RossTalk

Table 1. RossTalk (XPression)
Event Location Description
RossTalk CC Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > CC Send the simulated custom control to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the bank of the custom control in the Bank field.
  3. Enter the number of the custom control in the Custom field.
RossTalk Clear All Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Clear All Send the Clear All command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
RossTalk Clear Channel Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Clear Channel Send the Clear Framebuffer command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
RossTalk Clear Layer Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Clear Layer Send the Clear Framebuffer command for a framebuffer and layer to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
  3. Enter the layer that you want to perform the action on in the Layer field.
RossTalk — Cue Channel Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Cue (2) Send the Cue command for a specific item and framebuffer to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
  3. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
RossTalk — Cue Current Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Cue Send the Cue command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
RossTalk — Cue Item Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Cue (1) Send the Cue command for a specific item to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
RossTalk — Cue Layer Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Cue (3) Send the Cue command for a specific item and location to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
  3. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
  4. Enter the layer that you want to perform the action on in the Layer field.
RossTalk Custom Command Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > RossTalk Custom Cmd(CRLF) Send a manual RossTalk string to XPression. Each string has CRLF (carriage return line feed) appended to the end.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the RossTalk string in the Custom Cmd field.
RossTalk — Focus Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Focus Send the Focus command for a specific item to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
RossTalk — GPI Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > GPI Send the simulated GPI input to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the GPI you want to simulate triggering in the GPI field.
RossTalk — Layer Off Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > layer Off Send the Layer Off command for a specific framebuffer and layer to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
  3. Enter the layer that you want to perform the action on in the Layer field.
RossTalk — Next Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Next Send the Next command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
RossTalk — Read Current Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Read Send the Read command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
RossTalk — Read Item Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Read (1) Send the Read command for a specific item to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
RossTalk — Read Layer Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Read (2) Send the Read command for a specific item and layer to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
  3. Enter the layer that you want to perform the action on in the Layer field.
RossTalk — Resume Channel Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Resume Channel Send the Resume command for a framebuffer to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
RossTalk — Resume Layer Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Resume Layer Send the Resume command for a framebuffer and layer to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
  3. Enter the layer that you want to perform the action on in the Layer field.
RossTalk — Sequencer Down Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Sequencer Down Send the Sequencer Down command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
RossTalk — Sequencer Up Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Sequencer Up Send the Sequencer Up command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
RossTalk — Swap Channel Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Swap (1) Send the Swap command for a specific framebuffer to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
RossTalk — Swap Current Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Swap Send the Swap command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
RossTalk — Swap Layer Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Swap (2) Send the Swap command for a specific framebuffer and layer to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
  3. Enter the layer that you want to perform the action on in the Layer field.
RossTalk — Take Channel Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Take (2) Send the Take command for a specific item and framebuffer to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
  3. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
RossTalk — Take Item Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Take (1) Send the Take command for a specific item to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
RossTalk — Take Layer Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Take (3) Send the Take command for a specific item and location to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
  3. Enter the framebuffer that you want to perform the action on in the Channel field.
  4. Enter the layer that you want to perform the action on in the Layer field.
RossTalk — Take Offline Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Take Offline Send the Take Offline command for a specific item to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
RossTalk — Up Next Devices > RossTalk (XPression) > Up Next Send the Next command for a specific item to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the take item id of the item you want to perform the action on in the Take ID field.
Table 2. RossTalk (Generic)
Event Location Description
RossTalk CC Devices > RossTalk (Generic) > CC Send the simulated custom control to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the bank of the custom control in the Bank field.
  3. Enter the number of the custom control in the Custom field.
RossTalk Custom Command (CRLF) Devices > RossTalk (Generic) > RossTalk Custom Cmd(CRLF) Send a manual RossTalk string to the selected device. Each string has CRLF (carriage return line feed) appended to the end.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the RossTalk string in the Custom Cmd field.
RossTalk Custom Command (LF) Devices > RossTalk (Generic) > RossTalk Custom Cmd(LF) Send a manual RossTalk string to the selected device. Each string has LF (line feed) appended to the end.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the RossTalk string in the Custom Cmd field.
RossTalk Custom Command (CR) Devices > RossTalk (Generic) > RossTalk Custom Cmd(CR) Send a manual RossTalk string to the selected device. Each string has CR (carriage return) appended to the end.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the RossTalk string in the Custom Cmd field.
RossTalk Custom Command (no CRLF) Devices > RossTalk (Generic) > RossTalk Custom Cmd(No CRLF) Send a manual RossTalk string to the selected device. CRLF (carriage return line feed) is not appended to the end of the string.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the RossTalk string in the Custom Cmd field.
RossTalk — GPI Devices > RossTalk (Generic) > GPI Send the simulated GPI input to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the GPI you want to simulate triggering in the GPI field.
Table 3. RossTalk (Ultrix™)
Event Location Description
RossTalk Custom Command Devices > RossTalk (Ultrix) > RossTalk Custom Cmd Send a manual RossTalk string to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the RossTalk string in the Custom Cmd field.
RossTalk — MV Clock End Devices > RossTalk (Ultrix) > MV Clock End Send the end selected clock command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the number of the clock you want to perform the action on in the MV Clock field.
RossTalk — MV Clock Pause Devices > RossTalk (Ultrix) > MV Clock Pause Send the pause selected clock command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the number of the clock you want to perform the action on in the MV Clock field.
RossTalk — MV Clock Run Devices > RossTalk (Ultrix) > MV Clock Run Send the run selected clock command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the number of the clock you want to perform the action on in the MV Clock field.
RossTalk — MV Clock Stop Devices > RossTalk (Ultrix) > MV Clock Stop Send the stop selected clock command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the number of the clock you want to perform the action on in the MV Clock field.
RossTalk — Salvo Devices > RossTalk (Ultrix) > Salvo Send the fire salvo command to the selected device.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Enter the salvo you want to fire in the SALVO field.
Table 4. RossTalk (Tria)
Event Location Description
RossTalk — Angle Devices > RossTalk (Tria) > GoTo/Jog/Angle Select the camera angle to use from the ISO clip loaded into the selected channel.
  1. Click the Action button and click Angle.
  2. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  3. Click the Channel button and click the button for the channel that you want to perform the action on.
  4. Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter.
  5. In the Value field enter the camera angle you want to use from the clip loaded into the selected channel.
RossTalk — Cue Clip Devices > RossTalk (Tria) > Play/Cue Clip Cue a specific clip on a selected channel. Clips are identified by file name.
  1. Click Cue.
  2. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  3. Click the Channel button and click the button for the channel that you want to perform the action on.
  4. In the Clip field enter the path and name of the clip to be cued. Clip names must include the path relative to the default H:\video\ directory.
RossTalk — Cue Clip Position Devices > RossTalk (Tria) > Play/Cue Clip From Position Cue a specific clip at a specific timecode on a selected channel. Clips are identified by file name.
  1. Click the Action button and click Cue.
  2. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  3. Click the Channel button and click the button for the channel that you want to perform the action on.
  4. In the Clip field enter the path and name of the clip to be cued. Clip names must include the path relative to the default H:\video\ directory.
  5. In the Hours, Minutes, Seconds, and Frames fields, enter the timecode you want to cue the clip at.
RossTalk — Eject Devices > RossTalk (Tria) > Play/Stop/Eject Unload the clip currently loaded into the selected channel.
  1. Click Eject.
  2. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  3. Click the Channel button and click the button for the channel that you want to perform the action on.
RossTalk — Goto Devices > RossTalk (Tria) > GoTo/Jog/Angle Send the Goto Position command to jog to a specific position in the clip loaded into the selected channel.
  1. Click the Action button and click GoTo.
  2. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  3. Click the Channel button and click the button for the channel that you want to perform the action on.
  4. Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter.
  5. In the Value field, enter the timecode (hh:mm:ss:ff) you want to seek to in the clip loaded into the selected channel.
RossTalk — Jog Devices > RossTalk (Tria) > GoTo/Jog/Angle Send the command to jog backward or forwards in the clip loaded into channel.
  1. Click the Action button and click Jog.
  2. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  3. Click the Channel button and click the button for the channel that you want to perform the action on.
  4. Click the Change Type button and select whether you want to set (Absolute) or reset (Reset) the parameter. Some selections will not be available when you reset the parameter.
  5. In the Value field, enter the direction +/- and amount, in frames, you want to jog in the clip loaded into the selected channel.
RossTalk — Loop Mode Devices > RossTalk (Tria) > Loop Mode Set the looping mode for the selected channel transport.
  1. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  2. Click the Channel button and click the button for the channel that you want to perform the action on.
  3. Click the Value button as select the looping mode you want to set the selected channel to. The possible modes are Off, Loop, Loop To, Ping Pong, and Ping Pong To.
RossTalk — Play Clip Devices > RossTalk (Tria) > Play/Cue Clip Play a specific clip on a selected channel. Clips are identified by file name.
  1. Click Play.
  2. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  3. Click the Channel button and click the button for the channel that you want to perform the action on.
  4. In the Clip field enter the path and name of the clip to be played. Clip names must include the path relative to the default H:\video\ directory.
RossTalk — Play Clip Position Devices > RossTalk (Tria) > Play/Cue Clip From Position Play a specific clip at a specific timecode on a selected channel. Clips are identified by file name.
  1. Click the Action button and click Play.
  2. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  3. Click the Channel button and click the button for the channel that you want to perform the action on.
  4. In the Clip field enter the path and name of the clip to be cued. Clip names must include the path relative to the default H:\video\ directory.
  5. In the Hours, Minutes, Seconds, and Frames fields, enter the timecode you want to play the clip at.
RossTalk — Stop Devices > RossTalk (Tria) > Play/Stop/Eject Send the Stop command for a specific channel to the selected device.
  1. Click Stop.
  2. Click the RossTalk Device button and select the device you want to send the RossTalk command to.
  3. Click the Channel button and click the button for the channel that you want to perform the action on.