hippotizer 2 (nearly) released

[klumsy]

i just was over at green-hippo.com and saw that the new hippo is released.
http://www.green-hippo.com/hippotize.../whats_new.htm

what sticks out to me the most is high resolution, with high frame rate, eve 1920x1040 HD resolution on the hippo HD. it seems its because all effects and everything are based on pixelshaders

also the new 3d engine, with integration with 3dsmax seems promising
http://www.green-hippo.com/hippotize...3D_Engine.html


and by the way, this isn't an avertisement, i'm just a curious interested vj.

[thomase]

any idea on pricing?

[apu]

indeed they look like some serious pieces of gear!!

shame about the lack of real demo's or examples on the website. kind of whack to have such little examples of the work it can do really

but yeah if i had tons of cash and time up my sleeve i would take one

[many2]

I have been working on the new Hippotizers for months now and I must say it is the most impressive real-time graphic solution I have ever seen. Lots of new features, an amazing GUI with multiple previews for layers, mixes and effects, you can save any settings at any time as a preset and recall it when you need it, multi-channel sound output, midi and SMPTE timecode support, the whole engine is now based on pixel and vertex shaders, the 3d integration with 3dsmax is on par with most videogame engines, and the whole thing is just so fast I can't believe it ! You don't know how hard it has been not to talk about all this here before the official launch at Plasa this weekend - it's like having a Formula1 car hidden in your garage

[thomase]

and how much is it???

[many2]

Pricing is still under evaluation - the different prices for each model will be disclosed at a later time. Development isn't finished (more amazing features are coming believe me!) and the hardware for each model is being tested and evaluated to get the most powerful solution possible at a decent price. Remember though that this console is made for theaters, clubs, show tours and the like and is not really made for VJs - so don't expect a VJ friendly price since this isn't the target market at all.

If you need a quote for a project or a client then feel free to contact the Green Hippo guys directly

[Nema]

Originally posted by many2
it's like having a Formula1 car hidden in your garage

yeah, i know what you mean...

[LEVLHED]

sounds sweet....until we get sticker-shocked (again)

I'm still glad to see this stuff progressing.

[MoRpH]

Originally posted by Nema
yeah, i know what you mean...

Notice how you can't see the steering wheel :P

[Nema]

...yeah, because it is remote-controlled through midi/DMX/artnet/touchscreen (with live-previews for each channel, of course, and thumbnails for media selection, and save/recall-buttons with live-stickers. and muchmore...)/RS232/third-party-fader-desk...