Using Notch

The primary concern when using Notch is to manage resources and avoid disrupting the output at show time. To accomplish this, there are some guidelines to follow:

Loading a Notch block into system memory is a time-consuming process and will disrupt the video output.

To avoid output disruption, Green Hippo strongly recommends the following workflow.

• Always use cached resources.
• load and test all Notch blocks before every show
• Notch blocks that are not used should remain loaded on the layer. Use the bypass switch to disable Notch.
• Plan the layers that will use Notch. Use as few Hippotizer layers as possible.

Managing Resolution

The resolution of a Notch effect is determined by the underlying media or capture resolution. If no media or capture is specified on a Hippotizer layer using Notch it will not render.

The layer resolution will to a large degree determine how computationally heavy Notch is. Always use the lowest resolution possible to maximise performance and overhead.