Green Hippos best kept Secret

Hippotizer is often considered to run on Mac - how else could its success in a business environment full of professional designers be explained? Some people spread the rumors that it runs on Windows XP / DirectX, but then again this people have no answer why it runs totally stable and at an unbeatable performance. Well, in V3 there is a trick that reveals the truth:

1) Reset the Hippotizer to its default settings (from the Boot Menu)
2) Shut it down
3) Remove all energy supply
4) Open the case (warning: this is not allowed by contract!)
5) Connect cables and start it up again
6) Import a full HD clip that supports Alpha (it does not work without alpha!) and name it "pixiechicks"
7) Load this clip in Layer 1
8) Select the Effect "Pixies Dust" in Layer 1
9) Use "Matte" Mix Mode in Layer 1
10) Use "Sprite" Mode in Layer 2
11) Use "Max" Mode in all other Layers
12) Use "Live Video" Input in Layer 2
13) Set "Level" of Layers 1 and 2 to 100%, and "Level" of all other layers to 0%
14) Now focus the Graphics Adapter inside the Hippotizer with the Camera attached to the Video Capturing Input of the Hippotizer. As result, you will see on the Hippotizer Output Green Hippos best kept secret: Pixies!

Pixies play a very important role in Hippotizer Media Servers, since they are responsible to mix all the millions of pixels of all Layers in realtime. They run along the pipelines of the GPU *extremely fast*, sitting on electrons and using their radiating color gradients (also known as the electrons spin) which allows them to mix colors and apply effects in breathtaking quality and speed! It's magic really!