Hippo-Tech Bulletin-0013-B-3.1.0.pdf

Bulletin: 0013-B
Date: July 5, 2011
Author: Anthony Vasquez
Issue: Version 3.1.0 BETA and ALPHA
Level: Required [ ] Optional [ X ]
HIPPOTIZER TECHNICAL BULLETIN
Important: At present, Version 3.1.0 is for BETA testing only. Final version is still pending. Use only for
non-critical applications until final release. Please report comments and feedback – positive or
negative – to TMB Tech Support.
Note: Contact TMB Tech Support for FTP login, download information, and general support
Hippotizer installation notes
Version 3.1.0 BETA
revision: 8945
installers: Hippov3.1.0 BETA
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Known issues:
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Installer:
- With version 3.1 the installer will prompt you to update the ATI drivers to version 10.10. If you
have a unit with ATI Radeon HD 1950 or older cards installing this driver during the install process will
cause those graphics cards to become uninstalled in Windows and fail to work. If you have a Hippotizer
system with a 1950 card you must uncheck the option to update the ATI driver (to check the cards you
have installed, use the ATI catalyst control software to check the hardware).
If you have accidently installed the 10.10 drivers and need to re-install the previous drivers, use
the following link to download 9.3 drivers. The software will still function correctly with the older drivers:
http://www.greenhippo.com/support/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=viewdownload&downloaditemid=125
&nav=0,3
CITP component:
- Capture polar crashes Hippotizer when trying to retrieve thumbnails
Text Engine:
- Text document hicks when loading second page
Timeline:
- User cannot move event by moving diamond in timeline.

UberPan:
- Relays do not work on UberPan slaves
Video Capture:
- Blackmagic Decklink cards are now supported in Hippotizer, specifically the DeckLink SDI,
DeckLink Duo, and the DeckLink Studio. To use these cards with Hippotizer you need to have DeckLink
7.9.4 for Windows installed. If required, you can download it from:
http://www.greenhippo.com/support/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=viewdownload&downloaditemid=126&nav=0,3,15
Known Issue: If you enable/disable the DeckLink input a large number of times (e.g. ~500 times)
the DeckLink card may become unresponsive, i.e. will not display incoming signal. If this happens, shut
down the system and restart it and do not enable/disable the bmagic input too frequently during your
performance. This appears to be a limitation in the DeckLink card/driver.
- Datapath have a few new cards since the release of Hippotizer 3.0.14 SP1. To use the Single
DVI + 4 Composite Input Card or the 8x Composite Input Card you need to install the Vision V05.04.00 02
Nov 2010 drivers. To download these drivers use:
http://www.greenhippo.com/support/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=viewdownload&downloaditemid=124&nav=0,3,15
Virtual Media Manager:
- VMM will re-split partial media even if partial media exists for this output.
- If two partial media are exactly the same, Media Player on slave Hippos fails to recognize one of
them.
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New and repaired in this version
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New Features:
- UberPan component: A system designed to easily manage and use multi output configurations
- DMX2 - New improved DMX component. Create your personalities with the Personality Editor
and control different parts of multiple hippos from one component.
- Hippotizer HD goes 16 Layers
- New product: GrassHopper with max 8 full HD layers
- Portamus goes full HD on all layers
- Live Mask: Gives the user ability to draw masks in real-time onto any layers or the master
- Improved logging: Each component has its own log level for better support
- SpeedoMeter added to monitor engine performance information
ZooKeeper:
- new: GUI Re-skinning: New look and feel of ZooKeeper with focus on better usability and
performance
- new: ZooKeeper host gets its name from the machine name
- new: GUI: Color-coded Keystone
- new: GUI: Check box added for permanent fine control
- fix: GUI: Version on Splash screen is wrong

MediaPlayer:
- new: HD Hippotizer now supports 16 layers
- new: HippoCritter has new Single HD Layer mode
- new: Control Refresh Rate through the Engine Settings
- fix: Synchronizing Factory media was very slow
MediaManager:
- new: Option to lock media map added
- fix: Abort button on media manager import does not function correctly.
- fix: Media info does not get updated
Timeline:
- new: Toolbox with Pointer, Pen and Hand cursors
- new: Lock/Unlock events
- new: New menu options for Fade Types
- new: Show remaining time in Timeline GUI
- fix: Timeline Playhead overruns stop command
Video Mapper:
- new: Export video map as image
- new: Add RGB to contour drop effect
Pixel Mapper:
- new: KiNet and Art-Net autodiscovery
- new: Undo/ReDo functionality added
Video Input:
- new: Support for BlackMagic products
- new: Support for new Datapath products (Sumesh TODO)
- new: New DVI + 4 x composite as well as the 8 x composite input cards from Datapath.
Dr. Hippo:
- new: Network tester
- new: Option added to Dr. Hippo to zip up the HFWStorage folder
Other:
- fix: Automation component: high CPU usage
- new: Beatbridge component: Line based spectrum analyser
- fix: CITP component: when using wysiwyg changes incorrect RGB value
- new: Cue Controller: Monitor timelines and activate cue
- fix: Cue Controller: Changing the timeline name deletes the Cue Action
- fix: FX selection applies two FX when is should switch from one to another.
- new: HippoNet: Allow user to select Network port
- new: Host Manager: Exit host option added
- fix: HFW: Engine crashes on Exit
- fix: LCD component: Browsing the settings causes the engine to crash
- fix: PlayList: on restart pre-created play list fails to start correctly.
- fix: RS232 Component: component reports NO GUI error after setting it up.
- fix: Screewarp: Be able to multi-select multiple nodes when editing warp
- new: TelNet component: Ability to fire timeline
- fix: Text Engine: Cannot use format "centre" with fading text in
- fix: Adding text manager via layer control adds two text manager components.

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Hippotizer installation notes
Version 3.1.0 ALPHA
revision: 8319
installers: Hippov3.1.0 ALPHA
Contact TMB Tech Support for FTP login, download information, and general support
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Known issues:
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CITP component:
- Capture polar crashes Hippotizer when trying to retrieve thumbnails
- CITP when using wysiwyg changes incorrect RGB value
DMX component:
-Currently does not support new 16-layer mode.
---------------------------------
New and repaired in this version
---------------------------------
New Features:
- Hippotizer HD goes 16 Layers
- New product: GrassHopper with max 8 full HD layers
- Portamus goes full HD on all layers
- UberPan component: It is a system designed to easily manage and use multi output
configurations
- Live Mask: This gives the user the ability to draw masks in real-time onto any layers or the
master
- GUI Re-skinning: New look and feel of ZooKeeper with focus on better usability and
performance
- Improved logging: Each component has its own log level for better support
- SpeedoMeter added to monitor engine performance information
ZooKeeper:
- ZooKeeper host gets its name from the machine name
MediaPlayer:
- new: HD Hippotizer now supports 16 layers
- new: HippoCritter has new Single HD Layer mode
- new: Control Refresh Rate through the Engine Settings
Timeline:
- new: Toolbox with Pointer, Pen and Hand cursors
- new: Show remaining time in Timeline GUI

Video Mapper:
- new: Export video map as image
- new: Add RGB to contour drop effect
Pixel Mapper:
- new: KiNet and Art-Net autodiscovery
- Implement Undo/ReDo functionality
DMX component:
- fix: Master output on DMX map only uses 47 channels.
Video Input:
- new: Support for BlackMagic products
- new: New DVI + 4 x composite as well as the 8 x composite input cards from Datapath.
Other:
- new: Option added to Dr. Hippo to zip up the HFWStorage folder
- fix: Browsing the settings of the LCD component causes the engine to crash
- fix: Cannot use format "centre" with fading text in Text Engine
Release notes are also available at TMB Hippotizer Resources.
For questions please contact Tech Support at TMB: techsupport@tmb.com, tel. +1 818.899.8818 (9AM
to 6PM PST). TMB’s 24-hour Tech Support Hotline, toll free within North America: +1 877.TMB.DUDE
(877.862.3833), and International, +1 818.794.1286.