Hippo-Tech Bulletin-0015-3.1.0-Release.pdf - Tmb.com

CITP component:- Capture polar crashes Hippotizer when trying to retrieve thumbnailsText Engine:- Text document hicks when loading second pageUberPan:- Relays do not work on UberPan slaves (render nodes)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 DeckLink7.9.4 for Windows installed. If required, you can download it from:http://www.greenhippo.com/support/index.php?_m=downloads&_a=viewdownload&downloaditemid=126&nav=0,3,15Known 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 youneed to shut down the system and restart it and don't enable/disable the bmagic input so much duringyour performance. This appears to be a limitation in the deckink card/driver.-Datapath have a few new cards since the release of Hippotizer 3.0.14 SP1, to use the SingleDVI + 4 Composite Input Card or the 8x Composite Input Card you need to install the Vision V6.0.1015.AUG.2011. For more information please refer to:C:\Hippotizerv3\thirdparty\Datapath Drivers\Readme\ReadMe.htm- All Systems with Datapath PCIe capture cards need to update the drivers to the version VisionV6.0.10 15.AUG.2011 for the cards to work correctly.Virtual Media Manager:- If two partial media are exactly the same, Media Player on slave Hippos fails to recognise oneof them.Live Mask:- Export and Import Live Mask settings on a different machine does not always work. Pleasecontact support for a workaround---------------------------------New and repaired in this version---------------------------------New Features:- UberPan component: It is a system designed to easily manage and use multi outputconfigurations- DMX2 - New improved DMX component. Create your personalities with the Personality Editorand 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: This gives the user the ability to draw masks in real-time onto any layers or themaster- Improved logging: Each component has its own log level for better support- SpeedoMeter added to monitor engine performance information- Real-timeSync component: this component which does not have a GUI generates a SMPTEtimecode signal that is equal to the system clock. This can be used by a timeline to make the timelinereal-time (i.e. 3:00:000 on the timeline would be at 3:00am real time. Very useful for real-time scheduling.- Upgraded to Main Concept decoder version 9.0 for hardware/software compatibilityZooKeeper:- new: Application's name is now ZooKeeper as expected- new: GUI Re-skinning: New look and feel of ZooKeeper with focus on better usability andperformance- new: ZooKeeper host gets its name from the machine name- new: GUI: Color coded Keystone- new: GUI: Check box added for permanent fine control- new: Use Ctrl+Tab key to scroll through windows inside ZooKeeper- fix: GUI: Version on Splash screen is wrongMediaPlayer:- new: HD Hippotizer now supports 16 layers- new: HippoCritter has new Single HD Layer mode- new: Control Refresh Rate through the Engine Settings- new: Toggle playback position time to countdown timer- fix: Synchronizing Factory media was very slowMediaManager:- new: Option to lock media map added- fix: Abort button on media manager import does not function correctly.- fix: Media info does not get updatedTimeline:- 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- fix: You can now move events by moving diamonds (previous beta was broken).- fix: Creating new timeline doesn't add current values at 0.00Video Mapper:- new: Export video map as image- new: Add RGB to contour drop effect- fix: Zoom fader was not working correctly- new: Ability to use different pitch display devices and have VideoMapper calculate tilesautomatically- new: Grid snap feature- new: Videomap manager for renaming / ordering maps- new: Ability to flip/mirror tiles- new: Ability to mix or morph between 2 videomapsPixelMapper:

- new: KiNet and ArtNet auto-discover devices- new: Undo/ReDo functionality added- new: Personalities are now referenced so changes to fixtures can/will be populated throughpixelmaps- new: Gridlines to fixture designer- new: Pixelmaps are now indexed correctly for DMX and can be shifted up/down list- new: Color coding system to fixtures to easily identify patched / locked / unpatched fixtures- new: Drawing speed is much improved and selection speed greatly improved (over 100xfaster)- new: Ability to auto create new fixture personalities from CSV import- new: Ability to import pixelmap layouts and patching information from Artistic LicenceLightTramp- new: Ability to load background image to help with layout.- new: Ability to rename fixture groups in pixelmap edit mode- new: Display fixture profile in the grid- fix: PixelMapper would crash when changing fixtures on large pixelmap- fix: Pixlemapper engine preview incorrectly labeledVideo 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.Installer:- fix: Installer leaves temporary files in system root directoryDr. Hippo:- new: Network tester- new: Option added to Dr. Hippo to zip up the HFWStorage folder- fix: 2 components with the same name cannot be enabled/disabled by Dr Hippo- fix: Dr. Hippo seems to have a static guideOther:- fix: Automation component: high CPU usage- new: Beatbridge component: Line based spectrum analyser- new: Beatbridge component: Tap tempo mode added- 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: FXselection 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- new: Hippo OSC component: Ability to re-map components on import- fix: Hippo OSC component: Tree no longer re-draws and closes every time you make a change- 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: Can't use format "centre" with fading text in- fix: Text engine background color has transparency enabled

- fix: Adding text manager via layer control adds two text manager components.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 to6PM 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.