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EDC: A 28 MILLION PIXEL FEAST
in dual mode to the active system, and another six running backup. All
servers were controlled by James’s full-sized grandMA2 console, with a
grandMA2 Lite in session for Nigel, so he also had access to the full-res
content.
An additional Genlock was added to the set up, and used as the main
media manager. This helped controllers check all incoming VJ signals.

LED screens surrounding all 360 degrees of the National Bowl in Milton
Keynes, UK

The Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) is a music festival which
started back in 1997 in Los Angeles. It has since spread to other
cities in the US, and to other countries: Puerto Rico, Mexico,
and the UK.

The Hippotizer GrassHopper also featured in the visual set-up. James
used a GrassHopper for his dual-output ZooKeeper; while Green Hippo’s
very own Nigel Sadler, House VJ for the event, used a Hippotizer HD and
a GrassHopper. Nigel, who is Special Projects Director at Green Hippo,
was effusive about the performance: “From any point of view this was an
epic setup from start to finish; even just trying to see the screen was a
challenge because it was so big. And to think that we were able to VJ in
real time across its surface is amazing. The system performed flawlessly
without the slightest hitch”.
Creative Video Design were delighted with their role in this impressive
project, which was to help bridge the gap between Electric Fly and VER
(screen suppliers). This entailed everything from complicated After Effects
templates to system design for all aspects of the show. James Baker, of
Creative Video Design, summed up the sentiment:

"Everything about this show was bi