Jay Productions serves it up with Green Hippo
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Jason Ghazal, the owner of Jay Productions, comments: “We are increasingly incorporating complex lighting with mapping to LED screens, and projection mapping. We needed a media server that is versatile and easy to use. We got advice from everybody we knew that does specialised work with media servers, and they all agreed that that Green Hippo was the best.”
Jason and the team plumped for two Karsts fitted with the DVI and DP output card option, incorporating Green Hippo’s PixelMapper, SHAPE 3D projection mapping tool set, and Hippotizer V4’s multipurpose pre-visualisation tool into a 2RU, road-ready case. The advice from his colleagues has been borne out by Jason’s experience. “I’ve found mapping screens really easy,” he adds. “The workflow is great, and it integrates beautifully with our MA Lighting grandMA. We’ve been running shows with integrated lighting all controlled by time-code triggers, and the Karsts have been rock-solid.”
Utilising both custom-made content and the Karsts’ included library, Jay Productions’ Hippotizers have already been out on some high-profile gigs, including American Express’ activation at the Overseas Passenger Terminal for Vivid. “That was running our Martin Sceptron rig and our content,” explains Jay. “We’ve also been doing custom maps on circular LED screens, and lots of other unconventional screens and shapes.”
Green Hippos range of media servers and video tools are distributed in Australia and New Zealand by Lexair.
(Jim Evans)
