The course gave attendees the opportunity to get ‘hands on’ 3D projection mapping experience and at the conclusion of day, once classroom sessions were over, delegates headed outdoors to pre-prepared projection mapping stations, equipped with Green Hippo kit and eight HD Panasonic projectors provided by VER.

The beginners’ area (at the beginning of the course, the Masterclass was divided into two groups based on knowledge of Shape) counted four stations, all equipped with Hippotizer Taiga Media Servers or Hippotizer Taiga+, and each powering a projector. The advanced section was set up with a Hippotizer Montane+ outputting into a single 4K feed, splitting into four HD outputs via an Fx4 SDI. With practical input from the training team, the first group lined up the four projectors to produce a singular output, which was projected on to the building. The Montane+ system controlled four projectors each covering a section of a different building.

Day one ended with dinner and drinks in the hotel and day two opened with further presentations, closing with a Q&A session. Continuing the ‘real world’ theme, the training rooms were extensively equipped with the latest kit, including Green Hippo tech, as well as staging and cabling provided by NKN Productions. During the masterclass training, topics covered included: alignment; blending/masking; content workflows; model creation; network manager; object manipulation; output manager; texture manager; vertex editing; and warping, as well as case study tips and tools.

James Roth, head of sales and marketing at Green Hippo, commented: “This really was more than ‘just’ a training course. The classroom sessions are, of course, key, but the addition of hands-on sessions takes the learning experience on to a whole new level. Feedback from the delegates was wholly positive, and the training team reported that progress made by all attendees was exceptional. A big thanks to all concerned, including all of those behind the scenes involved in setting up this unique event.”