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RE: Changing color to image

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 05-16-2024 15:25
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Yes. I haven't done this yet as you want to do, but this is how I think it would be done. Enable/disable layers or shaders. Make a multilayer material and turn layers on or off based on county condition. ...or... Make a multishader material and turn on or off shaders based on county condition. ...

RE: Rounding Decimals with script or visual Logic

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 05-14-2024 12:33
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VisualLogic Math functions -> Round ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu ------------------------------

RE: XPression GO! Scripting

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 05-06-2024 15:26
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Sounds familiar to a problem on another broadcast system. Scripting fails if you do not "Run as Administrator". Different software, same problem. ??? Launch software with a right click to get a menu and the Administrator option. ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu -------- ...

RE: Datalinq Excel update

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 04-26-2024 09:57
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Xpression DataLinq Server version problem? We are on 11 for DataLing but 9.5 for Xpression. The user before me told everyone when you updated excel spreadsheet you needed to restart the server. You don't. When a spreadsheet is updated the queries reflect the change. This might be something that had ...

RE: Virtual output question

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 04-26-2024 09:46
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Grayed out option. Total dick tease. ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu ------------------------------

RE: Virtual output question

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 04-25-2024 10:13
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I believe this is version centric. We are currently on 9.5 and our Virtual Output Settings only has Show On Startup Stay On Top Automatically Adjust Aspect Ratio Right clicking on the Virtual output does have the option for Full Screen, but it is grayed out and cannot be selected. What a ...

RE: Scripting Keyframes on Animation Controller

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 04-18-2024 14:06
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self.GetAnimControllerByName("AC1",anim1) ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu ------------------------------

RE: Rename Base Object from Script

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 04-17-2024 14:40
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Yes you can rename it. The 'Name' property is Read-Write. XPression API Reference Name Property See Also Send comments on this topic. xpBaseObject Object : Name Property Glossary Item Box Description Gets and sets the name of the object. Property type Read-write property ...

RE: TRANSITION LOGIC PROBLEM

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 04-15-2024 17:08
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Duplicate the problem in the Sequencer and open the debug window. Watch for the decision making in the debug window and see what rules it matched on the IN and OUT. Then go back over your transition rules. I have had some transition problems and realized that sometimes I had to add to a transition ...

RE: Racing results / leaderboard animations

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 04-12-2024 14:06
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Sounds nightmarish. If you are any good at VB, then you could do it. You would have to analyze data as it changed and determine all the new positions. You would then have to dynamically create animation controllers and play them. Layering precedence could get real messy. ------------------------------ ...

RE: Limit lines of text in Xpression

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 04-11-2024 17:17
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A VB or Visual Logic script that splits on \n or \r\n. I don't recall being able to use Visual Logic to find or split special characters though. I would recommend a non-displayed text field to be published for input. The text on the ticker is not published. In the "on prepare" event write a script ...

RE: Ross Xpression communication with Newsticker via CII

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 04-11-2024 09:41
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I just did this in November. I wasn't referencing takeIDs but scene numbers. My knowledge on this is shallow, but might be able to help. ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu ------------------------------

RE: Scene Manager Thumbnails with Datalinq VL Blocks

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 04-09-2024 14:22
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Thumbs up this software suggestion: https://rossvideo.community/idea/explicit-thumbnail ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu ------------------------------

RE: Maintaining Aspect Ratio of Images Using Visual Logic

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 03-25-2024 11:58
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If you are using VB to get sizes and ratio, just do the rest of the math in VB. It is much more succinct and easier to debug. Do all the math in one place, not two. Trust me. Do not scatter your coding. ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu ------------------------------

RE: How to make Finance chart graphic in Xpression?

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 03-22-2024 12:04
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My gut goes to having an internal web server that ingests the data and renders the image. Xpression can then link to that image. For creating the image, the way I would do it is write a script that creates a SVG version of the chart. That would be easy because it is text. Then use "Image Magik" ...

RE: SLAB TO SCALE WITH TEXT

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 03-22-2024 10:05
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I have done faux skewed quads with a 3 part obj file. Even made it by hand. Triangle - Quad - Triangle. You could make beveled pieces this way too. Scale the middle and move the caps. ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu ------------------------------

RE: Sidearm Sports Data

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 03-06-2024 15:58
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You could use VB and MSXML2.XMLHTTP ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu ------------------------------

RE: SVG Animations / Creating New Lower Third - Best Practices

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 02-29-2024 10:33
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You could turn the SVG elements into .obj files, but the textures/colors don't carry over. Illustrator can export to .obj You'll have to make materials for the objects. Additional note: I believe Illustrator always makes the center point/origin in the middle of your object regardless of how you position ...

RE: Scene preview

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 02-10-2024 11:04
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Yes. Make a Layer Object and put the preview only objects in it. Then check the "Render Layer in Preview Only" checkbox. ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu ------------------------------

RE: Stinger Video freezing on-air.

Posted By Azathoth Son of Cthulhu 01-31-2024 13:37
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If the video is coming from a network drive, it could be a network issue. Our designer boxes have this issue sometimes. However, our Production boxes have a better network setup to the drives and thus no issues. Just a thought. ------------------------------ Azathoth Son of Cthulhu ----------- ...