Ross Video’s XPression Wins 2009 BE Pick Hit Award at IBC

Iroquois, ON, Canada – September 29, 2009 – Ross Video wins a 2009 Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit Award at IBC in Amsterdam for XPression, a real-time 2D / 3D Character Generator.

The prestigious Pick Hit Awards are selected by a panel of independent judges who tour the convention floor looking for innovative products and technology. The winners are based on criteria such as technical and financial improvements the product can bring to a facility’s operation. Broadcast Engineering editors and publishers have no vote in the selection process, ensuring the winners truly represent outstanding achievements in the eyes of a group of people who are representative of those making TV happen.

“It was a great honor to win the Pick Hit Award for XPression this year at IBC,” said Niels Borg, Marketing Product Manager, XPression. “Knowing that we offer a technology with a strong combination of features such as TrueD!™ (Stereoscopic output), and that we were voted by independent judges as innovative is a clear sign that XPression is setting new standards for creative freedom and performance. This is a great accomplishment for Ross.”

About XPression
XPression is a high end real time 3D Character Generator offering multi layered output and animation of 3D models, 2D and 3D text, clips, live video and web content. XPression is a data-driven system that’s able to integrate real time data into 3D graphics and animations with live connections to spreadsheets, databases, RSS feeds, newsroom editorial systems and other live data sources.

About Ross Video
Ross Video designs, manufactures and supports a wide range of innovative products for use in live production applications. Ross’ award winning product line includes Vision, Vision Octane and CrossOver Video Production Switchers; openGear®, RossGear and GearLite Signal Processing; BlackStorm Video Servers; OverDrive Production Control Systems and XPression Character Generators. Ross products are installed in over 100 countries around the world, where they are used daily by top broadcasters, production companies, sports stadiums, government agencies and houses of worship.

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For further information, please contact:
Sara Bell
Media Relations Specialist
t. (613) 652-3020
f. (613) 652-4425
e. sbell@rossvideo.com