does anyone has the fixture library for Hippotizer v3.1 layer, master, etc ... ? Planning of using a Hog 4 Full Boar for my upcoming show in Feb. Thanks in advance.
Hello I can give you my own experience with hippotizer.
I use them in 3.1 SP 1 software version .
On Hippotizer i patch :
- 1 or 2 master 3.1 ( depends of the hippotizer model ) - X layer 3.0.14 - Keystones layer ( i build it in personalities 8 ch )
On Fullboar 4
- I built and patch a 3.1 master from a 3.0.14 master by adding video mapper parameters ( charts dmx present on the green hippo web site ) - I patch X layers : layer v3 - I built and patch( for each layer ) a 8 ch fixture for keystone layer
The 3.1 sp1 have keystone by layers, and you need building a keystone library ( and modifiy the default values in edit fixture ).
I didn't have enough time to build a complete Layer 3.1 library.
If you need more information i can send you : - a hog 4 show with my libraries - a dmx2 component export
Thanks Sebastien for your help. I did try to create a full fixture on my own, but I gave up halfway as I couldn't find a way to add new attributes into the console as there is no existing ones that is close to some of hippo attributes. Since v3.1 was out for quite time already, I was hoping that there will be a proper one created by HES.
I think so too... I have also requested a few times them to correct the 3.0.14 layer library. Dmx channel 48 is the relay select and currently it is marked as unsused in the lib. I just can't understand why things like this can't be corrected ASAP. Is there a lack of resources in the library creation staff or what is the problem? Also. the libraries are one of the KEY features of Hog line, because it is using abstraction layer and generic fixture model. Though a bit off topic... I really would like to know what are the plans for color calibration of the fixtures. Will it be a feature that will never get full power and do we just have to watch other console manufactures being ahead of us with Carallon fixture databases. Sorry about this... but this really getting on my nerves...
I've sent an email to hoglibraries@highend.com few days after I've posted on the forum but haven't receive any reply from HES except for the auto reply.
Additionally, I do hope that users could add new attributes name into the console to build new fixtures. Then we could create new fixtures on our own especially for media servers as there are always new attributes coming up.