Definitions for "Xpresso"
Cinema's Node-based system to create automated interactions between objects extra to those that can be done in the basic Cinema installation. For example, the position and orientation of an object could be controlled automatically by the movement of another object without manually setting keyframes in the Timeline to control the varying positions of the two objects. It is a graphical system using Nodes and Links. It does not involve computer programming. An Xpresso "program" is called an Xpresso Expression. Since it controls interactions, an animation is normally needed to make use of it. It is different from a C.O.F.F.E.E. expression (which can also control interactions) but creating a C.O.F.F.E.E. Expression involves computer coding which many people don't like doing.