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Sep 03, 2023

XPression

The Ultimate Visual Storytelling Tool Every day,

The Ultimate Visual Storytelling Tool

Every day, visual storytellers in broadcast, news, sports, entertainment, house of worship and corporate communications work to elevate the ways they engage their viewers. Tools for creating, augmenting and branding footage are proliferating — and XPression puts them all at your fingertips.

As a comprehensive graphics solution, XPression equips operators with real-time motion graphics capabilities. Built from the ground up to be a 3D system, XPression also fully supports 2D workflows, and seamlessly composites real-time 3D animation with media assets from today's hottest design applications.

XPression uses intelligent caching to provide real-time access to content so there is no lag between keyboard entry and system operation.

XPression employs clean user interfaces, logical menus, and controls based on other widely deployed creation tools, shortening any learning curve.

XPression handles it all: SD, HD, in SDI or IP, UHD/4K in Quad-Link or 12G Single-Link SDI. XPression software is resolution independent and output card agnostic.

XPression Studio and BlueBox supports SMPTE ST 2022-6, SMPTE ST 2022-7 and SMPTE ST 2110. XPression Studio with SMPTE ST 2022-6 is deployed at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the world's first all-IP stadium!

XPression has always been available as a software only solution all the way up to a turnkey hardware product. From a portable configuration all the way to purpose-built hardware, there is an XPression platform that suits all configurations.

XPression is in use around the world, in multiple languages. Designers have embraced XPression as a design tool, making it their entry point into creative design and animation development, rather than starting in a desktop suite.

Built from the ground up to be a 3D system, XPression also fully supports 2D workflows, including clips, and seamlessly composites real-time 3D animation with media assets from today's hottest design applications. – Whether you need graphics for news, sports, entertainment, branding, information channels, virtual sets, or augmented reality there's an XPression edition that's right for you.

XPression supports multiple broadcast video I/O formats and hardware from a wide selction of I/O card vendors.

XPression supports multiple broadcast video I/O formats and hardware from a wide selction of I/O card vendors. Rendering is done in the GPU, which allows XPression to work with various hardware vendor solutions, rather than just one. XPression supports I/O hardware from Matrox®, AJA®, Blackmagic Design, and Bluefish444 to name a few. NDI™ is even supported on Studio and BlueBox.

XPression supports video formats from SD all the way to UHD. Changing the video output is as easy as changing the I/O card.

XPression supports video formats from SD all the way to UHD. Changing the video output is as easy as changing the I/O card. As your facility's technology grows, so does XPression. Evolution is as simple as swapping the I/O card to scale from SD all the way to SMPTE ST 2110.

Scale broadcast video across multiple XPression outputs in real time and synchronize them with each other to populate massive video walls.

Scale broadcast video across multiple XPression outputs in real time and synchronize them with each other to populate massive video walls. Available in either Single-Engine or Multi-Engine configurations, XPression Tessera allows for mapping regions of XPression scenes across multiple and across massive, pixel-accurate displays.

XPression's font engine gives you the tools to type in any language in any orientation, while toggling between 2D and 3D text for ultimate flexibility.

XPression's font engine gives you the tools to type in any language in any orientation, while toggling between 2D and 3D text for ultimate flexibility. Both TrueType and OpenType fonts are supported with Unicode compliance, making XPression ideal for any kind of text – even supporting Arabic and the many languages of Asia. XPression Private Fonts do not need to be installed in Windows and travel with the project, so you’ll never have to worry about recalling graphics with the wrong fonts when moving from system to system.

Build graphics from XPression 3D primitives or import your own models from today's most popular 3D design programs.

Build graphics from XPression 3D primitives or import your own models from today's most popular 3D design programs, such as Cinema 4D®, Maya®, and 3Ds Max®. Supported formats include: .3DS, .OBJ, .FBX and .C4D. Along with the geometry, baked textures are imported as XPression materials. Animate, resize, and re-skin elements for final output.

Use still images, video clips, reflection maps, bump maps, refraction maps, gradients, and live inputs to create multi-layered materials with blending modes in the Materials Editor.

Use still images, video clips, reflection maps, bump maps, refraction maps, gradients, and live inputs to create multi-layered materials with blending modes in the Materials Editor. Then apply them to text, quads, 3D primitives, and meshes to achieve sophisticated looks. Render views of other scenes can also be applied to objects, along with window captures of web browsers, YouTube videos, and Skype.

Create Animation Controllers with object keyframes, organize them on a Scene Director timeline, and trigger them at different times, manually or automatically.

Create Animation Controllers with object keyframes, organize them on a Scene Director timeline, and trigger them at different times, manually or automatically. Multiple Scene Directors are supported for flexibility when creating complex scenes. Continuous Animations also allow you to create additional animation without keyframing and Stagger Animations make character-by-character animation a breeze.

Automate and add intelligence to your XPression scenes with Visual Logic.

Automate and add intelligence to your XPression scenes with Visual Logic. It's no longer necessary to use complex scripting to create "smart templates." With Visual Logic you simply drag parameters to the workspace and connect them with functions and other parameters by drawing lines from output to input. You can also apply live data to change the outcome of the logic.

Choreograph how XPression templates transition from one to the other or update on air with Transition Logic.

Choreograph how XPression templates transition from one to the other or update on air with Transition Logic. It's no longer necessary to use complicated scripting; just set rules and conditions for different scenarios using convenient check boxes and pull-down menus. Graphics will always enter and exit the screen elegantly, regardless of which graphic is coming up next.

Mix and match real-time and rendered animation by using graphic clips rendered with the XPression Video Codec.

Mix and match real-time and rendered animation by using graphic clips rendered with the XPression Video Codec. Layer multiple clips in the same scene for dynamic compositions. With Crash Record you can grab baseband video on the fly for quick turnaround in live productions. For more complete clip server functionality, XPression Clips or the Clip Server Option for XPression Studio give you a full database to browse, catalog, and output clips directly to air, on any channel or layer.

Add Scenes as Take Items by dragging them directly into the Sequencer.

Add Scenes as Take Items by dragging them directly into the Sequencer. XPression's template-based workflow lets you replace text, stills, and clips, and modify data hooks, while playing out to air. Only published parameters are exposed to the operator, ensuring brand consistency. In fast-paced productions, Fast Recall mode lets you recall Take Items by "page number."

Binding data to your XPression scenes is easy with the XPression DataLinq™ Server – a powerful, yet easy-to-use data management tool.

Binding data to your XPression scenes is easy with the XPression DataLinq™ Server – a powerful, yet easy-to-use data management tool. Presets for the most commonly used data sources, along with support for major scoreboard manufacturers are available in DataLinq.

The platform offers a place for live production professionals to come together to share their experiences, solve problems, find answers to questions and discuss best practices.

Ross Video is introducing a powerful new hardware platform For XPression Studio, BlueBox and Clips, in a high efficiency 1RU form factor. Fitting into the physical space is one thing; the XPression 1RU also sneaks into spaces normally reserved for laptop and desktop towers, with a sound level at or below 54dB which is quieter than normal conversation levels.

Choose either XPression Studio or BlueBox; available as Single Channel Edition or the XPression Standard Edition for a three channel (Video/Key) configuration. XPression Clips configurations available on this hardware configuration include single channel (Video/Key) or Dual Channel (Video/Key). This small footprint 1RU form factor can have a high impact on productions large or small, without taking up much room.

This innovative 1RU configuration supports up to three channels (Video/Key) in 1080P 60 for XPression Studio or BlueBox in HD-SDI or now with NDI™

Ross Video XPression Engines are now available in three form factors, 1RU, 2RU and 4RU. After polling a wide range of existing XPression customers, we found many were not using physical GPIs and favored the RossTalk™ Smart GPI protocol. AES was another feature that many customers were not using. Even fewer customers needed the Longitudinal Time-Code Input. For those customers, the XPression 1RU and 2RU platforms offer all the functionality they need.

The 1RU allows for up to 3 channels (Video/Key) of HD-SDI 1080P and a whisper quiet 54 dB sound level.

The 2RU HD-SDI platform offers up to four channels (Video/Key) of 1080P or 1 channel (Video/Key) of Quad-link UHD/4K. For customers interested in the 2RU platform in SMPTE ST 2022-6, 2022-7 or 2110 IP production workflows will find dual 10G SFG cages (SFPs not included) for two channels (Video/Key) of 1080P IP capability.

For the customers who do need AES, physical GPIs and L Longitudinal Time-Code Input, the XPression 4RU platform options provide for HD-SDI, 12G or IP, using dual 25G SFP Cages (SFPs not included) for video I/O configurations of leading edge video production of 1080P or UHD/4K.

Multiple configurations of XPression are available for you to suit any budget or level of production you may have. XPression Studio, BlueBox and Clips are available as a la carte selections. Pick the edition of software and then pick the appropriate hardware configuration to suit your facility.

*2x 10G SFP Cages**2x 25G SFP Cages, , does not support SMPTE ST 2022-6† Only 2 channels are supported on the XPN-1RU-LL-M8†† Only has 4 HD-BNCs and cannot support more than 4 outputs†††Capabilities differ when using HD-SDI or UHD SDI outputs

When mobility and graphics performance are key, XPression GO! is the answer. The industry's most powerful real-time graphics laptop solution processes on-the-GO! applications for you with ease. Available in a variety of configurations ranging from single channel to dual channel, the XPression GO! Series uses a capable Thunderbolt 3™️ enabled Windows laptop and a Thunderbolt 3-to-HD-SDI interface to create real-time motion graphics, on the go!

GO! Editions

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In today's fast-paced news, sports, branding, and entertainment environments, the best graphics engines are only as good as the workflow tools that take those graphics to air. XPression has a complete line of hardware and software products for efficient collaboration and media moving that maximize your investment and reduce costs.

XPression Tick-It! is an automated, multi-channel, multi-zone, multi-function, collaborative information and channel branding workflow server for tickers, informational channels and channel branding.

Designed to take the complexity out of data-rich graphics and automated playout of branding imagery, Tick-It! combines live data sources with manually entered content for a unified presentation that can be scheduled to appear as a video overlay or as a stand-alone information channel.

XPression Elect-It! is a centralized election hub for your station. Built as a web server, the XPression Elect-It! core server allows your entire team to collaborate on election coverage from capturing headshots and candidate information to analyzing the contests before playing results to air.

As a web server, the XPression Elect-It! system connects artists, producers, writers, analysts, anchors, reporters and the production team together with a common interface and a simple web browser. Work from anyplace on the network or with a VPN connection to your network to empower your entire team.

XPression Elect-It! can be interfaced to your existing elections results providers, such as The Associated Press Election Wires and Decision Desk HQ to automatically input contents and contest results. This assures you of the most accurate and up-to-date results possible.

Ross Video also offers a bundled solution of the XPression Elect-It! core server and a Rocket Surgery election graphics package to add to your XPression engines for a complete turnkey solution on election night.

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It's (XPression) dramatically improved the way the graphics look on-screen so that was a worthwhile investment.

Working with Ross has definitely been one of our most positive choices to date.

XPression has been, for us, a game changer.

Ross can deliver a whole set of solutions and has a very high return on investment.

Thanks to Ross, News24 is now one of the most sophisticated and next generation user based television stations.

We looked at several systems that would fit our needs. We ended up choosing Ross because they could provide a turnkey system approach.

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