DiyLightAnimation
Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: rrowan on November 29, 2009,
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Hi Guys,
Just a picture to start off.
I'll get some videos up sooner or later
I have been getting a lot of positive comments from my neighbors. Like, two young girls across the street along with their mom (well mom said she needs her sun glasses on :)) keep telling me they like the lights and look forward to each day to see the lights go on. Couple of other neighbors have come out while I am working on getting things setup and been asking questions along with how much they like it.
Trying out two small arches this year most likely will have more next year :D
My micro trees I need to adjust slightly by putting a piece of spacer under them to raise them off the grass.
Cheers
Rick R.
P.S.
Many thanks to RJ and his Lynx boards
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curious how high is that electrical post? I'm thinking mega tree with a lot of lights (tap into the post) hehehe j'k
Looks even better then last year (not saying last year wasn't great). Congrats. Still doing my setup, but im progressing day by day.
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Fantastic Rick! Looks great... and very Jersey too!
I'm envious.... you're way ahead of me; but as Mr. Win sez, progressing day by day.
Keep up the good work!
John
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Greetings,,,
Great! Looks like you got the trees dealt with.
Keith
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Looks Great
Bill
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Are those the super secret bend method PVC mini trees?
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Are those the super secret bend method PVC mini trees?
LOL
Yes my micro trees. Truth be told I should of left the "trunk" part of the tree a bit longer, now I need to add spacers.
Yeah my bending method was not approved/safe way so after talking to the guys I did post a "safer" way to bend the pvc.
Rick R.
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I really like those mini trees. Didn't mean anything by the super secret bend method, but it was something that I remembered. ;D
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Very cool Rick. We need video! Is that lights on the roof I see too? Nice job.
Ron
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I should of posted this earlier, Sorry
Many thanks guys for the nice comments.
Hopefully the rain goes away tomorrow so I can get some night pictures and video. Being a slacker, I still need to finish up my sequences. Currently running one sequence in a loop.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Being a slacker, I still need to finish up my sequences. Currently running one sequence in a loop.
You and me both. I have a non musical sequence that just keeps changing colors and spinning the mega tree and people are still stopping out front to look at it. I modify it every couple of days to try different speeds of color changes and now I going to add some chases since I finally have the mini trees out. However, rain today knocked out half of the minis tonight and resetting the GFI only helps for a few seconds.
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Hi Folks,
Here is a test video. Why a test? Well trying to figure out the software (Adobe Premier Pro CS4) along with just hand holding the video camera will use a tripod later. While looking at the video I need to fix a few things in the sequence and my editing of the audio seems to have the sound slight off from the video. Its much better in person.
I reduce the file down to 19mb so the quality is not the greatest either.
So enough excuses for now :D
Jingle Bells Techno
Cheers
Rick R.
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Greetings,,,
Great, Rick! Now just get that moon in the background in sync...
;D
Keith
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Greetings,,,
Great, Rick! Now just get that moon in the background in sync...
;D
Keith
Thanks Keith
Well I did purposely put the moon in the shot to distract everyone from my sequencing skills LOL
Crud, I just let the cat out of the bag :(
Cheers
Rick R.
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Hey Rick, after watching your show I was thinking you should talk to McDonald and find out if they will sponsor you ^_^
Great show. Are you running wireless this year?
Greetings,,,
Great, Rick! Now just get that moon in the background in sync...
;D
Keith
Thanks Keith
Well I did purposely put the moon in the shot to distract everyone from my sequencing skills LOL
Crud, I just let the cat out of the bag :(
Cheers
Rick R.
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I didn't know Lynx Wireless shot all the way to the moon Rick!
I'm quite impressed... awesome job!
John
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Well done Rick..
Those dang cars can sure mess up a nice video. And they didn't even slow down.
Larry
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Thanks for posting the video Rick - great job. If my neighbors had a light show like that when I was a kid I would have been in heaven.
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Thanks Guys
Just having fun with it. More to come
John, Not using any wireless
Larry, Some cars do slow down and a few have stopped
Clay, Tell me about it that would of been awesome as a kid. The neighbor's girls seem to love the lights.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Rick - I spent hours staring at my brother's lighted fish tank when I was in grade school. If your house was out my window it would have given something else to fixate on. Not to mention my transistor radio would have been tuned to your station... "Mom - the neighbors across the street have their own radio station. Can we get one?".
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...my transistor radio would have been tuned to your station... "Mom - the neighbors across the street have their own radio station. Can we get one?".
LOL! Clay you made me flash on hiding my transistor radio under the pillow at night and listing to the forbidden WABC Top 40 when I was a kid... yikes now I'be dated myself for sure!
More power to ya Rick!
John
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...my transistor radio would have been tuned to your station... "Mom - the neighbors across the street have their own radio station. Can we get one?".
LOL! Clay you made me flash on hiding my transistor radio under the pillow at night and listing to the forbidden WABC Top 40 when I was a kid... yikes now I'be dated myself for sure!
More power to ya Rick!
John
LOL - You too huh!
-Paul
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...my transistor radio would have been tuned to your station... "Mom - the neighbors across the street have their own radio station. Can we get one?".
LOL! Clay you made me flash on hiding my transistor radio under the pillow at night and listing to the forbidden WABC Top 40 when I was a kid... yikes now I'be dated myself for sure!
More power to ya Rick!
John
Transistors? We didn't need any stinkin' transistors when I was a kid... I had a crystal radio. No batteries required but not much volume either (which suited my parents just fine)...
Greg
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...my transistor radio would have been tuned to your station... "Mom - the neighbors across the street have their own radio station. Can we get one?".
LOL! Clay you made me flash on hiding my transistor radio under the pillow at night and listing to the forbidden WABC Top 40 when I was a kid... yikes now I'be dated myself for sure!
More power to ya Rick!
John
Transistors? We didn't need any stinkin' transistors when I was a kid... I had a crystal radio. No batteries required but not much volume either (which suited my parents just fine)...
Greg
Yeah man. I asked my dad for a transistor radio and what did he do? Through a bunch of wires and stuff on the table in front of me and said make your own da.... radio, and don't waste my batteries or money. Then he helped me build it. No wonder I'm derranged today!
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Well now we've totally hijacked Ricks thread.
Rick, any new pics/vids?
John
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Ok John,
This one is done just for fun. Huh? What? This hobby is fun?? :D :D :D
Well RJ and the staff have seen the Vixen screen capture of this video.
Cheers
Rick R.
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That is a good one!
Love it...
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Hi Folks
JALV
Carol of the Bells
Cheers
Rick R.
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Greetings,,,
I like Carol of the Third Bell Kind...
You have things more in sync this year....
;D
Keith
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Congrats Rick... Lookin' Great
And like Keith said......... the sync'ing is really nice.
Larry
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Nice work Rick.
I really like what you did with Carol of the Bells. I did a different version last year and have tried to recycle/add to it this year. Every one says it looks great. I've never been satisfied with my timing. So I haven't added it to my program this year, yet. I've been trying to catch every beat...dah.......dah-dah-dah, throughout the song. Not easy. It looks like you used the first beat then ended on the last, without using the middle two beats. It looks great. I'm going to borrow your method if you don't mind.
Brad
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Finally got around to DL'ing your vids Rick... looking really good Jersey boy!
John
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Hey Rick who is this song by?
Hi Folks
JALV
Carol of the Bells
Cheers
Rick R.
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Thanks again Guys,
Brad, you what you want. I have no clue about music, basically I just look at other folks seq and adjust for my wants.
John, from one Jersey boy to a former Jersey boy LOL
Ken, its Monique Danielle, If you are asking about the JALV = Just Another Lame Video :D
Still having FUN
Rick R.
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great job!
Thank you for sharing it with us!
RJ
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Thanks again Guys,
Brad, you what you want. I have no clue about music, basically I just look at other folks seq and adjust for my wants.
I hear ya man. As the saying goes....I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket ;D
Maybe that's why I find it so difficult to sequence, I want perfection and can't achieve it.
Brad
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Hi Folks,
Just an update.
We have had a few people stop and ring our door bell to tell us how much they love the lights this year. One lady told us that her nephew just got out of hospital and he was so excited to see the lights dance.
Now that might not like seem like a big deal but in NJ it is very rare.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Spread the cheer Rick... more and more every year!
John
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Hi Folks,
My show has been running great. It seems that two boys in the neighborhood just love the show and they spend time watching a couple times a night (oooh, ahhh pretty lights :D) One of my son's teacher was telling his class about a cool house with lights and music they saw which turned out to me my house since the teacher said he saw it on my street.
On the roof I have a LE laying on the back part and I have a slight moisture problem. I plan to pick up some Corrison X tomorrow to take care of that.
I did post the Jingle Bells Techno and Carol of the Bells videos to youtube
I need to work on the other songs and post them.
Tomorrow my oldest son is having surgery for his sleep apnea.
Praying that goes well.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Rick hope it goes well also please keep us updated.
RJ
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Yes, Rick... best wishes to you and your family.
Looking forward to dl'g your vids... i have to do it during non-show times on the PC as my old Mac laptop coughs and burbs excessively with video.
Stay warm!
John
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Hi Folks,
Surgery went well, of course he is in some pain. We got to the hospital around 6:12am and he was move into operation room about 8:35am. We didn't see him again until 11:50am when they took him up to his room. Just (2:20pm) came home to get the other two boys off of the school bus and going back after dinner. He should be released from there about 10am tomorrow.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Greetings,,,
Hope things continue to turn out well.
Keith
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Glad to hear the surgery went well Rick.
I too have SA and have not chosen to go the surgery route. He is indeed a brave young man.
Hopefully now he will wake rested.
Brad
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Glad to see that it all went well
Bill
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Thanks guys,
We brought him home this morning. He can just barely drink. He is mostly just sleeping.
Its going to be a few weeks before he is back to normal.
Rick R.