Hippotizer Mayon+ MK2 makes its mark for the Isle of MTV Malta
Hippotizer Mayon+ MK2 makes its mark for the Isle of MTV Malta
Malta – MTV’s Isle of MTV festival burst into life on the beautiful island of Malta this summer with a line-up of pop music heavyweights performing on the main stage, backed by LED screens moving powered by Hippotizer Mayon+ MK2 media server.
As one of the most celebrated festivals in Europe, Isle of MTV Malta attracts more than 50,000 people to dance in the sun-drenched, iconic Il-Fosos Square. Now in its 14th year, the festival is shown on MTV as well as Sky and via online platforms.
Two Grammy-nominated artists headlined the 2022 event, which kicked off with superstar DJ Marshmello and was followed by multi-platinum artist French Montana and English singer Mae Muller, among many others.
UK-based video solutions company Digital Insanity was commissioned to deploy their dynamic and dazzling visual delivery and operation for the main stage, which featured an LED screen on stage, three other screens on stage that were moved between acts, changing the look of the set. , and four LED arches.
“Our role at this event was to create video branding to match the style of this year’s event, create all the pixelmaps and handle all the artists’ video requirements, including video content for Mae Muller, [Maltese rising star] Shaun Farrugia, and half of French Montana’s video as well as playback for various local acts as part of the pre-show,” explains Richard Bagshaw of Digital Insanity. “The video designs were sent and I designed a playback system that supports all the requirements, with the Hippotizer Mayon+ MK2 at the heart of the system.
“It was a mixed bag of requirements, so we needed a flexible system that offered the ability to run free – busk – video and also run timecode for some of the acts. Using the Mayon + MK2 delivered smooth playback for large canvas files, which was amazing since we were running a 6800x3800px video in a Lossless codec. The output looked amazing, pumping out two 4K signals. I was impressed by how well high resolution media plays with such an uncompressed codec.”
Bagshaw operated the show as a combination of live busking and timecode, using Hippotizer’s VideoMapper, Sync Manager and MultiController to run and control the visuals.
“One of the moments that stand out for me was during Mae Muller’s performance,” continues Bagshaw. “We designed each video look for her 45 minute set and it was timecode driven from the stage. I like to show timecode, especially when you make the content since every little inflection or change is how you designed it in the edit. Overall, it was a great looking show.”