# Creating animation in XPression

**URL:** <https://rossvideo.community/t/creating-animation-in-xpression/9538>\
**Category:** Graphics & Virtual\
**Created:** [October 10, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/creating-animation-in-xpression/9538 "2023-10-10T14:34:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![andresanders](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@andresanders](https://rossvideo.community/u/andresanders)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:34pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/creating-animation-in-xpression/9538/1 "2023-10-10T14:34:00Z")

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Hey all,

I am trying to create simple animations for lower thirds and also animation for background. However, the tutorial video for animation (B108) is of maps animation and camera movement which does not help me create animation for basic objects. Is there a tutorial video specifically on basic animation? I have tried following answers in post but I learn by watching.

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**Author:** ![simonredmile](https://rossvideo.community/user_avatar/rossvideo.community/simonredmile/32/4102_2.png) [@simonredmile](https://rossvideo.community/u/simonredmile)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/creating-animation-in-xpression/9538/2 "2023-10-10T14:42:00Z")

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Just checking this with the team that manage those videos, that maps one should be under the maps training section I would have thought.

Looking at what B107 and B109 are I do think it is supposed to be a different video.

I found this video on animating a mask, this contains info on how to add keyframes for now.

[https://www.rossvideo.com/resources/ross-university/creating-masks-and-animating-them-in-xpression/](https://www.rossvideo.com/resources/ross-university/creating-masks-and-animating-them-in-xpression/)

B129 talks about the keyframe graph editor.

[https://www.rossvideo.com/resources/ross-university/adjusting-keyframes-in-xpression-animations/](https://www.rossvideo.com/resources/ross-university/adjusting-keyframes-in-xpression-animations/)

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**Author:** ![andresanders](https://rossvideo.community/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@andresanders](https://rossvideo.community/u/andresanders)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/creating-animation-in-xpression/9538/3 "2023-10-10T16:48:00Z")

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This is great! Thank you! This helps! I just so happened needed to know how to do a mask as well!

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**Author:** ![simonredmile](https://rossvideo.community/user_avatar/rossvideo.community/simonredmile/32/4102_2.png) [@simonredmile](https://rossvideo.community/u/simonredmile)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 6:09pm UTC](https://rossvideo.community/t/creating-animation-in-xpression/9538/4 "2023-10-10T18:09:00Z")

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No worries, pleased I could help.