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Basic 214 - XPression Status Client

In XPression 10.5, we are leveraging our existing SNMP tools and add the ability to start and stop XPression services remotely, but also to push and install XPression software remotely to all your XPression systems from one location, over the LAN.
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Intermediate 201 - How you can change or create keyboard shortcuts

In this tutorial we're going to look at how you can change existing keyboard shortcuts in XPression, how to create your own shortcuts, how to create groups of shortcuts so you can perform multiple actions with a single keystroke.
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Intermediate 202 - How to do Logic without Scripting

Find out what visual logic is and how you can build smart templates that can control conditional animations, position of objects and a variety of different parameters without having to use scripts.
We're going to show you how to use Visual Studio to write a C Sharp or Visual Basic Application that will connect to the dot net interface of XPression to be able to control your graphics.
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Intermediate 203 - Importing OBJ Sequences into XPression

XPression can import 3D models in the OBJ and 3DS formats, as well as an OBJ Sequence. The OBJ Sequence contains the object as well as animation properties of the object(s). Importing them is fairly straight forward, however, there are some common mistakes that are made when creating the OBJ Sequence. This video shows both the proper and OBJ Sequences when imported, so that the XPression user can identify where the issue is.
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Intermediate 204 - Using PBUS To Play XPression Scenes

XPression Studio systems with the XPression Clips option also have the PBUS option as part of the clips software. While PBUS is normally used to handle triggering video servers from a video switcher, PBUS can also be used to trigger XPression Scenes. This video shows how to add an XPression Scene to the PBUS register and what happens when it gets triggered. Ross Video Dashboard is used, for illustration purposes, to trigger PBUS register. However, this could be any switcher or device that can trigger PBUS.
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Intermediate 205 - XPression MOS Templates with Non-Looping Replaceable Videos

MOS workflows allow the newsroom user to create their own graphics using templates the art department may create. When a material is created using a video asset, the default setting for videos is looping. When a scene is used as a MOS template, the settings for the default material is inherited by the video element dropped into the template in the newsroom.If the default material, used as the placeholder, is set to PLAY ONCE, the video elements dropped into that template by the newsroom user will not loop. The best way to handle this is to use a placeholder element with the desired settings for a replaceable asset. It is also wise to use something like a station logo or show logo, in case the replaceable video asset is from an openMAM or Order Management System and the desired asset isn’t delivered in time for air.
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Intermediate 206 - XPression Visual Logic Sort Selector Function Block

XPression and Datalinq™ are already a very powerful combination of workflow tools. Implemented in XPression 6.5, Visual Logic provides even more power to the data handling capabilities of XPression. A Sort Selection function block has been added which enables XPression to automatically review and sort data and pass the re-ordered data from input fields to outputs using the Function Blocks and Object Blocks.
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Intermediate 210 - Tessera Part 1: Region Mapping for Multi-Monitor Main Displays

Another visit from Andrew Sampson, where he covers the basics of the XPression Tessera and Tessera SE workflows. In this video, Andrew is explaining how to work in the Region Mapper in Tessera to set up playout of a 3840x1080 video across two frame buffers in a single XPression Engine.
We know some of you want to follow along at home, so here is a link to a zip file of the XPression project Andrew used. Copy it onto your hard drive and launch the project file to follow along with him.
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Intermediate 211 - Tessera Part 2: Region Mapping for Ribbon Boards

In this video, learn how to take supplied content for ribbon boards, in this case 15360x80; and use the region mapping tools to stripe it onto a 1920x1080 output. Once this is done, you can take the single frame buffer output and feed it to your display cabinets and use their internal scaling tools to map out the ribbons for a complete and seamless display.
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Intermediate 212 - Tessera Part 3: Region Mapping to Consolidate Content

Well, you just learned that using Region Mapper, it is possible to span content in a single frame buffer output across multiple displays. Well, let’s take that to the next step and create a single Take Item that will be used to “Take Over” all the monitors in the venue with a single Take ID.
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