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Creating an animated map in XPression Maps is as easy as selecting a starting and ending […]

Creating a Map template for use in the self-service XPression MOS Plug-in workflow is really easy.

XPression Maps Designers can create a “parade route” on a map to show a traveling path.

How to properly set up a project.

We're going to cover Object Manipulation in XPression, creating objects, moving objects around in 3D and […]

Creating text objects, formatting text and creating fonts in XPression is a breeze and you can […]

Template links or Object Publishing.

In this video we will learn how to move stuff by creating any kind of looping […]

In this tutorial we will learn how to create and edit take items, controlling the sequencer […]

New in XPression 6.0, Transition Logic is Ross Video’s feature in XPression that allows the XPression […]

Stations with an XPression gateway for their MOS workflow can now provide the same templates to […]

Some XPression customers are using their XPression engines for station branding which includes sponsorship artwork or […]

Driven by customer requests, there have been considerable changes to the XPression MOS Plug-in.

XPression now has an additional Data Source for text objects, User Input Controls.

Building on the basics of User Input Controls, Importing lists can be done using text fields […]

The XPression MOS plug-in now gathers the user name of the NRCS client which is hosting […]

Using the same process as the Project Server listed above, the XPression MOS plug-in gets the […]

Adobe has formalized the use of embedded metadata into a protocol they call eXtensible Metadata Platform, […]

For users who count on textures from the local file system, rather than adding textures as […]

XPression utilizes a highly efficient compression codec for video files used in XPression.

Some designers and rendering programs provide image (.tga, .jpg, .png, etc.) sequences as output files, rather […]

In this tutorial we're going to look at how you can change existing keyboard shortcuts in […]

Find out what visual logic is and how you can build smart templates that can control […]

This is a quick intro on how to write a C Sharp application to control your […]

Accessing the components of the user interface for XPression Clips and the basic requirements of output […]

XPression Clips automatically enables the FILL2 option for XPression Studio.

Program producers often has a requirement for simple looping videos.

XPression 6.0 adds the ability to record baseband video within the XPression user interface.

This video shows how to install the XPression Studio software.

Some features and options of XPression have minimum version requirements and may require the system is […]

This video will provides instruction on how to set up the XPression Clip Store software, once […]

The INcoder software provides watch folder workflows for XPression video files, transcoding files from various different […]

Ross Video would like to introduce you to Trackless Studio, our cost-effective solution for virtual set […]

Launching Trackless Studio and XPression in the proper order is important to establishing the “handshake” between […]

Understanding the Menu option of a software application can make the different between the operator mastering […]

The Trackless Studio playout process is handled through the Production Control screen.

Setting up a Trackless Studio show will be easy after reviewing this tutorial.

Virtual sets can contain virtual monitors, and it is easy to change the content, such as […]

Trackless Studio can be more than just the virtual set in your production.

In a live production control room, a great user interface still requires a dedicated control surface, […]

Introducing XPression Tick-it, from Ross Video.

Tick-it puts control in your hands. Take a look at the entire solution using XPression Tick-it.

Ever wonder how to set up a ticker project and who does what?

The XPression Tick-it Content Modules provide focused on data sets for News, Sports, Weather, Financial Data.

XPression Designer Alain Savoie discusses the design process he uses to create content in XPression and […]

The Story Module of XPression Tick-it allows the user to set-up or modify content before approving […]

The XPression Tick-it Sports Module les you link data feeds to XPression Tick-it or create custom […]

The XPression Tick-it Weather Module lets users link data from service providers into XPression templates including […]

The Elections Module for XPression Tick-it allows for registration of Candidate information, elections, and voting regions […]

Scheduling Promos, generating "As Run" reports and even adding artwork make the Promos and Ads Module […]

Understanding the potential of XPression Tick-it is critical to designing the XPression Scenes.

The XPression Tick-it concept of "Shows" help to schedule content for air.

The XPression Tick-it Player app is used on the XPression system to manually recall content and […]

XPression Tick-it can scale from a single system to an entire network of stations.

XPression Tick-it provides reporting capabilities on many activities.

Tickers are being used outside of traditional broadcast workflows, such as venues, large organizations, and corporate […]

XPression Tick-it systems can scale from a single system to an entire enterprise-level solution around the […]

XPression Datalinq™ is a powerful tool for integration of data-driven graphics in real-time.

Learn how to set up the Datalinq™ Server in XPression.

It is possible to set up a single scene in XPression and use key values in […]

As powerful as Datalinq™ is, there is still a need for “row pop” graphics.

This quick video provides an overview of the Ross Video XPression Workflow.

This video shows how to use the XPression MOS ActiveX Plug-in.

Maps are great tools for telling the whole story in a newscast.

Stations with an XPression gateway for their MOS workflow can now provide the same templates to […]

Using RSS feeds or other HTML data sources used to mean that you need to create […]

Adding telestration to your video productions is easier than you think.

Using a simple on-screen menu or standard PC keyboards, select the drawing tool that best highlights […]

XPression Studio can work in various broadcast video standards.

XPression Sequencer is a powerful tool for playout of scenes in order as well as random […]

Sometimes, a specific XPression scene from one project might be needed in another project.

XPression animations are keyframe-based, meaning that animations are interpolated between two (or more) points on a […]

Often times, back-to-back graphics have common elements, such as the story topic or on-camera subject name.

XPression can import 3D models in the OBJ and 3DS formats, as well as an OBJ […]

XPression Studio systems with the XPression Clips option also have the PBUS option as part of […]

XPression and Datalinq™ are already a very powerful combination of workflow tools. Implemented in XPression 6.5, […]

Using simple tricks, XPression designers can create templates with options to reduce the number of templates […]

For enterprise customers or facilities that service two or more stations on the same network, it […]

Users of Ross Video’s XPression MOS Client, version 6.5 or higher, working in Avid’s iNews NRCS […]

For facilities with one openMAM source, the openMAM button now opens that source, rather than presenting […]

XPression MOS workflow users who also have an openMAM system with order management and fulfillment, such […]

XPression Clips users, working in XPression 6.5 or higher, who access clips content randomly, using the […]

In a busy control room, it can be difficult to keep track of what clips are […]

The XPression Record Client now can grab a still and upload it to the XPression Clips […]

This video shows users how to install the XPression Studio software.

After installing XPression, the first time the application is launched, there is a First Time setting […]

Operators who move from production to production often wonder what version of XPression is installed on […]

For the users who are tasked with setting up hardware, this video shows how to configure […]

The XPression user interface allows the user to create multiple docking layouts so the interface can […]

Not everyone uses AES audio, however, it is available on the XPression Studio systems, when shipped […]

XPression Studio projects save the contents of the Sequence with the project.

For users who focus on playback of the same show every day, there is a setting […]

While XPression is an excellent system for real-time graphics in “live” or “live to tape” productions, […]

Some simple XPression scenes have a default duration, but it is possible to change the duration […]

Users setting up a laptop or other PC may not be sure how to properly configure […]

XPression uses a native video codec for optimum performance at playout.

Every once in a while, producers will provide video elements as a separate file for the […]

Ever wonder how users build an XPression Project and then share it with other users?

Graphics help to tell a story in television. Often times, the graphics are a way to […]

Who doesn’t love pie? Well, next time a producer asks if you can create a Pie […]

XPression allows users to place either still images or videos as materials on the surface of […]

If you are lucky enough to have two XPression operators working on their own engines for […]

One of the most important parts of being a Graphics Operator is making sure that everything […]

Time is something that escapes all of us, but adding time to a scene in XPression […]

In situations where two monitors need to be fed video only, and no alpha is needed, […]

In school, the teachers always said to, “Give credit, where credit is due”.

How about adding a Mask to gently blend the roll into the screen and back out […]

Producers think that XPression users who can animate scenes back-to-back are the coolest people in the […]

XPression has several ways to create masks, and apply them to objects.

XPression has a powerful tool called Stagger Animations.

Transitioning over to a MOS workflow is hard on everyone in the station.

Have you ever been working in the XPression MOS Editor and wanted to reset one field […]

While glancing at the MOS rundown, did you ever wish you could see the XPression Channel […]

Sometimes, filling in a form can be an intimidating experience, especially if you don’t know what […]

Hopefully, the graphics team and the Director have spent some time to decide which XPression scenes […]

When a newsroom user doesn’t change the content of a replaceable asset field, XPression displays in […]

In a busy news day, the perfect photo for a news graphic might not be part […]

The Streamline Media Asset Management server now allows users of The Associated Press Graphics Libraries to […]

XPression INcoder can now transcode .MXF files with AVC Intra content in them.

The XPression INcoder workflow will now retain the source time-code of files using Quick-Time™ of QuickTime […]

Facilities with multiple shows or productions each day often standardize workflows and want to use the […]

XPression Clips assets can have a Recall ID for use in a random access workflow or […]

XPression Clips users looking for random access recalls of XPression Clips content can use the Fast […]

XPression Clips has had 3-point and 4-point looping for a while, however, the Edit User Interface […]

Did you know you can cue to a specific frame of a video in XPression Clips […]

The XPression Clips Server Channel panel now as a Preview Window. Why?

XPression Clips was designed to use a separate server to transcode and import assets into the […]

Working in the XPression Sequencer, Take IDs are very important.

XPression Animation Controllers are based on the ability to keyframe the transform properties of objects in […]

Have a big day coming up in your future? Maybe the first day of spring? The […]

How many times have you been asked if you can change one word in an XPression […]

While building a scene in XPression, designers envision how it will look, and assume all materials […]

Visual confirmation is key to being confident.

The ability to display open captioning for all fans to see and observe both informational announcement […]

The core of XPression, the fastest growing real-time motion graphics engine in the industry, has some […]

Ross Video filled a void in the video playout market when we introduced XPression Clips.

Sporting event XPression operators often utilize a tool referred to as Data Pages as a way […]

XPression now has a control to change the size of the thumbnails of the image assets.

Moving between groups in the Sequence View is often easier to do when using Sequence Groups.

Autodesk’s FBX 3D import/export transport has become an important tool for moving 3D projects between applications.

When problems come up, the best thing to do is gather all the available information before […]

XPression and Dashboard have always interacted well, using the free Dashboard tools leveraging RossTalk, XML Data […]

Have you ever wanted to speed up or slow down a Roll Group or Crawl Group […]

How many times have you wanted to put a scene into an output layer and make […]

Setting up DataLinq™ sources used to take a lot of copy-and-paste work to create the DataLinq™ […]

Tracking the playback of assets to outputs often needs to be accounted for, and this is […]

It is now possible to take a Sequence Group Online when the project is loaded. This […]

XPression is now available in a 64-bit edition! Learn how to install the 64-bit edition, why […]

Setting up Channel Groups in the XPression Gateway makes creating control room configurations easier than ever.

Newsrooms are changing. For years, dedicated PC applications have been to driving force of newsroom workflows […]

One of the most common places to see graphics on video productions is a continuous stream […]

In addition to communicating vital information to the viewer, crawls are used to drive branding for […]

Using a single stream of text might seem like more than enough data for a crawl. […]

As the #Coronavirus spreads around the globe and society comes to terms with #SocialDistancing, we want […]

For critical times, newsroom users may need to get a PNG still image of an XPression […]

Producers trying to review the XPression items in their newscast have come to love the BROWSE […]

The XPression team has been hard at work adding over 40 new features to XPression for […]

The design process doesn’t always start in XPression. Sometimes, cocktail napkins are the source of amazing […]

Transition Logic revolutionized how graphics were designed to play back-to-back on XPression.

Did you ever wonder what the scene in preview looks like when it animates on the […]

Font Management is a challenge in every graphics workflow, so Ross Video decided to create a […]

When using videos as replaceable materials in XPression, it is always tough. So many times, artists […]

I bet nobody ever showed you how to work with Docking Layout Tools before, did they?

The latest release of Ross Video XPression is bursting with new features and workflow enhancements.

We work with a lot of E-Sports productions, and we see a lot of things behind […]

If you have ever needed to build visual logic sets in XPression, and had a lot […]

How many of you MOS users wish you could use your Apple Macs to do your […]

That little blob of text that shows up in the script pages after an XPression Graphic […]

In XPression Maps, Shape Styles allow users to highlight a geographic region to draw the viewer’s […]

In the previous video MAP200 we explained how to create Shape Styles in XPression Maps. Now, […]

XPression Maps has shape files for countries, states, and counties. Adding in every city, voting or […]

The addition of OpenStreetMaps.org as a provider in XPression Maps 3.0 adds an amazing amount of […]

XPression Maps 3.0 now allows users working with Open Street Maps styles to define the colors […]

XPression Maps has multiple ways to add new typefaces, or fonts; to the software. In this […]

Newsroom users can also benefit from the Open Street Maps Information Layers.

XPression Maps added to the XPression MOS workflow can empower the newsroom to create their own […]

XPression Maps has always allowed designers to create animated map templates for the XPression MOS users. […]

Without labels, maps can be very confusing. With XPression Maps, the Maps Designer can create specific […]

Sometimes, adding an icon or other artwork to a map helps to more clearly tell the […]

The shape data in XPression Maps might not be 100% accurate base on things like disputed […]