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  • 1.  Rosstalk graphic control

    Posted 05-13-2025 12:57

    hi, looking for some rosstalk scripting help...

    is it possible to send a command to clear a field of a graphic thats on air? 

    our graphics have top lines with things like 'new today' or 'new this morning' and are often times missed when dragging graphics from show to show and was hoping to create a rosstalk custom control that could clear that field and re-take the graphic to air to have it drop off the grapahics



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    billy hammond
    overdrive operator
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  • 2.  RE: Rosstalk graphic control

    Posted 05-13-2025 14:50

    Is this in a MOS workflow? 

    If yes, is it using Static Take IDs? 


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  • 3.  RE: Rosstalk graphic control

    Posted 05-13-2025 19:53
    Yes mos but not fixed IDs. Working in a news scenario. Our lower thirds have multiple fields so hoping for a easy clear field solution of an in air graphic


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  • 4.  RE: Rosstalk graphic control

    Posted 05-14-2025 18:54

    Without knowledge of the Take ID, Rosstalk won't let you set template data for a specific MOS item, and even if it did have the Take ID, you might run into bigger issues with your rundown by editing a MOS item this way. 

    You might be able to use a GPI trigger to run a script, however, to update the text after you play the graphic online. It sounds like you're looking to clear a specific field (i.e., "TAB TEXT" or "LINE 2") and the graphic is on a consistent framebuffer or layer. 

    Add a Keyboard/GPI Map Script Action to your XPression engine like this:

    dim fb as xpOutputFrameBuffer
dim scene as xpScene
dim text as xpTextObject

engine.GetOutputFrameBuffer(0,fb)
fb.GetSceneOnLayer(10,scene)
scene.GetObjectByName("TAB TEXT",text)

text.Text = ""

    In this case, we'd be looking to clear the "TAB TEXT" field on a graphic online in Framebuffer 1 (Index Value "0") on Layer 10. Replace any of those values with those of your graphic. The graphic would update on-air without having to retrigger the item in Overdrive.

    The script could be triggered by a keyboard shortcut directly on the XPression Engine, or a GPI Trigger sent via RossTalk from another device.



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    Jeff Mayer
    Ross Video
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