Whats New In Version 4.7.3

Hippotizer Version 4.7.3 adds new features and functionality to V4 and V4+ systems.

!Green Hippo recommends always backing up all programming before carrying out any software changes.

• Systems currently running 4.7.0, 4.7.1 or 4.7.2 can update to 4.7.3 directly by installing and choosing ‘update install’.
• Systems currently running 4.4.X, 4.5.X or 4.6.X should export all programming, carry out a clean install and then import data into 4.7.3.
• Systems currently running 4.3.3 or older software must clean install 4.7.3; all existing programming and settings will be lost.

Installation Notes:

• The recommended capture card driver version has been updated. If you have a capture card fitted, please select ‘Yes’ when asked during installation to update your drivers to the correct version.

Features added in 4.7.3

• MultiController now supports the Modbus protocol.

Functionality Changes In 4.7.3

• Importing Timeline+ and Preset Manager components have been improved to detect whether a preset is utilised in a timeline already. During a Timeline+ import if any timelines include presets, these presets will be created in the Preset Manager, if they do not already exist. When importing a Preset Manager component, and overwriting presets used in an active timeline, any preset keyframes referencing the overwritten preset will convert to standard keyframes.
• Changed play behaviour after stop command to match the behavior from the original Timeline component. After continuing from a stop command, track values do not get evaluated.
• Changed playback behaviour of clips when jumping to a new timeline position to match the behaviour from the original Timeline component. Clips should now playback without jumping playhead position if set to any infinite playmodes and recalling a keyframe.
• Copy and pasting keyframes in the Timeline+ component now respects the time snapping.

Fixes in 4.7.3

• 4741: Optimised network traffic of keyframe value changes when using Timeline+. Timelines should now be more responsive and handle larger implementations accessing thousands of pins across the network.
• 4759: Presets can be edited and relocated in the Preset Manager without disassociating with the timeline preset keyframes.
• 4760: Changed box selection handles in PixelMapper to scale with large size pixel maps. Now selection handles will decrease in size when zooming.
• 4690: The Hippo Launcher Remote Updater will now display the correct Host Name for devices on the network and not unknown.
• 4691: Improved logging in the TouchEngine component to better explain cause of crashing.
• 4699: Fixed hardware de-interlacing on layer from squishing layer to half x/y axis resolution.
• 4700: Fixed a crash when using remote ZooKeeper to copy and paste a preset in a remoteTimeline+ component.
• 4723: Copy and pasting keyframes in the Timeline+ component now respects the snap to feature and no longer pastes exactly at the mouse position.
• 4738: Fixed a bug which stopped multiple sync buses from being applied as a source in layer media players.
• 4743: Adjusted scaling text sizes in the network settings window of Engine Host settings, ZooKeeper settings and Configuration settings. The windows should no longer cut off text and button UI elements.
• 4756: Fixed a UI bug in OutputManager that would show a duplicated patch for a single viewport assignment.
• 4757: Fixed MPCDI files applied to mixes not correctly warping the mix output.
• 4809: Fixed Timeline+ playhead position not stopping at a stop command and instead playing a a tenth of a second beyond.
• 4697: Fixed an intermittent bug which highlighted the top host, along with use selection, in the Timeline+ Host Manager selector when using a remote ZooKeeper.
• 4698: Fixed a ZooKeeper crash when switching between remote hosts in the Timeline+ Host Manager selector.
• 4711: Fixed thumbnail visualisation in Timeline+ displaying an empty field after changing media bank and slot for a media player keyframe.
• 4722: Fixed failing import of image sequences while ‘copy to host’ is selected in the media encoding settings.
• 4724: Fixed a bug which stopped image sequences from being imported when using the Watchfolder import feature. Further clarity of filename specifications is included in the Watchfolder section of user manual.
• 4740: Changed playback behaviour of media when recalling a media player keyframe, now matches the original Timeline component beahaviour. Media playback, when using an infinite playmode, will no longer retrigger from in-point when calling another media player keyframe storing the same keyframe data. Media continuously plays uninteruppted.
• 4743: Fixed a bug with the 4.7.2 installer, while the update option is selected, which caused Streamdeck devices to not be detected. Future installers will not have this issue. Uninstall Hippotizer before installing 4.7.2 if this version must be used.
• 4813: Updated the packaged Datapath installer in the Hippotizer installation process to support recent datapath PCIe card default firmware version.

For a full list of changes and fixes please see the release notes.