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RE: Dynamic animations via signals / script

Posted By Simon Redmile 04-24-2026 02:00
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I normally use something like onSetText linked to data to trigger a scene director or a GPI that triggers a scene director. Can only be done with scripting keyframes. Both these requests require scripting, would you like some samples? ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic ...

RE: How to use DashBoard parameter to change a Datalinq Key value on several Sequencer Take Items?

Posted By Simon Redmile 04-23-2026 06:15
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Can also have the macro update the datalinqkeys so you don't have to change all your work you can put the macro into the datalinqkey. Either way be sure to click the following to make sure it updates successfully. ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer ...

RE: Maintaining lighting mode on material assign

Posted By Simon Redmile 04-15-2026 14:48
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Hey, I also did some digging and it does appear that setting is missing. ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: Select random video

Posted By Simon Redmile 04-14-2026 14:05
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Hi, I just realised what @Tom Wilson, he was talking about the ransom integer block we have in Dashboard, I don't think we have that block in XPression yet. ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom -------------------- ...

RE: Select random video

Posted By Simon Redmile 04-14-2026 13:57
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It wouldn't be the way I would solve it, I was just saying what I think he meant, that's why I linked my solution after. ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: Select random video

Posted By Simon Redmile 04-14-2026 13:39
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He means the waveform node. Alternatively you could use something like this; https://rossvideo.community/discussion/single-custom-control-for-a-items-in-sequencer-group ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom --- ...

RE: Xpression - using position and rotation keyframe data + c4d camera

Posted By Simon Redmile 04-14-2026 13:29
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you may need to change some of the values to negative if they are rotating the wrong way, that's quite common. ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: Single Custom Control for a items in sequencer group

Posted By Simon Redmile 04-08-2026 19:23
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Create a widget and then have a script and is incremented each time the wipe plays at the end of the scene director. dim variable as xpCounterWidget engine.GetWidgetByName("Counter1", variable) if variable.Value <= 9 variable.Up else variable.Value = 1 end if ------------------------------ ...

RE: Single Custom Control for a items in sequencer group

Posted By Simon Redmile 04-08-2026 11:01
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The wipes are in XPression? ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: Shuffle Play A Take Item Group In Xpression

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-26-2026 13:32
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base take id number ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: Shuffle Play A Take Item Group In Xpression

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-18-2026 17:19
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yeah what you could do is have a dummy scene that you always take online i.e 1000 and then inside that scene onOnline have this script. Dim takeItem1 As xpTakeItem Dim randVal As Integer Dim takeID As Integer ' Random 1–10 randVal = Int((10 * Rnd) + 1) ' Base 1000 + random - takeID ...

RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-18-2026 15:14
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https://www.rossvideo.com/resources/ross-university/setting-up-microsoft-excel-to-work-with-xpression-datalinq/ ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-18-2026 11:38
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you are connected to the sheet not the table ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-17-2026 11:34
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have you set a table you are using in your excel and connect to that and not to the entire sheet? ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-17-2026 11:00
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let me know if that improves things. ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-17-2026 10:43
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Training and Creative Services help usually has to be purchased unfortunately. Is there anyone from Ross you deal with locally? ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: Issues with Crawl Using the N Method

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-17-2026 10:12
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try starting at N+0 and then N+1, N is incremented each time so at the end of say 200 items N is 200 plus whatever number you add so you might be jumping to position 2 when you wrap around. ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United ...

RE: N Method

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-17-2026 10:11
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Normally you use 3 to 5 scenes depending on how long your strings are. If you have a looping crawl it will just need enough items for the those so as long as you have at least 5 and then you'll start see the same messages again. ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer ...

RE: How to Setup an NDI Input on Xpression

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-14-2026 05:33
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Whatever the signal name is. ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------

RE: How to Setup an NDI Input on Xpression

Posted By Simon Redmile 03-12-2026 15:45
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Can you give the stream a unique name? ------------------------------ Simon Redmile Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer Ross Video Bristol United Kingdom ------------------------------