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Title: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: chrisatpsu on March 01, 2012,
if keeping up with my celebrating holidays late this year, i had Valentine's day with the wifey. and decorated the room with smart string flex strips running a simple sequence.   

I forgot to take a video, and most of the stuff is taken down already.
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: rrowan on March 01, 2012,
Sure Chris

WE all BELIEVE you

LOL

Rick R.
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: tbone321 on March 01, 2012,
Is this another boost to your thead start count??    ::)
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: zwiller on March 01, 2012,
I wish you had some video so we could see your WIFE.  ;D
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: chrisatpsu on March 01, 2012,
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I wish you had some video so we could see your WIFE.  ;D

I'm not sure how to take that...  lol



i didn't record it, b/c it was just lame slow fades.
i seperated the flex strips in software by 5 nodes. 4 red, and 1 white, then repeat
the 2 flex strips were set to the same start channel so they mirrored each other.
the whites stayed on, and the red di random slow fades/ramps.

i taped a string of 20 plastic rectangles under the table to create a white glow under the table cloth.

i originally wanted to sequence our sing which is Alison Krause "When you say nothing at all"   

yeah, yeah, i know the one liners are coming now...
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: Mike Hill on March 01, 2012,
Chris.....

Is it really hard for you to say nothing at all?

I doubt it.....

You know we all like (strong tense to that word).

I wish you would have taken video too.  Do you have a website for your past displays?

Mk
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: chrisatpsu on March 01, 2012,
http://vimeo.com/user9806824

it's just some demo stuff, and trials of ideas...
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: SteveMaris on March 01, 2012,
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http://vimeo.com/user9806824

it's just some demo stuff, and trials of ideas...
GREAT stuff! Thanks for sharing.
 And thanks for sharing your wonderful Valentines with us as well.
 Keep up the great work, and all the value added threads you start.
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: trekster on March 01, 2012,
Hey Chris I found the rest of the Valentine links.

Ron

http://vimeo.com/19959175

http://vimeo.com/19960185

http://vimeo.com/19959790

http://vimeo.com/19969145

 <la..
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: thestig on March 02, 2012,
I found Chris's lost video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmJoqmNaTbk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmJoqmNaTbk)

 <fp. <pop..
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: Mike Hill on March 02, 2012,
Awesome use of the paper sign.....nice lighting effects.  Where can I pick me up a hairspray girl........wait.  Here it comes.


 <md..

Too much voltage in there.
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: chrisatpsu on March 02, 2012,
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Hey Chris I found the rest of the Valentine links.

Ron

http://vimeo.com/19959175

http://vimeo.com/19960185

http://vimeo.com/19959790

http://vimeo.com/19969145

 <la..

I had seen those last year and wanted to post that i did try something this year...
ironically, i have those same mini hearts that he has draped across the from of the couch.
i didn't have any of the other lights, but i used smart string flex strips around the archways, and plastic rectangles taped under the table to create a glow.

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I found Chris's lost video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmJoqmNaTbk (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmJoqmNaTbk)

 <fp. <pop..
How'd you find me?  that was pretty funny though.  haha



all in all, i probably wont do a halloween show (it depends though), but at least i did do something else besides christmas. I do want to do some thing for the patriotic times memorial day, flag day, independence day.
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: Steve Gase on March 02, 2012,
Didn't know I was among such romantic people.  :-*
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: tbone321 on March 02, 2012,
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all in all, i probably wont do a halloween show (it depends though), but at least i did do something else besides christmas. I do want to do some thing for the patriotic times memorial day, flag day, independence day.

NO Halloween SHOW!!!!!!  You have some nerve my friend   8)
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: thestig on March 02, 2012,
Halloween is my biggest show this year. I am going all out... xmas on the backburner!


The good thing is that with RGB LED's I only have to put the lights up once!
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: AlanS on March 03, 2012,
I was able to put together a little light show together for my wife. Not only was it Valentine's Day but also her B-Day and our anniversary. She hate's that I call it Three-fer. Anyway, this is my first attempt at a blinky flashy show. I had just gotten the first LE bulit and working then the doggle stopped working. But with many the peoples help and advice I was able to pull it off at the last minute.  1 channel was not working on the LE at the time of the show.

Here's the video if you want to see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBuBoxH1ig0&context=C3a96fefADOEgsToPDskLAaYFuC5mfrUwHCndBX5vE
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: trekster on March 03, 2012,
Wow Alan.  That looks great.  How many channels was it.  Awesome job.

Ron
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: rrowan on March 03, 2012,
Excellent Job Alan

The second heart from the left (its splits the left and right side of the heart) did you buy or make?

Rick R.
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: SteveMaris on March 03, 2012,
Very cool. nice job Alan.
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: AlanS on March 03, 2012,
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Excellent Job Alan

The second heart from the left (its splits the left and right side of the heart) did you buy or make?

Rick R.

I made the hearts. The one that you mentioned was 4 strings of lights wrapped around 1/4" pvc.

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Wow Alan.  That looks great.  How many channels was it.  Awesome job.

Ron

It was just 16 channels
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: chrisatpsu on March 03, 2012,
see? instead of "ramping up my posts count (which doesn't matter since i've i'm ranked 4th on the site now.) but it got YOU GUYS to talk about a holiday that just came and went, and no one would have known about the wonderful job that people do. I didn't post mine, b/c it would not have even compared to Alan's wonderful job.
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: tbone321 on March 03, 2012,
It's not your post count, it's your thread count that you are working on now.   8)
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: chrisatpsu on March 03, 2012,
no way to track thread count.  it's not my fault i bring up topics that people want to discuss   ;D
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: tbone321 on March 03, 2012,
Sure there is and you are #3 there.  The funny thing about that is that happens to be the total NUMBER of threads that I started
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: chrisatpsu on March 03, 2012,
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Sure there is and you are #3 there.  The funny thing about that is that happens to be the total NUMBER of threads that I started

We can't all be leaders.  J/k tbone
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: sjb on March 04, 2012,
Hey Chris, did I miss you revealing the blink-i-nator or will that be a new thread?

Steve
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: tbone321 on March 04, 2012,
 <la..
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: rdebolt on March 05, 2012,
I guess I have been married too long to compete with you guys! My wife would just laugh at it for a minute... then ask how much did those lights cost???   <md.. ;D Great job to all you romantics!!
Title: Re: Valentine's Day 2012
Post by: trekster on March 05, 2012,
It keeps the fire going..............  Besides it is a bunch of fun.  I have decorated my wife's office area for years.  All the other girls in the office envy her.  And the kicker is the ladies around her think I am the greatest husband in the world.  Man do I got the fooled.... LOL

Ron