Available in four fl avours ©evercreative08 ©evercreative08 all offering the following features: • advanced media management with built in batch encoding • class leading video playback and real-time rendering with frame blended slow-motion • HippoNet – inter-unit communications protocol • ZooKeeper – fully customisable and intuitive user interface • advanced class leading timeline functionality . . . is the result of over 6 years working with the most demanding professionals in the live event industry. • UberPan multi-screen management system over these years we’ve strived, and regularly succeeded in providing the video playback solutions they • ©evercreative08 Full audio support want . . . then surprised them with something they didn’t yet know they needed. • ScreenThief – remote screen capture utility ©evercreative08 there is no doubt that a hippotizer media server is pleasing to the eye. all those gently glowing leD • Keystone and colour correction slats, soft touch control buttons and a high quality fi nish could leave you head over heels in a second. but • Frame-accurate synchronisation across multiple servers a hippotizer media server is so much more than just sleek lines and curves. under the skin lies award • Black Level Compensation and colour calibration winning software running on tested and approved hardware and a sprinkling of ingenuity when it comes • HMap2 – lighting console integration to making the whole mix work together. • automation – synchronise video with moving stage elements • can be controlled via DmX, miDi, rs232 and tcP/iP protocols so what’s the secret ingredient? Passion. a passion to constantly push the boundaries of how each • scheduler / clock element of hippotizer’s multi-tasking software performs. a passion for providing more solutions to the • live media updating challenges of media manipulation than any other single piece of av equipment. a passion for helping • soft-edge blending professionals make the unworkable a reality and bring every piece of an ambitious concept to the stage. • live video input as standard with input options including 4 channel sDi input card (hD and stage only) • PixelMapper – mapping of video onto leD fi xtures hippotizer can bring something new to your design recipes. • ScreenWarp for projection onto non-linear surfaces so, tell us, . . . whatcha got cookin’? • rugged custom built case • control external devices via miDi, rs232 and tcP/iP 1 2

Real-Time Media Engine Built in Media Encoding / Management the mainstay of our success is the powerful real-time media engine which drives all hippotizers. With hippotizer’s media management features it’s simple and quick to import new video clips and images. • up to 16 true media layers, 2 FX engines on simply drag new clips onto the media upload component each layer and up to 255 effects per FX engine! where they will be analysed and automatically encoded • Frame blended super slow-motion (if necessary) into the optimum hippotizer format. Plus • supports mixed resolutions and framerates hippotizer now supports an even wider array of source • Full alpha-channel support for images and movies formats than before! • Frame accurate synchronisation between multiple servers • automatically transcode media to optimal format • rotation, zoom, aspect ratio • Drag and drop in a user-friendly thumbnail • brightness, contrast, rgb colour correction based environment • Perspective distortion using screenWarp or keystone • continue programming shows while media upload takes place in the background • huge storage capacity for 1000s of clips • Database driven fi le library for easy management This sh*t rocks! of large collections “ ” • synchronise media across multiple units Sean Cagney • Full alpha-channel support for images and movies viDeo Designer • user defi ned media expiry dates moDe stuDios 3 4 5 6

Live Inputs Screen Warp Presets Networking the hippotizer remains a class leader supporting up to 4 non-linear surface projections are knocked into shape with store or recall any system or media parameters at the hippotizer v3 has been designed with multi-machine live inputs from external devices including sDi, composite screenWarp – an easy to use, fl exible image shaper that is press of a button. key parameters can be transferred interaction as a priority made possible through hipponet, video, s-video, sDi and Xga feeds from other computers fully integrated into the standard hippotizer interface. from item to item and server to server – ideal for creating green hippo’s proprietary network protocol - ideal for touring shows and broadcast applications. templates for effi cient show programming the new screenthief application allows the capture of • Full spline based editor for even the most • control multiple units from one user interface any Pc screen for high quality, cost effective integration complex shapes • create ‘palettes’ of information to apply • remote monitoring of all previews of PowerPoint or similar programs running on external • bend, stretch and morph image sections to fi t any time, anywhere • remote media management devices. hippotizer has advanced processing features the most demanding surfaces • Drag & drop presets directly onto timelines • remote system confi guration and hence boasts extremely low latency on live inputs. • seamless soft edge-blending • unlimited number of presets • cross unit synchronisation • morph between different screen Warps • auto discovery to track dynamic surfaces • uses off-the-shelf network hardware

PixelMapper

Pixelmapper is used to map video onto leD fi xtures • supports 100+ universes of DmX • up to 10 output engines or zones • Defi ne leD ‘grid’ size and position fi xtures with real-world measurements. • Program complicated patterns and effects across a large number of fi xtures using a single command • Preloaded selection of clips for use with low-res leD screens • control non-leD fi xtures and level only fi xtures such as bulbs and dimmers • intuitive built in fi xture designer supporting special function channels

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Timeline MIDI component New Rackmount Case timeline is a very powerful show controller built directly into the interface of the hippotizer. it is now possible to create control any hippotizer function from an external • custom tour-proof design sophisticated sequences of commands, state changes, fades, in fact anything that hippotizer v3 can do, and relate it miDicontroller quickly and easily. includes instant learn • solid construction with an inner/outer cell directly to multiple timelines. all media and parameters will stay in perfect sync, aligned to the master timeline clock, function, and now supports feedback too. the addition for maximum torsion stability even in a network consisting of many hippotizers. of a cost effective control device such as the behringer • intelligent cooling management bcF2000 suddenly means you have faders at your • Professional modular break-out panels at the rear • embed timelines into a master timeline fi ngertips ready to operate a show live with ease. to add • Direct access lcD front panel • Diamonds for selecting and modifying complex cues and learn any function from Zookeeper, simply drag and • card retention system which holds extension cards • Feature rich show playback interface drop it into the component. in place even on the toughest tour. • control external devices directly from timelines • clear leD failure warning – software engine • trigger predefi ned sequences easily via DmX or miDi, Zookeeper or synchronise to external timecode failure results in front leDs turning red. • control multiple hippotizers from a single timeline • unlimited timelines and cues – run multiple timelines simultaneously • expand or collapse tracks to allow detailed views of all elements • Drag and drop presets, adjust start and end times, or control fade parameters to build complex, creative sequences • apply fade curves, linear fades and switches at any point giving total control using node-based handles • use zoom function for frame-accurate adjustments or global view of whole compositions • insert ‘timeline logic’- simple commands to control behaviour such as ‘loop between points a and b’, pause commands, or ‘start timeline X now’ • boost productivity using ‘live edit’ mode and ‘auto track selection’ • advanced grouping features • unlimited undo/redo • advanced timeline recovery and backup facilities Page 9

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You will need Cooking up the show Ingredients: • take one video designer with a vivd 1 x Hippotizer HD Media Server imagination (arjen klerkx) and let him sketch it all out. 6 x Barco CLM 10 projectors • add him together with joop van Den ende theater Productions to the mix this is a tasty dish full of good fl avours and colours. • Position projectors and add soft-edge blending for seamless large scale projection

©evercreative08 Preparation is everything and a good design will reap rewards • select media to create radical scene changes when you fi nally taste the results. using stage scenery as masks in a window style • leave to cook with operator tom van rijsewijk from tenfeet

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• a wonderful concoction which can be enjoyed by all ages.

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©evercreative Hippotizer . . . I think it’s THE DOG’S! I’ve worked with some great products over the years. I’ve After switching to this product on also worked with some great people. But its rare to find a “” my recent tours I’m now genuinely professional product where the software and the people “” excited about the future of timeline behind it exhibit flexibility and understanding in equal based media and device control. measures. You can almost feel their enthusiasm for your show as you navigate around the control screen! Richard Shipman Production Services Arjen Klerkx Take That, George Michael Projection Designer Rembrandt, Ciske de Rat the musical, Suske and Wiske

Hippotizer? . . . I wouldn’t The jump in features with the launch of Hippotizer V3 do a show without one “ software has been a milestone for all our projects. Richard Bagshaw ” “ Rehearsals on X-Factor are now uninterrupted by ” Digital Insanity adding new media. The content guys upload new media on the fly over HippoNet with the artists rehearsing, us programming and the creative process is never interrupted by the technology. This is a product Hippotizer is and always has been my made by people who truly understand what’s expected favourite choice. For me it’s a gig in a box from equipment on high-profile live productions. from inspiration to realisation. Like doing a “ job with an old friend it is always a pleasure. ” Bill Peachment Little Mouse Productions Ben Miles X-Factor, Dancing On Ice, Freelance Media Server Specialist Britain’s Got Talent Coldplay, French and Saunders Page 13

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this is a dish that has been around for a while and has matured to the point of perfection. honed over 2 years in the hands of professionals it is now smooth, slick but never predictable. best enjoyed with hands in the air. New for 2008: Cooking up the show

3.1 software improves existing features to You will need cook slowly for as long as possible. then serve piping hot! make integrating hippotizer easier and more comprehensive. at the same time we’ve introduced some ground breaking new Ingredients: software components to ensure that hippotizer continues to be the ultimate one box solution. 2 x Hippotizer Stage Media Servers When you need to pull a rabbit out of the hat you need the solution at your fi ngertips so hippotizer 3.1 software brings a Mode studios ingredients: wealth of new features to provide solutions when you need them Tommy Hague and Sean Cagney and encourage you to be more creative with shows at any level. A hint of Evil Jesus

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ScreenThief Sound Black Level Simple Mode HMap2 PhatController Scheduler Component Compensation Capture any PC An alternative This component enables bi-directional communication Hippotizer takes control! Sometimes you want to screen and feed it into Hippotizer can now By connecting an external configuration using a between Hippotizer V3 and external devices such With PhatController all trigger events against Hippotizer as the source handle in-layer sound by Colorimeter such as the reduced features set and as lighting consoles and visualisation software. systems can now send the clock, literally. for any layer. In fact simply importing movies Sencore OCT1000, the clever auto-blending Features include content thumbnails, live previews and commands to external The Scheduler allows capture the output of which contain an audio BLC component can now features for creating those autopatching. Thumbnails on your console make it devices by RS232 or triggering of any multiple PCs and use them track. Play the clip and compensate for colour less demanding shows. easier and quicker to select the media from a Lighting Ethernet. What’s more parameter or even as a source for multiple the audio plays. Reverse imbalance between Designer/Operators point of view. Live previews of the PhatController commands multiple timelines. layers. Remote screen the clip, or slow it down multiple projectors by layer and master will give the Lighting designer a low can be added to timelines And because of capture isn’t new but and the audio will follow. adjusting the colour frame rate representation of the media. Auto-patching so you can control HippoNet’s ability to ScreenThief is a quantum Simple, yet this opens up and brightness across TelNet enables the lighting console to patch it automatically devices such as share components you leap in screen capture Hippotizer for even more all servers in a setup. Component with the necessary amount of masters and layers. projector shutters or can synchronise many software with almost applications. This revolutionary new matrix switchers. machines to one clock unperceivable latency, component will change With the new TelNet and it will happen bang high resolution (1280 x the speed at which component you can now on cue. Permanent 1024 recommended) and multi-screen shows are control any parameter installations, digital no need for additional ready and compensates of any Hippotizer over a signage and visitor capture cards. Feed for differences in colour network using standard attractions can all benefit PowerPoint presentations balance between TCP networking protocol. from this simple but highly directly into your projector lamps of Many external devices effective feature. Hippotizer, display different ages. This support this protocol and the content of web component removes it will open up many new pages in realtime. undesirable side effects options for integration of overlapping projectors including permanent when working with installation and dark content. architectural applications Page 17 GREEN HIPPO • The Indispensable Guide To Cooking Up A Visual Treat

One tasty recipe for the Page 18 • The Indispensable Guide To Cooking Up A Visual Treat GREEN HIPPO Out Of Time this is a rather special dish which shows you don’t have to spend a fortuneOut on ingredients Of toTime whip up An affordable but very something special. the essential ingredient is one very talented irish Dancer, colin Dunne, on which to base special recipe courtesy of the all the fl avour and dynamics of the dish. by taking care in your choices and allowing your imagination to run

riot you can turn out something©evercreative08 special for all to enjoy.

You will need ©evercreative08 Cooking up the show Ingredients: • Find a number of interesting confi gurations for 1 x HippoCritter projection onto the two boxes 2 x VGA splitter • make sure these fi t into the projected area where you then cover them with images 2 x basic inexpensive video projectors • carefully add keystone to make sure image fi ts perfectly a handful of VGA extension cable onto each confi guration. (also get stage manager to 1 x DMX controlled projectors shutter very carefully mark those positions, so the actor will hit 1 x human controlled projector shutter them every time!) (a piece of black cardboard!) • use archive irish dance footage and modify and 2 x white painted wooden boxes sequence using hippotizer timelines that can be arranged in many • experiment and get the juices fl owing with dancer confi gurations and director • Program it all up using the hippotizer timeline and get lighting op to trigger the results (important to remember the ‘human controlled shutter’ for the second projector) • relax and enjoy the show.

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You will need • take fi ve spherical balls and fi ll them with video, a touch of Pufferizer FX will give your projection the consistency it needs for maximum fl avour. Ingredients: • add a touch of live input and a parameter tweak for extra zing.

4 x Hippotizer HD media Servers • Place on the burner and bring to the boil.

5 x PufferFish PufferSpheres • this dish is currently served in a medium sized arena however a larger stadium-like portion 1 x XL Video will be available soon. 1 x GrandMA

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