DiyLightAnimation
Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: duane.mosley on December 31, 2014,
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here is a video that one of my show watchers put together of my show. the music isn't what i used but his mix turned out really cool. i'm going to try and get him to come back and do it again with the music that i used for the show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMWhM-mIJ3c&feature=youtu.be
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Very neat. Every time I see a drone video I want to buy one, but the first thing that would probably happen would be a crash. darn Plus the good ones are not cheap.
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Very neat. Every time I see a drone video I want to buy one, but the first thing that would probably happen would be a crash. darn Plus the good ones are not cheap.
1000 bucks was the cheapest i found for the one he used. little bit out of my range for someone that don't use it all the time. then again, a toy like that, i'm sure i could find things to do with it! darn, as i type, i am thinking of what it would look like to drone video the fireworks show that my street puts on every year. uh oh!
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I would love to be able to buy a quality quadcopter. Seems the highly rated one is from DJI
This video for a $1k plus copter is crazy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaV60Mrp8e0
DJI Phantom 2 Vision + (or gopro version if you have one)
or the newer DJI Inspire 1 (of course way more $$ but so cool)
Rick R.
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The wrapped tree is crazy. I got tired just wrapping my 16 channel arches.
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The wrapped tree is crazy. I got tired just wrapping my 16 channel arches.
thank you. there are 8000 leds in that tree and it took me what seemed like for ever to wrap it. i have to make that the last thing i do because it usually takes until the last week of november for all of the leaves to fall off. i was in that tree every night for about four hours for almost a week. it was worth it though. this was my 4th year of animation, i skipped the tree last year and my wife was upset so i had to bring it back. it really got a lot of complements this year. i am seriously contemplating adding more channels to get some movement out of it.
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Love it! Cool stuff. I really dig the view of the snowflakes on the roof.
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Love it! Cool stuff. I really dig the view of the snowflakes on the roof.
i like what he did too Sam. i was bummed that i missed him when he was here filming. i was still at work and he knocked on the door and asked the wife if he could video the show and she said of course. she didn't tell me until after the video surfaced that he said "drone". i would have ran home a little faster that night if i would have known that. he is supposed to come back but of course it's been below 20 degrees for a couple of days now so that's on hold. i still have everything up just for that reason and i'm itchin to get it all down and put away.
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I think the Best part of the whole video (no not the drone music) is not one car driving past the shot. ;D
I know it happens to me and everyone else that records across the street. Then again if I wasn't so lazy in video editing I could just remove the car going by.
Still would love to be able to own a quadcopter. Oh well :'(
Rick R.
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Definitely an impressive show. Even more so in person. Loved your sequencing. We both loved the tree as well. My wife commented on it many times while watching. She said she would just leave the lights on all year. :-) I need to call you and talk about a couple of your elements.
-Keith
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Definitely an impressive show. Even more so in person. Loved your sequencing. We both loved the tree as well. My wife commented on it many times while watching. She said she would just leave the lights on all year. :-) I need to call you and talk about a couple of your elements.
-Keith
thanks keith. i am glad you enjoyed the show. made the trip worth it then. i am seriously considering leaving the lights in the tree for the year. once the leaves grow in you can't see them. it will be easier to fix a strand here and there then it would be to unwrap and re-wrap every year. get a hold of me when ever, i made all of the elements so i'd be glad to assist
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I like the snowflakes on the roof....
What can you tell me about those? Are they available for sale or did you custom make them?
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i made them out of coro. i made my pattern on some 1/8'' hard board and transferred to the coro. i was able to get all 8 flakes out of one 4'x8' sheet of coro. they are around 24'' each. i just used a step bit and drilled out the holes so that the lights fit tight in the coro. the sheet of coro i got from a local sign shop for 12 bucks. there are 105 white and 50 blue
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Would you happen to have any detailed pics and be willing to share them?
If so I can PM you my direct email or post here.....
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i used to have them but can't find them. i was trying to find them the other day for someone else. i will have to take some pictures when i remove them from the house.
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Great I would love to see them..... better yet I'd like to create some for my display because they are awesome.
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thank you, i can't take all the credit. i hijacked them from unclebuck a member on here. i will get pics when i take them down.
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thank you, i can't take all the credit. i hijacked them from unclebuck a member on here. i will get pics when i take them down.
OH, I forgot to ask... how do you affix them to your roof... pics of that would be great too.
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thank you, i can't take all the credit. i hijacked them from unclebuck a member on here. i will get pics when i take them down.
OH, I forgot to ask... how do you affix them to your roof... pics of that would be great too.
the tomato cages that i used for my mini trees were too tall for what i wanted. i cut around 12 inches off of the tomato cage leaving the top ring and the four legs that made the vertical structure of the cage. that is what i used to mount the snowflakes so that they weren't just laying on the roof. the metal ring that the snow flake is zip tied to just sits on the roof and they are all wired together using mechanics wire. i created a web between each snowflake and then wired them from the roof vent at the peak and the gutter nails at the bottom. they are basically sitting there but wired together so they don't move. the icicle lights hanging off of the sides of the house are wired to the last two snowflakes on each end, the weight of the icicles(mounted to pvc) is acting as a counter weight for the end of the snowflake web pulling everything tight on the ends. i will take some pictures of the way it's set up when i take it down. which might be tomorrow if the weather cooperates.
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Did you ever get any pictures yet to share with folks?
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no but i haven't forgot. i was waiting for the guy who shot the drone video to come back and shoot some more footage but i guess he changed his mind. i am going to start tear down tomorrow so i will gets some pics for you of how i tied them off and how they are mounted. i will start a new thread in the tid bits section so be looking for it tomorrow night or sunday.