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  • 1.  Ross Xpression communication with Newsticker via CII

    Posted 04-11-2024 09:19

    Looking to see if anyone is currently using Newsticker to drive Ross Xpression via the CII gateway software for elections?  I am trying to use one format file within Newsticker to write to alternating take ids.  



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    Henry Crush
    IT Director
    WFMZ-TV
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  • 2.  RE: Ross Xpression communication with Newsticker via CII

    Posted 04-11-2024 09:41

    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.



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    Azathoth
    Son of Cthulhu
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  • 3.  RE: Ross Xpression communication with Newsticker via CII

    Posted 04-11-2024 09:44

    I dont know about scene numbers, this is what my newsticker format file is referencing.  

    [%#     Template name                   %]
    [% template = '2188' %]

    [%#     Template storage location       %]
    [% storageloc = '4000' %]

    The 2188 is the template in Xpression that my director created with the static text boxes for Newsticker to populate with the data and 4000 is the ID that is sent to air once the data is written to the template.  Not sure if this helps or not with understanding.



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    Henry Crush
    IT Director
    WFMZ-TV
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  • 4.  RE: Ross Xpression communication with Newsticker via CII

    Ross Staff
    Posted 04-11-2024 09:54

    A write command should look something like this; 

    W\1111\9999\data\data\\

    A take command should look something like; 

    X\READ\1111\1\0\\

    An update template data command should look something like

    X\TEMPLATEDATA\1111\Text1.Text\text1\Text2.Text\text2\\

    Not sure if this helps, I know CII but not News Ticker sorry. 



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    Simon Redmile
    Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
    Ross Video
    Bristol United Kingdom
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  • 5.  RE: Ross Xpression communication with Newsticker via CII

    Ross Staff
    Posted 04-11-2024 15:24

    Template Name = Scene ID # 

    Storage Location = Take ID #

    You're telling Newsticker which scene to use (by #) to create what Take Item (by #).