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

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

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Live Inputs
the hippotizer remains a class leader supporting up to 4
live inputs from external devices including sDi, composite
video, s-video, sDi and Xga feeds from other computers
- ideal for touring shows and broadcast applications.
the new screenthief application allows the capture of
any Pc screen for high quality, cost effective integration
of PowerPoint or similar programs running on external
devices. hippotizer has advanced processing features
and hence boasts extremely low latency on live inputs.
Screen Warp
non-linear surface projections are knocked into shape with
screenWarp – an easy to use, fl exible image shaper that is
fully integrated into the standard hippotizer interface.
• Full spline based editor for even the most
complex shapes
• bend, stretch and morph image sections to fi t
the most demanding surfaces
• seamless soft edge-blending
• morph between different screen Warps
to track dynamic surfaces
Presets
store or recall any system or media parameters at the
press of a button. key parameters can be transferred
from item to item and server to server – ideal for creating
templates for effi cient show programming
• create ‘palettes’ of information to apply
any time, anywhere
• Drag & drop presets directly onto timelines
• unlimited number of presets
PixelMapper
Networking
hippotizer v3 has been designed with multi-machine
interaction as a priority made possible through hipponet,
green hippo’s proprietary network protocol
• control multiple units from one user interface
• remote monitoring of all previews
• remote media management
• remote system confi guration
• cross unit synchronisation
• auto discovery
• uses off-the-shelf network hardware
Pixelmapper is used to map video onto leD fi xtures
• supports 100+ universes of DmX
• up to 10 output engines or zones
• Defi ne leD ‘grid’ size and position fi xtures with real-world measurements.
• Program complicated patterns and effects across a large number of fi xtures using a single command
• Preloaded selection of clips for use with low-res leD screens
• control non-leD fi xtures and level only fi xtures such as bulbs and dimmers
• intuitive built in fi xture designer supporting special function channels
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Timeline
timeline is a very powerful show controller built directly into the interface of the hippotizer. it is now possible to create
sophisticated sequences of commands, state changes, fades, in fact anything that hippotizer v3 can do, and relate it
directly to multiple timelines. all media and parameters will stay in perfect sync, aligned to the master timeline clock,
even in a network consisting of many hippotizers.
• embed timelines into a master timeline
• Diamonds for selecting and modifying complex cues
• Feature rich show playback interface
• control external devices directly from timelines
• trigger predefi ned sequences easily via DmX or miDi, Zookeeper or synchronise to external timecode
• control multiple hippotizers from a single timeline
• unlimited timelines and cues – run multiple timelines simultaneously
• expand or collapse tracks to allow detailed views of all elements
• Drag and drop presets, adjust start and end times, or control fade parameters to build complex, creative sequences
• apply fade curves, linear fades and switches at any point giving total control using node-based handles
• use zoom function for frame-accurate adjustments or global view of whole compositions
• insert ‘timeline logic’- simple commands to control behaviour such as ‘loop between points a and b’,
pause commands, or ‘start timeline X now’
• boost productivity using ‘live edit’ mode and ‘auto track selection’
• advanced grouping features
• unlimited undo/redo
• advanced timeline recovery and backup facilities
MIDI component
control any hippotizer function from an external
miDicontroller quickly and easily. includes instant learn
function, and now supports feedback too. the addition
of a cost effective control device such as the behringer
bcF2000 suddenly means you have faders at your
fi ngertips ready to operate a show live with ease. to add
and learn any function from Zookeeper, simply drag and
drop it into the component.
New Rackmount Case
• custom tour-proof design
• solid construction with an inner/outer cell
for maximum torsion stability
• intelligent cooling management
• Professional modular break-out panels at the rear
• Direct access lcD front panel
• card retention system which holds extension cards
in place even on the toughest tour.
• clear leD failure warning – software engine
failure results in front leDs turning red.

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GREEN HIPPO • The Indispensable Guide To Cooking Up A Visual Treat
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You will need
Ingredients:
1 x Hippotizer HD Media Server
6 x Barco CLM 10 projectors
this is a tasty dish full of good
fl avours and colours.
Preparation is everything and a
good design will reap rewards
when you fi nally taste the results.
Cooking up the show
• take one video designer with a vivd
imagination (arjen klerkx) and let him sketch
it all out.
• add him together with joop van Den ende
theater Productions to the mix
• Position projectors and add soft-edge
blending for seamless large scale projection
• select media to create radical scene changes
using stage scenery as masks in a window style
• leave to cook with operator tom van rijsewijk
from tenfeet
• sit back and wait for the award nominations
to roll in
• a wonderful concoction which can be
enjoyed by all ages.
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Hippotizer . . . I think it’s THE DOG’S!
After switching to this product on
my recent tours I’m now genuinely
excited about the future of timeline
based media and device control.
Richard Shipman
ProDuction services
take that, george michael
The jump in features with the launch of Hippotizer V3
software has been a milestone for all our projects.
Rehearsals on X-Factor are now uninterrupted by
adding new media. The content guys upload new
media on the fly over HippoNet with the artists
rehearsing, us programming and the creative process
is never interrupted by the technology. This is a product
made by people who truly understand what’s expected
from equipment on high-profile live productions.
Bill Peachment
little mouse ProDuctions
X-Factor, Dancing on ice,
britain’s got talent
I’ve worked with some great products over the years. I’ve
also worked with some great people. But its rare to find a
professional product where the software and the people
behind it exhibit flexibility and understanding in equal
measures. You can almost feel their enthusiasm for your
show as you navigate around the control screen!
Arjen Klerkx
Projection Designer
rembranDt, ciske De rat the
musical, suske anD Wiske
Hippotizer? . . . I wouldn’t
do a show without one
Richard Bagshaw
Digital insanity
Hippotizer is and always has been my
favourite choice. For me it’s a gig in a box
from inspiration to realisation. Like doing a
job with an old friend it is always a pleasure.
Ben Miles
Freelance meDia server sPecialist
colDPlay, French anD saunDers
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Nickleback
this is a dish that has been around for a while and has matured to the point of perfection.
honed over 2 years in the hands of professionals it is now smooth, slick but never predictable.
best enjoyed with hands in the air.
You will need
Ingredients:
2 x Hippotizer Stage Media Servers
Mode studios ingredients:
Tommy Hague and Sean Cagney
A hint of Evil Jesus
A dollop of Scharff Weisberg
Cooking up the show
cook slowly for as long as possible.
then serve piping hot!
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New for 2008:
3.1 software improves existing features to
make integrating hippotizer easier and more comprehensive.
at the same time we’ve introduced some ground breaking new
software components to ensure that hippotizer continues to be
the ultimate one box solution.
When you need to pull a rabbit out of the hat you need the
solution at your fi ngertips so hippotizer 3.1 software brings a
wealth of new features to provide solutions when you need them
and encourage you to be more creative with shows at any level.

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ScreenThief
capture any Pc
screen and feed it into
hippotizer as the source
for any layer. in fact
capture the output of
multiple Pcs and use them
as a source for multiple
layers. remote screen
capture isn’t new but
screenthief is a quantum
leap in screen capture
software with almost
unperceivable latency,
high resolution (1280 x
1024 recommended) and
no need for additional
capture cards. Feed
PowerPoint presentations
directly into your
hippotizer, display
the content of web
pages in realtime.
Sound
Component
hippotizer can now
handle in-layer sound by
simply importing movies
which contain an audio
track. Play the clip and
the audio plays. reverse
the clip, or slow it down
and the audio will follow.
simple, yet this opens up
hippotizer for even more
applications.
Black Level
Compensation
by connecting an external
colorimeter such as the
sencore oct1000, the
blc component can now
compensate for colour
imbalance between
multiple projectors by
adjusting the colour
and brightness across
all servers in a setup.
this revolutionary new
component will change
the speed at which
multi-screen shows are
ready and compensates
for differences in colour
balance between
projector lamps of
different ages. this
component removes
undesirable side effects
of overlapping projectors
when working with
dark content.
Simple Mode
an alternative
configuration using a
reduced features set and
clever auto-blending
features for creating those
less demanding shows.
TelNet
Component
With the new telnet
component you can now
control any parameter
of any hippotizer over a
network using standard
tcP networking protocol.
many external devices
support this protocol and
it will open up many new
options for integration
including permanent
installation and
architectural applications
HMap2
this component enables bi-directional communication
between hippotizer v3 and external devices such
as lighting consoles and visualisation software.
Features include content thumbnails, live previews and
autopatching. 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 patch it automatically
with the necessary amount of masters and layers.
PhatController
hippotizer takes control!
With Phatcontroller all
systems can now send
commands to external
devices by rs232 or
ethernet. What’s more
Phatcontroller commands
can be added to timelines
so you can control
devices such as
projector shutters or
matrix switchers.
Scheduler
sometimes you want to
trigger events against
the clock, literally.
the scheduler allows
triggering of any
parameter or even
multiple timelines.
and because of
hipponet’s ability to
share components you
can synchronise many
machines to one clock
and it will happen bang
on cue. Permanent
installations, digital
signage and visitor
attractions can all benefit
from this simple but highly
effective feature.

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Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 1 x x HippoCritter
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2 2 x x VGA VGA splitter splitter
2 2 x x basic basic inexpensive inexpensive video video projectors projectors
a a handful handful of of VGA VGA extension extension cable cable
1 1 x x DMX DMX controlled controlled projectors projectors shutter shutter
1 1 x x human human controlled controlled projector projector shutter shutter
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2 2 x x white white painted painted wooden wooden boxes boxes
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Cooking up the show
• Find a number of interesting confi gurations for
projection onto the two boxes
• make sure these fi t into the projected area where you
then cover them with images
• carefully add keystone to make sure image fi ts perfectly
onto each confi guration. (also get stage manager to
very carefully mark those positions, so the actor will hit
them every time!)
• use archive irish dance footage and modify and
sequence using hippotizer timelines
• experiment and get the juices fl owing with dancer
and director
• Program it all up using the hippotizer timeline and get
lighting op to trigger the results (important to remember
the ‘human controlled shutter’ for the second projector)
• relax and enjoy the show.
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Coldplay
You will need
Ingredients:
4 x Hippotizer HD media Servers
5 x PufferFish PufferSpheres
1 x XL Video
1 x GrandMA
1 x Paul Normandale
Cooking up the show
• take fi ve spherical balls and fi ll them with video,
a touch of Pufferizer FX will give your projection
the consistency it needs for maximum fl avour.
• add a touch of live input and a parameter
tweak for extra zing.
• Place on the burner and bring to the boil.
• this dish is currently served in a medium sized
arena however a larger stadium-like portion
will be available soon.
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Some previously
prepared dishes:
Tours
Coldplay – Viva la Vida
Hannah Montana – The Best of Both Worlds
George Michael – 25 Live
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Bon Jovi – Lost Highway / Have a Nice Day
Jennifer 2008
3 Doors Down 2006 / 2007
Tim McGraw – Live Your Voice
Matchbox 20 – Exile in America
Foo Fighters – 2005 / Echoes, Silence,
Patience and Grace
Yannick Noah – 2008
Nickelback – 2006 / All The Right Reasons
Pascal Obispo – 2008
Take that – Beautiful World
Journey – Revelation
Metal Messiah with the Boston Pops
Christophe Willem – 2008
Michel Polnareff
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Royal Rumble Special
Destiny’s Child – Destiny Fulfi lled
Lilly Allen 2007
Def Leppard – YEAH!
Lucie Silvas 2007
Orchestral Maneuvers In the Dark 2007
Bollywood The Show – 2007 UK
Blue Man Group – How To Be A Megastar
Journey 2006
The Shapeshifters 2007
Johnny Hallyday 2007 / 2008
Erasure – Light At The End Of The World
AOL Winter Warmer
AOL Summer Cooler
BLAST II Japan
T-Mobile - Street Gigs
Golda’s Balcony
Basement Jaxx 2005
Starlight Express 2005
Asia Tsunami Relief Concert
Eppu Normaali 2005
Semmarit
Jari Sillanpää & Katri Helena
Theatre
The Little Mermaid, Broadway
Young Frankenstein, Broadway
Believe – Chris Angel/Cirque Du Soleil, Vegas
Blue Man Group, Japan
Wintuk – Cirque Du Soleil ,New York
Love – Cirque Du Soleil, Las Vegas
Forbisher – Calgary Opera
The Ring Cycle, Los Angeles Opera
Out of time – Colin Dunne
Little Women – RADA
Love, Janis National Tour – Columbia Artists
Rightnexto Me – The Unicorn Theatre
Trains – Williams/Henry Dance Company
Deuce – Broadway
Young Frankenstein – Broadway
Rembrandt The Musical – Amsterdam
Sinatra – London Palladium
Daddy Cool – West End
The History Boys – Broadway
Frobisher 2007
Daddy’s Girl The Opera
Avenue Q – West End
We Will Rock You – West End
Mary Poppins – West End
Lennon the Musical – Broadway
Blue Man Group Lugano
Blue Man Group Orlando
Blue Man Group Berlin
TV
X-Factor, ITV 2006,2007,2008
Last Choir Standing, BBC
Star Academy – France
MTV awards Australia
Eurovision Song Contest 2007,2008
Dancing with the Stars, ABC TV
La Nouvelle Star – France
Le Grand Journal – France
The Today Show, NBC TV
NFL Kickoff 2007
Attention a la Marche – France
TV Land Awards 2008, Los Angeles
T4 on The Beach 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Dancing On Ice 2007
Britains Got Talent
Paul O’Grady Show
MTV3 50 Years Anniversary
BBC Children In Need 2007,2008
The World Music Awards 2007
‘Davina’ – BBC Television
The Oprah Winfrey show
MTV TRL Studios New York
Y3 Fasion Show New York
Telvis Gaala
NRJ Radio Awards 2006,2007
Logies Awards Australia
Finnish Eurovision Song Contest Final
Plan International
Jussi Gaala
Emma Gaala
Corporate
Sprint Indirect Solution Fair, Nashville
Wendy’s International Sales Meeting
14 Juillet Sous la Tour Eiffel
HP Technology Forum & Expo 2008
BMW Formula 1 Team Kuala Lumpur
Tournee Baccardi
SKY Christmas Party
Mercedes Benz Detroit Motor Show
Nokia Worldwide Conference Sept 2005
Lewis Hamilton
Google conference
Festivals
Glastonbury 2005,2006,2007,2008
TPI Awards 2006, 2007, 2008
Keep a Child Alive Charity Ball
PKO London Live 2008
Global Gathering 2005,2006,2007, 2008
Gatecrasher Summer Sound System 2008
Sanctuary Festival 2007, 2008
Festival des vielles charrue 2008
NRJ Event 2008 France
NRJ Event 2007 Finland
Industrial Resolution Manchester 2007
Metro Weekender 2006,2007
Southwest 4 2008
Festival ete sporting de Monaco 2008
M6 Live – France
Get Loaded In The Park 2008
FIRE Nightclub Vauxhall
The Love Hotel – Helsinki
Luminar Leisure Group – Liquid Clubs
Electric Gardens 2007
RNJ Festival 2005,2006,2007
Southport Weekender
2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008
Hardcore Weekender
2005,2006,2007,2008
Tranzmission @ Alexandra Palace 2007
Tidy Weekender 2005,2006,2007,2008
Raumanhovi Club – Rauma
Onnela Club – Tampere
Raumanlinna Club – Rauma
Other
BAFTA Video Game Awards 2007
RB show reel
Tim Knowles – Searchlight #1
Nobel Prize – Stockholme
TPI awards 2005,2006,2007,2008
Sortie fi lm Batman – Paris
Rave on air (Ravensbourne college)
Bafta Game Awards
Rock Bjoern
Cinetrip Budapest
Laureus World Sports Awards 2008
Hancock UK Film Premiere
Ironman UK Film Premiere
Holland America Line Cruises
10th IAAF World Championships
Eragon – World Premier
Hard Dance Awards 2007
The Americas Cup
Baby Phat Fashion event – Fall 2005
Party For Wonder – Boston (May 2006)
The Robin Hood Foundation – Vegas 2005
Deja-Vu UK Premier
Photo credits
eurovision - Per sundin and Peppe tannemyr
rembrandt De musical - roy beusker
coldplay - 3D artist management