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The Case of the Mysterious Hippo Server

A few weeks ago I had the misfortune to have a Green Hippo media server sent to me for a show by a well-known company that provides gear such as this. The misfortune was not so much that I got a Hippotizer, because they’re excellent media servers that I’ve worked with before – but this particular server (or more accurately the software on it) was a giant lemon. There are really four separate issues here, and all were solved in different ways. I’ll take them one by one. The first problem began when I was first telling the server to fade the layers up and down. What we (the video designer and I) noticed was that the fade-up was happening…sort… Read More »The Case of the Mysterious Hippo Server

Console setup and palette theory

Today I want to dive into the nuts and bolts of laying our your lighting console and some of the tricks that I use when doing this. Note that I am primarily a grandMA programmer, and so these might not always translate to other consoles without a bit of modification. Also note that I am highly opinionated and have my own way of doing things. I present this as the way I would do things, and do not necessarily think that everyone should (or should want) to follow my workflows. Your mileage may vary, as the saying goes. I also assume a fairly advanced level of familiarity with common console parlance. Groups This is generally the first thing I make… Read More »Console setup and palette theory