Ross Video XPression U

Basics 166 - Selecting the Preview Frame for Video Shaders in XPression

When using videos as replaceable materials in XPression, it is always tough. So many times, artists create video which start with a black screen and animate to display franchise content or other information. Ironically, they all seem to use the same points in time for each animation. So now, rather than using FRAME 0 for the preview seen in the MOS newsroom or the Sequencer in XPression, artists can define which frame is used as the preview. Now the guess work of is this the right asset, goes away.
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Basics 168 - The New XPression Remote Sequencer

Not just a playout controller, the new XPression Remote Sequencer is a powerful content creation tool, too! Manage the content in the rundowns for the studio. Modify Take Items., create new Take IDs, move them around to other channels, but still retain the power and ease of driving a linear rundown with one or two keys. When you need to see graphics in a channel per column layout, set it up and use it. Remember, with great power, comes great responsibility.
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Basics 170 - Setting Up Docking Layouts in the New Remote Sequencer

I bet nobody ever showed you how to work with Docking Layout Tools before, did they? Well, they have been part of XPression for a while, so let’s take advantage of introducing the Improved Remote Sequencer to show you how the Docking Layout tools work, and now you can make them work for you. There are also a couple of examples of layouts for working in the new XPression Remote Sequencer you might want to take note of. See which ones might work for your facility. 
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Basics 172 - Setting Up an Elgato Stream Deck for use with XPression

We work with a lot of E-Sports productions, and we see a lot of things behind the scenes. One of our favorites is the Elgato Stream Deck. This cool little device is a USB connected shotbox, which can be programmed with either simple keyboard macros or leveraged with their SDK to create plugins that speak directly to other applications over the network. We decided to try this little gizmo with the new XPression Remote Sequencer and found out that adding some additional RossTalk commands allow the user to send commands to specific channels in the new Remote Sequencer, even if Remote Sequencer isn’t in-focus on the PC. As long as the Remote Sequencer is on the network and the Stream Deck has been programmed, it will just work. How cool is that?
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Basics 174 - Export as Video to QuickTime Video File Formats with the 64-bt XPression Sequencer

When 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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Basics 176 - Improved Naming Functionality When Exporting as Video from The Sequencer

Many XPression customers use the Export as Video functionality in the Sequencer to give editors a video clip of an XPression Graphic. Now it is possible to get more control of the naming of the file with the latest version of XPression.
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Basics 178 - More Color Choices in the XPression Sequencer

While Sequencer Groups are a powerful way to organize Take Items in the XPression Sequencer, many operators like to use colors to highlight Take Items as a way to organize or prioritize key items. Well, we saw users doing that, and found out if we gave them more colors, they’ll use them. We added almost a dozen new colors to the Sequencer for you to choose the ones that work best for you.
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Basics 180 - Importing Multiple Audio Files to XPression at Once

While XPression is the fastest growing real-time motion graphics engine in the market today, audio does also play a part of the production process. We had more than a few requests to be able to upload more than one audio file at a time to the Audio Files tool in XPression. So now, you can upload more than one at a time.
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Basics 182 - Setting Color Value in XPression Using Hex Values

With so many of you designers working in various platforms and mediums, RGB or HSL color values are not the only way to share color information anymore. Ross Video has added support for Hex Values to the color picker and to Visual Logic. Use your favorite method of representing color values, now.
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Basics 184 - Default Video Format Preference Setting for XPression BlueBox

For those of us who use XPression BlueBox and have content in mixed video formats coming at us, Ross Video has added a preference item for defining the Default Video Format. This allows the administrator of the system to set a preference and define what video format the engine will output, rather than just allowing the Project setting to define it.
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