smart string nodes not covered?

[zwiller]

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It's out there.  Maybe Ray can do it cheaper?  Last time I looked into it the cost was outrageous. 

[rm357]

I have some of the 4 led square nodes. They work fine, but are not the same color. At full on they are redder than the others.

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It's out there.  Maybe Ray can do it cheaper?  Last time I looked into it the cost was outrageous.

Cool, but that looked like "dumb" RGB, not smart string.

[zwiller]

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It's out there.  Maybe Ray can do it cheaper?  Last time I looked into it the cost was outrageous.

Cool, but that looked like "dumb" RGB, not smart string.

Yeah good point. Most if not all of the led neon is dumb.

When I mean expensive think $30-40 a foot! 

[zwiller]

I have some of the 4 led square nodes. They work fine, but are not the same color. At full on they are redder than the others.

Do you think the 4 led module is bad enough to pass on em?  I don't care for the rectangular modules for a similar reason.  Their white is way too "cool"/blue to me.  That said, maybe some white correction in lsp would fix.

[taybrynn]

I was going to put the 4 led squares inside a couple coroflakes.   The diffused color should be fine.   I mean, none of these ss rgb lights match my incandescent minis, but the red and green r fairly close.   The fade characteristics r a lot different and not discussed much.   Incan. Seems to be nearly perfect on fades.

[zwiller]

I was going to put the 4 led squares inside a couple coroflakes.   The diffused color should be fine.   I mean, none of these ss rgb lights match my incandescent minis, but the red and green r fairly close.   The fade characteristics r a lot different and not discussed much.   Incan. Seems to be nearly perfect on fades.

Thought I was the only one who thought SS didn't fade that well.  I keep telling myself that it won't matter in context of a show but not really sure.  Maybe something can be done about it, since as you said, no one talks about it...  Wonder if its on the hardware or software side?

 

[FireMedic4Christ]

I would like to see some different covers available other than the C9. I love the flexibility the nodes add to my display, but I also want something a little more traditional looking. A choice of covers also allows one to add some depth and character to your display. C9 on the roof, C7 in the trees and strawberry on the shrubs. I would likely use C7 and the round strawberry covers if I found some that would fit over the SS nodes.
 
I also think a net style light would be great for shrubs. In object oriented programming software, this would make sweeping fades easy to do.

[chrisatpsu]

so with a smart net, you'd like to see a large gap matrix?

[FireMedic4Christ]

so with a smart net, you'd like to see a large gap matrix?

That's what I was thinking. Nothing for video, just nodes on a 6 x 6 or so matrix.

[taybrynn]

I think its likely the same issue that you run into with fading with LED(s) when used on a LE ... except they have put in the lighting curves capability into the LE for them ... but for SS ... I'm wondering if a similar SS capability makes sense?  For example, I have some sequencing which does fades between 50% and 0% and even 30 and 0% ... and most of these fades are essentially non-existent using SS ... but quite effective using say C9(s) or incan. minis.

[FireMedic4Christ]

I think its likely the same issue that you run into with fading with LED(s) when used on a LE ... except they have put in the lighting curves capability into the LE for them ... but for SS ... I'm wondering if a similar SS capability makes sense?  For example, I have some sequencing which does fades between 50% and 0% and even 30 and 0% ... and most of these fades are essentially non-existent using SS ... but quite effective using say C9(s) or incan. minis.

I did say sweeping fades, but more correctly meant fading the pixels from one color to the next, not fades in intensity.
 
I think it was LSP that would once the nodes are all addressed allows you to use preprogramed fades such as from the center out, left to right, corner to corner.
 
Brian