All features are available on all products in the range starting from the HippoCritter, the mobile HippoPortamus, the powerful yet compact GrassHopper or the flagship product, Hippotizer HD.
Extending the already extensive toolset that encompasses drag and drop media management, intuitive Timeline programming, a host of effects and video processing tools and many more, these new components are vital in today's creative scenic video environment.
VideoMapper allows any part of a video output to be sent to an LED tile anywhere on stage, regardless of the complexity of the LED wall controller. It features full RBG colour correction per LED tile as well as scaling and rotation. Different mapping configurations allow the operator to switch, lend or morph between creative designs on the fly.
Another video tool from the Green Hippo collection is Live Mask, a feature that allows output areas to be masked off, by simply drawing directly onto a Layer or Master to mask out any unwanted projection to fit the set. The vector based drawing tool allows the mask to be moulded around any shape and then be saved in the extensive library for later use. The feature also includes a variable blur, allowing edges to be easily feathered, a feature essential on many productions.
For lighting console-based users, Green Hippo has also introduced DMX2, which it terms "a milestone improvement" on the original and highly utilised DMX component. With all the additional features now available in Hippotizer, users no longer have to limit what they are able to control. Operators can choose what parameters they want to control on which channels and completely customise their DMX profiles with Green Hippo's personality editor. "Want to control advanced colour on layer 8? All effects parameters within your master? All of this and much more is now possible with DMX2," states Green Hippo.
PixelMapping has also been enhanced with the launch of tier2 Ki-Net functionality. Colour Kinetics devices are not only controllable directly from Hippotizers (eliminating the need for any intermediate interfaces) but also support auto discovery launched with 3.1, which allows simple mapping of CK fixtures. Power supplies and devices are detected and the users simply need to drag and drop those onto the output grid to map them. This feature is also supported by the latest generation ArtNet devices.
Green Hippo's booth will also feature a demonstration of what its Special Projects team have put together, that demonstrates how they can help put designers on the map of building projection.
PLASA 2011 1-G6
