Montane + improving performance and workflow with Notch and are also shipped with a 2 year Notch playback license. 2 x DP ports on 4096x2160 that supports splitters, audio in and out XLR, media drive 2 TB -unlimited mixes-10 free Notch FX

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Green Hippo Announces V4 and new V4 hardware line
Green Hippo has always been at the forefront of media server technology with the Hippotizer range. Award winning features such as UberPan, Cross-Fade on Layer, Presets and RegionMapper ensure Hippotizer remains the server of choice for events worldwide. Building on that success, Green Hippo is pleased to present Hippotizer Version 4. Thanks to a new hardware platform, V4 offers a district leap in performance with increased outputs that support resolutions to 4K and beyond.

Version 4 also bears the fruit of Green Hippo's dedication to software development including FlexRes, built in 3D visualiser, SHAPE integration, all new output management and a re-designed user interface. Every V4 system features front panel indications of system status, as well as removable hard drives as part of the STRATA Caddy System. Inside, Hippotizer V4 includes all Solid State Drives as standard and the latest graphics technology to deliver unmatched performance.-.
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AMBA compact and powerful 1U media server with the capacity for an internal capture card and a removable drive; the Amba outperforms many larger systems. With a single unlimited resolution output, the Amba can be used with splitters or on Greater than HD projects.

KARST unparalleled power and flexibility built into a custom, tour ready case. A host of customisable output and capture options mean that the Hippotizer Karst can fit into many different roles. Featuring a total of 3 outputs, as well as dual control monitors, the Hippotizer Karst can drive the most demanding shows with ease. At only 2 rack units high, the Hippotizer Karst packs two HD-SDI outputs into a very small space while the third display port 1.2 connection offers the ability to drive very large resolution screens with just a single cable.

BOREAL the new standard for touring media servers. With four DVI or HD-SDI outputs, Hippotizer Boreal is designed for the rigours of life on the road. All video outputs are EDID managed with dedicated hardware to ensure easy set up and operation in any environment. Each output includes a second parallel connection to enable local monitoring.

TAIGA, the biggest model, featuring 6 unlimited DisplayPort outputs, the Taiga can drive at least 3 x 4K displays at full frame rate. Display Port 1.2 enables the Taiga to drive many 4K displays and projectors with a single cable. Taiga uses the newest generation of server-class computer hardware to deliver unrivalled performance.
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SHAPE Software Projection mapping is becoming more demanding for its advocates, and the live event industry is awash with a multitude of exciting and challenging projects. However, we at Green Hippo believe that the biggest challenge is eliminating the divide between 3D content creators and the projection designers who deploy the 3D creations in the field. Allow us to introduce SHAPE.
SHAPE, from the makers of Hippotizer, unifies the 3D mapping workflow; from concept and pre-visualisation, to content creation and finally project realisation.
Built-in surface modelling, image analysis and support for all common UV mapping methods along with virtual projection makes SHAPE a game changing approach to mapping onto non-linear surfaces.
In realtime SHAPE can map incoming video (via HD-SDI or DVI input cards) to multiple projected outputs. This allows content creators to work with challenging projection projects live via plug-ins for their chosen 3D creation software.
Once content creation is complete, SHAPE offers powerful tools to deliver the project on-site.
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d3
Not just a visualisation, a simulation. See how your video content will look in 3D from multiple vantage points, and without time-consuming and expensive rendering.
Available to buy in two versions.For front of house.
A blazing fast solid-state drive with four DVI outputs, pro audio and up to four video inputs; all packed into a 4U 19" rack-mountable chassis that's about as rugged as you can get without actually being a tank.
For road warriors.
Use the ultra-powerful d3 laptop to build your show on the tour bus, and present it to your client in their hotel room the same evening. Then copy your show to the rack-mount version and press play. It'll even keep your thighs warm.
The best video playback quality in its class – up to four channels of pristine HD video using our state-of-the-art DXV codec.
Or work with your existing libraries of quicktime, avi or mp4 files – d3 plays them all with ease.
Seamlessly integrate up to four SDI or two HD-SDI live inputs, perform real-time colour correction, and build your own video transition effects; or choose from a library of real-time generative effects.d3 knows the precise position of every pixel in your stage, so it can virtually 'project' content onto the most complex of structures, then reformat the output to suit the requirements of the most demanding devices: projectors, LED or DMX fixtures.
Screens can move, change shape or get wired wrong, and it doesn't matter – d3 can adjust the remapping in real time, so you can get on with making your show.Inspire clients, communicate ideas, check content templates, sequence your whole show from beginning to end, and catch expensive mistakes. All without leaving the studio.
Once you've experienced the fluidity of working in an integrated system, there's no going back.d3's timeline lets you add a sound track and work in beats and bars, so you can sequence events precisely to the beat without breaking a sweat.
Create your own cues, add text notes, and drop multiple layers of content onto the timeline.
At showtime, slave to MIDI, MIDI Show Control, DMX or SMPTE timecode for that extra bit of precision, or just hit the cues yourself..

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Pandoras Box Software Version 4.5
oolux Media Systems has introduced Pandoras Box Software 4.5. With more than 50 new features included.. The streamlined new dark skin interface, multi-playback preview, virtual sites as well as the built-in batch encoder for media managers and media dervers, clip-based editing, and Bezier curves massively improve the programming workflow, the company adds.
Integrated MA net protocol, thumbnail exchange via CITP with ChamSys lighting consoles, and the Widget Designer and MIDI show control expand the possibilities of communicating within show control environments. The DMX matrix video output can now be used in parallel to an Art-Net-controlled LED wall while still driving the original video output.
The auto- and batch-encoding feature will guarantee fast, automated, high-quality media encoding into MPEG2, if a file conversion is needed.
In addition to the enhancements of the core software, new tools and new versions of the Widget Designer have arrived. The Widget Designer Basic is a freeware program to create custom user interfaces. It features a new event scheduler that executes pre-defined tasks at a given time on a given date. Automatic thumbnail exchange via CITP makes it easy to create a VJ tool in a minute. The thumbnails can be set as backgrounds for buttons; complete folders of media can be represented by buttons in one keystroke.To complete the package, the SDK has been enlarged to allow access to almost all parameter and sequence control features. Remote Text Asset as well as content management can now be controlled from any third party application.

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FlexDOT S1
LED video displays are fully customisable and DMX512 controllable. These bright and lightweight strings of LED pixels allow for the creation of customised video solutions with maximum artistic flexibility and a minimum of effort, says the company.
The FlexDOT concept is simple - individually controlled, intelligent, full colour pixels mounted on a flexible cable that allows designers/architects to create unique and customized LED video displays. Each pixel (dot) consists of a bright RGB LED driven by its own processor and individually addressable for independent control of colour, special effects, and animation. Pixels can be arranged as needed and later mapped to the image using pixel mapping software. FlexDOT can be controlled from any DMX512 source such as Martin's Maxedia media server.
Standard pixel spacing is 100 mm or 200 mm with each FlexDOT string comprising 100 pixels. A string of FlexDOTs can in fact extend to 120 pixels. The string can be cut into any desired length or number of pixels.

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P3-100 System Controller™
The P3-100 System Controller from Martin is a robust video signal processing and distribution unit that allows video to join with lighting and scenic technologies for true visual integration. Based on embedded Linux and solid state storage, just one P3-100 Controller can handle up to 500,000 pixels scaled to any size. Built in scaling and de-interlacing ,Supports both DVI (up to SXGA@75Hz) as well as analog video signals (CVBS, S-Video & Component), Allows key parameters including brightness and image mapping to be manipulated in real time using DMX512 ,Built-in graphical user interface, Real time visualization of the video mapping within the GUI (Graphical user interface), Configurations can be conveniently exported onto a USB stick, LED panels communicate with the P3-100 Controller to report any problems

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Hippotizer software version 3.0.13
The release heralds several new features including new HD-SDI and DVI options, colour correction and support for Matrox's Dual and Triple Head To Go output extenders. Other new components include a Cue Controller and the ability to flag media.The programmers have enabled software driven adjustment of editable graphs or the entering of numerical values and all fully integrated into the user interface." Beyond this, support for Sencore's OTC1000 Colorimeter means that levels can be set quickly with feedback from the device, reducing hours spent manually configuring black levels and providing new levels of accuracy for colour in large setups.
Hippotizer HD now has advanced support for Matrox Dual and Triple Head To Go devices. "One of the main issues with these devices is that often, the server doesn't allow edge-blending of subsequent screen configurations beyond the system's on-board connections," says Sadler. "With Hippotizer you can now blend easily between any screens connected to Matrox's third party device. And the De-Gapper function allows the inverse by introducing unseen space where bezels on screens are found."
The new Cue Controller component allows a more traditional cue based operation state often preferred by theatre and corporate users. The feature provides drag and drop functionality and also a particularly fast Automated Generation mode which will take events sequenced on any timeline or several subsequent timelines and build a comprehensive but simple cue list automatically.info

LaCie 4big Quadra
The LaCie 4big Quadra is the most complete 4-bay RAID solution for small servers, creative pro workstations, or offices that need large storage/backup capacity, superior speed, and advanced security. Offering capacities up to 6TB (6000GB!), the 4big features seven RAID modes, including RAID 0 and RAID 5—which is highlighted by a versatile hot-swappable feature—to customize its performance and data protection level.
With burst transfer rates reaching up to 200-230MB/s* through eSATA 3Gbits, the 4big fits perfectly with most applications that demand high speed, such as photo, pre-press, AV projects, and even HD post-production. Compatible with Time Machine™, it also comes with Genie Backup Manager Pro™ and Intego Backup Manager Pro™, for customizable backup and computer recovery.The 4big Quadra not only sets a new standard in RAID technology and performance, but also was designed with the modern professional office in mind. Its stackable and chainable design helps to save space, while it’s expandable and scalable up to four units (providing up to an amazing 24TB capacity and 600 MB/s transfer rates). The 4big Quadra’s universal connectivity (with eSATA, Firewire 400/800, and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interfaces) helps to ensure maximum compatibility with any Mac or PC. Compared to traditional RAID towers, it saves up to 30-80% more energy, and its revolutionary ultra-reliable cooling system is almost 50% more quiet, making it the perfect choice for creative professionals. The technology, performance, and the design of the 4big Quadra make it an ideal addition to any workspace. .
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PowerDesk for Mac
Matrox PowerDesk for Mac, available with the Matrox Graphics eXpansion Module (GXM) product line, improves the way multiple applications are managed on a multi-monitor set-up. Use the PowerDesk software to control how and where your windows appear on your desktop, to re-position the Dock within an external monitor, or to modify your resolution settings.
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T-D12000U and PT-DZ12000U and F300 range
From Panasonic claims they are the world's lightest DLP® projectors with 12,000 lumens of brightness,1 delivering big in features, image performance and reliability.  With a Built-in Multi-screen Support System and new Geometric Adjustment function, these high performance projectors can be easily integrated into existing large-venue facilities, and are ideal for use at concerts, performances or other events where superb system expandability is a must. You also get the added confidence of knowing the show will go on even if a lamp goes out thanks to the 4-lamp optical system.The new F300 also boasts up to 5,000 hours lamp life at full brightness The F300 range also uses a new Auto Cleaning Filter (ACF) which can extend the typical filter maintenance intervals to 10,000 hours depending on the installation.It reach 4000 lumens on the F300 series and 3300 lumens on the FW300 series
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PANASONIC 11 SERIES
plasmas range in size from 37-inches to 65-inches.The 103-inch Plasma is currently the world’s largest commercially available Plasma have been rated to last 100,000 hours before reaching half their original brightness. This means, based on 12 hours of constant viewing in a business or commercial establishment, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, the 11 Series models and 103-inch Plasma could, on average, take almost 23 years (22.8 years exactly) to reach half of their original brightness level..
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CFX Path Tools 1.0

Path Tools is a brand new package containing two powerful plug-ins, Rakka and Wiggle Stroke. The basic requirement for both plug-ins is a mask path. Rakka also needs a layer to "rack-up", or repeat, along the selected mask path. From there, the combinations are almost endless to create cool and original looking animations, backgrounds or effects. You can create stunning animations with minimal effort ? animations that were once only possible with particle generators. Using Wiggle Stroke you can do anything from "wiggling" frames to completely crazy looking thread/wire animations, all from a single mask path. Path Tools supports 32 bpc color (float) and will become an indispensable addition to your toolbox.Also the CFX Sphere Utilities 1.0 Sphere Utilities is a brand new package containing four plug-ins that are essentially tools to be used to create, edit and animate spherical maps. Using Sphere Utilities these tasks become as easy as moving text from left to right on the screen. Need to draw a line from Seattle to Uppsala or animate an airplane flying from Melbourne to LA crossing the date line? Sphere Utilities is a must have. Crossing the date line is a task that currently involves a lot of manual work, duplication of the layer and hand-matching the motion. These animations can then be used directly in After Effects with CC Sphere, or any other plug-in that supports spherical mapping, or in your favorite 3D application. Sphere Utilities supports 32 bpc color (float) and will be a welcome addition to your toolbox.
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InterPoser Professional Edition
A Cinema 4D plugin suite that imports Poser content and scenes adding the ability to texture, pose, morph, and animate the content directly within Cinema 4D.he plugin requires Poser content be installed in standard Runtime folder structures employed by Poser and that these Runtimes are referenced by interPoser Pro. The plugin shows a list of available content within Cinema 4d from where you choose figures, objects, poses, props, Prop hair, cameras, and lights (infinite and spot) to be placed into your Cinema 4d scene including texture image files with Poser 4/ProPack-level material support, fully rigged and weighted Figures using Poser-style deformations, conforming, morphs, master-slave controls, etc..
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The Gefen DVI Detective Plus
allows you to switch or relocate HDTV or Computer video displays while "tricking" the source devices into thinking that the display is still present -- maintaining smooth video operations throughout the processThe DVI Detective Plus includes 4 built-in manually-selectable generic EDIDs (display identities) for forcing several standard home theater setups with multi-channel audio and standard HDTV resolutions. This functionality is vital when equipment reaches a state of indeterminite function and will not respond to signals or controls properly, and a certain resolution size with specific audio must be forced upon all connected equipment
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HippoCritter Media Server:
A new entry level system From GreenHippo retaining many of the functions of the existing range but at a highly affordable price. The system is fully HippoNet ready
and boasts many of the functions of its larger siblings. This entry level system will open up avenues for new markets such as architectural, retail or leisure industries. More details to follow and there will be a fully operational preview of HippoCritter
at PLASA and LDI tradeshows 2008. Release date to be confirmed but expected Q4 2008.

HippoPortamus: As the name suggests, Hippotizer goes portable! Users can now purchase a high specification Dell laptop from Green Hippo pre-loaded with a version of the familiar Hippotizer software. Projection Designers, Lighting Designers and mobile artists can now take Hippotizer with them with the bonus of using one of the world’s most powerful laptop packages. More details to follow and a fully operational preview of HippoPortamus will be available at PLASA and LDI tradeshows 2008. Release date to be confirmed but expected Q4 2008....
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The DL.3 Digital Light integrates a media server loaded with a wealth of digital content with a high output 3-chip light engine, a highly sensitive HAD sensor camera and an infrared illumination system. DL.3 mounts like any other intelligent moving luminaire and controls just as easily with plug-and-play operation using standard DMX cabling and protocols. Production set-up time is reduced as there is no need for RGB cabling, and racks of servers are no longer necessary at front-of-house or backstage area.
A Content Management Application running on your MAC or PC workstation or laptop computer gives you remote control of uploading and crossloading content, upgrading software and fixture configuration for multiple DL.3 fixtures on a fixture network.
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TP-551 and TP-552 are a twisted pair transmitter and receiver for HDMI signals from Kramer. The TP-551 converts an HDMI signal into a twisted pair signal and the TP-552 converts the signal back into an HDMI signal.Up to 60 meters (200 feet). Greater distances possible depending on signal resolution and cable.3 units can be rack mounted side-by-side in a 1U rack space.
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Kalypso(TM) The Kalypso(TM) video production center puts everything you need for live video production right at your fingertips. Kalypso builds on the legendary Grass Valley(TM) switcher technology with an advanced Mix/Effects architecture that gives you unprecedented levels of keying and compositing with two powerful new features. With DoubleTake(TM) Split M/E technology you can divide the 4 keyers in each M/E between two separate background transitions. FlexiKey(TM) programmable clean-feed technology lets you create multi-client live programs using any combination of backgrounds and keys.
Kalypso gives you the run-time control you need without having to divert your attention from the switcher panel during production. Dynamic router source selection can be performed intuitively right from the panel. Groups of router destinations can be changed using Kalypso's R-MEM(TM) technology. Profile and VTR rolls can be done on a machine-by-machine basis or via a clip stack. Source memory allows assigned key sources to appear automatically based on what type of background source is selected.Info

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