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RE: Xpression License

Posted By Jeff Mayer 06-13-2026 12:45
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Monri, There is an XPression Trial Edition specifically created for training and learning. Reach out the XPression BDM team at XPN_BDM@rossvideo.com for more informaiton. CC: @Phil Englert@Phil Englert ------------------------------ Jeff Mayer Ross Video ------------------------------

RE: %relid% or datalinq key update for crawl scene group secondary scenes

Posted By Jeff Mayer 05-27-2026 21:13
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That makes sense, as the child scene doesn't have a take item ID associated with it, so its %relid% value can't be calculated. Try this instead...when using %relid% in the Datalinq Key, the child scene will calculate the equivalent value by getting the parent scene's Take ID and subtracting the parent ...

RE: %relid% or datalinq key update for crawl scene group secondary scenes

Posted By Jeff Mayer 05-27-2026 10:48
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The only way to set the datalinq key of your child scene to match that of the static parent in a Scene Group is with scripting. Not sure how familiar you are with scripting, but here one you can place on each of your child scenes. It gets the value of the "line" datalinq key in the parent scene, and ...

RE: How to add a text tab in the objectior insepector in XPression?

Posted By Jeff Mayer 05-19-2026 17:52
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In Edit -> Preferences -> Localization, check the box to for standard edit controls under Text Entry. This will allow you to enter text in the Text tab of the object instead of typing into the Text Object itself on the viewport ------------------------------ Jeff Mayer Ross Video ------- ...

RE: Disable Scenes in Sequencer via Scene Names

Posted By Jeff Mayer 05-12-2026 00:35
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This script can run on a Keyboard/GPI shortcut and will find every instance of a Take Item using a specific scene. Depending on the size of your full Sequence, you may want to look in specific Sequencer Groups or at a specific Take Item ID range to limit the amount of items the script has to loop through: ...

RE: Visual Logic for Position with accent marks

Posted By Jeff Mayer 05-05-2026 11:02
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It's a bit of brute force method, but you can use the String Position block to determine if any specific accented characters are included in your last name field. Put as many of those as you need into an Or block, then you can use the result of the Or (will return true if any of the accented characters ...

RE: Custom output on Xpression?

Posted By Jeff Mayer 03-25-2026 12:47
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NDI outputs get their resolution from loaded project settings, so you wouldn't be able to set up different resolutions per output, but the resolutions can change between project loads if needed. ------------------------------ Jeff Mayer Ross Video ------------------------------

RE: API - Widgets bound to xpTextOnject

Posted By Jeff Mayer 02-17-2026 11:18
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There's nothing I see to get the Data Source selected for the xpTextObject, but on a Take Item in sequence, you can retrieve the PropertySourceType for a published object to see if Static, Datalinq or Widget is selected with a script like this: dim takeitem as xpTakeItem dim text1 as xpPublishedObject ...

RE: Xpression scene goes online when other scenes are taken offline

Posted By Jeff Mayer 12-22-2025 06:46
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Jon, The idea of a persistent scene is probably the simplest solution for you, which in the case with XPression, would be using layers. Set your clean 'video feed' take item to a layer below the default Layer 0 of your overlay take items. Layer -1 would work fine, but for safety you can choose a number ...

RE: XML datalinq search AND condition

Posted By Jeff Mayer 11-03-2025 13:42
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Correct Simon. Multiple attributes have to match all search criteria [implemented] the XML/JSON datalinqs can now search multiple attributes or elements to return a node that matches all search criteria. e.g. players ------------------------------ Jeff Mayer Ross Video -------------------- ...

RE: Run Scene Director on Tally/Graphic displayed on switcher

Posted By Jeff Mayer 11-03-2025 13:36
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You can, but you'd need to run an OnRender script on the scene with the animation you want to trigger to always be looking at the tally state of the framebuffer. Here's an example script that will play a scene director called "Play on Tally" on a scene when the Framebuffer the scene is online with ...

RE: Codecs

Posted By Jeff Mayer 10-16-2025 11:24
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INcoder can transcode .mov files. The Quick Animation codec will give you the best result, although many customers use ProRes 4222 or ProRes4444 (with Alpha). I'm not aware of any limitations with Audio. The XPVC and XPVC2 codecs can both handle Audio and Alpha as well as video. If the transode fails ...

RE: Count number of times a string says something

Posted By Jeff Mayer 10-15-2025 12:44
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I know there are ways to do this with scripting, but if you want to use Visual Logic, you can use a String Replace to remove all of the "true" strings, then subtract the length of that replace string from the original string, divide by 4 (the amount of characters in "true") and use the format float to ...

RE: XPression and NDI and Alpha

Posted By Jeff Mayer 10-10-2025 13:24
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I don't have an NDI source with Alpha to test with, but have you tried changing the source mode on the Live Input material? ------------------------------ Jeff Mayer Ross Video ------------------------------

RE: Run a Scene Director when score changes using Visual Logic

Posted By Jeff Mayer 09-21-2025 13:56
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I was able to see the video at Simon's link, but if you can't access that still, you can also try watching the video on the Apple Podcast website https://podcasts.apple.com/lv/podcast/basics-240-onsettext-visual-logic-block/id1626861736?i=1000641078091 ------------------------------ Jeff Mayer Ross ...

RE: XPression Window Capture and Windows 11

Posted By Jeff Mayer 09-21-2025 13:37
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Try using Firefox instead of Chrome for the Windows Capture with Windows 11. Uncheck the option to "Use recommended performance settings" to get to the option to uncheck the "Use hardware acceleration" setting. Then restart Firefox and the drag-and-drop to capture should work. ------------------------------ ...

RE: Run a Scene Director when score changes using Visual Logic

Posted By Jeff Mayer 09-17-2025 07:57
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In XPression Version 11.5, we added on OnSetText visual logic block that lets you trigger a scene director when text changes in a scene. You can use that new block, combined with a subtract block to evaluate if your new score is 3 more than your old score, to trigger a specific scene director. -- ...

RE: Ignore Object Alpha Checkbox Persistent

Posted By Jeff Mayer 09-16-2025 07:10
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David, Are you checking the "Ignore Object Alpha" box on the Quad in the Object Inspector, or from the Material Editor of the material bound to those objects? ------------------------------ Jeff Mayer Ross Video ------------------------------

RE: Xpression: Timecode / Automation

Posted By Jeff Mayer 09-09-2025 10:22
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Did you also enable Timecode/Automation for the group? Take items in the group will not trigger unless that is Active. ------------------------------ Jeff Mayer Ross Video ------------------------------

RE: Template deployment issue

Posted By Jeff Mayer 09-02-2025 13:11
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I was not able to replicate this is version 12.0 5958. When I added a graphics to an active rundown from a Project Server show that had one style, Remote Sequencer showed the style selected and XPression deployed the project. When I added a graphic from a show that had multiple styles, none of the styles ...