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HIPPOTIZER v3.0.13 User Manual ©2002-2009

1. Firstly in the visualizations tab ensure Show Blend Edges is ticked This will give you representation of the area to be affected and is shown in the colour selected Default colour is Blue You can enable blending on any or all edges of the warp in the Warp tab on the master window By either manually typing the values into the windows or clicking in the value box and dragging seamless soft edge blending between warps can be achieved There is a Gamma and Overlap adjustment for each side of the warp Once a desirable overlap for the warp is achieved adjustment of these parameters can provide sufficient adjustment for seamless joining of adjacent warps 4 8 PixelMapper PixelMapper is a component in Hippotizer V3 which allows you to control simple or very complex lighting rigs using video instead of complicated cue lists In a traditional setup a Hippotizer mixes a number of video and still images to produce a picture this picture is then output as a video signal to a projector or similar display device When you use PixelMapper this image can be output as a set of DMX lighting control channels and can be fed to a whole host of DMX compatible lighting fixtures such as LED battens or moving lights 147 4 8 1 How does it Work The image created on a Hippotizer is made up of thousands of small dots called pixels Each pixel is made up of three colours Red Green and Blue Normally these pixels are sent as video data t
2. 10 70 40 70 152 4 8 4 4 Real World Measurements When adding fixtures to the main design grid it is important to know that it is actually infinite in size although you can only see a portion of it at any one time in the window All measurements in PixelMapper are in real world units by that we mean that the elements of a fixture will be represented to scale when placed onto the pixelmap and so when creating your pixelmap you should use the rulers around the grid to place your fixtures in the correct layout according to their distances in the real world so if 2 fixtures are 1 metre apart in real life then place them 1 metre apart on the grid To see more of the Pixelmap you can use the zoom control at the bottom of the main design grid You can also zoom in and out by using the mouse wheel There are three other functions that help you when placing or moving fixtures on the design grid You can enable or disable the grid markings and select if fixtures are snapped to the nearest gridline point when added or moved this helps to achieve a very neat pixelmap When Flash Selected is enabled the selected lighting fixtures will flash this can help when checking the layout and location of lighting fixtures 4 8 4 5 Patching For a fixture to become active in the Pixelmap it needs to be patched to a dmx address The controls for doing this are located in the address control panel oe Se nan zap The fixture
3. Live action or external sources fed in via standard or optional cards e Generators Algorithmic patterns generated internally e Relays Using the output of any other layer as the source for this layer Media Player Use these buttons to switch between the 4 different modes listed above 3 2 3 7 1 Media Player 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 000 596 31 23 647 geri len bee bases bia Baa teelen Leg 4 Ld The Media Player on each layer allows you to play back video clips and still images stored on the Hippotizer s Hard Disc Drives To change a clip either click on it in the Media Selector or drag the thumbnail from the media selector window here On the left hand side you can see important information like the file name resolution and default frame rate etc In Fioint Alavback Position Qut Point 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 000 396 31 73 647 E I The In Point and Out point of video clips can be altered by dragging the green pointers located on the left and right of the Playback scale These can also be set to precise numbers by clicking on the white 28 numerical values labelled in point out point and playback position To reset the default in and out points double click anywhere on the pointer scale or drag the icons back to the ends of the progress bar Next to the preview screen is a speed control Drag up and down to vary the speed of a clip Double click it to reset to normal playback speed The speed can also be ente
4. almost twice the width of the standard single output Because this mode creates a single ultra wide desktop area in the Control Centre items can be positioned or moved anywhere on the screen including across the overlap The left right top bottom and both soft edge effects are used in a similar way but for when you have multiple Hippotizers For example if you have two Hippotizers and you are using each one in single mode but you want to have a wide screen output you would set one to use a left hand soft edge and the other to use a right hand soft edge you can then overlap the images to form a seamless join Note You can also use screen warp to create a softedge blend instead of any of the following effects 3 4 2 61 SE Left Soft Edge blending along the left edge 3 4 2 62 SE Right Soft Edge blending along the right edge 3 4 2 63 SE LeftRight Soft Edge blending along the left and right edges 3 4 2 64 SE Top Soft Edge blending along the top edge 3 4 2 65 SE Bottom Soft Edge blending along the bottom edge 3 4 2 66 SE TopBottom Soft Edge blending along the top and bottom edges 3 4 2 67 Softedge Pan Soft Edge blending along the centre of the image 3 4 2 68 SE Frame Soft Edge blending along all edges of the image 68 3 4 2 69 Drop Shadow A Creates a drop shadow of the layer with control for distance size alpha and softness 3 4 2 70 Crop_Deinterlace Crop de interlace is used mainly for li
5. ee Dae Q tack leg er p Search gt Folders Fi Address e Network Connections i rated Mame Type Status Device Mame Network Tasks LAN or High Speed Internet El a h Local Area Connection LAN or High Speed Connected Marvell Yukon S8E80017 System Set up a home or small eh Local 4rea Connection 2 LAN or High Speed Network cable unplug Intel RI PROMOOOPLNWe System office network a 1394 Connection LAN or High Speed Connected 1394 Net Adapter 2 System E SaaS S TED a Local Area Connection 2 Properties 2x Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties ich 1s ical Pe rs gt a General Authentication Advanced General f Connect using You can get FP settings assigned automatically if your network supports thi capability Othenvise you need to ask your network administrator for Bg Intel A PRO 1000 PL Network Conn the appropriate IP settings This connection uses the following items Obtain an IP address automatically El Client for Microsoft Networks Use the following IP address w ai File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks IP address a Anos Facket Scheduler 4 F Intemet Protocol TCPAF subnet mask Default gateway lrretall Properties im Clbtain GHS ermer address autamaticalli Description Transmission Control Protocallnternet Protocol The default Wide area network protocol that provides co
6. the main PixelMapper screen will open 4 8 3 The Interface The interface is divided into 3 main areas 4 8 3 1 The Pixelmap Manager Panel Select Video Source Currently Active Pielmapper Engine Disable New Delete Select Video Source Vou The pixelmap manager panel is used to display and manage the 10 PixelMapper engines and also the database of pixelmaps stored on this machine From this panel you can create new pixelmaps delete existing pixelmaps or load a pixelmap into one of the engines This is also where you can select the video source for a particular pixelmap 149 New Delete Select Video Source l Ah t El n al Personalities VAST VET E eer a A R I D New Group Update Delete at NEST vit poet OUT VT We 3 Add Mode Edit Mode Patch Mode Scroll Mode x h i i CiN i mE chan Gap Set Addrs Unique AutoPatch Guide on off Snap ri ale o e a r ZOOM Special Channels W Flash Selected r Pixelmapper Engine Previews The main design grid is where the majority of the editing is performed the central black area is the drawing space and represents the stage or space that your lighting fixtures occupy in the real world Design grid areas The main drawing area Personality Selector Group Selector Group management console Mode selection switches and fixture rotation control Patch manager console and fixture patch information Grid zoom control NnBWN re 4 8 3 3
7. where get components would return a list of all the components running on all machines In most cases it is possible to use an asterisk to represent the All keyword so get components on would return a list of components on all the Hippotizers Items in square brackets should be replaced by the appropriate info so component_name could be replaced with Timeline for example Items in bold are required non bold is optional extra parameters get components on hippo_name all hippos Lists all components running on the Hippo 132 E g get components get components on all hippos get components on HIPPOV3 get components on get pins from component_name all components on hippo_name Lists the full pin paths of all pins on the Hippo or if a component name is supplied all pins present on that component Note the components class name is used as opposed to the user supplied component name E g get pins get pins from RC get pins from Telnet Component on HIPPOV3 get pins from all components on all hippos get pins on HIPPOV3 get pins on all hippos get pins on get pins from get pins from on get pins from all components It is also possible to find pins that match certain patterns For example the above command set can be qualified so that the command can take the form get pins where pin name contains Layer E g get pins where pin name contains Layer get pins on HFWManagedHost whe
8. 6 L Pos X 15 i 7 Cell Size m rgb Fixture Type m Red Add Cell G fa lo reen Egit 3 El Blue Done As you do this you will notice that each cell shows you information about what channels are used to control that cell the cells are automatically patched in the order that you place them onto the grid If the Auto Zoom button is pressed then the grid will auto zoom so that you can always see your cells however you can turn this off and instead use the manual zoom slider to change the scale of what you see Once you have added all your cells you can then add any special channels that the fixture may have Special channels are defined as any channels that require dmx control but do not actually control the RGB cells directly examples would be built in chasers mode channels strobe channels etc To add a special channel right click in the special channels box and click Add you will then be presented with the special channel input box where you can choose a channel offset from the base address of the fixture and a description for the channel 162 Special Channel Channel Offset You can add as many special channels as you wish Once all the special channels have been added if you had any then you can enter all the details about the fixture such as Manufacturer Model and variation variation is useful for distinguishing between different variants of the same pro
9. 8 layer master 3 Master Effects section This effects section applies one effect on the master so it modifies the mix of the background and foreground layer Please refer to the Effects section of the manual to get a detailed overview over what effects are available and what the parameters do Layer Section 92 Foreground Cal Level ve Zolour SE i M L m Brightness Media WSlaqa Contrast Size O24 4 TES FPS ogg Length 00 00 00 000 Snead Geometry Miser Mode label ane ee 00 00 00 000 oom F 5 prite Duration A Faselecton Fade L Fl dl 3 F rea 14E HIE 1747 14 4 Oe Ito Ore ta Iho nzi gz ja p24 p25 02E E Track Media Selection The 2 layers have the same layout and the same amount of control parameters 1 Source control This section controls your source of the layer It is similar to those found in the 4 and 8 layer modes Near the top you can choose between the different source types Media Player Live Video input or generator In Media Player mode you will see the details of the clip or image loaded you can change the speed as well as the player modes play once loop forward play backwards once loop backwards Ping Pong or Random IN Live Video Input you can select between the available capture devices In Generator mode you can select a generator type and adjust the generator using the available parameters 2 Colour and Geometric Controls You have control over contrast and brig
10. 9 4 Dual amp Single VGA Input The single and dual VGA input card has two VGA slots On the dual card both the slots capture VGA on the single card only the bottom one captures VGA The visual difference between the cards are the chips on the cards The dual card has 2 identical chips top and bottom The single will only has one 4 9 4 1 Driver visRGBpro Install exe 4 9 4 2 Information to be used within Hippotizer Format RGB565 70 fps 1024 x 768 16 BPP TV Standard None FPS 70 0 Input Standard 165 5 Resources and Resolutions The Hippotizer Media Server is very powerful and flexible however no resources are unlimited We believe that it is important to give you the use a great deal in flexibility where and when you want to use those resources So you can run an HD with 8 layers however it will struggle to playback 8 1920x1080 video clips simultaneously But rather than restricting this to 4 layers only you may need at times a fifth layer as a mask and this performs very well The engine does not stop under heavy pressure but reduces the frame rate at which it renders You can monitor this as part of the engine settings right click on Engine Component and go to the 3 tab You will see a readout of the fps frames per second the system is running at Typically this will be around 60 as most displays use this refresh rate If you now start to load up the system dramatically lots of high res video clips and many fx this
11. Channels such as built in chasers or master level controls some fixtures even have mode select channels which need t o be set to specified levels all the 158 Patch Special Channels You will be presented with the special channel patch screen There are 3 steps to patching special channels 1 select the fixtures you want to patch 2 Select the special channel that you want to patch 3 Select what you want to patch it to The first step is to select the fixtures that you want to patch and is done by clicking on one of the groups listed in the fixture groups box in the top of the window This will then display a list of all the different fixture personalities used by those fixtures in the box below The next step is to select one of the special channels listed in the personalities box this is done by simply clicking on one of the channels in the list of personalities Finally you need to choose what controller you want to patch that function to In PixelMapper there are 20 special controllers that are available as faders in the main Hippotizer interface and are also patched as 20 DMX channels via the DMX component if it is installed In addition to these 20 special controllers you have a master level controller The special controllers and the master level controller are identical except that the master level fader has a default value of 100 whilst the other special controllers have a default value of 0 Clicking on one of the 20
12. Desktop empty More Sean a Sean Engine Config Con Output Settings GFX Mode In HippoNet overview you will see your machine with only 2 layer previews and one master preview HippoNet Overview TIAS aooo 14 Click on the Master preview and the user interface for simple mode will appear 91 Hippotizer 3 Desktop 1 File Windows Deskto f Settings Help i ef Add Macro 3 1 2 B 4 F Save Desktop empty i HippoNet Overview Sa Sean Engine uti Oy FXselection no Effect Fade Engine 187 On the top you find the generic output section 1 The Fade engine The fade engine allows smooth fading between presets when it is switched on You can use either the slider or the text box to enter the fade time When active the engine will fade to any value change no matter if this is applied via the user interface recalling presets or any other method It is recommended you leave this feature off to familiarise yourself with the general functionality of simple mode before activating it 2 Master Output Preview with Master Level Control The preview output will show what appears on your output screen The master level controls the level post all layers mixes and effects To the left of the preview window you can access the keystone settings Click on the button labelled Keystone and a separate window will appear similar to the typical keystone adjustments found on the typical 4 or
13. Frames No Audio Profile Level High Profile Medium Level 25fps for PAL 29 97fps for NTSC Resolution amp Bitrate The resolution depends on what you are trying to do and what system you are using but these are the most common frame sizes next to the frame size 1s a recommended Bitrate for encoding 720 x 576 Normal PAL Resolution 8000Kbps 720 x 480 Normal NTSC Resolution 8000Kbps 640 x 480 Alternative NTSC Resolution 8000Kbps 800 x 600 VGA 9000Kbps 1024x768 XGA 10000Kbps 1280 x 720 720p HD Content 12000Kbps 1920 x 1080 1080p HD Content 16000Kbps 45 Bitrates are very subjective to the content contained within the media file so sometimes experimentation may be needed is the encoded file seems to be lacking in quality The general rule is that the bitrate should be as low as possible but without affecting the quality of the final image Do not worry if some of the settings such as GOP or Profile Level are not available in your software it probably means that those features are set to a default value and that should be fine however you may not be able to do non standard or HD resolutions if this is the case 46 3 4 Mix Modes and Effects and Generators Now that you are familiar with the basic functionality and navigation of the user interface and how to load and access your media we can now take a look at ways to manipulate your media to combine multiple layers to create certain looks 3 4 1 Mix Modes Mix mode
14. LED display with a control pad to access some settings of the Hippotizer E FireWire d Status LCD display USB USB DVD drive 16 3 Getting Started with the Software To get started please connect 2 monitors one to the bottom connector of each graphics card Once you have powered up your Hippotizer and Windows is running you will be presented with a standard Microsoft Windows desktop On this desktop you will see icons labelled HippotizerV3 Engine and ZooKeeper NOTE You may see more Hippotizer Related icons but these refer to Hippotizer V2 so please disregard them Running V2 elements alongside V3 may cause conflicts and instability HIPPor ser Engine To start the Engine double click the Hippotizer V3 engine icon You will see some screen adjustments take place over a 20 second period but there will be no visible change in your desktop However 1f you look on the taskbar at the bottom of your main control screen you will see an icon for the engine and 4 or 8 icons version settings dependant side by side which represent the Mpeg2 decoders for each layer eee Your Hippotizer V3 Engine is now running and ready to receive control commands from either a local instance of ZooKeeper or ZooKeeper running on another machine For the purposes of this section we want to run ZooKeeper locally so locate the icon for ZooKeeper on your desktop and double click it You will see the program start up with a welcome logo and once runni
15. Master gt Mast Once you have selected your preferred mode the thumbnail preview will adapt to that mode and more keystone e g in the example below the output is set to Clone Horizontal Pan and each output has its own keystone and geometry set 36 Note In these modes there are still the standard two FX options which will be applied on all the outputs as normal 3 3 Media Importing and Managing your Media Hippotizer V3 software brings a revolution in content import for Media Servers Traditionally users use third party encoding software on an external machine to encode media to the correct format In Version 3 Hippotizer the encoder is built into the software and the entire process of importing encoding and finally allocating your media to a bank and location can be done within ZooKeeper or from any other server This reduces encode times and allows users to integrate the process into their overall working strategy on a running Hippotizer In Hippotizer V3 media management is done somewhat differently to those familiar with V2 Hippotizer You can import media from any drive connected to the system During the following process you will arrange your media into banks and clips as you wish without affecting the layout of your media on the source drives During the process of importing the media the system will encode the media to the correct format automatically and link it to the location you choose 3 3 1 How to Import Medi
16. Output Master Output Layerl Layer j 50 Dutputt Layerz Layer 96 0 Output Layer3 Output l Output2 t DMX Status Cancel The DMX component will always default to ArtNet To enable the DMX Tail double click on the ArtNet port on the left which will bring up the option to choose between Art Net and DMX Tail Within this box you can also set the Start Address Device ID and Port 136 HP 3 W3stagedemo DMX DMX ET DMX Control DM On Update Only Reset Config 4 6 1 7 Controlling the Timeline component via DMX By default the DMX components maps the controls for the timeline component right after the last layer IHF WManagedHost DMX DMX E DMX Control DMX On Update Only ArtNet Universe 0 0 start DERE Name Type Start Address Channels used Output er MasterLayer 1 45 Output1 1 Layer 46 Layer 50 50 Lay 2 50 E 196 50 Tirnel ineControl 246 4 DMX Status In this example a 4 layer machine is used and from DMX channel 246 230 one can find the timeline control It uses 4 channels of DMX e Timeline Select e Timeline Command select e 16 bit Cue Number Timeline Select FWManagedHost Timeline Timeline2 i New Timeline New Preset Mute All Timelines Presets Progress ivf Name Categories Description Timeline 1 I Timeline 2 K Timeline 3 Global Undo Global Redo 137 The timeline select channel selects which timeline is controlled This is defined by
17. Screen arp Screenvar Manager Running hal unnng Stops the component and removes it From this list 4 5 1 3 Starting and Stopping Components To start or stop a component right click on it in the list and choose Start or Stop HP 3 0007 Host Mana Host Management HP Y 3 0007 Change Name Components Statistics Diagnostics Preloaded Components Engine RC Component Running Medial Medial anager Running Ti Timeline Component Running Start anager Running Running Stop Delete Stops the component 4 5 1 4 Import Export You can export and import the settings for components individually This is very useful when you for example want to export all the media of a particular show so you can re use it at a later stage NOTE Not all components support Import Export 126 To export import the settings go to the HippoNet Overview and right click on the component and select the option you need Please see at the required component for details i ea P Y34501 pn be LAL H Export Imnort Exports the settings of the component to a file RESET In general each component has a different set of options when exporting settings so you can usually export only a part of your settings For example you only want to export your media but not the media map then you can use the dialogs to do so On Import you again have the possibility to choose between different options say yo
18. ScreenWarp Manager Warp Options Visualization Name index Ro Nodes Bo Resize Simple Mode C Full Spline Reset Warp Reset Weights Cancer Here you can do the following e Rename the warp e Change the index of the warp to a different value for access from other parts of Hippotizer e Adjust the number of nodes available for more complex setups Type the new value and click resize to apply e Switch to Full Spline mode In simple mode available nodes are placed in the most common areas for creating warps For more sophisticated warps where you may wish to pull and pinch key areas of the screen full spline gives access to nodes located across the whole work area The quantity and location of the nodes will vary according to the number of nodes selected For example changing the number of nodes to 9 and selecting full spline mode will result in the following The maximum amount of nodes is 16 145 Nodes f i Resize Simple Mode Reset Warp Reset Werghts eql d i d d il A z ii a a a a T e E a E D Ap a a A ee j ma New Delne Semne At any time the warp can be reset using the reset warp button The visualization tab allows customisation of the grid and nodes to suit a project Ticking Enable Visualization will activate all active visual aids such as gridlines nodes etc NOTE You may see a decrease in performan
19. address readout is for information purposes only it shows the current patched address of the selected fixture If more than one fixture is selected then this will simply display XXXXXX The Next address readout displays the next available dmx address that is reserved for patching There are 3 ways to patch a fixture or group of fixtures in PixelMapper but all of them will use the next address readout to determine the starting point for patching the next fixture For this reason it is possible at any time to manually change the next address so that you can manually set the address of the next fixture or group of fixtures To set the next address select the subnet universe and start channel from the three drop down boxes and then press the Set Addrs button By default consecutive fixtures will always be patched directly after each other using as few channels as possible but sometimes you will want to separate the fixtures You can do this by selecting a number in 153 the Chan Gap dropdown box when selected PixelMapper will always leave this many channels between the last channel of the previous fixture and the first channel of the current fixture The Unique button allows you to turn on or off the unique address check when patching multiple fixtures When turned on red LED on the patching system will always check to make sure that there are no conflicting channels between the current fixture to be patched and any of the o
20. along with any subfolders you have created This shows that the media is encoded and present ready to be allocated to a bank for use during general Hippotizer operation Media can now be added into banks and clips by simply dragging the thumbnail from the list in the media window onto any space in the clips selector window below By holding down the shift button and clicking on the first and last clip multiple clips can be added Similarly multiple selections can be made by holding down the CTRL key whilst clicking files There are a few working guidelines you might wish to follow here e You can drag any or all of the files to any slot in any bank If you have selected multiple files the slot you chose will be the first media in the list and all others will be added in subsequent slots For example if you add 5 clips to bank 1 beginning at 035 you will fill slots 035 to 039 e Ifthe media you have in the media window is exactly what you want in one folder of the media selector you can drag the files to the thumbnail in the bank selector but be warned that this will add the clips at location 000 onwards and overwrite any media references already present e The clips can be moved from slot to slot in the media selector by holding the clip and dragging to another slot You can add the same clip to multiple locations if you wish Right click and select delete if the file is no longer required at that location this does not delete the actual media fil
21. an engine it can be blank necessary and now go into Add mode by pressing the Add button in the mode panel this will open the personalities selector window in the top right corner Right click anywhere in this window and select Add from the context menu this will open the fixture designer as seen below 161 RGBI Similar to RGB but has an additional intensity channel for each element CMYI As per CMY but with an intensity channel I This is a fixture that has only got an intensity or shutter option this can be used to drive simple light bulbs or moving light shutters or even strobes Select the appropriate fixture type from the dropdown list Next you need to enter a cell size A cell is the name given to a single controllable element of your fixture so for example if you have a Thomas Pixelline 1044 then you have 18 separately controllable Cells Because we work in real world dimensions in Pixelmapper we have to tell it how big each of these Cells is and this can be entered in centimeters in the box above the fixture type select Next we need to add the cells of our fixture and this is done by simply moving the cursor over the designer grid and then right clicking the mouse to insert a cell you can then move the mouse and click again to place another cell You should continue to do this laying the cells out in the same physical arrangement that they are in your actual fixture a E Red 4 Green 5 Blue
22. and click ok TIP Timelines can be nested 1 e a timeline can contain another timeline This feature enables users to breakdown complicated sequences into scenes creating shorter smaller scenes which are self contained and then just inserting them when they need to be played back Create Timeline _ sisi New Timeline New Preset Mute All Name New timeline Timelines OK Cancel example Global Undo Global Redo You will be asked to provide a name In this example we have called it example layer 1 Click OK to confirm 100 New Timeline New Preset Mute All Level Layer 4 Level oo SES aL I ee f5 p pss a Ge Timeline Example Layer O iB Live EditMode f Auto Track Selection Add Tracks Insert Timeline Cleanup Settings Height fs Snap 00 00 00 500 00 00 00 000 A Auto Scrol You should now see a timeline window open with the title example layer 1 and your newly created timeline will also be listed in the window timelines in the timeline Control Centre You can drag the corners of the timeline window to resize the timeline as you wish 4 2 2 3 First steps You are now ready to begin working on your timeline First of all try to navigate your track A vertical arrow on the left of the track means that this track contains further daughter tracks and can be expanded Click on the arrowhead to expand this group track and see what is inside Try to na
23. command click on the SEND Button 4 5 7 Media Manager The Media Manager component is used to import all the media into the Hippotizer It allows you to browse the hard drive or external drives to import media into the media banks on the Hippotizer This topic is covered in depth in the Managing Importing and managing your Media For advanced topics such as synchronising media and multiplayer layer sync see the section Controlling Multiple Servers HP 3 0007 MediaManager MediaManager BA Open Local File Explorer gy Open Upload Queue Encoding Settings Ee Synchronize r Media Manager Folders Efe Medias Intormation H TITT Hippa Lo qo Type Ficture PNG O Resolution 1024 x 768 Alp F Bz Media File Size O 47MB 4 5 8 PixelMapper See separate section PixelMapper 4 5 9 Screenwarp See separate Section ScreenWarp 130 4 5 10 Timeline See section Presets and Timeline Programming 4 5 11 Render Engine AKA RC Component See general introduction and Display Settings 4 5 12 Media Manager See section Media Importing and managing your media For advanced functions see Controlling Multiple Servers Synchronising Media 4 5 13 HMap2 Server Component This component enables bi directional communication between Hippotizer V3 and external devices such as lighting consoles and visualisation software It allows the manufacturers of these products applications to integrate Hipp
24. consultation Under no circumstances install a second network device either internal or external as this may stop the Hippotizer program from running For advice on this issue email support green hippo com 1 2 Warranty Green Hippo Ltd will warranty the Hippotizer for one year from date of purchase This is a full return to base warranty Please contact Green Hippo if you experience a hardware fault You will receive a RMA number and form to send the unit back to our manufacturing partner NB Any attempt to open the casing will invalidate your warranty Any attempt to load any software onto the unit in any way other than that described in the manual will invalidate the warranty 1 3 What are Media Servers A real time media server is designed to control different forms of media and output them simultaneously with manipulation Manipulation can be made via ZooKeeper Hippotizer s built in control centre or externally via DMX MIDI RS232 and other industry standard protocols 1 3 1 Dual output image video processor Hippotizer consists of 8 media layers Hippotizer can run in several different display configurations such as single dual or pan mode and display the results using VGA DVI or composite s video standards Hippotizer is also capable of controlling LED fixtures via DMX over Ethernet ArtNet 1 3 2 Real time effects manipulation Hippotizer allows you to apply FX to images video and live sources in real time and the effe
25. engine and the ZooKeeper it will be named HippoV3 GUD Let s explore what components are loaded on the engine Host by clicking on the symbol You should now see the Engine a Media Manager component Screen warp and a Timeline Component Click on the Engine component to select it You will now see Output 1 appear on the right This window contains any details within the selected component which in essence is a list of pins 4 3 3 What are pins Pins connect Components They can have many different forms but in essence they are just connectors Imagine you have a sound desk microphones an amp and speakers Each one of those could be represented as a component with the sockets they have as Pins Once you connect 2 connectors the 2 devices can start to communicate This is exactly the way HippoNet works Each pin can be connected to another matching pin and then data can travel between them Many pins are simple direct connections however some Pins contain other pins inside We call those Pin Groups You could compare this to a MultiCore cable in our audio example There is only one cable with one connector however inside are many more cable and connectors Let s get back to our Engine and the Output pin that we can see This is a group pin and if you click on the you can expand the group and see what is contained within In this case it is another set of group pins Keep expanding Layer 1 and Mixer so you can see Level
26. feature to do this If you are not sure of the exact assignments don t worry you can change these by double clicking and selecting Midi Learn again Select Timeline ID TimelineID The timeline select channel selects which timeline is controlled This is defined by the ID number entered in the Timeline component By default this ID is emptyo768c 2295 r Ocott 143 4 6 3 3 1 Adding a TimelineControlString component The MIDI component cannot talk directly to the Timeline Component so it needs a TimelineControlString component to translate To add a TimelineControlString component click on more on your host then select Manage Host Go to the Tab components and click the Add button at the bottom of the page Select the TimelineControlString component from the list click ok and give it a name 4 7 ScreenWarp ScreenWarp is a Hippotizer component for multi point distortion and allows morphing and shaping of images for use on non linear surfaces or simply as an effect for creative designs The ScreenWarp Manager component is loaded by default and can be opened by double clicking the ScreenWarp icon in the HippoNet overview window However for full configuration you need to have the Engine Master window open and expanded to full size AEE 5 epee When expanded you will see a tab at the far right marked Warp This gives you access to warps you are currently working on and all previously created items Yo
27. fend lt o ajg atl ad E a 6 u G MURUB E ALE Auto Scroll E EEEE Some parameters are not values from zero to full such as for example Mixer Mode These are shown as fixed points on the timeline Navigate to Mixer and you will see Mixer Mode listed If there is no node present add one Now right click it and you will see a selector window 108 4example group 00 00 00 000 Overlay A Difference a Multiply l f Screen Height S anap 00 00 ers ALA EES OER EA Giese n edit Pause on rewind Matte L Le 4 e event value Select the mixer mode you wish to apply 4 2 2 12 Timeline Controls There are many ways to maximise your workflow on the timeline Familiarising yourself with the following controls will assist you especially when using complex compositions 00 00 00 200 00 00 00 000 iv Auuto Sicroll i Jump on dil E Fause on edi 1 Height Control controls the height of the rows of the timeline 2 Scale Moving this slider allows the user to dictate how much detail is displayed on the timeline horizontally If you are working in great detail with very specific values you may wish to drag this slider to the left to see more detail For a more general view move to the right The value can be set between 0 5 of a second and 14 hours Snap Value Snap value is the setting which dictates the minimum distance between items added to the timeline a
28. full selection will always be bound by a dotted line When holding the shift key and clicking on a fixture a second click will remove the fixture from the list 4 8 5 1 2 Group Selection Group Selection is very useful when you have a lot of fixtures in a Pixelmap or your fixtures are grouped into particular easily definable arrays You will notice that when switch edit mode the personality selection box becomes the Groups selection box This box will later contain a list of all groups that you have created To create a selection group start by selecting the fixtures that you want to group together using manual selection Next go to the group control panel Groups Update Delete Next type a name for the group into the text box it is important to make this name unique and relevant so to avoid confusion later Next press the New Group button and PixelMapper will create a new group that contains all the fixtures that you selected You can continue to add as many fixture groups as you wish You can delete a group by selecting it from the groups list and then pressing the Delete button 155 To use the group selection simply click on any of the group names in the group list and instantly that group of fixtures will be selected on the grid and will be coloured RED You can now do anything with these fixtures that you would do with any normal selected fixture s If you want to change a group you can cli
29. hio de Mater Caras Faa Faz Relay Feedback Preview Master Rotate 200M Position keystone Level BUTPUT The process begins with the media player of each layer where we select the source material This can be a video clip a static image a live video feed or the output of another layer Relay On each layer you can then add effects to the chosen media There are 2 effects engines per layer Also at this stage each layer can be scaled zoomed rotated and positioned in the x and y plane of the final output The mix mode for each layer decides how that particular layer interacts with the layers underneath Check out the section Mix modes to find out more about how these work Once all 8 layers are mixed together this mix is then presented to the Master Layer This is the final layer and comprises a combination of effects positioning and media created on all 8 layers Any changes made in the Master Layer affect the composition as a whole The Master Layer is ideally suited to the setup of parameters such as master colour balance or keystone correction for a specific projection setup 2 Introduction to Hippotizer V3 Version 3 Hippotizer software is designed to build upon the success of its predecessor V2 which was known for its ease of use high quality video output and comprehensive set of features This new version continues this but adds a whole new level of Media Server functionality However as with all software whic
30. in both layers remain black White in either layer results in white 3 4 1 2 Sub This subtracts the pixel values in the source layer from the corresponding pixels in the target layer 47 3 4 1 3 Darken When using Darken the white disappears Anything darker than white has the potential of darkening the underlying image Darken mode compares the active layer to the underlying image only allowing those areas that are darker than the underlying image to show up 3 4 1 4 Lighten The Lighten mode is the exact opposite of the Darken mode The black disappears and anything brighter than black has the potential of lightening the underlying image Lighten mode compares the active layer to the underlying image only allowing those areas that are lighter than the underlying image to show up 3 4 1 5 Softlight If the colour being applied is lighter than mid grey the image is lightened If the colour being applied is darker than mid grey the image is darkened Depending on the image Soft light can also be used to produces soft shadows and highlights 3 4 1 6 Softlight Inverted This is the same as Softlight just more intense 48 3 4 1 7 Hardlight If the colours being applied are lighter than mid gray screen mode lightens is applied If the colours being applied are darker than middle gray multiply mode darkens is applied 3 4 1 8 Overlay Overlay uses the information on the
31. in the timeline using the current system values entering them as snaps 4 2 2 17 Diamonds When creating editing timelines if you are adjusting many tracks within the timeline it can become easy to lose track of changes you have made on individual tracks This can result in lost changes resulting in unintended effects on timeline playback In 3 0 12 and later when any track changes are made these events are marked with a small diamond icon on that track and its parent tracks Clicking a diamond results in the relevant tracks becoming marked on the left as below so that the event is easily located Right clicking a diamond gives you the option to delete the event without having to locate it 111 O0 00 000 Li LJ J 4 2 2 18 Track colours When creating timelines version 3 0 12 and later features a different colour for each layer so that it 1s easier to visually indentify which layer you are making adjustments on Useful when timelines contain more complicated sequences Timeline MasterTimeline H Live Edit Mode J Auto Track Selection E Add Tracks Insert Timeline Cleanup Settings 00 00 10 000 00 00 20 000 W HPV3 4501 P tavert_ i a Snap 00 00 00 509 00 00 00 000 YJ Auto Scroll W Pau 4 2 2 19 Shift events When editing a timeline you may want to shift events forwards or backwards along the timeline This can be done on individual tracks groups of tracks layers and the entir
32. is 576 pixels using the HD or 384 using the Stage Please refer to the section Using Alpha with video below for more information e The Force re encode of MPEG 2 media files option can be used if you experience erratic or unexpected playback from files added to the encoder which are already Mpeg2 format e Limit video resolution enables you to resize media as you are importing it on some systems when all media is the same resolution there may be a performance improvements e Ask for a media expiry date will prompt you for an expiry date before media is imported After the selected date has passed that media will not be available to playback NOTE If the system date is changed the Hippotizer software will automatically disabled any media with an expiry date 3 3 2 Importing Media a tutorial To proceed with this section you will need to have a folder on the system or on an external drive with some source media available A handful of clips of any format will suffice and can comprise of video and stills We recommend some video files are present as then you will see the full power of the encoder First begin by right clicking on the root of the file tree in folders and selecting Create Subfolder You can give the folder a name which will help you organise your media PRESS Se Hippo 3 MediaManager MediaManager i N Open Local File Explorer fg Open Upload Queue BA Encoding Settings ig Synchronize Medi
33. matter which mode you are in Images can be bigger though There are no restrictions on the output resolutions 167
34. more detail soon but first a short introduction to how presets are accessed and how to work with them 4 2 1 1 Accessing values To keep ZooKeeper clean and tidy we have elected not to add buttons to the interface unless completely necessary Because you can create presets at many levels of Hippotizer adding create preset buttons to the interface is not feasible The screen would be cluttered with controls for all eventualities However many areas of ZooKeeper are active By that we mean that dragging or night clicking can result in values being taken from that area and applied elsewhere Once you master this functionality you will find working within the Hippotizer software simple and easy with multiple options to tackle navigation and creation of new looks As mentioned in earlier sections if you move the mouse around the interface you will see icons appear which indicate what the possibilities with mouse control in that zone If you see an arrow below your cursor then that item is draggable In general you can drag values to a location to create presets and drag presets to a location to apply presets With a little practice it soon becomes second nature As a way of grouping functions the user interface is divided up into sections For example in the diagram below the interface is divided into areas defined by the grey background and the bolts in the corners The top left box contains monitoring for the layer along with some e
35. prevents unauthorized access to the system HP 3 XXXX Telne Ade Liar Delete Weer Lhange Login required password If you do not create any users all login attempts will be accepted without the need for a user name or password If you do want to use login access then make sure that the login required box is ticked and then add at least 1 user Users can be added or deleted using the buttons to the right of the user list Connecting to the telnet component You can use any TCP IP capable device to connect and communicate with the telnet component as long as it uses port 23 For testing we recommend using Hyperterminal which is the telnet console included with Microsoft Windows Whichever system you choose to communicate with the telnet component you will need to tell it the ip address of the hippo that you are talking to 131 Note you only need to have one telnet component in a Hipponet network even if you have many Hippotizers in the system as the one telnet component will be able to control and receive information about all the devices on the network The following examples are done using Hyperterminal with line feeds and data entry echo turned on Enter the IP address of the telnet component into the software that you are using and tell it to connect You will then receive a request for a user name followed by a request for a password if you have enabled user login After entering the information you should see a scre
36. selector select a video clip In the layer control window take the speed to 200 Now right click the information area as shown here FXselection HippoFeed 0364 34 3 F no ect 720 4 576 Tert a o Ele E Clip Length DMX group DMX media In Point 00 00 00 0 ph z Show track in timeline example layer 1 Send value to timeline example layer 1 Adds the value of this parameter to the timeline You could select the option to Show track in timeline example layer 1 and this would expand the track to allow you to see the parameter but we are actually going to select Send value to timeline example layer 1 What this will do is send information on the file selected and the playback parameters associated with it to the current timeline position Once done place another level node on the timeline at 14seconds a later event is needed to progress past the one we just sent and return to the beginning of the timeline and press play You should see the timeline perform all the previous edits and the last thing you see should be the media you selected playing back at 200 speed Your timeline will look like this Timeline example layer 1 a BB Live Edit Mode Auto Track Selection Add Tracks Settings 00 00 00 000 00 00 10 000 4 Position Rotation zoom Pause on 0 level o Relays Sourcet Height oo Snap 00 00 00 200 Scale aaa 4 m a 3 m Ei ale ajx i ET
37. settings window will allow you to configure the outputs live video settings and view status info For now we want to work just with Output settings HP 3 0007 Engine C Output Settings Live Video Settings Status Info 4 1 3 Single Mode Detect monitors Full Screen Single Output Mode is used if you are only using one display Select this option from the drop down menu and choose Apply Single Output is configured using the top graphics card options with the first option allowing you to select which output on the graphics card your display is connected to Now set your resolution to the desired setting using the drop down box will depend on the display device and the version of Hippotizer you own You can also decide how many layers you want your Hippotizer Engine to run Options will vary according to Hippotizer version 4 1 4 Dual Dual Output Mode is used to have two separate outputs each displaying different media As if you have 2 independent media Servers in one box Although you can choose 8 layers on each output it is recommended to a maximum of 4 per output This will produce smooth playback More layers can result in 85 Status Info x Fridi Seres Detect monitors Full Screen Dual Output is configured using the two graphics card options with the first option allowing you to select display options for the device connected to output one and the second connect to output two 86 4 1 5 Pan Pan Output M
38. source image to achieve a rotary blur effect 3 4 2 4 Motion Blur This applies a moving blur effect that will leave outlines of the animation within a video 3 4 2 5 Mask 1309 016 This effect allows you to place an image over the top of the layer to create a mask The images that are used for this contain transparency information which tells the Hippotizer which parts of the image show through and which do not In most media servers this is often done using 2 layers however this effect makes it possible without having to use another layer The masked out area will become transparent which 52 means that if you have an image displayed on this or another lower layer then it will show through in the areas that have been masked To use the masks they need to be stored in bank 255 of layer media The Mask fader allows you to scroll through the different masks within the bank The blur function should be used carefully as it heavily uses resources 3 4 2 6 ColourTrafo I Mh M ill i W i mh HN Il nA itl 1i 0 o e e a pa Alin IE 1 m Il Il ll 1 u This gives you control over hue saturation and brightness 3 4 2 7 Multimage avi a k zvo Rii q A wr ee 4 z x eati h aa x i 2 This effect repeats the source image over and over similar to a multi monitor wall Changing the Level creates some interesting glass wall effects 3 4 2 8 Inv Lumakey Shorthand for
39. that at 100 it fully covers any layers underneath However if you resize the layer using the layer zoom control to a value less than 100 then the underlying layer is revealed Use this mode to create window in window type effects 3 4 1 14 LumaKey Luminance Key This mode uses the brightness of its layer to decide whether the underlying layer is visible or not At 100 brightness only the current layer is visible however if you move the Level fader of layer 2 slowly down you will see that more and more of the underlying layer is revealed The level fader determines the threshold at which the luminance key works This is particularly useful for removing black surrounds from images and video clips For those who are used to using Alpha Channels in still images and want to create similar effects with video this mode comes close to that and can be achieved by ensuring the areas you wish to be transparent in your videos are black 3 4 1 15 Matte Matte uses 3 layers to work correctly It uses layer 2 as a mask to determine which parts of layer 1 or layer 3 are visible Layer 1 can be in any mode but layer 2 must be in Matte mode Layer 3 must be in opaque mode to function properly If you follow the example below you will be able to see layer 1 through holes in layer 3 The shape of the holes is dictated by the contents on layer 2 In our example we combine the following three images eee 50 Layer 2 Matte Layer 3 o
40. the ID number behind the Timeline Name These can be full numbers from 0 255 If no ID is set then the timeline cannot be controlled via DMX Timeline Command Select The following ranges trigger these commands 0 9 Nothing 10 19 Play 20 29 Pause 30 39 Stop 40 49 GoCue and Play 50 59 Go Cue and Pause IMPORTANT DMX commands are only triggered when the value actually changes So sending a value of 45 twice will NOT result in the command being issued twice Instead you have to program a Nothing Cue in between To trigger the same command twice do this 45 0 45 16bit Cue Number The Commands GoCue and Play and GoCue and Pause require the last 2 DMX channels to contain a 16 bit value of the Cue number Please note that this uses 2 decimal places So value 100 triggers cue 1 250 triggers cue 2 5 etc The total range of addressable cues is 0 655 35 4 6 2 RS232 Controlling a Hippotizer remotely using a RS232 serial port has been introduced in version 3 0 12 To use this feature please refer to documentation our website http www green hippo com in the support and helpdesk section 4 6 3 MIDI Midi2 Component Hippotizer V3 0 12 has a completely updated MIDI component from previous versions this emphasised by the fact it is named Midi2 as opposed to MIDI Users familiar with the previous configuration of Midi will need to familiarise themselves with these changes Although it has been around for ove
41. the Quick Key shortcuts that can be used to access these functions without the menu later 4 8 5 3 1 Delete This will delete the selected fixtures from the grid Pressing the DEL key will do the same 4 8 5 3 2 Unpatch This will unpatch all the selected fixtures The fixtures will remain on the grid but will not be active in the pixelmap until they are given a DMX address This is useful if you want to use the patch mode later to patch the fixtures 4 8 5 3 3 Re Patch This will temporarily unpatch all the selected fixtures and then automatically re patch them consecutively starting from the next available dmx address 156 4 8 5 3 4 Copy This will make a copy of the fixtures that are selected and place it on the clipboard so that it can be pasted into another pixelmap or into the same pixelmap This is very useful for creating very large pixelmaps as you can simply create one section and copy paste that section many times Please note that when a selection is copied to the clipboard it remembers the position of all the fixtures and also the addresses to which they were patched 4 8 5 3 5 Cut The same as Copy but it removes the fixtures from the grid where the cut command was executed 4 8 5 3 6 Paste Following a Copy or Cut command this allows you to put the copied or cut fixtures back onto a grid 4 8 5 3 7 Universe 1 Universe 1 Allows you to increase or decrease the universe number of the selected fixtures 4
42. the drop down box for Existing select a machine from the list As below 98 Ty r a a LIE PEDT ee T Dae PENAF Prefered Timeline Component to manage presets W Existing Timeline on HPV3 3042 Custom f NOTE It is good practice if you wish to create a timeline from scratch to reset the engine of your Hippotizer because your new timeline will inherit all the current states of the engine components you select e g value of level current media selected etc This can be useful at times but on this occasion we wish to begin with a clean sheet So as demonstrated in previous sections right click in the centre of the large window in HippoNet Overview and select reset engine Now double click the timeline component icon within the HippoNet Overview window as in the diagram below More HippoNet Overy Timeline Timeline State Running Ready This will open the following timeline control box Be aware that if you have several machines on the network there will be an instance of this box on all machines present Now is a good time to designate a master machine where you will work Demo Timeline Timeline2 gt New Timeline New Preset Mute All Timelines Presets Progress mE Name Categories Description m green nippo Float Plug Global Undo Global Redo 99 You will now see the preset and timeline control centre Any previously created timelines and presets
43. used later 4 2 1 5 Preset by right clicking Right clicking in the interface will also prompt you to create a preset Red Green Blue a Ll i Reset Apply Preset Create Preset Update Preset Show track in timeline example layer 1 FXselection no Effect Once again you will be prompted to save the preset Choosing where you right click determines the contents of the preset 96 4 2 1 6 Updating Existing Presets If at any time you wish to amend a preset you can adjust the settings in the relevant area of ZooKeeper right click and select update preset You will be presented with a list of presets of the same category Select the one you wish to update and click apply Any instances of the updated preset used in timelines will be updated too 4 2 1 7 Applying Presets 4 2 1 7 1 Right Click At some point you will want to apply the presets you have created In the above diagram you will see the option to apply a preset using right click on the mouse Click this and you will be presented with a list of corresponding presets of the same category Select one click apply and the corresponding layer or function will be updated 4 2 1 7 2 Drag You can drag a preset from the preset list in the timeline window and drop it into ZooKeeper anywhere it is relevant Areas where it can be applied will be shown by the cursor adding a plus sign next to it Areas not allowed will show a circle with a line thro
44. 8 5 3 8 Subnet 1 Subnet 1 Allows you to increase or decrease the subnet number of the selected fixtures 4 8 5 3 9 Unicast IP Address There are 2 ways that the Artnet data can be sent to fixtures or fixture power supplies Multicast also known as broadcast and Unicast Traditionally Artnet signals are sent Multicast which means that the dmx data is sent out to anything and everything that wants to listen on that network the fixture itself then decides if the information that is coming down the network is of any use to it or not The advantage of Multicast is that it is very simple to setup and the fixtures are very easy to patch but it has one very important disadvantage every device on the network has to process all the information for all Artnet universes even if it does not need that information this can lead to network hubs and switches being overloaded with information and possible not working correctly The alternative to this is to use Unicast with Unicast you specify an IP address of a fixture along with that fixtures Artnet address once this is done that fixtures Artnet details will only be transmitted directly to that fixture and not to all the other fixtures in the pixelmap A separate IP address must be assigned to each fixture or each fixture power supply depending on what device actually receives the Artnet data Selecting the IP Address option from the right click menu will allow you to enter an IP addr
45. Detailed Connections Older case layout 13 Serial Port RS232 DVI Output 2 for extended control Centre ZooKeeper operation S Video Output If you wish to display ZooKeeper or desktop on a video display DVI Control Output 1 main display output DVI Control Output 2 for secondary or extended modes of output to displays such as Pan clone or dual modes S Video Output DVI Output for main control Centre ZooKeeper operation S Video Input Composite Input MOO gt F G H I Older Hippotizer back plane layout IMPORTANT Please note that the first Ethernet port used for HippoNet is on the right and the secondary Ethernet port used for ArtNet is on the left 1 PS2 Mouse Port 2 PS2 Keyboard Port 3 Printer Port 4 Digital Audio out SPDIF 5 Digital Audio Out optical 6 SATA Port not used 7 LAN RJ45 Port HippoNet 8 LAN RJ45 Port ArtNet 9 USB 2 0 Ports 10 Centre Speaker Subwoofer Connection Orange 11 Line In Connection Blue 12 Side Speaker Out Connection Black 13 Line Out Connection Green 14 Rear Speaker Out Connection Grey 15 Microphone In Connection Pink New case layout Output 2 Output 1 Monitor 2 Monitor 1 I O USB DVI DVI DVI DVI RS232 USB Component Component VID IN R R FireWire VGA VGA G G B B VIDOUT2 H H HippoNet 14 V V ArtNet Depending on the type of Hippotizer you have the connection layout may differ but they are
46. EFE Generates two concentric swirling circles that move around the screen the two colours can be changed 3 4 3 6 Interferences Retro C C Creates a tunnel like effect that swirls around the screen whilst cascading 3 4 3 7 Interferences R C 4 AAL CA Pe 44 A AA aA A q S Ws YY fl f AN gt A i oil a NS Ns re 4 i f Generates both a set of concentric swirling rings and a radial fan that swirl around the screen 3 4 3 8 Interferences Retro 2 R C Creates a tunnels like effect that zooms in and generates a swirling flower effect that move around the screen randomly 3 4 3 9 Interferences Retro R C Similar to Interfaces ms generates both a set of concentric swirling rings and a radial fan that swirl around the screen 3 4 3 10 Interferences R R SS ZF AIIN ha HANN O Creates two swirling radial fans that move around the screen 80 3 4 3 11 Interferences Retro R R Generates a mirrored tunnel effect that will swirls around the screen 3 4 3 12 Interferences Retro R R Creates a mirrored radial fan that swirls around the screen 3 4 3 13 Clouds Clouds effect with Light speed softness and scale control 3 4 3 14 Flowerz 81 FLOWERZ the Level value refers to the number fo petals and fader controls for Rotational speed zoom fade colour and colour speed 3 4 3 15 FOG FOG
47. HIPPOTIZER v3 0 13 User Manual 2002 2009 Green Hippo Ltd Unit 307 Parma House Clarendon Road London N22 6UL United Kingdom www green hippo com I Welcome 1 1 Disclaimer 1 1 1 Media 1 1 2 Uploading Own Media 1 1 3 Software 1 2 Warranty 1 3 What are Media Servers 1 3 1 Dual output image video processor 1 3 2 Real time effects manipulation 1 3 3 Processing flowchart Introduction to Hippotizer V3 2 1 Physical Installation 2 1 1 Ventilation 2 1 2 Rack Mounting 2 1 3 Flight Casing 2 2 Precautions 5 Hippotizer Variants 2 4 Hippotizer Server Hardware and Connections 2 4 1 Power 2 4 2 Display Connection 2 4 3 Control Connection 2 4 4 Network Connection 2 4 5 Detailed Connections 2 4 6 Front Panel Getting Started with the Software 3 1 Screen Layouts and Ergonomics 3 1 1 Clicking and double clicking ___ 3 1 2 Reset Functions and procedures 3 1 3 ToolTips 3 2 ZooKeeper an overview 3 2 1 HippoNet Overview 3 2 2 The Layer Overview window ____ 3 2 3 The Layer Control Window 3 2 4 The Master Layer 3 3 Media Importing and Managing your Media 3 3 1 How to Import Media 3 3 2 Importing Media a tutorial 3 3 3 Using Alpha with video clips ___ _ 3 3 4 Encoding Your Own Media 3 4 Mix Modes and Effects and Generators 3 4 1 Mix Modes 3 4 2 Effects 3 4 3 Generators In depth features 4 1 Display Settings 4 1 1 Configuring Outputs 4 1 2 Engine Settings 4 1 3 Single Mode _____ OC F
48. Hippotizer over USB The first time the DMX tail is plugged into each USB slot it will ask for the driver this can be found on the C Hippotizerv3 thirdparty DMX tail driver folder When the windows install box appears direct it to this folder to install the drivers 4 6 1 3 DMX On Toggles DMX On and Off 4 6 1 4 Update only Always Update The advantage of using Update only is if your lighting console only outputs data when parameters are changed The control centre will allow you to change parameters with the mouse without the desk trying to take back control Update only will update DMX only when the value outputted from the desk changes Always Update take all of the outputted data from a lighting console and will force the external device to have constant control over that parameter 4 6 1 5 Reset Config Resets the configuration to the default settings 4 6 1 6 DMX Configuration By double clicking on The Art Net Universe you can alter the settings for the Universe and Start Address Dmx Art Net Con OM Protocol Universe Start Address Double click on the Master Layer fixtures to alter their parameters 135 Properties Mame Type Start address Auto Manual Disabled Ok Marne Type Start address Auto Manual Disabled HP 3 1154 DMX DMX ee Cd DMX Control DMXOn Update Only fartNet Universe 0 0 start MMI Name tye Stat Address Channels used MasterLayer 1 45
49. Inverted Luma Key This is similar to the Luma Key mix mode except that it makes the light areas of the picture become transparent instead of the dark areas 53 497 547 1514 3973 An animated effect that will move the layer around the screen through the x and y planes with control to adjust the movement and speed 3 4 2 10 Shutter Allows adjustment of image aspect ratio and allows for cropping of the image shutters 3 4 2 11 Chromakey This effect allows you to key out certain colours If you have 2 layers it can be used to reveal what s on the layer below In this example we are Keying Out the green areas of the logo to reveal the image below 54 3 4 2 12 Johans Effect This effect allows you to resize the aspect of the Jayer giving both x and y controls nee 3 4 2 13 Scroller The layer continually scrolls across with individual controls for direction across the x and y planes and speed 3 4 2 14 RGB This effect gives you control to change the colour of the image with individual red green and blue controls 3 4 2 15 ColourStudio This effect allows you to shift colours around the spectrum with additional brightness control ot 55 3 4 2 16 Strobe A strobe effect with adjustable timing A unique feature here is the ability to select the strobe colour 3 4 2 17 Neon pe 46 443 92 340 Neon traces the outline of elements in the i
50. Level r Plavback Positio Playback Posito 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 000 Mixer M sr B In this view a much more comprehensive set of controls appears However many of the functions are accessible from other zones in ZooKeeper so this version might be a useful view to select once your composition is complete and you need one place to do the majority of changes quickly and easily When not already open you can access the layer overview by clicking on the centre video preview Hippotizer Output on the HippoNet Overview window In the final view you will have access to many controls such as layer level mix modes source selection and so on which we will cover in subsequent sections 3 2 3 The Layer Control Window 23 a Bia a a Piavback Poeibon ener Position 5 00 00 00 000 OC 00 00 000 2062 31 2 3 047 SN GA I a Double clicking any layer in the Layer Overview Window will open the Layer control Window Only one instance of the layer Control Window can be open at one time You can make it active for any layer by clicking the desired one in the Layer Overview window The layer control window provides advanced controls for adjusting the parameters of any layer and is divided up into sections each grouped according to its function The above view is the basic horizontal version By default the layer window will open in this view However you still have access to all cont
51. MONI amp MON2 Are connections for your monitors to display the Windows Desktop and Zookeeper control application On each connection you can connect via either D Sub VGA or DVI but not both If you are planning to use only one monitor connect it to the output marked MON 1 OUT1 amp OUT2 Are the output connections for your output devices If you have only one output device connect it to the output marked OUTI Hippo Critter Pee tal AS AK So ee eeaeneee piu eeececear The Hippo Critter has a number of similar connections which are located on the rear of the unit and the following are available 12 PS2 Mouse and Keyboard 3x Rs232 connections 4x USB 2 0 connections ArtNet and 1 HippoNet 1Gigabit Ethernet connections The monitor connections will vary depending on how the system is used but normally the Output is the monitor connection closest to the power switch NOTE On Hippo Critters there is a 15pin D Sub monitor connection this connection is never used 2 4 3 Control Connection Older Hippotizers have 6 USB sockets later Hippotizers have 4 these are useful for connecting a range of devices including mice keyboards and external drives It is recommended that the front two USB sockets are kept free to allow easy connection to an external drive for loading media To operate Zookeeper you will need to connect a mouse and keyboard to the Hippotizer Older Hippotizers will accept PS2 or USB devi
52. PF aoOnmDDGF Arnan A annA A 4 1 4 Dual 4 1 5 Pan 4 1 6 Clone 4 1 7 Configuring S Video Composite 4 1 8 Resolution 4 1 9 Layer Mode 4 1 10 Full Screen Windowed 4 1 11 Export Import 4 1 12 Reset 4 1 13 Multi Monitor ZooKeeper setup 4 2 Presets and Timeline programming 4 2 1 Presets 4 2 2 Timeline 4 3 HippoNet 4 3 1 What is HippoNet 4 3 2 HippoNet advanced 4 3 3 What are pins 4 3 4 Why have HippoNet Overview Advanced 4 3 5 Set up your Network 4 4 Controlling Multiple Servers 4 4 1 ZooKeeper 4 4 2 Timeline 4 4 3 Synchronising Media 4 4 4 Synchronising Media Playback across multiple systems 4 5 Components in detail 4 5 1 Overview 4 5 2 Chat 4 5 3 Clock 4 5 4 DMX 4 5 5 MIDI 4 5 6 4 9 2 4 Input Card 4 9 3 SDI Input Card 49 4 Dual amp Single VGA Input Resources and Resolutions 5 1 Managing Video Memory 5 2 Resolutions Explained 166 167 5 2 1 Express_ a ee Se 5 2 2 Stage ee ae a ee a er ee ee 5 2 3 HD 1 Welcome This handbook contains important information about your Hippotizer Media Server It will help you get up and running with your unit swiftly and ensure you get the most from the system Please take time to read the following pages as it will help you understand the unit s functionality and assist in achieving the best possible results during operation This Manual is based on Software version 3 0 13 For updates addendums and errata visit http www green hippo com suppo
53. Planes effect with adjustable orientation using the Level slider can create some great effects on it s own 3 4 2 45 Fluid Distortion SA nt tn A This effect simulates distortions created by a water surface very similar to viewing an submerged object 3 4 2 46 PolarWave TITR aS 63 3 4 2 47 Twisted A distortion effect as if looking though a moulded glass window swirling the image towards the centre 3 4 2 48 Rectangles This effect creates multiple images with control to adjust the number across the x and y planes 3 4 2 49 Ripple g Creates a water ripple effect with controls for the direction and number of ripples 3 4 2 50 Wave This effect is creates a sweeping wave effect which extends from the centre of the image and moves outwards before moving back to the centre 64 3 4 2 51 Jitter This randomly makes the images dar 65 A dust style distortion effect 3 4 2 56 Bounce Bounce allows you create a bounce effect and control the size speed and X Y movement on the layer 3 4 2 57 Infinity Infinity creates a continuous zooming effect on the layer the speed and Zoom in and out effect can be controlled 66 3 4 2 58 RBMultiMirror N This effect creates a grid of the layer and overlays it on the original media The number of rows and columns of the grid can be changed As well as the level of the mix between the grid and overlay 3 4 2 59 Zo
54. REO EEEE REESE ECOEEOS cote HOSES eeeeesreree Creates the look of an LED wall 3 4 2 30 Pixelate Pixelates the image A great effect in combination with Neon for example 3 4 2 31 Film This effect simulates the attributes of old flickering movies Use it together with the colour effect to de saturate the original to black and white first You can also use colour effects to create lots of different old film looks 59 This effect simulates the printing quality method of magazines newspapers 3 4 2 33 Recursion Window This Recursion effect works by multiplying and overlapping your original image file 3 4 2 34 Colour Change Colour Change changes one colour value with another 60 3 4 2 35 Colour Enhancer Colour Enhancer increases the value Red Green or Blue in the layer 3 4 2 36 Plasma A f liquid like effect 3 4 2 37 Flower y Ove 2os EET OTE l This effect allows the layer to be flipped through the x and y planes 61 3 4 2 39 Kaleidoscope This effect takes a section of the original image and repeats it in the round 3 4 2 40 Rotozoom A static combination effect using circular distortion and plasma distortion together 3 4 2 41 Glass This effect simulates distortions created by ripples on a water surface 62 3 4 2 43 Tunnel Creates the effect of travelling through a 3D tunnel 3 4 2 44 Planes n Creates a 3D
55. The preview selection panel I pees Engine Previews The preview button panel is used to open PixelMapper previews for each of the 10 PixelMapper engines 4 8 4 Using PixelMapper 4 8 4 1 Loading Pixelmaps When the main PixelMapper interface is first opened the majority of the controls in the window are disabled this is because it needs to know which engine pixelmap it is working with so before we can start editing a pixelmap we need to select a PixelMapper engine to work with and load a pixelmap into it 150 So the first step is to select an engine to work with from the engines drop down box in the top left corner of the window If the engine has already had a pixelmap loaded then you will see that pixelmap load into the main design grid and the editor controls will become active but if no pixelmap has been loaded then you will need to assign one to this engine To assign a pixelmap that has already been created simply select it from the pixelmap dropdown box and then press the load button the pixelmap will be loaded into the active selected engine and it will be displayed in the main design grid ready for editing To create a new pixelmap press the New button and give your new map a name then select the new map from the dropdown box and press the load button All the editing controls will now become active and the main design grid will clear ready for you to add your fixtures It is important to note that there is no s
56. a To begin importing media double click the MediaManager icon in the HippoNet Overview window as shown below The Media Manager will now open in a new window lt w T A P E pm n o mmj m E aManagEl 37 Folder Directory i E E a i i Clip Selector The MediaManager is divided into different panes with the Folders pane down the left hand side which displays all the possible locations for imported media Stock Content Wwlecia Durnp Panel Window The above is a close up of an example folders pane Note that your system may have a different folder list than shown in this example 38 Medias Y i Bin Y Thumbnails Icons icture 1024 x icture 1024 icture 1024 Details ture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 x Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture 1024 Picture List Picture Picture v Picture m Picture m ack Picture mi wh Ficture The Medias pane displays media already imported and can be viewed in different ways by selecting the options from the View menu E Information Hame 1024s Sall Resolution 1024 x Alpha Yes Media File Size 0 12MB The Information pane shows a preview of selected media along with detailed information about the file Selecting dif
57. a Manager f Medias Information View v Name fi F302 x7 Set Rename a a Sw Type Resoluti Duration Delete Create Subfolder Create New Subfolder Create New Subfolder Name OK Cancel d EE A KA ili Be aware that at this stage you are not arranging your media for your show but simply organising your Hippotizer V3 library Allocating the media to a specific bank is done later and can be done differently for each show you work with Give the folder a name such as Example Media 41 Hippo 3 MediaManager MediaMe BX Open Local File Explorer B Open Upload Queue A Encoding Settings Ee Synchronize Media Manager Folders Medias Information E Gi Roc view v Name i Set fm New Folder es c Ea Stock Conten Tye Resoluti Duration oan Now highlight your new folder in the folders window This will mean the media you now encode will be added to this folder Hippo 3 MediaManager MediaManager _ z pen Local File Explorer gy Open Upload Queue Encoding Settings Bey Synchronize Media Manager Folders Medias Information Click open local file explorer on the toolbar 42 ee el 23 acl E ak af A B co il E colo 31 E Comy Bc ap E Dark ape m s gt Z TE EN Iil I ay iii Ve Browse through the required drive or external device until you find the desired folder using the tree in the left hand pan
58. and MixerMode These are normal pins not pin groups you cannot expand them anymore Let s double click on Level You will see a new window appear with a fader inside We have created a connection between the Level pin and the User interface So now you can send information to the pin using the User interface use your mouse to move the fader and the layer level will change Now try double clicking on the Mixer group pin Again a new window will appear this time displaying a Mixer i e a drop down box for the mixmode as well as the fader for level You now have connected a 2 way MultiCore containing both signals between the user interface and the engine 116 4 3 4 Why have HippoNet Overview Advanced As mentioned before most times you will not need to access the Advance HIppoNet Overview window however occasionally you will want to have direct access to individual functions without the normal user interface Or you may want to have a separate set of faders for say all levels you can simply navigate to these pins and double click them to get new windows Many components do not have any useful pins for the user so most of the time you will focus on the engine pins 4 3 5 Set up your Network 4 3 5 1 IP addresses HippoNet All Hippotizers have two Ethernet ports One is reserved for HippoNet the other is for ArtNet On older cases the HippoNet port is the one on the right ArtNet on the left Units are shipped with the d
59. and allows you to easily see the orientation of a fixture on the grid 4 8 5 Editing the Pixelmap Once you have added fixtures to the Pixelmap you will no doubt want to make changes unless of course you are perfect in every way so this is where the Edit Mode comes into play You can select edit mode by pressing the Edit button in the mode control panel 4 8 5 1 Selecting Fixtures The heart of editing a pixelmap is being able to select and change fixtures in the design grid A Selected fixture is always shown in RED as opposed to WHITE There are multiple ways of selecting fixtures 4 8 5 1 1 Manual Selection The simplest way of selecting fixtures when you are in edit mode is to simply click anywhere within a fixture this will deselect all other fixtures and select the fixture that you clicked on 154 If you hold down the SHIFT key when you are doing that you can select multiple fixtures as it will simply add the last clicked fixture to the list of selected fixtures You can group select fixtures by dragging a box around them like this Fixture Groups lea Q 0 0 339 SET 0 M L ET 00000000000000000 gt 0 0 349 0 0 339 h 280 49 J 310 49 A 00000000000000000 amps Te o o i r gg NewGroup Update Daes Add Model EditMogel angle KELELE LETALE TAAI 7 Patch Mode SRF ROSESO SE SOLES Scrotf Moda You can then hold down the SHIFT key to add extra fixtures to this selection The
60. ar arrow button will allow you to set the continuous rotation speed of the media When this button is pressed the position values will change to the speed values By dragging the cursor to the left it will rotate the media to the left and vice versa 3 2 4 3 Colour Red Green Blue M ae Il 0 000 0 000 p004 This tab contains controls to alter the brightness and contrast of the complete composition The invert function will invert the colours creating a negative and there are also the options to alter the RGB levels or use the colour picker in the same manner as the layer functions 34 3 2 4 4 FX FXselection Multiimage The Master layer has 2 FX engines which work in exactly the same way as the individual layer FX but once again affect the composition as a whole You can access the second FX Engine by clicking on the FX2 tab 3 2 4 5 ScreenWarp ry HPV3 0007 Engine Master Master Keystone Geometry Gamma Overlap Gana Gamma Overlap Gamma Overlap fiom Sample Warp Lr Gamma Overlap io 2 Alena Wat arp ScreenWarp is a sophisticated screen shaping module found on all Hippotizers It allows users to adjust the output image to appear linear on non linear surfaces or just create an effect This part of the ScreenWarp should be run in conjunction with the main module which can be opened via the ScreenWarp icon in the HippoNet overview window Using the section adjoining the Master Canvas controls we ca
61. ask then use level to fade between fully opaque and fully transparent 72 3 4 2 81 Plane This gives you a simple Plane that can be moved on the X and Y axis and zoomed in or out 3 4 2 82 Cube This gives you a 3D Cube that can be moved on the X and Y axis and zoomed in or out 3 4 2 83 Sphere PTA KT a ff fi f aa 4 hid i This gives you a 3D Sphere that can be moved on the X and Y axis and zoomed in or out 3 4 2 84 Pyramid 73 This gives you a 3D Pyramid that can be moved on the X and Y axis and zoomed in or out 3 4 2 85 Curve This gives you a 3D Curve that can be moved on the X and Y axis and zoomed in or out 3 4 2 86 Plane_ani This gives you an animated plane with control of the speed of animation and control of luminance key value 3 4 2 87 Plane_ani2 This gives you an animated plane with multiple copies of the source image also with control of the speed of animation and control of lumanance keying 74 3 4 2 88 Cube_ani fh a 1 Ni j I ENANA xs gy X A ONN X This gives you an animated cube with multiple copies of the source image also with control of the speed of animation and control of luminance keying 3 4 2 89 Sphere_ani This gives you an animated sphere with multiple copies of the source image also with control of the speed of animation and control of luminance keying 3 4 2 90 Spin This give you 2 crossed over p
62. ation 89 4 1 13 Multi Monitor ZooKeeper setup Hippotizer Stage and HD have a dedicated graphics cards for control Zookeeper can be spread across the two DVI outputs of the graphics card to produce a multi screen zookeeper Setting up a multi screen output is achieved before the engine and zookeeper is loaded e Right click on the desktop and going to properties e Click the Settings tab e You will be able to identify the screens by right clicking on the blue screen and pressing identify Display Properties Themes Desktop E creen Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors Identify 7 Properties Display 1 Plug and Play Monitor on Radeon X1950 Pro v Screen resolution Color quality non J Moe Highest 32 bit J 1024 by 768 pixels Lim im i Lise thit device as the primary montol E stend mi Windows desktop onto this monito Identify Troubleshoot You need to find out which screens are coming off of the Zookeeper graphics card e Monitor number comes off of the zookeeper graphics card The other number differs between 2 amp 3 or 4 e The two screens coming off of the zookeeper graphics card need to be next to each other with Monitor 1 being the furthest monitor to the left e To save the settings press Apply then ok You should now be able to move the cursor from one screen to the other e Start ZooKeeper and rig
63. ays show the current timeline position but you can jump to specific point you can type a value into this box and hit enter This is particularly useful for compositions with rhythm 4 2 2 4 Time Line Node Controls Nodes and events are added to the timeline by clicking with the mouse When you add nodes to the timeline they automatically assume the properties of the previous node applied However to allow for greater creativity and flexible programming it is possible to shape the joining lines resulting from multi node application To access these functions right click any existing nodes to see the following options For variable values such as level you can add shaping to the transition line between 2 nodes 4 2 2 4 1 Spline Spline allows the adjoining line to be shaped allowing for smooth in and out transitions Once selected hover the mouse over the node and handles will appear Moving the handles u0 a 8 96768 n 0 147067 g t512d 13721 e 11 452 s 5 74872 4 13721 e 7 g 3 744 ogeneeng t 102 4 2 2 4 3 Snap Start Snap End Snap at end and snap at start allow instant transitions to be achieved without the need to add additional nodes The jump in value will follow whenever the node is moved 103 4 2 2 4 4 Snap Middle Snap middle will take the distance between the last node and the new node and snap to the final level half way between 4 2 2 5 Selecting and Deselecting nodes and Events General Rules After creatin
64. be clearly labelled Note when using output and monitor devices on new style cases note that converters cannot be used to change a DVI output into VGA output VGA devices can be used by connecting to the Component output instead 15 Front Panel Older cases The front of the unit has two further USB sockets and a panel display with LEDs to show the unit is running and any hard drive activity Open the right hand door on the front panel by turning the black key lock in the centre of the unit Inside here you will find the DVD drive this can be used to load media or software updates onto the Hippotizer There is also a red reset switch which should only be used to hard reset Hippotizer in emergencies The final button is the power switch this will start the Hippotizer and if pressed during operation will perform a soft shutdown of the system We recommend you close the Hippotizer engine before performing a soft shutdown HIPPO 1O51 1 E v wa wa ww q You have an older Hippotizer system serial number can be found inside the right hand door as above New Cases On Later cases the Serial number for your Hippotizer is located on the side off the unit near the XP licence label On the front of unit to the left are 2 USB ports a Firewire400 and the Power button On the Extreme right is a vertically mounted slot loading DVD drive for loading media and software updates to the Hippotizer Adjacent to the DVD drive is a LCD display
65. board 4 2 2 7 Groups You can group a series of nodes by dragging a bounding box around them and right clicking any item and choosing Group Selection from the list Mixer i Lewe a Group Selection Ungroup Selection MixerM 7 Delete Selection n Sprite Once selected the group will look like this Leve MizerM You can still add further items within the box but they will become part of that group You can now drag the whole group around on the timeline by clicking and holding anywhere in the coloured area You can group items which are on different tracks too By holding down the CTRL key whilst clicking items or dragging bounding boxes multiple items can be selected Once you have completed the selection right click any element and then choose group selection You will see a corresponding bar appear at the top of your layer or if elements span different layers the line marked output or similar To move all elements in the group simultaneously drag this bar left or right In the following example the media selection mixer mode and level sequence have been grouped and a corresponding blue bar appears on the track named layer 1 105 wW Outputi i W Layeri Colour FRI Pr P Geometry Geometry i lH G MixerM Sprite Pause on 0 level a A group can also contain one or more events which are already contained in another group Use the same ap
66. ce when visualizations are active This is normal and will cease once visualizations are switched off It may be necessary to change the colours of visual aids depending on the media you are running Options are available to change the colour of nodes background and grid Grid size is independent of node quantities Adjust to suit your application Warp Settings _ Warp Options SSE citi iv Enable Visualization Node Color 4 7 3 Weights Explained Each node can have a weight The weight of a node dictates the degree of distortion and the effect of that distortion on the surrounding areas If you need to achieve extreme shapes or vary the amounts across the screen area changing the weight of a node will help achieve this Change the weight of a node by placing the cursor over a node and right clicking the mouse button and dragging up or down The value of the new weight will be displayed as you drag 146 To reset weights back to default values click settings and in Warp Options click reset weights 4 7 4 Soft Edge Blending with warps When using multiple servers you may need to edge blend between warped images on different machines The soft edge blending found elsewhere in Hippotizer may not be appropriate as it edge blends the outside edges of the screen area Therefore ScreenWarp has an alternative method which allows soft edge blending around the perimeter of the warped area instead
67. ces New Hippos will only accept USB devices 2 4 4 Network Connection Hippotizers have two Gigabit Network ports This provides high speed data transfer and allows the unit to be networked via a hub to other Hippotizers and controlled via ArtNet or similar Due to the high speed data transfer CAT6 cable should be used Older Hippotizers Connect using one of the two RJ45 sockets on the back 7 8 However you should use the Network Connector marked 7 for ZooKeeper plus general networking and reserve Network Connector marked 8 for ArtNet services wherever possible New Hippotizers have the network connections labelled with a Hippo icon for the HippoNet connection For Hippo Critters please refer to the picture in the connections section above Multiple Hippotizers can be networked together using a gigabit switch This should be done by connecting CAT6 cable between the RJ45 sockets 7 to a gigabit switch Hippotizers communicate using HippoNet enabling the control of multiple units from one ZooKeeper remote controller and allowing media to be shared between multiple units see HippoNet section The second network port 8 allows control of the Hippotizer via Ethernet based protocols such as ArtNet from a Lighting Desk or similar controller If you are connecting directly between a Lighting desk and Hippotizer a cross over cable can be used This should be CAT6 to enable fast data transfer Alternatively a gigabit switch can be used 2 4 5
68. ch Hippotizer to represent which screen that Hippotizer is driving and parameter 2 is used to compensate for any soft edge blending that you might be doing using the soft edge effects on the master which allows you to create seamless large displays consisting of multiple projectors The 3 x 3 effect can be seen in the diagram on the next page The 9 wall effect is similar to the 3x3 and is set up in exactly the same way using anywhere between 2 and 9 Hippotizers but this time the content is kept at its normal size but the layer can be moved around from one screen to another from one Hippotizer to another as if the 9 screens formed one large canvas The important thing to remember with both of these effects is that all the machines need to have the same content on them and the content needs to be synchronised preferably by using time code and also for the 9 wall effect to work correctly all the x y zoom and rotate controls on the layer using this effect on all machines needs to by controlled together 77 3 4 3 Generators 3 4 3 1 Colour Allows random generation of colour using Red Green and Blue faders 3 4 3 2 Colour HSV Allows random generation of colour using Hue Saturation and Value faders 3 4 3 3 Rings Concentric rings that expand out includes zoom controls 78 3 4 3 4 Chess if jf jf jf fj tf Generates a grid framework of boxes which can be zoomed 3 4 3 5 Interferences C C Add daa Fe HF FEF
69. ck on the group in the groups list This will select the fixtures in that group and allow you to add or remove fixtures from this list When you are satisfied just press the update button and all your changes will be saved into that group 4 8 5 2 Edit Functions Once you have selected a fixture or a collection of fixtures using the above method you can do any of the following 4 8 5 2 1 Move Fixture By simply holding down the left mouse button whilst over one of the selected fixtures you can drag the fixtures anywhere on the grid moving them to align with other fixtures or simply to move them to a different place 4 8 5 2 2 Rotate Just to the right of the Mode buttons you will find the rotation control by placing your mouse cursor anywhere within this control and dragging the mouse up or down you can change the angle of rotation of any of the selected fixtures The display in the centre of the control will show you the current angle of the fixture weeny rotate if they can do so without any part of the fixture leaving the bounds of the gad if a Gxtore would leave the bounds of the grid if it was rotated then it will remain stationary until the angle increases to one where it can rotate to a position within the bounds of your defined work area 4 8 5 3 Right Click Edit Menu If you right click on one of the selected fixtures you will be presented with a local edit menu This will list some additional edit functions along with a list of
70. configuration and simple mode refer to section on Simple mode section 4 1 14 If the settings have been reset the Layer Mode Test Image will be selected It is advisable to use the Test Image to change your display mode and test your output device as the engine start up time is much reduced and no interaction is required to see something on the output in 4 8 layer mode you need to make sure media is loaded selected and the layer is set to full etc Once your output is working correctly and you can output the signal switch to the desired layer mode Press Apply to apply the changes 4 1 10 Full Screen Windowed By default Full screen is selected to maximise the view area and enable any connected displays If you only have one monitor connected and need to see the output as well as the user interface you can select Windowed mode This will create a small window on your desktop of the User Interface where you can see the output at a reduced resolution but full refresh rate You may need to rearrange your desktop a little if you run ZooKeeper simultaneously 4 1 11 Export Import You can export your current Engine Settings which will contain all the information about resolution layer mode and screen setup This will allow you at a later stage to re import these 4 1 12 Reset Use the Reset function to go back to a simple single mode with the Test Image Sometimes this is the fastest way to start a new screen configur
71. controllers on the right will patch the special channel to that controller Clicking on the Master Level button will patch that special channel to the master level controller Alternatively you can assign a set value to any of the special channels by simply selecting the value using the level fader on the right and then pressing the Set Level button 159 At any time a special channel can be unpatched by pressing the Un Patch button 4 8 5 4 Assigning a video source Once you have finished designing your pixelmap or even while you are designing it you will want to start to play videos through it To do this you need to assign a video source for the pixelmap The video source that is assigned to a pixelmap is remembered with every pixelmap so that when you load it again it can get its video signal straight away Select Pin Pins EAE APVS40303 ee fee To do this press the Select Video Source button on the pixelmap manager panel You will then see a HippoNet tree window that shows your Hippotizer and allows you to expand all of the various parts of the system You can grab a suitable picture source for PixelMapper from any on the nodes that have a bright green dot next to them Once a suitable video source 1s selected that engine and pixelmap become active 4 8 5 5 Previewing the result Once a video source has been assigned and the engine is active you can then preview the result of the pi
72. ct will be rendered immediately The ability to mix between layers and apply FX in real time makes the Hippotizer ideal for live situations where the content may need to be continually changed in real time 1 3 3 Processing flowchart The Hippotizer Media Server is in principle 8 video players a mixer and a selection of effects all in one box You have instant access to over 250 parameters at any one time It is possible to manipulate multiple parameters instantly and at random for any media or live camera feed Any changes to these parameters are executed instantly which is why we call the Hippotizer a real time media server The above is true if running in either single screen mode or pan mode When running in dual output mode the Hippotizer will operate as two separate 8 layer machines total number of layers depends on Hippotizer version But before we look at the functions and features of the unit it will prove useful if we familiarize ourselves with the basic flow of information through the Hippotizer Engine To help us we ll use the following diagram Layer 2 Layers 3 7 Layer amp Wide Clips Wideo Clips Wide Clips Images or coba Images or Gobo mages or Gobo Wide rrpout Wideo Input Wideo Irgu F elay Relay Relay rerien IRE Fd FAZ Sree x Rotate F Foam oom Zom Postion Poe tion Fosttion terien dl Lewel for Layer Levelfor Layer z E Leweltor Layers Miis mlade Miis mlode Mii
73. duct so MKII or ver 3 05 for example That s it you have created your own personality and when you press Done it will instantly be added to the personalities list 4 9 Live Video Input devices The Hippotizer support a variety of different live video input cards also referred to as grabber cards These are physical cards installed into the Hippotizer providing connectivity to read external video sources like a video camera or video player and map them to any layer inside the Hippotizer Once converted into the internal digital video format these sources then can be mixed with other media masked or effects applied in general like any other media stored on the Hippotizer Input devices for Hippotizer comprise of a hardware and software element The hardware part consists of a physical card with video connectors The software side comprises of the driver which enables the card to work in Hippotizer The format of the card graphics card provides information on the pixel format and resolution of the input The TV standard and FPS frames per second refer to the type of signal and how many frames of video are being transmitted per second All drivers can be downloaded from our website It is advisable to order specific cards when purchasing the unit or if upgraded post purchase that an experienced Hippotizer technician fits the card and installs the driver 4 9 1 S video Composite Input Standard The standard s video composite
74. dvisable for critical projects to design your resolutions so each layer has a certain function and maintains the same resolution throughout the show If you need to switch resolutions and it is noticeable because for example there is a clip with strong motion move the cue to a more static scene to hide the resolution switch It is important to understand this concept of allocating memory for a specific resolution as this can result in running out of video memory although you are not using many layers As an example you are using a stage in pan mode and have created back ground videos at 1920x576 resolution Typically you would use layer 1 2 for the background playback and use PAL resolution on all other layers However if you were to load the background videos on all 8 layers you would overload the system and the fps would drop This is because you are running out of video memory Even if you now switch to images on all layers the situation will not improve as the video players on each layers still keep the same amount of video memory reserved It is important to remember that images and videos reserve their own memory and are treated independently So the situation will only improve when we start loading layers with lower resolution video clips 1 e PAL clips This will reduce the buffer size and release video memory 5 2 Resolutions Explained On Hippotizer we differentiate between 2 different types of resolutions Media Resolution wh
75. e Then select the media by clicking on the individual file or select a whole folder Note that multiple files can be selected using the Ctrl key or a range of clips selected using the shift key to select all files within the selection With the files selected drag them from the explorer window into the area marked to add Media drop files here in the medias window ith File Explorer gy Open Upload Queue EA Encoding Settings Ee Synchronize amen i This will start the Media Upload window which shows the progress of the encoding of the files to the MediaManager Once a file has been successfully encoded its status will change to Succeeded If there is a problem an error message will be displayed explaining why it was unable to encode the file If you have inadvertently selected a file or wish to cancel there is an abort button next to each clip and also an abort all option If you wish to add more files from other locations the above steps can be repeated at any time Once the files have been successfully imported into MediaManager the Media Upload window can be closed with the X in the corner 43 Your files are now encoded and imported into Hippotizer V3 but they have not yet been allocated to a bank and clip location allowing access through the Media Selector during normal use 3 3 2 1 Adding media to banks clips Once the above process is complete you will see the media listed in the Medias window
76. e just that instance of the clip image Sie ner ee ing e ian orien aa Oe Aire Ti a Ly Pi _ Ta i 3 va i i a la iy SLU be a Empty banks or clip locations are signified with a grey X on a black background The media is only stored as a clip location within the banks which means if a piece of media is used in a layer and then the clip location updated to new media within the bank it will update the layer to the new media too 3 3 2 2 Delete a Clip The clip can be deleted by highlighting and pressing delete or right clicking and selecting delete from the menu 3 3 2 3 Synchronize The Synchronize function allows you to duplicate the media library from one Hippotizer to other units on the network via HippoNet Be aware that any media which is different on the other Hippotizers that may be in the banks will be replaced See the Synchronize section for more details 44 3 3 3 Using Alpha with video clips Hippotizer Media Server supports Alpha Transparency with video clips This allows the creation of arbitrary shaped media that are partially transparent and reveal the layers underneath The easiest way to create such a file is to use a QuickTime format such as animation png or tga and then import them into Hippotizer as described above The encoder will automatically detect that alpha is present and preserve this throughout the encoding process There are certain limitations that are important t
77. e right click on the yellow title bar at the top of the timeline window A flag will be placed on the title bar Commands can be added every two milliseconds To edit the command right click on a flag and open the edit command box Edit Command i M Command Properties Manne Scene Command H Cue Number abe syz Bo ane ur Sto p Jump Cancel You can give the command a name which will appear on the timeline bar The stop command will make the timeline halt on the flag until the next press of the space bar Use the jump command to jump to another position on the timeline Other markers will appear as jump to locations If no other markers are present only jump start and jump end will be available If you simply wish to add a command marker for information only with no action select none EditCommand A Command Properties Cue Humber abc syz 2 Jump To l Stoo after iumo L D o r n To delete a command right click on the flag and select delete Cue Numters can be used to jump to this location on the timeline using other protocols like MIDI or DMX Please look at the appropriate section to find out what the control commands are 4 2 2 14 Adding Tracks If you wish to add more tracks from any Hippotizer on the network click the Add Tracks button at the top of the timeline window Use the pin selector to navigate to the element you wish to add and click OK 4 2 2 15 Savin
78. e or any environment employing the 19 standard Like any hardware that may be used for touring or industrial installations appropriate protection and support should be provided by the rack mount and flight case This includes a support tray to bear the weight of the unit or slide rails as this will allow you access to the inside of the Hippotizer should you need to Hippo Critter units are not 19 rack mountable but an optional mounting bracket 1s available to mount the unit on the wall or truss for permanent installations 2 1 3 Flight Casing The Hippotizer can be mounted in a flight case it requires 4U and must have the front and back panel removed for operation as this is where the fans operate Some examples of suitable flight cases are listed below please visit www green hippo com for more details of suitable mounting and cases 2 2 Precautions Do not place drinks or heavy objects on top of the unit Any failure caused by fluid shocks or misuse is not covered under warranty NB Take care not to push the unit too far back against a wall to prevent damage to the connectors positioned at the rear or restrict airflow through the unit 2 3 Hippotizer Variants Hippotizer V3 is available in 3 versions Hippo Critter Hippotizer Stage Hippotizer HD Hippotizer versions differ in number of available layers number of outputs and maximum resolution of applied media Please refer to comparison tables and documentation on www gr
79. e timeline so that users can create gaps or move events along the timeline accurately To insert subtract an amount of time navigate to the desired point on the timeline right click and select Shift time as below 112 Paste copy nere Insert previous timeline values Insert following timeline values Insert current value as fade Insert current w a5 O Add Shift time Beier Shifts the events after this point by the selected time 113 New Delete Action Each cue created will have a Cue number Description Timeline Action and Progress bar Using the Cues button at the top right of the window it is possible automatically create a cue for each timeline or command you have created in the timeline component To do this First the reset cue needs to be assigned an initially timeline to start with In the Timeline dropdown select the first timeline you want in the Cue As below New palate i 2 Timelin 4 Time E Actor 4 Timeline Once and initial timeline has been assigned to a cue click on the Cues and select Create All you will be prompted to create cues for Timelines only or Timelines with commands as below Note Only commands which have been given cue number can be assigned an action in the CueController Timelines Only Timelines with commands that have a cue number Once you have automatically created a number of cues The CueControl
80. e to zero again a simple series of nodes can achieve this Nodes are added by clicking the mouse on the relevant track The type of node created depends on the values that can be changed for that track type Timeline 5 Second fade zi 3 MB Live Edit Mode Auto Track Selection E Add Tracks Insert Timeline Cleanup Settings d Track The visual representation of this would be as in the diagram above The play head begins at time 00 00 00 000 Hours Minutes Seconds Milliseconds progresses to the right and executes the changes it encounters on the timeline in this instance an increase and decrease in level for that layer This is a very simple example but all functions on the timeline follow a similar approach albeit in varying degrees of complexity In this section we will look at understanding the layout and ergonomics of a timeline how to add items to be controlled and how to trigger the timeline remotely from a variety of devices 4 2 2 2 Creating a new timeline NOTE If you are controlling your Hippotizers from ZooKeeper via HippoNet on a non Hippotizer PC you need to designate a machine to store data for presets and timelines A symptom of not having done this is to have preset and timeline options greyed out when right clicking To allocate a PC to store the data go to the Menu of your ZooKeeper interface select SettingsIGUI Settings and you will be presented with a GUI Settings box Click the Presets tab and in
81. ed 4 8 1 3 PixelMapper Engines PixelMapper engines are the brains of the component They do the actual conversion between the video pictures and the lighting fixtures For a pixelmap to do anything it needs to be loaded into a PixelMapper engine 148 Each PixelMapper component can run a total of 10 separate PixelMapper engines and each engine can be loaded with a different pixelmap This can be very useful if you want to send different video signals to different sets of lighting fixtures to create Zones 4 8 2 Installing PixelMapper The PixelMapper component can be added just like any other component in Hippotizer please see Adding Hippotizer Components for instructions on how to do this Once the PixelMapper component has been added you should see an icon added to the components list in the Hippotizer Overview like this In order for PixelMapper to output a signal to a collection of fixtures you need to provide it with a video source the PixelMapper component must be installed on the Hippotizer that will be providing that video source although Editing of the pixelmap and previewing of the output of PixelMapper can be done anywhere on the HippoNet network PixelMapper will automatically start in the background when the system is started and it will enter the last used state unless instructed to do differently To access the PixelMapper editor simply double click the PixelMapper icon in the overview window and
82. een hippo com or contact your local Green Hippo distributor for specific requirements The procedures and techniques discussed in this manual and any associated diagrams photos are based on a Version 3 Hippotizer Stage in an old style case and also in a new case In some instances your hardware may differ slightly from that shown E g When working with a Hippotizer Express you will see only one graphics card This is normal 2 4 Hippotizer Server Hardware and Connections Currently there are two types of types case you may have below are descriptions for both Front view of older enclosure Ea p Vsope rp Rear view of older enclosure A 2 pe DOr iii W E Semin Rear view of new cases Rear view of Hippo Critter case The Hippotizer has many similar features and connections found on other computers Depending on the type of case you have and the model of Hippotizer the number of outputs and may vary but all systems will feature the following 10 2 4 1 Power Old enclosure New enclosure Critter enclosure To connect power to the Hippotizer plug the IEC cable into the back of the unit AA and connect to a suitable power supply The Power supply auto senses voltage and can operate between 115 230v AC Once the power has been connected press the rear power switch AB to the on position old enclosure only 2 4 2 Display Connection Older enclosures Hippotizers in older e
83. efault network settings set to DHCP If your network does not use DHCP you will need to specify the IP address used by HippoNet In HippoNet overview browse to the Hippotizer you wish to administer Click on More then select Host Settings As below Ee bag tot SaaS ern a ee HPV3 4501 Hast settings StS Opens the Host Management GUI Restore import backup E host Name rama a Change HostName m Machine Shutdown Shutdovm Machine Restart Machine SF Gigabit Ethemet Controller Fat i a Defaut Gateway Click Change 117 Network Adapter T Use DHCP Static IP On the Change Network Settings select Static IP and enter the network settings you wish to use with HippoNet Click OK to apply the changes Warning ae L Megs E ee ai TP E p r i n TE Spears so ee oe hal ost machines networ settings will resul in all mgo gs eTii pL pE A ae ae DA eae r a EP ane l B ay ee hosts on the machine going offline for a short penod of time l ry ATE you Sure you want to continue Ves lo Cancel And when prompted click Yes to confirm ArtNet When using ArtNet the network cable needs to be connected to Local Area Connection 2 IP Address 2 0 0 X X is a number that is unique on the network Subnet mask 255 0 0 0 To do this In Windows browse to the Network Connections in Control Panel 118 s Network Connections F iA Cee
84. en like this Hippotizer Connection HyperTerminal E Bk File Edit wiew Call Transfer Help Login nigel Password letmein HippoV 3 Connected 0 01 23 Auto detect TCPYIP Once you see HippoV3 on the left hand side the system is ready for receiving commands Telnet Command reference A command will be given in the form of an instruction together with a number of arguments The syntax is similar to SQL where each command takes certain arguments in the form of a sentence The command line is case sensitive and each command is issued in lower case The commands are as follows Get hippos Returns a table containing a list of all the Hipponet Hosts Hippotizers running on the network It returns the IP address of that hippo the real name of the host the friendly name of the host the name used when issuing commands and whether it is running a video engine or not Like this Hippotizer Connection Hyper Terminal KB File Edit View Call Transfer Help lLogin nigel Password letmein Hippo 3 get hippos Host Name IP Address Friendly name Engine Present HPV 3 HAAA 192 168 0 90 hippol yes IiHippo 3 lt gt Connected 0 02 33 Auto detect TEPIP The friendly name is used as parameter in other commands when a certain command should only be directed to a single Hippotizer For example get components on hippol would return a list of the components running on hippo 1 only
85. erview Components comprise of different attributes which can be enabled and disabled in Hippotizer through the setup menu in the HippoNet overview Such functions as DMX ScreenWarp can be enable or disabled without switching off the output This can all be done on a remote instance of ZooKeeper The Components tab shows details of the components running on a Hippotizer Preloaded Components fs Co E Ee Pring The Add component window allows you to add extra components to the HippoNet overview window for the Host Hippotizer When you choose to add a component you will be asked to name choose something that will help you identify it You may wonder at this stage why you are asked to name a component This is because you may have several instances of similar components running on different machines For example a Chat component could reside on a Hippotizer with the name Backstage Chat That way you know which instance of Chat to use to communicate when it is open in ZooKeeper 125 Component Name saa Component Name l Cancel Once the component has been added it will start running automatically 4 5 1 2 Removing Component To remove a component right click on it in the list and choose delete HP 3 0007 Host Manager Host Management HP 3 000 Change Name Components Statistics Diagnostics Preloaded Components Engine AC Component Running Medial anager Medial anager Running Timeline Timeline Component Running
86. ery move you make in the interface will be recorded If this happens use the global undo button in the main timeline window to step back through your actions Let s now look at some more advanced timeline features 4 2 2 10 Adding Media to a Timeline Oe 8 8 8 Me eM MMM Miele et Me Mitte Ei tie Malian Lelia icalicaliaccticstctctctctied bali allel p 4 Source cn aly 3 Media can be added to a timeline by simply dragging it to the relevant track from the Media Selector Navigate to the Layer 1 Source track In the MediaPlayer track you will find a thumbnail of the media that will be displayed You can either drag and drop a thumbnail from your media selector window or right click on it and select Edit Properties This will open the box below OO 00 00 000 Edit properties Delete Media Event Media Group 2 l Clip Playmode Speed P fioox Paused In point 00 00 00 000 Out point 596 31 23 647 E Always seek to in point Clip location play mode and speed can now be edited within the box by using the drop down menus To delete media highlight a thumbnail right click and select delete or press delete on the keyboard 107 4 2 2 11 Send Value to timeline and Show in timeline These features allow the viewing and application of functions quickly in the timeline Let s show by an example Either drag the cursor or use the position box to go to 12 seconds In the media
87. ess for the selected fixtures in the form of xxx xxx xxx xxx or if required will allow you to set those fixtures to broadcast if you don t know the IP address for them 4 8 5 3 10 Patch Mode 157 Patch mode can be selected from the mode buttons in the mode select window When in patch mode moving the cursor anywhere over the main design grid will display a cursor showing the next available patch address along with a small arrow Clicking the arrow onto any fixture on the grid will patch that fixture to the address displayed in the cursor it will then increase that patch address by the number of channels in the patched fixture so that you can continue on to the next fixture Double clicking on a fixture with the cursor will make the patch address jump up one whole set of fixture channels without re patching the same fixture this allows you to easily create gaps the same size as one fixture in between fixture patches in case you are patching a power supply that does not have all it s fixtures connected eg Pulsar chromabank 4 8 5 3 11 Scroll Mode When scroll mode is selected the cursor changes to represent a hand By dragging the hand around the main design grid you can scroll the grid in any direction regardless of the zoom factor of the grid itself very useful when working on very large pixelmaps so that you can still see enough detail in the map itself 4 8 5 3 12 Patching Special Channels Some fixtures will have Special
88. ferent files in the Medias pane displays relevant information for that file pag e 4 MM Track Media Selection 39 There is a representation of the media selector included in the MediaManager This is used to allocate your content to a location which you can then access via the media selector within the layers The media banks are displayed along the top of the window with the clip locations below The first clip in each bank is used as a thumbnail for that bank To scroll through the media banks use the horizontal scroll bar The vertical scroll bar allows you to view the clips within a selected bank To the left hand side of the media banks is a scalable toolbar which alters the thumbnail size allowing you to see more or less rows of clips within the bank You can also increase the viewing area by clicking the corner of the window and dragging it to the desired size Clicking on a bank icon displays the contents of that bank in the locations below Hippo 3 MediaManager MediaManager BY Open Local File Explorer ta C Open eT weve E Encoding Settings Bey Synchronize rm bedia Manager c Folder r Medias SH FI Ft reat on The toolbar found at the top of the window allows you to activate importing of clips via the Media Manager view upload progress of media being encoded alter the encoder settings and synchronize media between ponn o over er HippoNet Bit rate kbps Quantization Matrie A
89. folder containing clips and stills selected by the user during the process of importing media Clicking on a bank icon in the top row gives access to the media within that bank Thumbnails of the media within the bank will be found in the window below Clicking on this will activate that clip or image on the active layer The way that this media is organized is covered elsewhere in this manual but for now you can experiment with viewing and selecting clips preloaded on the system The selection made will affect the active layer so begin by selecting the required layer in the layer overview window Ideally if this is your first encounter with Hippotizer we suggest selecting layer 1 which is your background layer Select a bank and click through the media available You will see the media change on the layer preview and master output if your levels are at full Once loaded you can use the functions we have covered in previous sections to manipulate the media and add effects geometry changes colour correction and so on If you wish to load media to different layers quickly you can simply click and drag the thumbnail into the relevant layer on the Layer Preview Window If you wish to see larger thumbnails there is a slider at the side of the window to increase or decrease the size of the thumbnail 3 2 4 The Master Layer HPV S i Stest Engine Master Master You may remember from the earlier flowchart that whilst all layers are i
90. fps will start to come down In some cases when doing for example horizontal animations this can be quite noticeable as the steps between frames will be much more noticeable In other cases i e a slow moving animation you may not notice anything So it is important to be aware of such limitations and if the output looks un smooth check the fps to see what is going on Often the same look can be achieved with fewer resources layers or fx and can be optimised that way 5 1 Managing Video Memory The second thing to keep an eye on in the engine settings tab is the VMem usage VMem is the video memory used and again you can overload it Currently the Express and Stage versions ship with 256MB of video memory and the HD with 512MB If you get close to this limitation performance will drastically drop and the fps will plummet This is due to the system starting to use conventional memory which is much slower The Hippotizer can dynamically resize each layer to work natively in the incoming resolution This means that if you load a PAL clip the layer will be resized to 720x576 if you use a 720p clip it will expand to 1280x720 The same goes for images Switching from one resolution to another takes resources and you may notice a hick in the playback or you may not if the system is not so busy This is because the unit needs to re allocate buffers for the new player Once you are inside this resolution switching will be instant and smooth So it is a
91. g a Timeline Timelines automatically save themselves whenever a change is made 4 2 2 16 Blocking cues When editing timelines there may be points along the timeline users may want to create a reference point of the system by setting the values on all the tracks they are editing to a specific value this is referred to as Blocking Cues 110 In the timeline editor at top of the timeline in the row labelled lt empty gt right click at the point where you want to create a block cue you will be presented with the following options Timeline Output i j Wie EditMode Auto Track Selection Add Tracks Insert Timeline Clean 00 00 10 000 W HPW3 3012 nsert previous tim elin Out 1 ae nsert current v Geometry a ry TFE Each of the options creates a block of nodes at that point in the timeline using the following criteria Insert previous timeline values Creates nodes at that point in the timeline for all the tracks using the last value used on that track on the timeline Insert following timeline values Creates nodes at selected point in the timeline for all the tracks using the next value used on that track on the timeline Insert current value as fade Creates a snapshot of all the listed tracks in the timeline using the current system values entering them as fades Insert current value as snap Creates a snapshot of all the listed tracks
92. g nodes the following rules can be applied A single click on an event will turn an item red to select it a M nerite Further events can be selected by holding the CTRL and clicking others O Sprite Several events can be selected by dragging a bounding box around them When the mouse is released selected points will be highlighted in red a o aa Nm a Va A NOTE To deselect an event or multi selected events click and hold in empty space and drag the mouse a little NOTE this is a technique you will soon come to rely on Initially it is tempting to just click elsewhere but you will notice that this will add an unwanted node to the timeline Should this happen remove the unwanted node with CTRL Z or Global Undo at the bottom of the timelines window 104 Events can be modified using these rules To move a selected group of events together drag one of the selected items and all others will follow Alternatively to increase or decrease values simultaneously use the up and down arrows on the keyboard Similarly using the left and right arrows will move a selection of events along the timeline 4 2 2 6 Deleting events Single events can be deleted by right clicking them and selecting delete The same approach can be used for a group of events To undo or redo any changes use either the Global Undo box in the timeline window or CTRL Z on the keyboard To redo an action use Global Redo or CTRL Y on the key
93. gs Fe Synchronize Information REW Set 122 You will see the following dialog Bj Add new media files Synchronize media in Media Map only WW Delete unused media files B Enable Multicast Ftp a s J aS h rea ra Synchronize media names Use always a x f ml F Fis Fr Synchronize Media Map iF Auto In the top area of the window you will see a list of all media manager components found on HippoNet Make sure all systems that you wish to update are ticked In the lower area you have a series of options Add new media files include the transfer of media files currently not present on the target systems Delete unused media deletes unused media on the target systems Un tick this option if you wish to keep media on these systems even 1f it is not being used Synchronise media names updates the media names 1f they have been changed by the user Synchronise Media Map updates the way media files from the library are assigned to banks and slots Synchronise media in Media Map only Synchronises only the media in the media map Enable Multicast Ftp multicast is used to speed up synchronisation with multiple systems Click OK to start the synchronisation process NOTE Depending on the amount of media and the amount of systems in found it can take quite some time to synchronise media 123 4 4 4 Synchronising Media Playback across multiple systems 4 4 4 1 Welcome the Synchro Component HippoNet supports the t
94. h takes a quantum leap there is a somewhat steeper learning curve with V3 so we recommend you study this document in full and use it as a companion to the product NOTE If you are upgrading a V2 Hippotizer to V3 Hippotizer software you must read carefully the notes supplied with the upgrade package There are procedures which must be adhered to for the upgrade to be performed smoothly Details are also available at www green hippo com Also Version 2 Hippotizers upgraded to Version 3 may have different hardware to that shown in this manual If in doubt contact Green Hippo 2 1 Physical Installation The location of the unit is important Like any computer it should be kept in a cool dry environment 2 1 1 Ventilation The unit is cooled by the flow of fresh air via fans in the unit Therefore the unit must have a clear air gap with no obstructions to the front and rear The unit can run to high temperatures safely if well ventilated but damage to components will most likely occur if any of the vents are obstructed Air flows through the front doors and out of the back of the unit If installed in a rack ensure that there is a free flow of fresh air front and back Never run the unit in an enclosure with a sealed back such as a rack mount case with the rear door still in place 2 1 2 Rack Mounting The Hippotizer comes in an industry standard 19 rack mount case The ears on either side allow you to install it into a standard flight cas
95. have 3 Hippos running up to 8 layers each you can then have up to 24 previews one for each layer side by side so at any point in time you can easily monitor multiple systems 121 HP Y3 1154 More HP 3 1135 More HP 3 1135 fg T i ae te Fae a i TO om _ Tj pi T ae i a e a oe aT 1 T hs i E i meine mEnE 4 4 1 3 Tip 3 practise your navigation Because you cannot have all controls for all Hippotizers active at the same time you need to share some controls It seems that most people want to see a preview for each layer and have direct access to its level However sharing all other layer controls is also possible When double clicking on a layer you will get the media selection window and a layer control window Position these conveniently Whenever you click now on a layer preview anywhere these 2 windows will now point to this layer and you can both monitor and change all parameters Practise moving from one Hippotizer to another switch between layers and bring up media and work on compositions to get a feel for the workflow 4 4 1 4 Tip 4 Save your desktop layouts If you have a good layout you like save it So make sure you save them and Zookeeper will create a new button to easily recall this desktop setting for you when you need it You may also have different layouts for programming and rehearsals Just save them and easily switch between them 4 4 2 Timeline Programming multiple systems is not m
96. ht click on the title bar at the top e Click Restore e This will alter the zookeeper window Now if you hover over the side of the zookeeper window the arrow will appear that allows you to reshape the window e By dragging this out you will be able to fill two monitors with the zookeeper programme Note You cannot set up dual zookeeper screens when using pan output This is due to Ati graphics cards putting the pan monitors between the zookeeper monitors 90 4 1 14 Simple mode Simple mode is a new layer mode that provides a limited feature scope yet some very clever functions for those scenarios where speed of programming and sequencing is of essence Also as it has fewer functions to learn it is a great way to start within the Hippotizer range What is it The processing in Simple mode is a little bit different to the 4 or 8 layer modes seen in previous version It provides 2 layers only however it automatically does a transition whenever the source is changed As the typical usage is to cross fade between different media clips this can be achieved with a single click or command Setting up Simple mode In HippoNet overview right click on to the engine component and then select Settings The engine settings dialogue will appear In the section FXC select Simple Mode from the drop down menu Then hit apply and the engine will restart in the new Layer mode Once the i sf Add Macro 3 1 2 B3 4 PP Save
97. htness as well as Zoom X and Y position 3 Preview Mixer and transition settings The preview will show the currently selected and playing media or source for this layer Level adjusts the visibility of this layer MixMode defines how this layer interacts with layer s underneath please see MixModes for a detailed description Finally you can select a transition type and duration for the layer Pick one of the many available transitions and select a different media and the engine will automatically blend to the new resource 4 Media Selection Analogue to the Media selector in 4 and 8 layer mode the media selector is divided into banks of media end the actual media itself To change the media on the layer simply click on one of the thumbnails It will use the transition type and duration selected 93 4 2 Presets and Timeline programming 4 2 1 Presets Often you will create a look in Hippotizer using ZooKeeper and want to save it You may want to save one or more elements or the whole composition You might need to save certain parameters to apply to other parts of your show You can do this using the presets function Presets can be created in the following ways e Drag a control panel or single value of a layer into the preset list in the timeline overview window e Click the New Preset button in the timeline controls window e Right click corresponding areas in HippoNet control window We will look at these in
98. ich typically is also the Layer resolution and output resolution These 2 can be the same but don t have to be Each of the 3 versions has got different restrictions to both resolutions which are important to understand when designing and using content 5 2 1 Critter The Hippotizer Express can only play back PAL and NTSC resolution media this is often referred to as SD standard definition content Media at higher resolution cannot be encoded and needs to be resized before importing into the Media Manager The maximum output resolution is 1024 x 768 166 5 2 2 Stage The stage can import and play back media with a maximum vertical resolution of or 768 pixels So when working in a 4x3 aspect ratio this means 1024 x 768 media however it can also handle 1280 x 720 content When using Hippotizer Stage in Pan Mode you can go as high as 1920 x 768 media allowing you to create nice panoramic backgrounds However although you can load and play back these resolution this doesn t mean that you can load these high resolution layers on all 8 layers There are limitations dictated by the hardware and it is advisable to stick to 2 high resolution background layers and use the other layers in SD modes Output resolutions on the stage support up to 1280 x 1024 in single dual mode and 2560x1024 in pan mode 5 2 3 HD There are no restrictions on the HD other than the ones the technology places on us The maximum video clip size is 1920 x 1080 no
99. id The selector box in the top nght will change to display a list of fixture personalities grouped by manufacturer 151 Personalities E E E H EE Ee H H Alongside each of the manufacturers names you will find a small plus sign by clicking on this plus sign you can display a list of all the fixture personalities for that manufacturer If you simply want to control a very basic LED fixture or dimmer then you will find a manufacturer called Generic which contains a list of very simple single element fixtures which can be used to control almost any LED fixture without any special features To add fixtures to the grid you must first click on one of the personalities in the personalities list to select it as shown in the diagram Simply moving your cursor over the main design grid and right clicking will add a fixture to the Pixelmap You can continue to add more fixtures by clicking again If you hold down the mouse button after adding a fixture you can drag the fixture into its correct place and then release it to confirm its position It is possible to add multiple fixture types into one Pixelmap by simply selecting a new personality from the list and clicking on the design grid again address address 0 1 289 0 1 299 10 10 40 10 address address 0 1 309 0 1 319 Add Mode 10 40 40 40 Patch Mode Scroll Modd address address 0 1 329 0 1 339
100. in ee a r Ti Cancel 2 Browse to the pin you wish to assign to the midi controller Then click OK 139 Map Properties 3 You will now be prompted to create a Map reference from the component to a Midi device connected to the computer Note you will only have to do this once for each component Select the device you wish to add then click OK Pin m i Pon a annel Index Bits Before After 4 You will now be presented with the option to enter the settings for the midi device To simplify things click MIDI Learn Then adjust the fader button on the MIDI controller You will notice the appropriate entries have been made Advanced Mode 140 a a EE B Eiiminate feedback loops Once you have set up your midi device using simple mode you may want to edit some of these However you may find the layout in simple mode does not provide enough information to manage more complex setups This is where advanced mode can come in useful It provides a hierarchical view of the pins you have assigned to midi controllers To edit settings Click on the component containing the pin you wish to edit Then browse to the pin in the Templates folder Once you have located it Right click the pin and select Edit this entry to edit it or Delete this entry to delete it In advanced mode you can also view midi values as they are being received by the Hippotizer in the bottom window These appear in gree
101. in single mode you can have a composite S video output for the main output in Dual mode only the second screen can be output as composite S video and the same is true for pan mode To activate switch off the Hippotizer and connect a screen or video device to the S Video connector in the middle of the graphics card If your device accepts an S Video signal directly then you can plug it directly into this connector but if your device requires a composite video signal then you will need to use an S Video to Composite adapter Setting up your composite output is usually as simple as connecting the video device and then switching on the Hippotizer On boot up the graphics card should auto detect your screen and automatically make screen 2 appear on your new video device 88 4 1 8 Resolution The Detect Monitors button will find any display devices connected to the outputs and add them to the options whilst identifying their maximum resolution The desired resolution can be selected from the drop down menu maximum resolution that can be supported by the video display is automatically detected The output resolution of a Hippotizer V3 HD is unlimited while on a Hippotizer V3 Stage the maximum resolution is 1280x1024 2560x1024 Pan Mode The Hippotizer V3 Express can output a maximum of 1024x768 pixels Press Apply to apply the changes 4 1 9 Layer Mode An option in the setup menu allows you to choose to use a 4 or 8 layer
102. ippos stop all components on hippo3 stop all components on all hippos stop Engine Telnet Component Timeline restart component_name all components Restarts a given component or if keyword all is used restarts all components select hippo_name hippo_name hippo_name all hippos Selects a given number of Hippos When one or more Hippos are selected any commands issued are transacted on all hippos currently selected If 133 any command fails a message will be displayed regarding that failure and on which Hippo it occurred Note When one or more Hippos have been selected the host running the Telnet component is not selected by default E g select Hippo2 select Hippo2 Hippo3 Hippo5 select all hippos select Note the select command will return the number of hippos selected deselect hippo_name all hippos Deselects a given number of Hippos E g deselect Hippo12 deselect Hippo5 Hippo6 Hippo7 deselect all hippos deselect Note the deselect command will return the number of hippos deselected list selected Lists all Hippos currently selected 4 6 Controlling Hippotizer with External Protocols 4 6 1 DMX ArtNet ArtNet Hippotizers use Artnet as their default external protocol There are more and more devices emerging that can generate Artnet over Ethernet without the use o 134 DMX Tail is another form of inputting DMX control for Hippotizer This comprises of a DMX to USB convector which connects to the
103. ittle time to see how we can work efficiently with the screen layouts and ergonomic features in Hippotizer V3 Hippotizer V3 software consists of 2 distinct components the HippotizerV3 Engine and ZooKeeper Hippotizer V3 Engine The Hippotizer engine is the software element which generates the output s of the system When running the Engine can be controlled by either a local control centre called ZooKeeper or an instance of ZooKeeper running on any other machine connected via HippoNet a method of connecting multiple Hippotizers over a standard Gigabit LAN Hippotizer can be run in Engine only mode hence the separation of the Engine from ZooKeeper However in the majority of this manual we are going to control Hippotizer with ZooKeeper running on the same machine For details of how to control Hippotizer from other machines see Advanced Control Options later in this document To start the Engine double click on the Engine icon on your desktop ZooKeeper ZooKeeper is the software element dedicated to controlling the engine of your Hippotizer V3 From this user interface you can have real time control of all elements of your media including timeline and preset creation along with all settings for the engine such as screen configurations display options and so on ZooKeeper must be started separately from the Engine component and should ideally be started once the Hippotizer V3 engine is running So let s look at working with Hippotize
104. lanes animated 75 3 4 2 91 Rubics This is a collection of animated cubes that move continuously creates great effects when zoomed into tightly 3 4 2 92 Tubes Animated tubes on a flat rotating platter 3 4 2 93 Frame This 3D effect lets you put your source image in a frame 3 4 2 94 Water 76 This effect shows 4 planes above an animated water surface which reflects your source image 3 4 2 95 Head This effect maps your source image onto our animated chrome spinning head 3 4 2 96 9wall and 3x3 oo Some o iban 4 am Cert ee ce ce eu bea bota ri mie a m meets u pe fee oe a o Gee l ee ee w ua et o eee See Both 9 Wall and 3x3 are effects that are designed to be used with more than one Hippotizer They are both used in the same way but create very different results in both cases the effect is designed to run on a layer and be used with up to 9 Hippotizers with their output screen arranged in a linear fashion based on a 3 x 3 grid of screens It is not necessary for all 9 outputs to be used you could for example just choose to use one row of 3 outputs or a staggered corner to corner arrangement you can also use a Hippotizer in dual mode to drive 2 outputs at the same time The 3 x 3 effect basically splits the media of the layer equally across all 9 outputs or as many as you are using to create the effect similar to a monitor wall in this case parameter 1 is set on ea
105. layer It sets the Media Player back to bank 000 clip 000 the first media in the first bank of the Hippotizer library 3 2 3 2 Audio If an audio file or a video with audio is loaded into the layer the volume and balance can be controlled independently of the video level control 3 2 3 3 Level and Mix Mode The level control allows you to set the level for the individual layer by dragging the fader up and down or by typing a value in the box below For example typing 0 5 sets the level to 50 Moving this fader up and down adjusts the level of that layer in the overall composition The Mix Modes dictate how the layers interact between each other As a general understanding of this function layer 1 can be seen as the background layer as found in other photo and video editing software The mix mode dictates the type of transparency or mix that any layer will have with those underneath it As this is hugely important and can get quite complex there is a separate section explaining their functions in greater detail However we recommend you experiment with these settings to view their effect To do so select a video clip or image on layer as a background Remember to bring the Level up to full to see the layer on the Output Then go to layer 2 and select another image or video clip Select different Mix Modes and play with the Level of layer 2 and you ll quickly get a grasp on the basic principles 3 2 3 4 Layer Preview This box provide
106. lements such as mix mode and level To the right of that is a box for colour controls Far right is a box for geometry and so on In general there w96768 p 0 147067 p 12 6697 0 12 9638 t 8 88295 n 12 66846 1 8 84827 6 r7f 48347 t 3 15 16 f 0 23468 1 u 038 t 8 88295 n 12 66 16 7 94 By placing your mouse in a desired area of ZooKeeper note the pointer will have two dots you can usually drag that value elsewhere The element you are dragging depends on the starting position of your mouse For example adjust some of the colour controls as shown below Make sure you have the timeline component open Now place your mouse in the colour box on the grey area just below the invert button the hippo in black and white Click and hold then drag the mouse until you are over the presets area in the timeline window and release the mouse A box will pop up as shown here In Point Plavback Positio Out Point BOS 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 000 596 31 23 647 Categories Description Categories HIP_LayerColour Float Plug PS E E iro go Globa Undol Gl bal Redo You are prompted to give the preset a name In this instance I have called it Blue Hue At this stage you also have the option to edit values if you wish by clicking the corresponding button It is also good to familiarise yourself with the categories information so later you will be confident with the kind of preset you are creating Save it and the item will be listed i
107. ler should look as below 114 Stop Go Back Note the progress bar in the CueController is not representative of the timeline playback status Now using the GO Stop and Go Back buttons you can step through and number of timelines using cues Easily stepping back if required For example during rehearsals or playback demonstrations Cues can be edited added and deleted When managing cues it is import to remember that currently highlighted cue will have the selected action carried out on it 4 3 HippoNet 4 3 1 What is HippoNet HippoNet is the network protocol that links all Hippotizer enabled systems HippoNet allows users to view configure and control any parameter of a HippoNet ready device from any server when systems are connected together over a standard Gigabit Local Area Network What makes HippoNet unique is the ability to control any element of any Hippotizer on the network directly Many systems claim remote control ability but these usually entail using resource heavy remote desktop approaches HippoNet does not require this Each user can have a custom desktop sharing controls which suit their tasks and without affecting other users Hippone RTF a BT HP 3 o007 ee HPy 3 1029 a Local gt pY amp Hippotizer Hippotizer y 75 Layer Previews Components Running The HippoNet Overview Window shows all Hippotizer systems available to you over HippoNet If you are only running one sys
108. mage 3 4 2 18 CTBO This is a colour correction effect for TV and Film which applies calibrated filers to the image similar to using CTB and CTO lighting filters 3 4 2 19 DuoTone This colour effect takes your image video and desaturates the original colours before allowing the user to apply their own choice of tones for the high and low tones This allows you to select a two colour scheme and have all your content fit within those colours 56 3 4 2 20 Pallette 1346 433 592 340 This effect allows you to shift each of the individual colours around the spectrum 3 4 2 21 Bloom This effect gives the edges of any lines a white glow 3 4 2 22 Interlace Creates a stripe effect with control to adjust the size and saturation of the stripes 3 4 2 23 Random Colourizer Changes randomly between colours with individual controls for speed and colour shift 57 3 4 2 24 MegaZoom This effect changes the geometry of the layer MegaZoom enables you Zoom in out rotate change the aspect ratio and placement on the X Y Axis Y Vv Creates a concentric circle break up 3 4 2 27 Cubestyle Another break up effect using moving translucent squares with a waterfall style of motion 58 3 4 2 28 Bump This effect uses a virtual spotlight to be able to create the effect of a 3D textured surface from any 2D image this works best with high contrast images 3 4 2 29 LED SESE COR
109. meters may need to be changed later and you don t want to manually find every instance use duplicate This is particularly useful in touring setups where you might want to fine tune geometric elements to suit different venues quickly and easily Try this by creating a group right clicking select duplicate group Move to a point further down the same track and right click selecting 106 paste duplicate here Now move any of the nodes in any of the groups and you will see the corresponding group move with it 4 2 2 9 Live Edit Mode In the above example we used the mouse to click and add nodes An alternative is to use Live Edit mode Activate by ticking the live edit mode box at the top of the timeline Once ticked any changes you make to a track present on the timeline will add a corresponding node to the corresponding track Let s try to do that Use the counter to type a value of 00 00 10 000 to move the cursor to 10seconds Now move layer 1 level to zero and a node at zero will be automatically added Move the fader up and down and you will see the level move accordingly Position it at zero Now advance the timeline to 12seconds and move the fader to full You will see another node added at full This applies to any parameter You can also move faders while the playback is in progress and nodes will be added automatically NOTE Use live edit mode with extreme caution Should you inadvertently leave it active then ev
110. mmunication across diverse interconnected networks Prefered DNS server Pikon a Alternate ONS server OW icon inna Double click on Local Area Connection 2 then select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties Select Use the following IP address and enter the values you have chosen for your Hippotizer Then click OK to exit You will need to restart the Hippotizer software for the changes to take effect 119 4 3 5 2 Firewalls and Viruses The Hippotizer comes with no antivirus software installed or firewalls enabled which means that the systems are very vulnerable to external attacks This is why we recommend never connecting them to a network which is linked to the internet If you need to transfer files i e media from a place in the internet i e an ftp site please use a separate machine with strong virus protection and scan any file downloaded before transferring to the Hippotizer We can take no responsibility for viruses and other malicious software that attacks the Hippotizer If you use ZooKeeper on a machine other than a Hippotizer you need to ensure that the network settings are correctly set Also make sure that if you have a firewall installed it allows for HippoNet data to pass 4 3 5 3 Performance Please make sure you use the recommended hardware listed below Although HippoNet is likely to work with most available hardware we have found that there are exceptions which can have an impact on perf
111. n Expert mode 141 Delete Template Name PinClass GUID LC Status Process Direction i aa Expert mode 4 6 3 1 Reset Config On all the different types of Midi configuration there is a Reset button This button resets all the entries you may have made and reverts back to an empty configuration 4 6 3 2 MIDI Timecode If you want to synchronise Timelines for example to external timecode you need to use a MTC MIDI Timecode compatible MIDI interface such as the MOTU Timepiece series They also feature SMPTE to MTC conversion so you can use this type of signal too Install the MIDI device as before and configure the Device inside the MIDI component A Timecode pin will automatically be generated so you can use it as a synchronisation source inside 1 e the timeline 4 6 3 3 Controlling Timelines via MIDI Controlling timelines from MIDI is a very powerful feature You can trigger complete shows or just a single effect animation this way This section explains how you setup you MIDI component to trigger timelines allowing you to jump and play any cue on a timeline You need 4 MIDI controller channels to control the timeline component These 4 controllers will be assigned to e Select Timeline ID e Select Timeline Command e CueHigh e CueLow 142 Note As you add them you will be prompted to assign them to midi commands from your controller You can use the MIDI Learn
112. n fade between pre created warps adjust edge blending parameters and so on The creation of ScreenWarp presets will be covered in the advanced section later The four black boxes labelled BlendLeft Blend Right etc allow you to adjust the soft edge blending for the warp this enables you to join more than one output together if using multiple Hippotizer systems See soft edge blending section To activate the soft edge blending click the enable button then adjust the Gamma and Overlap value Whilst holding down the left mouse button the values can be increased or decreased by dragging the mouse left or right or by simply typing the value into the value box The blend radial option allows you to create a circular blend See subsequent sections for more details on using this feature 3 2 4 6 Matrox Triplehead2Go Matrox manufacture a device which when connected to the output of the Hippotizer can provide up to three individual outputs For more information please refer to Matrox s website 35 NOTE Because of the large output resolutions required to display a output across three devices using a Triplehead 2go it only recommended with a Hippotizer HD unit as Stage Critter and older systems will be limited in the maximum output they can be set to Once you have connected a Triplehead2go and a number of output devices Windows should detect the available resolutions with the connected devices Once this has been done the Engine settings in Hi
113. n the presets window for use later L Mute All ezela Name Blue Hue HIP_Layer So if we only wanted to save the red value as a preset we repeat the process but this time we click the text red in the colour window and drag that instead This will save only the value of the red fader Note that 95 the category information now reads Float Plug In general you will get this category for individual items such as fader values Experiment with these settings and see how you can build up a list of presets In subsequent sections we will look at how to apply these 4 2 1 3 Preset Categories The preset categories class the different presets into their functional groups For example HIP_Layer references a Hippotizer Layer preset You can apply this preset onto any Layer in a Hippotizer Other typical Categories are Geometry Colour Media Source etc 4 2 1 4 Preset from New Preset Button Alternatively you can click the new preset button in the timeline window You will be presented with a Pin Selector window Navigate through the Hippotizer hierarchy to the correct pin and click ok Once again the red value on layer one is chosen The preset will adopt the corresponding values currently active in ZooKeeper EAE james cS Timeline ee sei D Output Be Layert Ae Colour i Brightness H i Colour A GE Contrast Invert Cancel Name the preset and it will appear in the presets list ready to be
114. nclosures have two graphics cards one displays the output to your chosen display device s marked here with B C and D The second card shows the Windows desktop and is used to run ZooKeeper the Hippotizer s control centre which allows the user to directly monitor all functions and access them via mouse and keyboard marked here with E F and G Both graphics cards have two DVI outputs allowing you to connect more than one monitor output device to each graphics card depending on the mode you are running your Hippotizer in see Display Modes If you are using a VGA monitor you will need to use a DVI VGA adapter There is also an S Video connection to allow connection to a Plasma LCD output device To connect a monitor or output device to act as your control centre ZooKeeper display connect it to the DVI socket G on the graphics card furthest from the power supply 11 Connect the output monitor or device to DVI socket D this will display the rendered main output from the unit Depending how you intend to run your Hippotizer you may wish connect more than one output display device this is covered in the Display Modes section New enclosures New Hippotizers have the same connections but presented as above Depending on the model and any add ons you have requested your system may differ slightly but all systems will feature the following VO 2x USB FireWire400 RS232 serial port VID IN VID OUT2 2x Gigabit Ethernet connections
115. ndividually configurable they are then fed to one global layer called the Master Canvas or Master Layer where changes affecting all layers in a composition can be activated You can access the Master Layer by clicking the M button in the HippoNet Overview window Here you can make global changes to all layers along with some advanced controls such as keystone To the side of the master layer is the level control allowing you to change the output level Use the tabs to access further settings and functions listed below To see the view shown above use the view selectors at the top right of the window 33 3 me Geomety Colour e Y n 000 6 000 1 000 0 000 Select by clicking the tab marked keystone When projecting onto screens from non perpendicular positions the projected image will be distorted These 8 controls allow you to either enter the value or drag the values to alter the keystone effect applied to the overall image The output can also be keystoned by dragging the corners of the green box to create a shape to suit 3 2 4 2 Geometry Keystone Geometry Speed 0 050 Zoom 0 000 1 000 This has identical functionality to that found on the layers but affects the composition as a whole By dragging the light green box around this will alter the position of the media within the display playback Values can again be entered R or the mouse used to drag the values to increase decrease them Clicking the circul
116. ng you should be presented with a screen similar to the one shown here This weer intpriare orii a been disabled to preserve system resources To enable it press the button below Wi ae ee ed Ll Meste I Prelate SP PS Pet In this state ZooKeeper is not running to save system resources but is ready to opened quickly if needed This state is only useful when the system is being controlled remotely so click Activate User Interface By default the system will open in the last screen layout used However if your Hippotizer is new then you should be greeted with the following layout 17 Hippotizer V3 Desktop i File Windows Desktops Macros Settings Help iB HippoNet Overview Save GUI Settings 1 2 3 4 PP save Desktop 1024 Slayer default 1280 Slayer default i sfe Add Maco HPV3 3 x eta See a an on HPV3 3 0 13 Manual 00 00 00 000 00 00 00 000 596 31 23 647 N Ue a birda 13 Manual Engine MediaSetect no thumbnail FF available a B Si J we mi IKA If you are using a monitor which supports 1280 x 1024 resolution you can resize the layout for optimal viewing using the button labelled 1280 8layerdefault on the top task bar area This will give you a more suitable layout If you don t see the above layout click either 1024 Slayer default or 1280 Slayer default depending on your monitor s resolution Before we dive into controlling the Hippotizer let s just take a l
117. ning ZooKeeper for maximum productivity This way you can layout all your controls and previews you need easily and get to them instantly without having to drag and overlap control windows 4 4 1 2 Tip 2 Take some time to create a functional layout It is worth spending 20minutes or so thinking about what controls you need the most and arrange them in ZooKeeper This will allow you to work more productively If you use HippoNet Advanced Overview you can create new windows with specific functions you may need So if you want a separate set of Master Level Controls simply browse to the required pin and double click on it Then resize and move your control to where you can get to it easily HippoNet Overview Advanced Componenta Detailed ESE HP 3 1154 E Output E Engine af Medial anager ite Screen arp Layer Layers Layers Layer Timeline fH ip p ow GUI Waster ee Output E Colour H Geometry E Also when working with multiple systems you may want to see the 4 or 8 layer overview for each unit Using the standard method of clicking on the central output in the HippoNet overview however creates a shared overview which gets re assigned to each machine whenever you click on a different system So to create fixed overviews that stay the same simply double click on the engine of each Hippotizer You will see that each time a new window is generated and it will not be reassigned to any other unit So if you
118. o a projector or screen where the corresponding pixel lights up using the according colour and brightness When using PixelMapper each individual pixel is output as a set of 4 individual values between 0 and 255 representing each of the Red Green Blue and intensity values These values can then be sent via DMX to a lighting fixture which will read the values and output the correct colour at the correct brightness If enough lights are placed in a grid style arrangement on the stage each receiving its own colour and brightness information from PixelMapper then you will begin to recreate the picture across all the lights By carefully selecting your video content you can create very complicated effects across your display using very little programming time Often the layout of the lights on your stage is not a perfect grid design and in this case there needs to be a way of telling the Hippotizer which lights are where and what DMX addresses they all have this is where PixelMapper comes in With PixelMapper you can create a graphical representation of the layout of the lights on your stage PixelMapper will then automatically create a special pixelmap file that the Hippotizer will use to know where each light is on the stage and make sure that it receives the right information 4 8 1 1 Understanding Fixtures and Personalities Fixtures are the basis of any pixelmap in PixelMapper They represent the lights that you have on your stage Fixtu
119. o know when working with Alpha files 1 Resolution Using alpha uses twice the vertical resolution so you are restricted by your license as to what resolution media you can use The maximum supported media resolution for video clips on the stage 1s 1024x768 so the maximum media size with alpha is 1024x384 For and HD system the maximum vertical resolution with alpha is 576 Note Switch off Preserve alpha transparency in the encoding settings if you wish to use these quicktime formats at higher resolutions but do not need alpha 2 Playback performance Playing back video clips with alpha use about twice as much resources CPU time hard drive throughput etc as aclip without so carefully plan where you need them and at what resolution 3 3 4 Encoding Your Own Media Whilst the media manager in version 3 has a built in encoding engine for media files encoding can often take q long time and requires that the media goes through an intermediate format before being placed onto the Hippotizer The ideal situation is for the media to arrive at the Hippotizer already in the correct format There are a number of Encoding software packages available for both PC and Macintosh and some editing programs can output MPEG2 files directly whichever software you use here is a list of some of the settings that you should use e Format MPEG2 Elementary stream or Transport Stream usually a m2v or mpg extension Standard GOP 15 pictures between I
120. ode will stretch the display across the two outputs To enable this option you first need to select this option from the Output Mode drop down box Click apply after you have selected it This will now reconfigure the graphics card output and load the possible resolutions for this mode As the final stage select the required resolution remember you need to select the combined output resolution so 2048x768 for 2 x 1024x768 check the layer mode and then click apply Live Video Settings Statue Info eee Made Toggle fullscreen ce Fullscreen Adapter l GF Card 2 to Plug 1 Plug and Play Monitor Resolution Aspect ratio Apply Cancel 87 4 1 6 Clone Clone Output Mode will duplicate the display from output one to output two select this option from the drop down menu and choose Apply HP 3 0007 Engine Cor Output Settings Live Video Settings Status Info Output Mode T on fullscreen u ri v Detect monitors O FPR Graphics Card Clone Output is configured using the top graphics card options The desired resolution can again be chosen for output with the maximum resolution determined by the display screen with the lowest resolution 4 1 7 Configuring S Video Composite The Hippotizer can output composite video S Video which can be fed into monitors or vision mixers The composite S video output is however only available on the second output on older hippotizers which means that
121. omArea ZoomArea lets you control Zoom into a particular area of the layer Specifying Left Right Top and Bottom 3 4 2 60 Soft edge Blending The soft edge effects built into Hippotizer are quite simple but very powerful when used the correct way The soft edge effects are designed to be used when the Hippotizer is connected to 2 projectors or if you are using more than Hippotizer and you want to create a wide screen panoramic image without seams The soft edge effect varies depending on which one is used The PAN soft edge effect is designed to be used with the Hippotizer in PAN mode and should ideally be used on the master layer on Effect engine 2 It is likely that you will want to use this effect repeatedly once created so we recommend saving results as a master preset for easy recall You could replace the media used to create the correction with white to use as a blank but with correct soft edge blending Here the image is split down the middle and then small section of the left image is copied to the right and a small section of the right is copied to the left 67 KERL bga i p ri a f _ Fy Be The Hippotizer then creates a graduated fade to black on both of the inner edges and then sends each side out to a separate projector This then allows the user to overlap the left and right images projected from each projector creating a seamless blend between the two and creating a single wide screen image which is
122. ormance of the system If you do want to use networking equipment other than recommended we suggest you allow for time to do some serious tests before specifying this equipment on a show 4 3 5 4 Recommended Hardware We only list a few crucial components here Please refer to our website and the website forum for more information on particular installations 4 3 5 4 1 Network Switchers Linkysys 24 port 10 100 1000 Gigabit Switch Model number SRW2024 16 port 10 100 1000 Gigabit Switch Model Number SRW2016 8 port 10 100 1000 Gigabit Switch Model Number SRW2008 D Link 8 Port 100 1000 Gigabit Switch 4 3 5 4 2 Cable Ethernet cable needs to be of the types CAT 5e CAT 6 4 3 5 4 3 MIDI Most MIDI interfaces are compatible However please check on the forum for devices that have been used or post a message there 4 4 Controlling Multiple Servers 4 4 1 ZooKeeper 120 There are different ways to manage your user interface to be able to easily monitor and control multiple systems Here are simply a few tips and trick which should help you get started more quickly 4 4 1 1 Tipli Get a bigger monitor It is difficult to work productively using an XGA monitor with a resolution of 1024x768 This monitor size is ok for general maintenance and controlling a single machine however it is not suitable for serious multi unit control We recommend using one or two 22 high definition monitors connected to a separate machine run
123. otizer V3 with their technology by giving these products access to the necessary information required to integrate Hippotizer effectively Features include content thumbnails live previews and auto patching Thumbnails on your console make it easier and quicker to select the media from a Lighting Designer Operators point of view Live previews of the layer and master will give the Lighting designer a low frame rate representation of the media Auto patching enables the lighting console to deduce which mode the Hippotizer is in and thus patch it automatically with the necessary amount of masters and layers At time of print HMap2 is supported by Avolites Chamsys Compulite To use the HMap2 component add the component as normal on the Hippotizer then configure the external device to connect to the Hippotizer 4 5 14 Telnet Component The telnet component provides a low level means of controlling the functions of a Hippotizer via TCP IP Ethernet It allows the user to query information about the Hippotizer the functions that it has and then be able to read the values of the current settings and adjust them if necessary The telnet component can be added in the normal way through the host settings screen The only settings for the telnet component are the user settings screen Double clicking on the telnet icon in the overview window will open the user settings window Here you can administer users authorized to login to the Hippotizer remotely this
124. own box and then modify the parameters below The Colour can also be changed as described above in the colour controls Users of LED fixtures will find these especially useful 3 2 3 7 3 Relays a i 0j Laver 1 Layer Layer 3 is 4 Layas Layer6 Layer Layerd Output Relays allow you to feed the result of one layer into another layer This allows you to run multiple instances of the same clip whilst keeping system resources to a minimum Also Say you need 4 FX engines to achieve a particular composition then you can feed the result of Layer 1 into layer 2 and use the FX of layer 2 on top of the FX from layer 1 31 Alternatively you can also create feedback by feeding the Master Output back into a layer This can create interesting effects but requires some experimentation 3 2 3 8 Geometry Control Pose Fos a Position oom fe pect These are the controls for the position and scale of the media on the output This can easily be mani0 147067 e 8 2295 6 33328 0 285bo 1 TJ1 32 3 2 3 10 Media Selector Window i a Men F Bee oe a Hippotizer ships from the factory with a collection of default shapes masks and a bank of 100 media clips pre installed You can access these clips from the media selector window In the Media Selector Window you will see a row of thumbnails in the uppermost row where you can select from one of the 255 media banks A bank is a virtual
125. paque Result With the matte mode you can create your own custom wipes to mix between layers This is useful if you want to create an interesting transition between say video on layer 1 and video on layer 3 There are a few greyscale wipe image supplied with you Hippotizer bank 3 if you have just the default media Load one of these into layer 2 adjust the contrast for that layer to about 80 and then fade between layer and layer 3 using the brightness fader not the level of layer 2 Result The above image represents the halfway stage of the wipe When the brightness for layer 2 1s at 100 you will see only layer 1 When brightness is at 0 you will only see layer 3 These are just some basic principles for applying mix modes to your compositions We suggest you chose some clips with which you are familiar and experiment with different mix mode combinations to familiarise yourself with the possibilities 3 4 2 Effects There are over 40 effects within Hippotizer with different amounts of parameters which can alter how the clip is affected 3 4 2 1 No Effect 823 985 290 243 This bypasses the effect engine Always switch to this mode when you are not using an effect Even when an effect Level is set to 0 the FX engine is still active and using resources 51 3 4 2 2 Blur The Blur effect applies as Gaussian blur to the whole of the layer 3 4 2 3 Radial Blur This effect uses repetitions of the
126. playing different views by either single clicking or double clicking Also many functions can be dragged to other locations to copy or apply settings We will cover this in subsequent sections If you hold your mouse over various parts of the screen areas you will see combinations of the following functions Arrow Head gp This means that the area you are hovering over is draggable to other locations Single Dot This element has a function activated by a single click 2 dots 2 This element has a function activated by a double click Vertical Line This element can be increased or decreased using for example a fader You may see combinations of any or all of the above functions depending on which point in ZooKeeper your mouse is You will discover how to use these functions in subsequent sections 19 3 1 2 Reset Functions and procedures Reset Entire system To reset an entire Hippotizer to default values right click in the centre of the large window in the HippoNet Overview window and select Reset Engine This restores all values to default throughout the system HPV3 4501 Mores z _ ee Reset Engine Edit Single Click Action Edit Double Click Action Reset a Layer In the layer control box there is a reset button to restore all functions on that layer to the default values However there are some guidelines which if learnt will help you to reset individual functions more specifically More a T Re
127. ppotizer settings will have the same resolutions available as long as they are within the licence of your system Note The feature in Hippotizer doesn t require the Matrox software to be installed However on some occasions the output devices may not set themselves up correctly with the Matrox device To resolve this you will need to install the Matrox software to force the desired resolution For more information refer to the Triplehead2Go documentation On the main output keystone tab there is a dropdown list to select the output split mode for the master layer This setting splits the output layer will have a Keystone Colour Warp and Geometry control for each section of the split This will enable you to control multiple outputs on devices such as Matrox s TripleHead2Go which are connected to the output of the hippotizer The modes available are e Single Standard mode Split Horizontal Dual Pan split the output across the resolution horizontally for two output devices Clone Horizontal Dual Pan split then clone the output horizontally Split Vertical Dual Pan split the output across the resolution vertically Clone Vertical Dual Pan split then clone the output vertically Split Horizontal Triple Pan split the output across the resolution horizontally for three output devices e Clone Horizontal Triple Pan split then clone the output across the resolution horizontally for three output devices HPV3 0 13test Engine
128. proach as you would to create an isolated group Just click the events you want to add and right click to group them There are also some options you will find useful if you place the mouse over the group and right click 00 00 00 000 Co or Ungroup Paste copy here Copy group Duplicate group Delete group e The time value allows you to move the first item in the group to any time on that track e You can give the group a name by typing it into the second box This name will appear on the timeline in the bottom left corner of the group for easy identification e If you wish to change the colour of the group select colour and you will be given a colour picker e Ungroup deletes the bounding box and returns the selections to individual points 4 2 2 8 Copy or Duplicate You will also see the option to copy or duplicate a group Duplicates are different and can be very useful Copying a group allows you to take the created elements and paste them elsewhere by simply right clicking and selecting paste copy here The copied group will be identical but you can change values within the second one independent of the first However you also have the option to Duplicate Group This is a very useful feature if used correctly A duplicated group is linked to any other duplicates of that group found on the timeline Any changes made in any of the duplicates will occur in all others So if for example you foresee that some para
129. r 20 years now MIDI is still the de facto control standard in the music world Synthesisers keyboards recording equipment all speak MIDI and through this interface can control the Hippotizer Users can connect a MIDI controller such as the Behringer BCF2000 to control any combination of Parameters trigger clips using a MIDI Keyboard or record any sequence of commands on a Sequencer program such as Cubase and then edit and play it back at will All parameters inside the Hippotizer have been mapped to specific MIDI commands so using any controller you can access these parameters through your equipment We find the Behringer BCF2000 extremely useful when using the Hippotizer as it has a very suitable combination of faders rotation encoders and buttons that make controlling the system very easy Most MIDI devices these days come with USB connectivity so simply connect your device and install any drivers if required Once you have added the midi component on the Hippotizer double click it to open the configuration you will be presented with the following window which has Simple Advanced and Expert Tabs 138 f Simple Advanced Expert Auto cleanup Pin L Channel index Type Bits Message Process O Simple Mode Simple mode offers a basic user interface to locate a pin within HippoNet and map it to a midi command on your controller We will now create a simple mapping as an example 1 Click Add Pin Select P
130. r V3 on a single machine To start ZooKeeper double click on the ZooKeeper Icon on the desktop 18 3 1 Screen Layouts and Ergonomics ZooKeeper has a selection of views designed to help users optimize viewing and layout Firstly you will notice that all windows are draggable This means you can move key elements of the User Interface into locations which suit your current work mode Also you will notice that in the top right hand corner of each element there are a series of clickable size options like these at These go beyond the usual Windows maximise and minimise options and give up to 3 different views of the selected element to suit different needs For now we suggest you leave the default view in place to help you to begin working with Hippotizer but later experiment with these to see how you can best view the layout And bear in mind that once you have a view you are happy with you can use the save desktop button on the top task bar to save a layout and then switch between different views i 2 LPF Save Desktop 1024 Slayer default 1290 Slayer default You can also spread your ZooKeeper interface across two monitors if desired We recommend using a high resolution monitor but in the absence of this 2 XVGA monitors can be a good second best particularly in more advanced situations where you might employ the timeline 3 1 1 Clicking and double clicking In Hippotizer V3 many sections are capable of being opened or dis
131. ransmission of time code in our own special format across the network so you can link any 2 media players together They will do everything together change media play forward play backward change speed and so on To set it up work through e Go to the Host Settings and add a new sync component name it Synchro Component or anything else you will recognise later click OK then exit from the Host Settings window e In HippoNet overview double click on the Synchro Component you have just created You should see the following window Hippotizer 3 Desktop 1 File Windows Desktops Macros Settings Help Save things add Macro 2 _ Channel 1 Source Targets E ngine Qutp ut Layer Source Meck Be Channel 2 Source Targets le Drag snch source here feg layer pre fia Channel 3 Targets lt Brag synch source here e g laye Channel 4 Source th jere lei You can have up to 16 channels of synchronised media players per sync component Each channel consists of 1 Source and one or more Targets As an example we will try to synchronise layer 2 to layer 1 Open the Layer overview click on centre of preview so you can see the 4 or 8 layer previews Then drag layer 1 preview to the Source text field and then the layer 2 preview to the Target text field Your window should now look similar to the one above To test load a video clip on layer 1 and play it check in your layer ove
132. re pin name contains Layer1 get pins from RC where pin name contains Preview get pins from Media Manager on Hippo 5 where pin name contains Sample 4 get status of component_name on hippo_name Sends a brief status report of the specified component running on a particular Hippo if Hippo name is supplied 1 e running limited problem any other pertinent information E g get status of RC get status of Telnet Component on HippoGuiV3 set pin pin_name on hippo_name value Sets the value to the pin Prints an error message if failed not possible E g set pin Output1 Master Output1 Level 127 set pin Output1 Master Output1 Level 255 on HEWManagedHost set pin Output1 Master Output1 Level 12 on set pin Output1 Master Output1 Level 0 on all hippos Note when setting a Boolean value to a pin the values True true TRUE 1 False false FALSE and 0 are permitted read pin pin_name on hippo all hippos returns the value of the pin being read if one exists E g read pin Output1 Master Level read pin CompMemt Status on hippo3 read pin Output1 Layer2 Level on read pin Output2 Layer3 Level on all hippos Start component_name all components on hippo_name Starts a given component or if keyword all is used starts all components E g stop stop Telnet Component stop all components stop on hippo3 stop Engine on hippo2 stop Engine on stop RC on all h
133. red as a value in the box Note that because the system can play media of differing frames per second values the speed is always shown as a percentage of the normal playback speed So a 25 frames per second clip set to 50 00 will play back at 12 5 frames per second and so on The buttons below act like those on a VCR but with some additional functions Play Once Forward Loop Forward az fes z Play Once Backwards Loop Backwards Ping Pong plays forward to the end point marker then reverses play to the in point marker and repeats creating a ping pong effect Note that the efficiency of reverse playback is dependent on the I frame structure of the clip For more information see the Encoding Media section 29 You will also have to pre configure your various input card settings These settings can be found by right clicking the Engine Icon in the HippoNet overview and selecting settings gt live video settings 30 Generators Mrcer Mode The Generator is a new feature in version 3 Generators do not play back media files but generate images on the basis of algorithms These algorithms generate patterns and textures using mathematics without the need to source media Currently only a handful of examples are included like a simple colour matte and some geometric shapes but this is an expandable feature and we will be adding many useful presets in the future Select a Generator from the drop d
134. res are usually based on LED technology but this does not always have to be the case Hippotizer is capable of controlling almost any light that is capable of accepting colour or brightness information Because there is such a huge range of different fixtures on the market PixelMapper uses special fixture personality files that contain all the information about the fixture being used The personality file contains information about how many elements are in the fixture elements are the individually addressable lights that are within a single fixture if the elements are capable of displaying multiple colours or if they can only display white as well as a list of all the special extra functions that a fixture may have such as built in chases or strobe effects Also contained in the personality file is the physical layout of the cells within a fixture Some modern fixtures can contain up to 200 separately addressable elements and so it is important to know how these are arranged within the fixture 4 8 1 2 Pixelmaps A pixelmap is the name given to a collection of fixtures that have been arranged in a particular way on the design grid to represent the layout of the fixtures on stage The pixelmap contains a copy of all the personalities that are used in it as well as details of the DMX addresses of all the individual fixtures It also contains information about the source of the video that is to be displayed on the fixtures when it is us
135. rols they are just not as comprehensive Click on the leftmost icon to get the view above You can switch between views depending on the degree of control you need ESS EEN et E 24 i 1 F eae irp E my tae F m ee en FOSA Da i ACO en m qran i Above is the basic detail view in portrait version and gives the same information in a different view This view is selected by clicking the centre view selector Plavback Posit Point In Point Plavback Position Out Point 06 06 00 000 00 00 00 009 596 31 23 647 enn AE EEE ir ol Pa The above view is the comprehensive or full view activated via the rightmost view selector Here all the controls are expanded to give more detailed parameters and more options to manipulate settings By default the layer window will open in a compact mode however you still have access to all controls they are just not as comprehensive You can switch between views depending on the degree of control you need 25 The Layer Control is divided into different panes each grouped by the type of controls they contain such as geometry or Effects and so on The default values can be reset by double clicking in the grey area of the pane for that group of controls or by double clicking on a fader So let s look at the elements contained with the Layer Control Window Leyel s m se e e aam a 3 2 3 1 Reset Button This is an overall reset of the layer and will reset the attributes of the
136. rt 1 1 Disclaimer 1 1 1 Media All video libraries pre installed on your system are supplied by us at Green Hippo Any queries regarding the use of these should be directed to us Copyright laws may apply 1 1 2 Uploading Own Media It is your responsibility to handle all copyright issues relating to the media you create and upload Green Hippo Ltd will not accept responsibility for any breach of copyright incurred in these processes 1 1 3 Software All Hippotizer software remains the sole property of Green Hippo Ltd and its suppliers Any attempt to alter or replicate the contents of The Hippotizer is prohibited Any attempt to copy or alter the software will render any warranties void Green Hippo Ltd will initiate legal proceedings against anyone attempting to copy or replicate the software in any fashion NOTE Installing additional software on your system other than that supplied by Green Hippo Ltd is strongly discouraged Your Hippotizer has a specific task which is to play back video reliably Any third party software may compromise this If you wish to install 3rd party software we recommend you contact us first We will also endeavour to post information regarding known issues on our website Any repairs relating to 3rd party software are not covered under warranty Additional hardware installation other than USB or external devices will invalidate warranties Similarly any removal of external casings should not be undertaken without
137. rview and you can see that layer 2 does the same thing as layer 1 You can drag the preview of any Hippotizer local or remote into these fields in order to synchronise them Common setups are to have one master Hippo and synchronise all 8 media layers of all other Hippotizers to this master unit So whatever you play back on this machine all other will follow Common scenarios It is common to use multiple Hippotizers to create one large image The Synchro Component is perfect to sync the different units together However you need to take care to split the media correctly and distribute it across the different units As all synced units play the media located in the same bank slot it is necessary to prepare the media in the right way If you have 3 Hippotizers making one big image then you need to 124 place the appropriate media in the same slot across the 3 For example in Bank 3 slot 3 you might have a cloud animation As an example Hippotizer 1 is the master and also takes care of the leftmost portion of a 3 way softedge pan So this unit will need the left portion of the clip uploaded to this slot Hippotizer 2 takes care of the centre portion and needs this clip uploading and Hippotizer 3 looks after the right Whenever you now play back this clip on Hippotizer 1 the others will follow frame accurately Please note you still need to control the levels and all other functions manually or by a timeline 4 5 Components in detail 4 5 1 Ov
138. s a representation of the media playing on the layer and any geometry colour effect and level settings applied to it You will also see 3 buttons labelled Sre FX and Mix Src This button allows you to view the source media without any effects or setting applied to it FX This button allows you to view any media and the effects applied to it but without any geometry or other functions So if for example a piece of media is heavily zoomed to be almost un viewable you can still adjust the effects on it without un zooming it Mix This provides a view of the layer with the effects and geometry applied to the preview You can select media by dragging and dropping media thumbnails from the media selector into this area Alternatively you can just click the media in the media selection window Note that the layer you have active in the window will be the one changed To switch to another layer click it s relevant icon in the Overview Window This will mean you don t have to have multiple instances of the layer preview or any other layer controls only the layer you are working on The text at the top of the window indicates which layer you are working on 26 3 2 3 5 Colour Controls Fe ae ee oe too Brig Con B Advanced Colour ri re ie i ra ed Green Blue Here you will find adjustments for the layer s Brightness Contrast and RGB colour values There is also an invert button for the colour The colour controls can be set manuall
139. s a time value Adjust this value if you wish to allow changes on the timeline to be closer together or more distant You can type in the value as required Playback controls is Snap to start keyboard Home gt Play Pause Keyboard Space bar m Stop Loop Auto Scroll When active this ensures that the position of the play head on the timeline remains in view even as the playback position goes beyond that currently on display Pause on edit will pause the timeline when an edit is made Doesn t seem to do anything Pause on rewind Automatically sets the play mode to Pause when the timeline 1f you jump back to the beginning Important Note The length of a timeline is determined by the first and last event cue on the timeline This means that if a clip is set to loop but no more value changes occur after a certain pint the timeline will stop and the clip will continue to loop This is normal as Hippotizer s timeline is an event timeline Adding another event on any track will extend the timeline to that length 4 2 2 13 Timeline Markers Commands Timelines can contain stop jump and go to commands using the Timeline markers Markers can also be addressed by outside protocols i e MIDI or DMX to jump and play certain parts of the timeline 109 MB Live Edit Mode Auto Track Selection Add Tracks Insert Timeline Cleanup Settings W AutoCleanup eem Jaana Quade Jind ino To add a marker to a timelin
140. s are an essential tool to create multi layer compositions Remember that to switch between the different layers and make them active in the layer control window you must click the corresponding layer in the layer overview window Familiarise yourself with this procedure for switching between layers before you attempt to experiment the mix modes as it will be helpful So Mix modes allow you to control how each layer interacts with other layers within the composition If you are experienced in picture or video editing this will be familiar albeit with a few key differences For those not versed in the art of multi layer compositions simply look at Mix Modes as a way of deciding what the transparency properties of a layer are in order to view any layers beneath it Experiment with these settings and use the following tutorials to get a feel for using these functions Here are some examples and a few tips on how to use the 16 different mix modes The examples all use the same 2 images on Layer and Layer 2 If you have your Hippotizer running select 2 similar images on layer 1 and 2 and experiment using this guide By switching the Mix Mode of Layer 2 you get the following results Layer Layer 2 3 4 1 1 Add This adds the pixel values in two layers This is a good way to combine non overlapping images in two layers Because higher pixel values represent lighter colours adding layers with overlapping pixels lightens the image Black areas
141. set Layer 5 Edit Single Click Action Edit Double Click Action Reset Specific functions or groups of functions As a general rule in ZooKeeper you can reset any single value by double clicking on its relevant control Furthermore a group of functions can be reset by double clicking anywhere in the box which bounds them To test this function go to the colour correction box as shown below in fig and adjust the brightness contrast and red values to a value other than default by dragging the relevant fader up or down with your mouse Now place your mouse over the brightness control fader and double click it You will see its value reset to 0 000 Now place your mouse over the open grey area just to the right of the contrast fader and double click You will see all the values you changed in the red and contrast sections snap back to their defaults So the simple rules are e Double click a specific fader or function to reset only that function e Double click in the grey area to reset any group of functions contained within a bounding box 20 3 1 3 ToolTips Brig Con Ie Invert Inverts the layer s colours i r j Aud et ee I If you require more information tooltips are available Activating this function will give more in depth information about the function your mouse is currently over as shown in the above diagram Hippotizer 3 Desktop 3 File Windows Desktops Macros Settings Help Hippo et O
142. simulated fog effect 3 4 3 16 Rain Simulates rain with Density length angle and speed variables 3 4 3 17 Starfield ra j Similar to the Starfield screen saver 82 3 4 3 18 Gradient Creates a flowing gradient of changing hue 83 4 In depth features 4 1 Display Settings The Display Settings will allow you to set up the monitors and video displays to function as desired with the Hippotizer Hippotizer V3 has four display modes which are configurable from the engine settings These settings are independent of whether or not you have ZooKeeper running and dictate how many displays you are driving and what configuration they run in The Output Modes are summarised as Single Mode DVI VGA Hippotizer drives a single Screen Dual Mode DVI VGA Hippotizer drives two separate screens independently and the system operates like 2 media servers in one case with independent controls for each output Not available on Express variants Clone Mode The same as Single mode but the first display is replicated on the second output not available on Express variants Pan Mode The two outputs are combined to create one large desktop area Media can be positioned anywhere across the combined screens Not available on Express variants Composite S video options There are several combinations of the above which can use the single S Video composite output found on the main Graphics card IMPORTANT It is onl
143. t of the controls you need have been opened as part of the 1024 Slayer default view settings However in the future you may need to reopen some sections Here are some of the key approaches to doing so Double clicking any layer area opens the relevant layer control window and media selector window Double clicking the large area to the centre will open the Layer Overview Window Single clicking the letter M at the top nght will open the master output controls Right clicking in the large central window will give options which will be covered later but at this time the reset engine function will be the most useful to you since it resets all layers and master canvas to the default settings 3 2 2 The Layer Overview window Level Layer 4 The layer overview window gives a general representation of the layers and basic controls for previewing and adjusting levels In the view above you have basic information However you will note there are 22 several resizing options accessed from the controls in the top right hand corner E E In larger scale views there are more controls to be accessed according to your needs Horizontal orientation HP 3 0007 Engine Output1 Overview A a Layer 1 Leve Layer2 Leve Laver 3 Level Laer 4 leva soe soe maor Leve Layer amp Level Layer Level Layers Detailed View HPV3 4501 Engine Outputi Overview E J eve Level Level Level se x ns Mixer ME Eg
144. tem you will only see the one Hippotizer displayed within the HippoNet Overview Window It is good practice to keep this window open at all times as it allows access to most of the regularly used functions in Hippotizer V3 If you should inadvertently close this window you can open it again at any time by clicking on the HippoNet overview button This is located in the tool bar 115 When using multiple Hippotizers in HippoNet an auto discovery function allows Hippotizers to appear in the HippoNet overview automatically 4 3 2 HippoNet advanced For most projects all you need is the above HippoNet overview however sometimes you need to get access to a specific function which is hidden away during general use By selecting Windows gt add HippoNet Overview advanced you can create a new window containing a pin selector style interface with all the components and all available controllers HippoNet Overview Advanced CE Components Detailed Output E Layer E Layerz E Layers E Layerg El Maste On the left you can see all components available on the HippoNet network If you have only one standalone system running it should look something like the image above Anything with the V3 logo in front is what we call a Host A Host is in essence the mother application where components can run inside Each Hippotizer engine is a Host but also the User Interface ZooKeeper is a Host So you should see 2 Hosts on the left the
145. th External Control Protocols MIDT 4 5 6 PhatController The PhatController is used to send commands to other devices using ascii or Hex commands via RS232 or TCP IP connections 128 E chat ati Master hibp ati Level to 1 Ade A New Command Settings Serial Com Port comi NOTE If you are using the PhatContoller via RS232 you will not be to use that same serial com port with the RS232 component and vice versa The parameters for the RS232 port need to be set according to the device you are sending commands to Refer to the 3 party hardware documentation for these settings Once this has been configured you create commands using the Add A New Command Button The Comm Type this is either Serial for RS232 or TCPIP for sending commands over the network Description This is a description of the command you are creating it is there as a reference within the PhatController only Command String the command to be sent as documented by the 3 manual should be entered here Data Type This is specifies how the data will be sent via RS232 IP Address When sending commands via TCP IP the destination IP Address should be entered here TCPIP port When sending commands via TCPIP the port needs to be specified here according to the documentation of the destination hardware Once you have created a command e g below click OK and it will be saved in the PhatController list 129 Cancel To send the
146. ther fixtures in the Pixelmap if there are then it will automatically find the next available address that can be used without conflict and patch the fixture to that address You must be careful not to have any patched channels overlapping in your final patch as this will cause LED s to flicker on the output when they are being fed information from two or more parts of the video source at the same time 4 8 4 6 Autopatch Autopatching 1s the first of three methods of patching a fixture and is the default when a new pixelmap is created Autopatching can be toggled on or off at any time by clicking the Autopatch button in the addressing control panel When autopatch is active every fixture added to the pixelmap will automatically be patched to the next available dmx address according to the next address readout In most situations this is the ideal setting however if you have a large pixelmap or a complicated channel assignment then it may be much easier to turn autopatch off and then patch the fixtures later Every fixture that is added to the grid will have 1 element that contains information about the fixture The information element shows the position of the fixture on the grid or in the case of a multi element fixture the position of the first element it also contains the patch address of the fixture if it has been patched or Not Patched if it has not The gold triangle points to the top left corner of the fixture
147. u have an export with 10 timelines however you only want to load a single one Also you may need to re map some of the components references For example a timeline may have been programmed referencing a specific machine However at a later date you wish to re use the timeline but the original machine has been replaced with a different one Because each machine is unique you now need to re map all the timeline references to point to the new machine You can do this conveniently with the import dialog 4 5 2 Chat The Chat component is available from the components list This can then be run from the HippoNet overview window The Chat component will allow you to talk to other operators using Hippotizers over HippoNet similar to instant messaging applications To enable chat on the other Hippotizers you must run the chat component from the same Hippotizer as the host I e you will only need to add the component on 1 Hippotizer on the network 127 HP 3 0007 Chat Chat Handle 4 5 3 Clock A Clock component is available from the components list This can then be run from the HippoNet overview window The clock can be used to control events at particular times The clock is available is three sizes and features analogue as well as digital time display it also features the date HE 45 4 DMX See Section Controlling Hippotizers with External Control Protocols ArtNet DMX 4 5 5 MIDI See Section Controlling Hippotizers wi
148. u will notice you can select 2 active warps simultaneously This allows you to cross fade between 2 warps or between an existing warp and no warp NOTE This can also be done on a timeline to powerful effect 4 7 1 ScreenWarp Manager Explained pease r y a ee A a De a re am call a iy T 3 Ko F Me L Way AIDS O01 Hein Warp Ea The blue area of the screen represents your output area 144 Select existing warps to edit or create a new warp using the drop down window and radio buttons below the screen area ScreenWarps are controlled by the black circles found at the corners of the box and also in the middle of the lines These are referred to as nodes Clicking and dragging will move the node and you will see a corresponding movement on your output screen If you can t see any movement it may be necessary to select the warp you are manipulating as the active warp on your output To do this in the Master preview window select your warp as either of the 2 active warps listed and if necessary use the fader to make that warp active Experimenting with a warp with provide you with the best insight into how the output behaves when you move a node 4 7 2 Features and settings For simple shapes such as curved screens most shapes can be configured using the default settings However for more complex setups you may want to increase the complexity of the grid and adjust the functions to suit Click settings in the
149. uch different to programming a single system you simply have more tracks to take care of All the more it is important to learn about the tools provided to aid you editing the many parameters Also again we recommend you doing a bit of tidying up before you start By default when creating a new timeline you will find all the tracks within you selection You may not want to access all these controls so take some time to delete the tracks you don t want This way you can focus on the tracks you really need Use the Auto Track Selection feature to fly between tracks by touching your controls rather than expanding tracks Zoom in out to see what you need to see and again get a bigger monitor to see more and do more Also please note that although the timeline looks so easy to use it takes some time to become proficient Take your time and learn and practise what you need to do before going on a job 4 4 3 Synchronising Media The Synchronize function allows you to duplicate the media library from one Hippotizer to other units on the network via HippoNet Be aware that any media which is different on the other Hippotizers that may be in the banks will be replaced To access this function open the Media Manager by double clicking on the Media Manager icon in the HippoNet Overview In the main Window click on the synchronise button on the top right of the menu bar ddd Macro i 4 2 3 4 PF ave Lies IWEUE Encoding Settin
150. uch thing as Save for pixelmaps all pixelmaps are saved as they are created so you should never lose any information As you modify a pixelmap those changes will instantly be updated to the database and to any other interfaces on the network where that pixelmap is being viewed or edited It is possible to have the same pixelmap open in more than one instance of ZooKeeper on the network so that it can be edited by more than one person simultaneously but it is not possible to have the same pixelmap loaded into more than one engine 4 8 4 2 Editing Modes Once a pixelmap has been loaded you can begin to edit To help you do this PixelMapper has 4 different editing modes which can be selected by pressing the appropriate mode button Add Mode This is the mode you need to eS be in when adding fixtures to the grid Add Mode Edit Mode In edit mode you can re fae ie Z position patch or delete the fixtures in your pixelmap Patch Model Patch Mode This is a special mode used to easily and quickly patch your fixtures to their correct DMX addresses Scroll Mode Scroll Mode Selecting scroll mode will change your cursor to a hand which allows you to easily pan around your pixelmap to get to the area that you want to change very useful on large or complicated Pixelmaps 4 8 4 3 Adding Fixtures to the Pixelmap Start by selecting Add Mode by clicking on the Add Mode button in the control box to the right of the main design gr
151. udio ooim _ dio of video files r Options i Frame only deo mi Ask fora media expiry date Clicking the Encoder Settings will open a new window We recommend you leave these settings at their default values unless you have a reason to change them Hippotizer s Media Encoder is already set to the optimal parameters for general use However the settings do allow you to do the following if needed e Change the quality from Auto to Manual and define your own bit rate e The Quantization Matrix allows CG Animation to be selected for improved encoding of computer generated graphics or animation e Preserve audio of video files will let you know import video files with audio e Within the Options pane there is an option for I Frame Only ticking this option will improve playback of clips when played backwards However the resulting files will be considerably larger increasing the use of system resources Therefore only select this option if your show relies heavily upon reverse playback of files e Preserve alpha transparency will keep the transparent background that a media clip may have Only certain source files are capable of supporting alpha channels and the most common will be uncompressed QuickTime files Wherever possible Hippotizer will encode the source file to 40 Mpeg2 and preserve the Alpha Channel transparency information even in Mpeg format The maximum vertical size for clips with alpha channel
152. ugh the centre You can also drag and drop them into the layer preview window You can apply presets to any layer regardless of which layer they were created on We will look at applying presets to the timeline in subsequent sections 97 4 2 2 Timeline 4 2 2 1 Introduction The timeline component in Hippotizer enables users to create compositions for automatic playback without using an external control protocols such as DMX MIDI or timecode signals Users familiar with video and sound editing packages will recognise the layout and basic principles Others may need to experiment a little more before fully understanding the concepts In principle a timeline comprises of a list of tracks which represent pins and their values on off 0 100 etc on a Hippotizer system Also a play head represents a point along the timeline where the values of pins can be adjusted This creates a simple but powerful tool to automate the playback of complicated sequences with a simple click of a button For each track along the timeline are nodes which represent the value for that track at that point along the timeline Initial values are set to whatever the engine was set to when the timeline was created Users can add nodes then move them along the timeline or adjust their values These are referred to as events For example if a user wishes to fade layer 1 up from zero intensity to full starting at 0 00 seconds remain at full for 5 seconds then fad
153. underlying layers to change the contrast of the active layer It multiplies darkens or screens lightens the colours depending on the base colour Totally unpredictable try it and see if you like it 3 4 1 9 Difference This looks at the two colours and subtracts the less bright from the more bright one Therefore blending with white inverts the colour values you are subtracting colour values of 100 so you go all the way to the inverse while blending with black makes no change black has zero colour values so you subtract zero This one changes the colours not the brightness 3 4 1 10 Multiply This effect allows you to place an image over the top of the layer to create a mask as it multiplies the values of one layer with another causing dark areas to remain dark multiplying by zero The lighter areas will let the image behind show through and the darker areas will cover or mask the image underneath 3 4 1 11 Screen 49 Screen mode is used for highlighting and making the layer appear lighter Since highlights cannot be shown with black no effect will appear by applying the Screen mode to an entirely black layer or part of a layer 3 4 1 12 Opaque Opaque takes the top layer and fully covers any layers underneath Even if you resize the layer using the layer zoom control to a value less than 100 then the underlying layer is still covered 3 4 1 13 Sprite Sprite is very similar to Opaque in
154. ve video the effect will crop and de interlace the video so that it fills the whole screen without losing quality 3 4 2 71 SEDualPan Soft edge dual pan is be used when a single output is connected to a Matrox TripleHead2Go to project a single output using 3 projectors This effect enables you to join the overlap to create a seamless projected image 69 3 4 2 72 SEPanV Soft edge vertical pan is used when projecting using two projectors with the overlap along the vertical axis 3 4 2 73 Magnifier 3 4 2 74 Blinder a Blinder increases the value for everything on the layer up to 100 white Fades to white 70 3 4 2 75 Fader Fader acts a fader on the FX level rather than the layer LineDisp Displays media as lines The number of lines and width can be controlled Also Y axis shift caused by media signal 3 4 2 77 RGBKey Sa RGBKey can be used to adjust amount of Red Green or Blue to Alpha Controlling the level of transparency 71 3 4 2 78 RGBSplit RGBSplit splits the 3 4 2 79 Pufferizer The pufferizer effect was generated to allow the Hippotizer to create 360 degree projections when used in conjunction with a special 360 degree projection lens manufactured by http www pufferfishdisplays co uk 3 4 2 80 Alpha Transition This effect is similar to the Mask FX It uses the masks in bank 255 to reveal the previous layer Use opaque or sprite mixmode First select a m
155. verview Save GUI Setting Reset Toolbars m Show Tooltips Show Status Bar SUI Settings Hosts Log File You can switch this function on and off by accessing the settings menu on the top tool bar and selecting show tooltips 3 2 ZooKeeper an overview The layout of ZooKeeper is divided in such a way that similar functions are grouped together into boxes The following will give an overview of all key areas to get you started 3 2 1 HippoNet Overview HippoNet Overview HP 3 0007 More era This is the heart of your ZooKeeper control centre In this instance you will see a view similar to that above but in future projects where you have more than one Hippotizer on the network you will see a view like this for every system present allowing you to control multiple machines simultaneously Each system has a name at the top to identify it Below this is a representation of the main output and all layers The large area in the centre shown below with the large Green Hippo logo and above with Hippotizer V3 logo is the main output The smaller icons around the edges represent the 8 layers present on the machine you may have only 4 layers depending on configuration and hardware version 21 j Layer 5 Layer 6 Layer 2 Layer 7 oe Layer 8 Below this you will see a list of the key components present on the system Later we will show you how to add more of these building blocks At this time mos
156. video card allows a single s video or composite input into the Hippotizer This card is shipped standard with a Hippotizer 4 9 1 1 Driver Btwdmadrvinstaller5 3 5 Installation instructions When installing the WDM video cards it will present you with a series of options Below are the answers 163 What do you want to do now Install this driver Select your video card 034 Leadtek winfast2000 Select TV Tuner model used in your card absent no TV function will be available Select Country 226 united kingdom 4 9 1 2 Information to be used within Hippotizer Recommended Format YUY2 25 00fps 768x576 16BPP TV Standard PAL I FPS 25 0 Input 1 S Video 2 Composite Depending on which input you are using 4 9 2 4 Input Card The four input card allows the user to have four simultaneous inputs These input over a BNC connection into the Hippotizer 4 9 2 1 Driver Ainputcapture3 1 exe 4 9 2 2 Information to be used within Hippotizer Recommended Format YUY2 25 00fps 768x576 16BPP TV Standard PAL I FPS 25 0 Input 1 Input 1 164 2 Input 2 3 Input 3 4 Input 4 Depending on which input you are using 4 9 3 SDI Input Card The SDI input card caters for a single SDI signal feed 4 9 3 1 Driver Sweetspot_WDM_driver 4 9 3 2 Information to be used within Hippotizer Recommended Format UYVY 25 00FPS 768 x 576 16BPP TV Standard PAL I FPS 25 0 Input 8 Video SerialDigital 4
157. vigate to the Level track in Layer 1 Tip it is inside the Mixer Group A Live Edit Mode Auto Track Selection Add Tracks Insert Timeline Cleanup Settings 00 00 10 000 f eignt a Snap 00 00 00 500 00 00 00 000 MJ Auto Scrol J Now try to create a fade similar to the screen grab above by clicking in the level track with your mouse If you make a mistake you can undo it using Ctrl Z on the keyboard Now click the play button on the bottom of the timeline and the play head should progress along the timeline On your output screen your layer should fade up then fade down again and the timeline will stop You can rewind using the back button i and loop the timeline using this button Congratulations you have created your first timeline in Hippotizer V3 101 Because we are only controlling the level on this layer and have not defined other elements any subsequent changes made to other parameters in ZooKeeper will remain This is one key difference between Hippotizer timelines and video audio editing You can still work freely in the interface whilst only automating certain functions If you wish to navigate to a specific point on the timeline use the position readout at the bottom of the screen shown here circled in red You can type values directly into here Alternatively you can simply drag the play head O Sprite Height Snap 00 00 02 301 Auto Scrol This counter will alw
158. will be listed here However we wish to create a new timeline Begin by clicking the New Timeline button at the top of the Timeline Control Centre This will open the pin selector window as shown below Select Pin Pins Autoutt Layer Layer Layer Layer4 h L E E I b 3 7 kis CJ AVe Layer ayer ayer ayeri L oK Cancel Pins are points in Hippotizer accessible by the user for control Click the sign and expand the tree to the first level You will see Engine appear Click the sign once again and you will see Outputl appear Click Outputl1 and you will see all available layers and the master layer appear NOTE Hippotizers configured in Dual mode will have Outputl AND Outputz2 listed A timeline can consist of one single track such as the level of layer 1 or green on layer 3 and so on Alternatively it can contain a complete Hippotizer Engine with all its settings down to the finest detail by selecting output 1 from the tree In installations with multiple machines you can also add any element from any other server on the network The choice of what you add to your timeline is yours A full Hippotizer will be harder to navigate than for example single layers So choose the elements you think you will need More tracks can be added later if needed In this example we shall use all the elements of layer 1 So highlight Layerl
159. xelmapping and see exactly what is being sent to the fixtures on your stage Simply open a preview window by clicking on one of the ten preview buttons at the bottom of the PixelMapper window this will open a preview window that can be sized to your liking and will remain open until it is closed manually You can have as many preview window open as you wish on one desktop Closing the main PixelMapper edit window will not affect the preview windows ler V3 Desktop 1 findows Desktops Macros Settings Help Pet Overview Save GUI Settings 160 There is only one control on this window and this is the refresh rate of the data being sent to the fixtures This is normally set around 20fps which is more than sufficient for most layouts however you can increase this if you are likely to use any fast moving footage or flashing It is important to note that whilst increasing the refresh rate may give you a smoother playback result it will also greatly affect the amount of processing power required by the PixelMapper engines so it is always a good idea to experiment with different values once you have all your PixelMapper engines active 4 8 6 Making your own Personalities There will probably be many cases when you discover that the Pixelmapper personality library does not contain the fixtures that you are using In this case there is a very easy way for you to create a new personality yourself Make sure that you have a pixelmap loaded into
160. y possible to configure the outputs of Hippotizer correctly when all the required monitors have been attached and are working correctly Before following the instructions on the next few pages make sure that you have the required number of display devices connected 1 device for single mode or 2 devices for Pan Dual or Clone mode Failure to do this will result in the engine not being able to re configure itself correctly If only 1 output device is connected then only Single mode will be available from the mode dropdown list this is normal and is a protection system for the engine to stop it being placed into a mode that it cannot currently do 4 1 1 Configuring Outputs The screen set up is configured from the HippoNet Overview in ZooKeeper This can be done locally on the machine you wish to set up but in multi server configurations you can remotely configure any machines However in any situation the approach remains the same Engin sf Med Settings TA 6 CTE D Export Time Import To access the Output Settings right click on the engine icon for Hippotizer you are using and select Settings from the menu Note in Multi Server situations check the name in the top left hand corner of the 84 window After right clicking the engine icon click Settings which will open the Engine configuration box Check you are in the Output Settings tab and continue as follows 4 1 2 Engine Settings The Engine
161. y using the faders or by typing the percentage in the black box below BB Advanced Colour ca Red Green Blue d O r Sre Fx Mix ee Mixer Mode Sprite If you do not wish to set the colours individually using the respective levels of the RGB faders you can select colour by clicking anywhere on the colour picker and dragging the mouse around while previewing on the output screen The box to the right shown in red in this diagram is a representation of the current colour selected by the colour picker of combination of fader adjustments 3 2 3 6 Advanced Colour An Advanced Colour control for users who want to adjust the Low Mid and High tones of the Red Green and Blue is also available This works independently of the normal Red Green and Blue adjustment To enable this click the Advanced Colour check box You will be presented with the following dialog box 27 F i a om i Aree Colour High High High You can enter specific values from 1 000 to 1 000 or adjust the value by clicking on the number and dragging using the mouse to the desired value Values can be reset by double clicking on the appropriate area 3 2 3 7 Layer Source Hippotizer can display a variety of inputs and sources by selecting one from this area On each layer you can switch between 4 different types of Sources e Media Player plays videos or stills stored on the Hippotizer Hard Disc Drives e Live Video input

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