XPression U

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 […]

How many times have you wanted to take a graphic used in the newscast and also […]

Sometimes, embedded knowledge can lead to career advancement, but leave a void for the next person.

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 MGN Online to access their accounts, […]

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 […]

The XPression INcoder workflow now allows for an auto-assignment of a Recall ID during the ingest […]

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 […]

Did you know you can edit XPression Clips content on the User Interface and not use […]

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 content can be set to pause on the last frame in the clip.

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 […]

When someone asks to change a scene, and there are already dozens of Take IDs built […]

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 […]

How many times as the director asked you how much longer, before the graphic is complete […]

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 […]

The XPression MOS workflow has gotten some great new enhancements to improve the user experience.

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.

Send the cursor back and forth from the Take Item Inspector to the Sequence List the […]

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 […]

Starting with XPression version 7.2 or higher, XPression USB License dongles can be reprogrammed in the […]

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 […]

The XPression Studio and Prime user interface now has an improved Search function! Look for anything […]

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.

To support newsroom users who are now working literally everywhere, Ross Video is now able to […]

With XPression 8.5 or higher, there are more data source types, improved ways to use Ross […]

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 […]

In this video, we use the ADODB tools to link multiple scenes in the crawl scene […]

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 […]

For users of Adobe Creative Cloud’s solutions, Ross Video is introducing support for the Adobe Premiere […]

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 […]

While XPression is a very powerful real-time motion graphics system, designers still might favor creating content […]

Everyone always pushes XPression around, so we decided it was time to push back. RossTalk commands, […]

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

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

Not just a playout controller, the new XPression Remote Sequencer is a powerful content creation tool, […]

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

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

When Ross Video released the 64-bit edition of XPression, users found one missing function, the ability […]

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

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

Designers Spent a lot of time fussing over fonts which are attractive, easy to read and […]

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

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

XPression Maps is a completely reimagined version of mapping software for video production. Built in information […]

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

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

Open Street Maps (OSM) adds an amazing amount of power and detail to XPression Maps 3.0 […]

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

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

XPression Maps allows the Maps Designer to design and utilize styles to colorize and label shapes […]

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

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

XPression Maps produces full raster images for video production. However, not every time XPression Maps imagery […]

With the #HighImpact Maps have on the story telling process, maps are becoming a very important […]

Many XPression customers use the Export As Video functionality in the Sequencer to give editors a […]

While Sequencer Groups are a powerful way to organize Take Items in the XPression Sequencer, many […]

While XPression is the fastest growing real-time motion graphics engine in the market today, audio does […]

For those of us who use XPression BlueBox and have content in mixed video formats coming […]

When users try to share XPression Video Codec files for review by users without XPression, the […]

While the XPression INcoder allows for setting various properties on any clip processed, sometimes Clips already […]

An Event Track is a new feature of XPression Clips, which allows for RossTalk events and […]

Seasoned XPression graphics users find the tracks in the Scene Director a very powerful tool. In […]

The Grand Pappy of XPression U stops in to show us all how to use the […]

Customers who maximize their utilization of a templated workflow often add NLE clients to their XPression […]

A crawl becomes a ticker, once the system is designated to display real-time data feeds in […]

Like any file-based workflow, it is always good to save your work occasionally. With XPression DataLinq™, […]

Learn how to the add animation controllers to your scenes,  to add transitions to basic templates, […]

This tutorial covers how to animate the text objects in the scene, to create effects for […]

Here is the magical part of the series, where we learn how to create Transition Logic […]

Ok, we call them topic bars in the USA, but in the UK, they are called […]

Want to know how one XPression scene can affect another? Well, this is where you will […]

See what Preview Markers, Default Markers and a Preview or NLE Scene Director can do to […]

XPression and Dashboard Part II | Create a blank, self-contained Dashboard panel for XPression , configure […]

XPression and Dashboard Part III | Now, let’s use the Dashboard Widget tool to create an […]

XPression and Dashboard Part IV | Since both Dashboard and XPression can communicate using RossTalk, let’s […]

In this video, learn the basics about the places where users can create scripts in XPression […]

Ever want to make a change in a text object trigger something else to happen? In […]

XPression Crawl groups are powerful tools to create automated display of content across the bottom of […]

In this video, learn how to take supplied content for ribbon boards, in this case 15360x80; […]

Well, you just learned that using Region Mapper, it is possible to span content in a […]

Ok. Ribbon board animations done. Check… right? Well, what about adding a scoreboard onto the ribbon […]

Using Video files as materials is very easy in XPression, and there are a few ways […]

How do you share your election coverage across multiple departments? Spreadsheets? Emails? Post-it Notes?

Learn how XPression Elect-It! fits into your station’s planning and production for election night coverage.

One of the most important parts of an election, is setting up critical races and making […]

Use XPression Elect-It! to create rundowns for election night. Create playlists for lower-thirds, tickers, and full […]

Wanna see how easy it is to play out graphics on election night? We don’t want […]

The XPression Remote Sequencer provides an amazing user experience for MOS enabled newsroom workflows. Displaying the […]

Back in XPression Version 6.7, we added a Countdown column into the XPression Sequencer. Well, now […]

Dashboard is the free utility program from Ross Video that enables operators to have a common […]

We all maintain folders of important files. Folders full of logos, headshots, color backgrounds, etc.

If you have ever built a complex transition logic scene where you created tons of very […]

XPression version 10 is jam-packed full of new features and functionality. There are a bunch of […]

The drawing tools for XPression Maps content has been referred to as a dark art. With […]

Transparency in television news isn’t always about the reporting. Sometimes, it is about the visual presentation. […]

Sometimes, it is important to be able to show distance between two points on a map. […]

Ross Video is introducing the new XPression Maps HTML5 client interface for the MOS enabled newsroom […]

Two questions we get asked (…in this order…) a lot are: 1. Can we use animated […]

In the XPression Maps 3.2 HTML5 workflow, users are required to save their map flights before […]

How many times have you seen a map with a label for a location in the […]

Maps are an excellent visual aide for storytelling. While it is easy to put labels on […]

We saw in the previous video that the XPression Maps Engine and XPression Maps Touch combine […]

News coverage extends past the traditional newscasts scheduled throughout the day. With the dominant force of […]

XPression Maps now utilizes an HTML5 client to allow newsroom users to access the self-service functionality […]

While the administrator of the XPression Maps system might have created an account for me, the […]

The XPression Maps Administrator can make changes to any user account settings from within the XPression […]

Have you ever wanted to take your viewers on a tour of the top stories of […]

Not on-camera presenter is comfortable turning their back to the camera and working a touch screen […]

The overlay controls for XPression Maps Touch are very important, and easy to configure. Let’s take […]

XPression Maps Touch is all about setting up the presets and overlays as an XPression Maps […]

Did you know that XPression Maps Touch enables video input options on the XPression Maps Engine? […]

Even though XPression benefits from a project-based workflow, it is now possible to use Export Scene […]

For instances where the operator needs to make a change to the font properties, XPression now […]

Designers often would like to get a clear view of what they are designing in their […]

In a busy production environment, every bit of help is appreciated. Designers can now color-code input […]

How many times have you selected a template, populated the graphic and realized that you should […]