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MAP 506 - Maps Touch Shape Groups

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Shape Groups is a way to put a bunch of shapes into one container or a single trigger. Set a button to change the shape style of a group of countries ...

MAP 530 - Maps Touch Telestrate Modes

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

XPression Maps Touch can perform a couple modes of telestration: Free draw and simple shapes (empty or filled with color). In this video learn how to ...

MAP 528 - Maps Touch Telestrate Colors

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In a prior video we showed you how to add a telestration pen to XPression Maps Touch. This video will show you how to add a button for pen colors and ...

MAP 526 - Maps Touch Basic Telestrate

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

XPression Maps Touch also has simple telestration built into it. Add a button onto the Maps Touch UI to enable drawing, pen color, pen thickness, even...

MAP 524 - Maps Touch Set Macro on Shape Group

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine being able to assign a different macro onto a shape than what it was starting with. Change Shape styles when touched or reset them. Create a s...

MAP 522 - Maps Touch Fullscreen Video Inset

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Wanna use a live video input on your interactive maps? Not only that possible, but it is possible to animate the video input signal, as a drawing tool...

MAP 520 - Map Touch Extrude Shapes

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know you could extrude a shape or group of shapes in XPression Maps to highlight a geographic region? Imagine in a Maps Touch workflow, you co...

MAP 518 - Maps Touch Set Shape Style

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It is possible to set a shape style on a geographic region while interacting with XPression Maps Touch. Define a macro button for each shape style as ...

MAP 516 - Maps Touch Fly to Shape and Blend Other

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Want to make a Maps Touch workflow where the animation can fly into a specific shape (country, state, city, etc.) and highlight it and blend out the s...

MAP 514 - Maps Touch Fly To Shape

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Maps Touch animations are based on presets known as FLIGHTS. Each Flight can be a specific shape or geographic region, as well as a HOME position, foc...

MAP 512 - Maps Touch Set Map Style

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you need to change from one map style to another, this video is for you. Create a button to switch the base map style from Satellite to vector-bas...

MAP 510 - Maps Touch Flight Mode

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

XPression Maps Touch allows a presenter to animate the map from a home position to any of 10 preset destinations. Learn how to create the Home and Pre...

MAP 508 - Maps Touch Map Movement

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, when using XPression Maps Touch, youmight not want the map itself to move when doing things like telestration. This is a function which can...

MAP 504 - Maps Touch Button Groups

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know you could create a grouping of buttons which you can show and hide based on the state of another button? This allows you to do things lik...

MAP 502 - Maps Touch Events

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It is possible to specify when a group of actions to occur when something happens. This is defined as EVENTS. It is possible to define something to tr...

MAP 500 - Maps Touch Setup

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Just getting started with XPression Maps? This video will show you how to get started with the Interactive Mode of XPression Maps Touch. Configur...

QT210 - Converting XPression Licenses From Dongles to Ross Platform Manager software-based Product Keys

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Customers with a Ross Platform Manager (RPM) Server installed in their facility can get their XPression Licenses set up to be converted to Ross Platfo...

MAP 474 - XPression Maps Server Redundancy Explained

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you were worried about what happens if your XPression Maps Server needs a service window, or you want to add more concurrent newsroom users to your...

MAP 473 - XPression Maps Server State In The HTML5 Client

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Concerned about who is accessing your XPression Maps Server in the newsroom or how many slots you have available for newsroom users? Want to see who i...

XFX 112 - Using Global Macros Within a Pbus Map

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shortcuts are awesome. XPression FX workflows get even easier when you use Global Macros to speed up your work because they are simply shorthand for t...

XFX 110 - Clip Store Import and Export For XPression FX

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We have added a way for the XPression FX operators to export (and import) a collection of Video assets from the Clip Browser. CNTL+CLICK on the desire...

MAP 472 - Enabling XPression Maps Dark Mode

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You’re not afraid of the dark, are you? Because XPression Maps 4.0 introduces a new dark mode for the user interface. Change from the classic look o...

MAP 471 - Configuring Multiple XPression Maps Systems With RPM

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

XPression Maps 4.0 introduced Ross Platform Manager (RPM) to the map making community. One of the cool things is that a single Product Key (a fancy na...

MAP 450 - Maps 4.0 New Features Reel

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ross Video is proud to release XPression Maps 4.0. Packed with new features, the latest release of XPression Maps is focused on improving workflow for...

MAP 464 - Adding Microsoft Azure Maps For Enterprise and Mapbox to XPression Maps

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft  announced an end of service for BING! Maps Developer, so XPression Maps had to adopt Microsoft Azuer Maps as a search and tile imagery pro...

MAP 470 - Licensing XPression Maps With Ross Platform Manager

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ross Video is is working hard to centralize licensing our software and hardware. To do so, we have developed Ross Platform Manager (aka RPM)across the...

MAP 469 - Adjusting The Level Of Water Roads And Signs Visible In XPression Maps

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, there can be too much detail in a map, and it can be distracting. Some locations have lots of small bodies of water, which are not really c...

MAP 468 - The OSM Overview Panel In XPression Maps Designer And The HTML5 Client

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

OpenStreetMap provides a great level of detail to XPression Maps. Now, you can see the OSM content on your canvas by category and name in the OSM Over...

MAP 467 - Introducing The Drawings Overview Panel In XPression Maps 4.0

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

XPression Maps 4.0 introduces some new tools in the user interface. In this video we are showing off the Drawings Overview Panel, which gives users th...

MAP 466 - Microsoft Azure Maps For Enterprise Transactions In XPression Maps

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft Azure Maps for Enterprise and Mapbox are both metered service providers with a monthly allowance of free access to the system. By our calcul...

MAP 465 - What Happens To Map Styles When Changing XPression Maps Satellite Providers

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you had created XPression Maps Map Styles using Microsoft BING! Maps, you need to update your map styles to use Azure or Mapbox. What does that mea...

MAP 463 - Moving XPression Maps Drawing Tools To A Different Group

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is more of a refresher course, but if you want to move or copy a Drawing Tool from one group to another, there is a way to do it. This video will...

MAP 462 - Multi-Selecting Map Styles In The XPression Maps Maps Styles Manager

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We all need to do some housekeeping once and a while. We get it. XPression Maps ships with a bunch of demo content, which might not be what your team ...

MAP 461 - Using A Shape As A Mask With The Drawing Relation Tool

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to atributes or infrastructure within a geographic region on a map? XPression Maps 4.0 enables designers to create maps with any OpenStreetMap la...

MAP 460 - Using A Shape As A Mask With The Drawing Relation Tool

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How many times have you been asked to create a map showing how something affected an area of a state or country? Will now XPression Maps can make that...

MAP 459 - Adding A 3D Model To A Flight Path In XPression Maps

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ok. We showed you how to import a 3D model of a plane, and how to import the flight path as a KML file. Let's put all that together and learn how to u...

MAP 458 - Importing KML Files As Flight Paths In XPression Maps

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Airplanes and where they fly frequently make the news. Ever wish you could import a flight path rather than try to draw them yourself? Well, now you c...

MAP 457 - Importing a 3D Model Into XPression Maps

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How cool would it be if you had 3D objects on your maps? Well, watch this video and learn how to import 3D models in XPression Maps 4.0 and higher and...

MAP 456 - Creating XPression Maps Drawing Tools With Flight Mode Enabled

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

XPression Maps HTML5 users sometimes wish drawing tools only appeared at specific times. Well, now with XPression Maps 4.0, Maps Designers can provide...

MAP 455 - Controlling The Level Of Water, Roads, And Road Signs In The XPression Maps HTML5 Client

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, there can be too much detail in a map, and it can be distracting. Some locations have lots of small bodies of water, which are not really c...

MAP 454 - Pauses And Flight Mode In The XPression Maps HTML5 Client

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Did you ever wish you could pause a map animation? Well the Maps Designer in the art department could do it. And now you can do it with the XPression ...

MAP 453 - Multiple Flight Points In The XPression Maps HTML5 Client

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How many times have you wanted to create an animated map with multiple flight points in the XPression Maps HTML5 client? Well, now you can! Take the s...

MAP 452 - Search Fields In The XPression Maps HTML5 Client

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The XPression Maps 4.0 HTML5 client has a lot of amazing new features. The ability to search for folders, map templates, and even saved map flights al...

MAP 451 - Introducing All the New Features Of XPression Maps 4.0 HTML5 Client

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The XPression Maps 4.0 HTML client is full of amazing new features. Imagine being able to have Multiple Flight Points on a single map, how about a new...

MAP 309 - Changing the Gulf of America Using OSM Styles

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The U.S. administration has introduced a proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.  XPression Maps users can apply this update if...

QuickTips 203 - Installing an XPression Software License Product Key

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

XPression has supported software-based licenses since version 11.0 was released. If you receive a software license and want to install it, here is a q...

QuickTips 202 - Adding a Matrox DSXLE4 card to XPression

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A while back, we did a tutorial on adding the Matrox X.mio2 cards into XPression. This video shows users how to add the current DSX and X.mio3-X.mio5 ...

DL106 - Legacy Sharing Mode In Microsoft Excel For Datalinq

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are a lot of users working in XPression using Excel files between multiple users and XPression DataLinq™ who are getting notifications that th...

Basics 256 – Using XPression Project Server Legacy Mode

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the original release of XPression 11.5, we added SHA-512 hashing to increase the security of user accounts accessing the XPression Project Server. ...

Basics 254 - Changes in the Remote Sequencer and Rundown Controller applications

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Controlling XPression playout in a MOS environment can be hectic, so we have added a couple of new features to the Remote Sequencer and Rundown Contro...

Basics 252 - Visual Logic Blocks String Match and String Selector

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mixing two new features together in this video, since these two new Visual Logic Functions work together. String Match allows the user to “match” ...

Basics 248 - Renaming A Scene While Importing It into An XPression Project

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The XPression Import Tool now has an option to allow the user to choose to either replace existing scenes with the new scene being imported, or to ren...

Basics 250 - Changes to Object Naming In The XPression Object Manager

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are not a lot of restrictions in naming conventions in XPression, however a couple of changes needed to be implemented. The use of a period in t...

Basics 246 - XPression Single Scene Export Files Now Recognized as XPression Files by Windows OS

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When the XPression Single Scene Export tool was created, as a way to share a single scene between two or more users/systems; Windows did not recognize...

Basics 244 - Role Setting Up XPression Project Server Users and User/Role Groups

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Setting up user accounts and putting them into User Groups by Role is critical to setting up a shared XPression Project Server. These settings will de...

Basics 242 - Role Based Access Control with XPression Project Server

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Larger facilities which support multiple production groups may share resources such as a Project Server. However, it might not be such a great idea to...

Basics 240 - OnSetText Visual Logic Block

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the most sought aftereffects in XPression have relied on using scripting to accomplish them. Well, we are working to break down those barriers...

Basics 238 - Google Sheets as A DataLinq™ Source

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Data-driven graphics use a wide range of data sources to provide the most support. The work to provide authentication to HTTP and RSS data feeds has a...

Basics 236 - The Disable DataLinq™ Updates Button

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There are times when the operator would prefer that DataLinq™ not update a Take Item. It is now possible to click on a button to disable DataLinq™...

QT 201 - Adding An NDI® Frame Buffer or Input to XPression

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Not everyone uses traditional SDI or SMPTE IP workflows in their video production. Some use NDI, which is becoming a common video transport format. XP...

MAP 446 - Using The XPression Maps Drawing Relation Tool

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, the Shape Style tools are not enough. Maybe you need to show a pattern within the boundaries of a country, or only a portion of the country...

MAP 445 - Multi-Selection of Anchor Points On An Area Shape

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you watched the last video, you saw how much time it took to select and delete individual anchor points on an Area Shape. …we thought it took too...

MAP 444 - Creating New Country Shapes In XPression Maps To Match Disputed Borders

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Once the Maps Designer has changed where the border of a country is, it might be required to change the outline of the country and re-define how it ap...

MAP 442 - Changing Disputed Borders In XPression Maps

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While there are globally recognized borders for countries around the world, there are situations where the borders recognized by one country may diffe...

MAP 440 - XPression Maps Drawing Tools Flight Mode

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The point where a drawing tool or text label appears in an XPression Maps Flight has been based on the Zoom In and Zoom Out points. This might work we...

MAP 438 - Moving Through Pages Of Saved Maps Flights

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you have created dozens and dozens of Maps and saved them using the XPression Maps HTML5 client, it can be difficult to browse through them all. To...

MAP 436 - Adding Vignettes and Shadows to Highway Signs

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When Open Street Maps was added to XPression Maps, the ability to customize everything gave a ton of creative freedom to designing maps. The functiona...

MAP 434 - Using The Container Drawing Tool To Add Data Items To A Map

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Don’t you hate it when a producer gives you a list of addresses to add to a map, and they want it to have logos, too? Well, don’t tell them, but i...

MAP 432 - Inverting The Mouse Scroll Wheel Direction In XPression Maps

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ok. We knew it. The way the Scroll wheel works in XPression Maps wasn’t the same as how the scroll wheel works in other applications. For the new us...

MAP 430 - Using the XPression Maps User Interface Layout Menu

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In XPression Maps, there are a lot of user interface panels that can be used, at different stages of the Maps Design workflow process. Opening and clo...

MAP 428 - Setting Up and Using RossTalk in XPression Maps Touch

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As XPression Maps Touch grows into a real-time interactive story telling tool, we needed a way to allow it to communicate with other Ross Video techno...

MAP – 426 Integrating XPression DataLinq™ with XPression Maps

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There has been an XPression Maps Data Option to integrate SQL and XML data sources to XPression Maps since 2015. Most users of XPression have found th...

MAP 424 - Introducing XPression DataLinq™ to XPression MapsUsers

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

XPression users have been integrating real-time data with their XPression scenes and Take IDs to create data-driven graphics for years. Well, now XPre...

MAP 422 - Tracing Roads or Highways With an XPression Maps Line Tool

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It is now very easy to trace a road in XPression Maps, using a line tool and the Touch Screen Edit (also referred to as auto trace) function on an Ope...

MAP 420 - The XPression Maps Drawing Overview Panel

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Drawing Tools in XPression Maps allow designers to add icons and labels to a map. However, it can sometimes be confusing to identify which Drawing...

MAP 418 - Aligning Text Labels To Markers

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Accuracy is as important as style when it comes to making maps. In XPression Maps, markers can be added to Text Objects to properly identify the Longi...

MAP 416 - Adding Title Bars Graphics To XPression Maps Templates

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When we introduced some advanced text handling features in XPression Maps 3.2, many of you asked for a way to add your station’s title graphics into...

MAP 414 - Adding Shadows To XPression Maps Shape Styles

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shadows give the illusion of elevation, light source, and position. Designers have used shadows to raise awareness of items on the screen, including r...

MAP 412 - Adding an Inset Map To XPression Maps Flights

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To give the viewer an idea of where the subject of the map is, designers often like to add an inset map which shows the greater area. This gives the v...

MAP 411 - Setting Up The Real-Time Language Support In XPression Maps

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The administrative user of XPression Maps has to configure the system to provide the desired languages in the XPression Maps Software to present to th...

MAP 410 - Real-Time Language Support in XPression Maps and the HTML5 Client

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are several of our customers who either have artists who speak one language and support another for content creation, or artists and journalists...

MAP 400 - Using Folder Attributes to Control User Access To Folders In The XPression Maps HTML5 Client

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The XPression Maps Server workflow allows newsroom users to access Map Templates to create map content for their programs. However, it is possible tha...

DL 119 - Setting Microsoft Excel Workbooks to Legacy Sharing Mode For Use With XPression DataLinq™

14 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever have an issue where you think you shared an Excel file, but you can’t have it open and XPression DataLinq™ also using it? Well, that is becau...

Maps 398 - Adding the Shapes Database to The Maps Shared Database

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

XPression Maps was developed with the assumption that there would only be one XPression Maps Designer creating Maps content. The Shape Database holds ...

Maps 394 - Controlling the Bodies of Water Shown in A Map Style

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When creating a map for a national level story, the display of bodies of water can distract from the general map presentation. To allow Maps Designers...

Maps 392 - Country Borders Along the Ocean Coasts in XPression Maps

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

XPression Maps has always supported creating a border for countries as they are shown on a map. However, borders that are along an ocean were not draw...

Maps 390 - Saving Still Images from XPression Maps Designer

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Designers are often asked to export a still image of a map they create. However, their default file format might not be the first choice presented in ...

Maps 388 - Deleting A Drawing Tools Group in XPression Maps

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When using an XPression Maps Database shared across multiple XPression Maps Designers, it has not been possible to delete a Drawing Tool Group. Howeve...

Tick-it 125 – Triggering Tick-it!

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

XPression Tick-it! provides both data streams and control over an XPression engine to display data-driven content. Did you know that users can trigger...

Quick Tips 200 - Using the XPression Windows Capture Shader Tool

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

XPression supports a Windows Capture Shader, which allows the XPression user to display the contents of a window on their computer as a material on an...

MOS 148 - Previewing XPression Clips Content In The HTML5 MOS Client

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In Version 11.0, we have enhanced the user experience for Mac OS users working with the HTML5 MOS client. Users can now preview Clips content inside t...

Maps 384 - Defining The Starting Flight Point In The HTML5 Client

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The XPression Maps Templates used in the XPression MOS Workflow were designed for the artist to define the starting flight point and letting the newsr...

Maps 386 - Using Bookmarks in XPression Maps

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

One of the most important parts of branding is consistency. When creating mapping content for your viewers, it is important to show them common locati...

Basics 234 – Allowing NLE Users to Choose Gateways

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The XPression MOS client allows users to select between two (or more) XPression Gateway Servers on their network. Now the NLE users can do the same th...

Basics 232 - Exporting A Remote Sequencer Rundown as A Comma Separated Value Document

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

MOS enabled newsrooms have freed the control room up from the chaos of frantic live control rooms, by allowing producers to create and schedule their ...

Basics 230 - Moving XPression Clips in Remote Sequencer

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Remote Sequencer users can create, modify, or delete graphics Take Items, and now with Version 11, it is possible to also move Clips assets in the run...

Basics 228 - XPression Project Server Transfer Status

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The XPression Project Server can handle a lot of file transfers in busy stations. For station groups with a central XPression Project Server which can...

Basics 226 - Published Value Property Visual Logic Block

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The new Text Object Property for Published Value allows for a value to be pushed to a text object, but also allows for users in XPression or the XPres...

Basics 224 - Copying AN XPression Sequencer Item to Another Take ID

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When creating a copy of an existing XPression Take Item in the Sequencer, it is now possible to select the Take ID, as well as define the location of ...

Basics 222 - Underline, Superscript and Subscript in the XPression MOS plugin

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

News requires a high standard of accuracy and is often questioned about grammatical choices. In some countries, the requirement to add some text in Su...