XPression-U