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Table of Contents 

Table of Contents ______________________________ 3 

Introduction ___________________________________ 4 

Important Notes ____________________________ 4 

Media ___________________________________ 4 

Uploading Own Media _____________________ 4 

Software _________________________________ 4 

Warranty_________________________________ 5 

Firmware, BIOS and Drivers:________________ 5 

If there is a problem _________________________ 5 

Contents Checklist__________________________ 6 

Installation And Connections ___________________ 7 

Location ___________________________________ 7 

Precautions ________________________________ 7 

Rackmount Option __________________________ 7 

Connections and Controls: __________________ 8 

Quick Connections:_______________________ 10 

Switching on the Unit:_____________________ 10 

Shutting Down the Unit: ___________________ 11 

Display Devices____________________________ 11 

Fig 1.4 ____________________________________ 12 

Display Modes_____________________________ 13 

Connections Reference:___________________ 30 

Additional TV-output settings_______________ 32 

‘Hands on with The Hippotizer’ _________________ 34 

The Desktop_______________________________ 34 

Understanding Media Flow Within The Server 35 

Control Parameters and the Control Centre___ 37 

The Overview Screen_____________________ 37 

The Layer View __________________________ 40 

The Master-Canvas View__________________ 47 

Mix Modes ______________________________ 51 

Controlling The Hippotizer _____________________ 59 

Interfaces _________________________________ 59 

Control Centre _____________________________ 59 

DMX ______________________________________ 60 

DMX setup ______________________________ 60 

DMX (full mode) _________________________ 61 

DMX (preset mode) ______________________ 62 

ARTNET___________________________________ 62 

MIDI ______________________________________ 63 

Keyboard _________________________________ 63 

Show and Media Management__________________ 64 

Organizing your media _____________________ 64 

Adding and removing media ________________ 65 

The Show Manager ________________________ 65 

Viewing your media ______________________ 66 

Creating a New Show ____________________ 67 

Saving a Show __________________________ 67 

Loading a show _________________________ 68 

Creating Media ____________________________ 68 

Supported Video formats__________________ 68 

Supported image formats _________________ 68 

Utilities ______________________________________ 69 

The Settings Utility ________________________ 69 

General Settings_________________________ 69 

DMX full ________________________________ 71 

DMX Preset_____________________________ 73 

MIDI ___________________________________ 74 

RS232 _________________________________ 75 

Keyboard _______________________________ 75 

Info ____________________________________ 75 

Engine Configurator _______________________ 76 

Video Input Setting_______________________ 76 

Additional information ________________________ 79 

Maintenance ______________________________ 79 

FX details _________________________________ 81 

1) No-Effect _________________________ 81 

2) Blur ______________________________ 81 

3) Radial Blur________________________ 82 

4) Colour____________________________ 83 

5) Palette ___________________________ 84 

6) Neon_____________________________ 85 

7) LED______________________________ 86 

8) Pixelate __________________________ 87 

9) Glass ____________________________ 87 

10) Aqua __________________________ 88 

11) Multi-Image ____________________ 89 

12) Flower_________________________ 91 

13) Kaleidoscope___________________ 92 

14) Planes ________________________ 93 

15) Film___________________________ 93 

Beat Detection and Effects _________________ 94 

DMX (full) channel chart____________________ 94 

DMX (preset) channel chart________________ 101 

MIDI parameters __________________________ 102 

Specifications ____________________________ 109 

FAQ _____________________________________ 109 

FAX back registration form ___________________ 110 

3

Introduction 

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22% (56) Colour (Hue and Saturation) 

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41% (104) LED 

47% (120) Pixelate 

53% (136) Glass 

59% (152) Aqua 

66% (168) Multiimage 

72% (184) Flower 

78% (200) Kaleidoscope 

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91% (232) Film 

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FX1Par3 36 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


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41% (104) LED 


53% (136) Glass 

59% (152) Aqua 


72% (184) Flower 


84% (216) Planes 

91% (232) Film 

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FX2Par2 40 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


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Clip 3 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 

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Playmode 4 11% (28) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 

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14% (36) Timecode Tracking 

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23% (60) Analogue Input 1 

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Out Point 7 8 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 65535) 

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Speed 9 25% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 

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0% - 49% (0-127) Less Contrast 

50% (128) Normal 

51% - 100% (129 - 255) More Contrast 

Negative 20 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 



Cyan 21 50% (128) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


50% (128) Normal 

51% - 100% (129 - 255) Add Colour 

Magenta 22 50% (128) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


50% (128) Normal 

51% - 100% (129 - 255) Add Colour 

Yellow 23 50% (128) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


50% (128) Normal 

51% - 100% (129 - 255) Add Colour 

Mixermode 24 0% 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 

0% (0) Additive Dissolve 

5% (13) Subtractive Dissolve 

10% (26) Darken 

15% (39) Lighten 

20% (52) Softlight 

25% (64) Softlight Inverse 

30% (77) Hardlight 

99

35% (90) Overlay 

40% (103) Difference 

45% (116) Gobo 

50% (128) Screen 

55% (141) Opaque 

60% (154) Sprite 

65% (167) Luminance Key 

70% (180) Mask 

75% (192) Alpha 

FX1Sel 25 0% 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


9% (24) Blur 




34% (88) Neon 

41% (104) LED 


53% (136) Glass 

59% (152) Aqua 


72% (184) Flower 


84% (216) Planes 

91% (232) Film 

FX1Level 26 100% (255) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 



FX1Par1 27 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


FX1Par2 28 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


FX1Par3 29 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


FX2Sel 30 0% 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


9% (24) Blur 




34% (88) Neon 

41% (104) LED 


53% (136) Glass 

59% (152) Aqua 


72% (184) Flower 


84% (216) Planes 

100

91% (232) Film 

FX2Level 31 100% (255) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 



FX2Par1 32 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


FX2Par2 33 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 


FX2Par3 34 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 255) 





 

 

 

DMX (preset) channel chart 

 

Hippotizer Preset Mode 

Function 

DMX 

DMX 


Master Level 1 

100% 

(255) 

0% - 100% (0 - 

255) 



Master Preset 

recall 2 0% (0) 0% - 39% (0-100) 

Load preset number x (0- 

100) 

Layer 1 Level 3 0% (0) 

0% - 100% (0 - 

255) 



Layer 1 Preset 

recall 4 0% (0) 0% - 39% (0-100) 


100) 


0% - 100% (0 - 

255) 


101



recall 6 0% (0) 0% - 39% (0-100) 


100) 


0% - 100% (0 - 

255) 




recall 8 0% (0) 0% - 39% (0-100) 


100) 


0% - 100% (0 - 

255) 




recall 10 0% (0) 0% - 39% (0-100) 


100) 

 

MIDI parameters 

 

Function 

MIDI 

CH 

Master Layer 

MIDI 

Command Parameter default range result 

Level 1 Controller 7 100% (127) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 



Rotation 1 NRPN 1 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 



75% (24576) Stop 


ShiftX 1 NRPN 2 50% (16384) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% - 50% (0 - 16383) Shift Left 

50% (16384) Centre 

51% - 100% (16385 - 32767) Shift Right 

ShiftY 1 NRPN 3 50% (16384) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% - 50% (0 - 16383) Shift Down 

50% (16384) Centre 

51% - 100% (16385 - 32767) Shift Up 

Zoom 1 NRPN 4 50% (16384) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

102

0% - 50% (0 - 16383) Zoom Out 

50% (16384) Normal 

51% - 100% (16385 - 32767) Zoom In 

Keystone 

X1 1 NRPN 5 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% (0) Normal 


Keystone 

X2 1 NRPN 6 

Keystone 

X3 1 NRPN 7 

100% 

(32767) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 


100% (32767) Normal 

100% 

(32767) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 


100% (32767) Normal 

Keystone 

X4 1 NRPN 8 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% (0) Normal 


Keystone 

Y1 1 NRPN 9 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% (0) Normal 


Keystone 

Y2 1 NRPN 10 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% (0) Normal 


Keystone 

Y3 1 NRPN 11 

Keystone 

Y4 1 NRPN 12 

100% 

(32767) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 


100% (32767) Normal 

100% 

(32767) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 


100% (32767) Normal 

Brightness 1 Controller 74 50% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


50% (64) Normal 


Contrast 1 Controller 75 50% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 

0% - 49% (0-63) Less Contrast 

50% (64) Normal 

51% - 100% (65 - 127) More Contrast 

103

Negative 1 Controller 76 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 



Cyan 1 Controller 77 50% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


50% (64) Normal 

51% - 100% (65 - 127) Add Colour 

Magenta 1 Controller 78 50% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


50% (64) Normal 

51% - 100% (65 - 127) Add Colour 

Yellow 1 Controller 79 50% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


50% (64) Normal 

51% - 100% (65 - 127) Add Colour 

FX1Sel 1 Controller 80 0% 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


9% (12) Blur 




34% (44) Neon 

41% (52) LED 


53% (68) Glass 

59% (76) Aqua 


72% (92) Flower 


84% (108) Planes 

91% (116) Film 

FX1Level Controller 81 100% (127) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 



FX1Par1 Controller 82 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 






104

FX2Sel Controller 85 0% 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


9% (12) Blur 




34% (44) Neon 

41% (52) LED 


53% (68) Glass 

59% (76) Aqua 


72% (92) Flower 


84% (108) Planes 

91% (116) Film 

FX2Level Controller 86 100% (127) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 









SquashX NRPN 13 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% (0) Normal 

1% - 100% (1 - 32767) Squash Y 

SquashY NRPN 14 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% (0) Normal 

1% - 100% (1 - 32767) Squash X 

 

 

Function 

MIDI 

CH 

Media Layer 

MIDI 

Command Parameter default range result 

Level * Controller 7 100% (127) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 



105

Bank * 

Program 

Change 0-99 0 0-99 

0 Bank 0 

99 Bank 100 

Clip * Note On 0-99 0 0-99 

0 Clip 0 

99 Clip 100 

Playmode * Controller 22 11% (14) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 

0% (0) In-Point 

5% (6) Out-point 

8% (10) Play Once Forward 

11% (14) Loop Forward 

14% (18) Timecode Tracking 

17% (22) Timecode Stepping 

20% (26) Auto 

23% (30) Analogue Input 1 








Live In * NoteOn 103 NoteOn Live Video Selected 

NoteOff 

Video Playback 

In Point * NRPN 5 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% - 100% (0 - 32767) Set Inpoint 

Out Point * NRPN 6 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% - 100% (0 - 32767) Set Outpoint 

Speed * Controller 23 25% (32) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 

0% - 100% (0 - 127) Speed in FPS (%) 

Rotation * NRPN 1 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 



75% (24576) Stop 


ShiftX * NRPN 2 

ShiftY * NRPN 3 

Zoom * NRPN 4 

50% 

(16384) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% - 50% (0 - 16383) Shift Left 

50% (16384) Centre 

51% - 100% (16385 - 32767) Shift Right 

50% 

(16384) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

0% - 50% (0 - 16383) Shift Down 

50% (16384) Centre 

51% - 100% (16385 - 32767) Shift Up 

50% 

(16384) 0% - 100% (0 - 32767) 

106

0% - 50% (0 - 16383) Zoom Out 

50% (16384) Normal 

51% - 100% (16385 - 32767) Zoom In 

Brightness * Controller 74 50% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


50% (64) Normal 


Contrast * Controller 75 50% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 

0% - 49% (0-63) Less Contrast 

50% (64) Normal 

51% - 100% (65 - 127) More Contrast 

Negative * Controller 76 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 



Cyan * Controller 77 50% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


50% (64) Normal 

51% - 100% (65 - 127) Add Colour 

Magenta * Controller 78 50% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


50% (64) Normal 

51% - 100% (65 - 127) Add Colour 

Yellow * Controller 79 50% (64) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


50% (64) Normal 

51% - 100% (65 - 127) Add Colour 

Mixermode * Controller 24 0% 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 

0% (0) Additive Dissolve 

5% (7) Subtractive Dissolve 

10% (13) Darken 

15% (19) Lighten 

20% (26) Softlight 

25% (32) Softlight Inverse 

30% (38) Hardlight 

35% (45) Overlay 

40% (51) Difference 

45% (58) Gobo 

50% (64) Screen 

55% (71) Opaque 

60% (77) Sprite 

65% (84) Luminance Key 

70% (90) Mask 

75% (96) Alpha 

FX1Sel * Controller 80 0% 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


9% (12) Blur 



107


34% (44) Neon 

41% (52) LED 


53% (68) Glass 

59% (76) Aqua 


72% (92) Flower 


84% (108) Planes 

91% (116) Film 

FX1Level * Controller 81 100% (127) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 



FX1Par1 * Controller 82 0% (0) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 






FX2Sel * Controller 85 0% 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 


9% (12) Blur 




34% (44) Neon 

41% (52) LED 


53% (68) Glass 

59% (76) Aqua 


72% (92) Flower 


84% (108) Planes 

91% (116) Film 

FX2Level * Controller 86 100% (127) 0% - 100% (0 - 127) 









108

*= MIDI Channel = Layer number plus 1 

 

 

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