XPression Prime Maintenance Guide (v01) Introduction • 1–1
Introduction
Thank you for choosing a Ross Video XPression system.
Ross Video designed the XPression product line with the needs of live production in mind. XPression is an easy to
use, yet powerful, 3D graphics and character generator. There are a range of XPression systems tailored to suit a
variety of needs.
We appreciate your business and sincerely hope that you have a great experience with your new XPression system.
As always, if there is anything that we at Ross Video can do to assist you, please do not hesitate to contact us.
About This Guide
This guide covers the installation and maintenance of the XPression Prime system. Refer to this guide and the
accompanying Getting Started guide when your first install or need to reconfigure your system.
If, at any time, you have a question pertaining to the operation of the XPression Prime system, please contact Ross
Video at the numbers listed in the section “Contacting Technical Support” on page 1–2. Our technical staff are
always available for consultation, training, or service.
Documentation Conventions
Special text formats are used in this guide to identify parts of the user interface, text that a user must type, or a
sequence of menus and submenus that must be followed to reach a particular command.
Getting Help
The XPression system Online Help system is accessed by selecting Help Topics from the Help menu.
Alternatively, press the F1 key while working with the XPression software.
The Online Help system contains navigation tabs to aid in locating information contained in the Online Help topics.
Bold text Bold text is used to identify a user interface element
such as a dialog box, menu item, or button.
For example:
In the IBP SD 4:2:0 Compression Options dialog
box, select the ZigZag Scan option, and click OK.
Courier text Courier text is used to identify text that a user must
type.
For example:
At the prompt, type
c:\windows\system32.
Italic text Italic text is used to identify the titles of referenced
guides, manuals, or documents.
For example:
For more information, refer to the section “Input
Channel Configuration” on page 4–16 in the
XPression Installation and Configuration Guide.
> Menu arrows are used in procedures to identify a
sequence of menu items that you must follow.
For example, if a step reads “Server > Save As,” you
would click the Server menu and then click Save As.