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green hippo Hippotizer V4 User Manual

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Hippotizer V4
4.2 — Last update: 2017/02/01
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green hippo Hippotizer V4 Specifications

General IconGeneral
NetworkDual Gigabit Ethernet
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2620 v4
Video Outputs2 x HDMI
Maximum Output Resolution4K
Video Inputs2 x HDMI
SoftwareHippotizer Software
Form FactorRackmount

Summary

Before You Start

Installing Hippotizer and Zookeeper

Guide to installing the Hippotizer V4 system software and Zookeeper.

Minimum System Requirements

Specifies the hardware requirements for running Zookeeper and Hippotizer Play.

Networking

Explains the network setup for Hippotizer systems, covering HippoNet and Data Networks.

What is Hippotizer?

Contacting Green Hippo

Support Options

Details on how to contact Green Hippo support via email and website.

Hardware Information

Power

Details on power supplies, UPS recommendations, and handling precautions.

Components

Starting and Stopping Components

Guide to adding, starting, and stopping components in Zookeeper.

DMX Component

Enables Hippotizer control via DMX lighting desks using ArtNet, Ma-Net, or sACN.

Engine

The core component responsible for video rendering and external control.

MediaManager

Content organization system for encoding, storage, and playback of media files.

MultiController

Interfaces with external devices like MIDI, OSC, TCP, and ArtNet for control.

Output Manager

Manages layers, mixes, viewports, and output configurations.

PixelMapperV4

Controls DMX fixtures using video input, mapping video to fixture layouts.

SHAPE

Third dimension of Hippotizer for projection mapping and 3D object tracking.

Sync Manager

Handles timecode synchronization between Hippotizer systems.

Timeline

Enables saving and playback of complex shows and sequences.

VideoMapper

Converts input textures to output textures for mapping on LED tiles.

Output Manager

Basic Configuration

Steps to configure system settings in Output Manager.

Viewports and Mix Resolution

Understanding Mix, Input Viewport, and Output Viewport resolutions.

Zookeeper

Layer Controls

Details on manipulating media, color, geometry, and applying effects in layers.

Timeline

Video Mapper

Creating a Video Map

Steps to create and name a new video map in the Video Mapper interface.

Advanced Topics

Minimizing Capture Delay

Guidelines for reducing delay in video systems, including render buffering.

Appendixes

DMX Charts

Overview of DMX profiles and default personalities available in the software.

4.2 Layer DMX Personalities

Detailed DMX channel mapping for Layer functions in version 4.2.

4.2 Mix DMX Personalities

Detailed DMX channel mapping for Mix functions in version 4.2.

4.2 Viewport DMX Personalities

Detailed DMX channel mapping for Viewport functions in version 4.2.