Green Hippo, an ACT Entertainment brand, has begun shipping its Estuary Series of media controllers for screen management and live switching across LED walls and projection systems. Available now in 1RU MC1 and 2RU MC2 models – with a 4RU MC4 version scheduled to follow – the series allows operators to control video playback and switching directly from a DMX lighting console.
Built on the CALICO Video Processing Architecture from sister brand tvONE, the platform provides one-frame end-to-end latency, 10-bit/HDR processing and up to 256 layers across four canvases, each supporting resolutions up to 64,000 x 64,000 pixels. During load-in and live operation, Estuary supports DMX/sACN, HippoNet, Companion and REST API control, enabling programmers using consoles such as grandMA3 to integrate screen cues into the same cue stack as lighting, automation and pyro without a separate media-control interface.
Bob Bonniol, chief innovation officer at ACT Entertainment, said: “I have sat in a lot of production meetings where video was the department that needed its own specialist, truck and timeline. Estuary is our answer to that. Stadium-grade processing, lighting-console control and a price that means the show doesn’t have to be a stadium show to get it. MC1 and MC2 are shipping now because people kept asking ‘when,’ not ‘whether’ the solution would arrive.”
Targeted at studios, corporate environments, simulation spaces and installations with tight rack constraints, the 1RU Estuary MC1 features four 4K outputs, multi-layer playback, HDR workflows and rapid cueing. For touring, concerts, corporate keynotes and immersive environments, the 2RU Estuary MC2 offers four 4K inputs (two HDMI and two 12G-SDI) and eight 4K outputs (six HDMI and two 12G-SDI), alongside modular expansion options for additional high-bandwidth HDMI and SDI workflows. Both models are available immediately through Green Hippo and its authorised distribution network.
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