Hippo School In LDInstitute On The Road

LDInstitute on the road presents TMB Hippo School on Wednesday-Friday, November 28-30, 2012 in conjunction with the third annual Live Design Concert Master Classes on December 3 & 4, and inaugural TV Lighting Master Classes on December 1 & 2 at USC.

Class limit 14: two per work station

10.5 ETCP renewal credits

Target Audience: Lighting and projection designers, console programmers who want to learn how to use a cutting-edge media server.

Check out the cool building projections created with a Hippo:

Get hands-on training with the award-winning Green Hippo Hippotizer* at TMB Hippo School, a practical, step-by-step learning session. The industry's most exciting productions—concert tours, architectural, television, and corporate events - choose Hippotizer for video playback, and effects: Nikelback; The Academy Awards; Def Leppard; Disney's The Magic, The Memories & You; Disney's World of Color; Blue Man Group; Huntsman Annual Meeting and many others, in addition to television productions such as Dancing with the Stars and The Today Show.

Basic Training (Day One)
Day one covers: an overview of the Hippotizer product line and features, system setup, basic controls, managing media, screen warping, edge-blending, live projection masking, and basic timeline programming.

Learning Objectives:
1. Hippotizer V3 product line and features
2. System setup and configuration
3. Navigating the interface
4. Managing media
5.ScreenWarping and projection masking
6. Basic Hippotizer functions
7.Timeline programming
8. Opportunity for hands-on experimentation

I/O Training (Day Two)
Brush up on your Green Hippo
Hippotizer V3 knowledge at TMB Hippo School Day Two, a practical, fast-paced learning session focusing on the many Input and Output functions available. Day two covers advanced input and output features of the Hippotizer V3 system including: advanced timeline programming, DMX connectivity, automation integration, custom control protocols, Timecode, MIDI, OSC, RS232, PinBridge, Synchronization, and PixelMapping.

Session highlights:
1. Advanced Timeline programming
2. DMX control of Hippotizers
3. Scenic automation integration
4. MIDI/SMPTE/OSC controls
5. Serial control
6. PinBridge programming
7. Synchronization
8. PixelMapping

Mapping Technology with RegionMapper (Day Three)
This practical, fast-paced learning session will expose participants to the exciting creative opportunities available with Uberpan, VideoMapper, PixelMapper, and the newest addition, RegionMapper! Walk step-by-step through setting up and implementing these state-of-the-art features to maximize the capabilities of your Hippotizer Media Servers!

Hippo School will be held at TMB, 527 Park Avenue, San Fernando, CA
(call +1 818.899.8818 for directions)

Register by November 16 and save $100. (Register on the Concert Master Classes page and select the TMB Hippo School option at the bottom).

For additional information on how to register call 203-846-0083 or email: [email protected]

*Hippotizer is distributed exclusively
in North America by TMB.

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