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Fun => The Porch => Topic started by: rrowan on November 22, 2010,
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Hi Folks,
Despite what the doctors want me to do and having my son home today sick. I got started today on setting up my show.
Its a first step but I think I did Ok. Back to work tomorrow and Wednesday.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Ok,
I give up you guys stuff always looks better.
RJ
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Nice!
I have never been a blowmold guy, but I really like the soldiers guarding the walkway. The colors are so bright.
You are lucky you had dry weather.
Now it's RJ's turn to post some pictures.
John
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Nice!
I have never been a blowmold guy, but I really like the soldiers guarding the walkway. The colors are so bright.
You are lucky you had dry weather.
Now it's RJ's turn to post some pictures.
John
Thanks John
I took today off just because the weather is suppose to get cold and wet soon. I was hoping to get more done but when the back says its done, I am done :(
I don't except to see any setup pictures from RJ. He likes to dazzle us with everything lit and running
Cheers
Rick R.
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Looks Awesome
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Look really nice. Newbie question: what are the short posts in the ground on either side of the walk way for? Inquiring minds want to know.
Thanks, Keith :)
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Look really nice. Newbie question: what are the short posts in the ground on either side of the walk way for? Inquiring minds want to know.
Thanks, Keith :)
Hi Keith,
They are rebar which I have 16 pvc trees that goes on top (currently 2 colors, hoping to convert to Smart String) and 4 light arches.
Here is a shot of the trees last year before the snow storm hit
http://diylightanimation.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2339.0;attach=2395;image
Cheers
Rick R.
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Look really nice. Newbie question: what are the short posts in the ground on either side of the walk way for? Inquiring minds want to know.
Thanks, Keith :)
Hi Keith,
They are rebar which I have 16 pvc trees that goes on top
Here I was thinking it was an elaborate booby trap type of impaler to stop people from seeing "how it is set up" before it is done and the added bonus of stopping solicitors ;D
On a side note, nice set up and it will be cool to see how it comes together along with Bill's.
-JS
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Man that looks sweeeeet!! I have also been thinking (ok dreaming and drooling) about smart strings. I have an idea taken from the grinch using the smart strings to look like I am shooting lights onto the house. This will of course be for next year. Thanks again, Keith
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Looking good Rick! But I fully expected everything to be elevated six feet off the ground to mitigate last year's experience... ;D
Greg
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Looking good Rick! But I fully expected everything to be elevated six feet off the ground to mitigate last year's experience... ;D
Greg
Thank Greg
THANKS GREG, I didn't need that reminder :o ;D
If that happens again, Its time to pack up everything and move near RJ
Cheers
Rick R.
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Greetings,,,
Looks good. Always like that sidewalk.
You just need remote controlled risers with a snow detector...
Keith
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Greetings,,,
Looks good. Always like that sidewalk.
You just need remote controlled risers with a snow detector...
Keith
I decided to send the boys out with shovels and heaters to melt the snow
>.d9
Cheers
Rick R.
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Hi Folks
The wife woke me up early today. So I could work on the light show before the rain started. I guess I am done for today since its still raining and we have to get ready to her parents house for dinner.
Here is today's progress. Nothing is powered up yet but getting close.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Congrats Rick! You're going to have a great show... again!
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Congrats Rick! You're going to have a great show... again!
Hi John
Great to hear from you. Well I know I am going to have a show. Great? only time will tell LOL
Hoping to see what you cooked up this year for your show.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Hi Folks,
I tested all 16 of my micro trees before setting them outside. Today I power up the trees (the first 9) and of course Tree #1 has no red lights. So far I have 2 LE running and the Freestyle. I still have the whole roof to do, maybe tomorrow.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Boy Rick
Sometimes you jump to fast.
It was just a loose wire. All of the Micro Trees are working now
Rick R.
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Hi Folks,
Two pics with some of the lights on. Just using 50% power while setting up. After I took these shots, I did get the other right side arches lit and the nativity scene.
Still have the roof to work on. Along with more stuff on the house.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Hi Folks,
Been testing my lights and controllers. To be honest I still have a few more things to put up yet <fp.
Btw: Tonight everything worked perfectly. My Lynx Dongle, Lynx Expresses, Lynx Freestyle, SSR4s, SSR4-DMXs and the lights.
Once I get the last bit done and button up the sequences it will be Show Time ;D
Here is a few pictures with the lights about 60% on. I promise you the micro trees are Red and Green. My camera makes them look purple.
Cheers
Rick R.
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That is just Beutiful Rick!
Very Nice.
RJ
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Really nice Rick. The layout is beautiful. I love the symmetry. Can't wait to see the videos.
John
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That is just Beutiful Rick!
Very Nice.
RJ
Thank you RJ
Of course without you and DLA none of this would of been possible
Cheers
Rick R.
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Really nice Rick. The layout is beautiful. I love the symmetry. Can't wait to see the videos.
John
Thank John
Yeah a lot of people want to see the videos. My family, friends, co-workers and ME ;D
Cheers
Rick R.
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VERY NICE RICK
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Hi Folks,
Today the weather is taking its real first shots at my display
We have a Wind Advisory today along with heavy rain.
The tall choir girl next to the nativity scene has already fallen over. I just added a pole to support her.
Concern about the LE on the back of the roof and did I miss anything while setting up????
Cheers
Rick R.
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Looks very nice.
Bill
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Great job Rick >.d9
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Good looking display of lights Rick!
Ron
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Great job Rick! I love the walk up to the house...you have such a nice layout, everything looks really neat and in it's proper place. The first big wind blew threw central Florida last night too and shook up some of my stuff, but it's calmed down now so I've got to get back at it and get my show set up. I'm so out of time.
Mike E.
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Thank guys
For the nice comments
Mike, I have been working hard to get the show layout even and neat, for years it was very heavy on the left side with just the Nativity on the right side. Many thanks for noticing
Cheers
Rick R.
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Hi Folks,
Today the weather is taking its real first shots at my display
We have a Wind Advisory today along with heavy rain.
The tall choir girl next to the nativity scene has already fallen over. I just added a pole to support her.
Concern about the LE on the back of the roof and did I miss anything while setting up????
Cheers
Rick R.
Hi Rick
Yes you did miss something
1 - The rope light little train and Santa sled were not staked down
2- One walkway Blown Mold was missing a screw to secure it to the 4x4
The roof lights, most are now not a straight line.
Overall Not a too bad of a job.
All the lights worked just fine in the wind and rain last night (Dec 1, 2010)
Xlights started and stopped the show at the required times
Cheers
Rick R.
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ok, I dug this post out of the pile. ;D
I finally was able to edit my first video of the season. I have more to do but here is Music box Dancer 2010
I decide not to use the HD upload since I can only do it once a week and it take so much space. The video's this year is shot with my Nikon Coolpix P-100 on a tri-pod of course. The show starts around 5pm so there was some daylight at the beginning. Hope you like it.
http://vimeo.com/17806154
Cheers
Rick R.
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Very nice Rick!
That is one of my favorite songs.
Did you use any special settings on your camera?
John
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Great job Rick! Love the show. The mini trees look great.
Ron
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Thanks John and Ron,
The camera?
I will have to check the setting tonight. I know I set the focus to manual so it wouldn't try to keep changing since the camera and display don't move. The rest I will check on.
Cheers
Working on When Christmas comes to town video at the moment. Some days at work are tough, there is also a Holiday Party at noon for the employees.
Rick R.
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I love the show. You really did a great job. I watched what you did last year and now you have me fired up about close encounters. ;D
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ok
Second video is up (man I love my new macbook pro and imovie-2011)
http://vimeo.com/17809393
Thanks Rock, I forgot about Close Encounters for this year :(
Cheers
Rick R.
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Second video is up (man I love my new macbook pro and imovie-2011)
Cheers
Rick R.
I love my MacBook Pro too!
John
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Third Video
2010 Winter Wonderland (yeah finally a new seq for this year LOL)
http://vimeo.com/17810370
Cheers
Rick R.
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Rick,
I got 46,000 lights across 420 channels (or something like that). So when I saw what you did I loved it. This is one of those ideas you just got to take and run with. You did a great job on it Rick, I just want to take a shot at seeing what is would like to run out the whole 2 minute sequence...... Then I could add a fog machine and several Aethers for a really bright light. OK, I'm not going that far.
Joe
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Hi Joe,
That would be so cool. You have to go for it. I fully believe that a hobby is suppose to be FUN. Without having fun why do it?
I have no idea how many lights I use and I am just slightly more that half of your channels. Then again channel count goes crazy with the SS. Hmmmmm, Smart Strings and Close Encounters..........
hehehe, the encounters mp3 was made to ROCK
Cheers
Rick R.
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I'll send you the link once I get it done.
Joe
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Hi Folks
Last video until later
forth video Christmas Vacation. Now this one I am not totally happy with and I should work on it some more. But the show must go on..hehehe. I still have Carol of the Bells to edit and upload. That should do it for now.
http://vimeo.com/17815725
Cheers
Rick R.
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Like everyone tells me. You may not be happy with it but it looked really good to me. You timing is really GOOD.
Joe
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Rick,
I think they are marvelous.
We are our harshest critics. I would be willing to bet that you are the only one that thinks there is anything wrong with these sequences.
Great job.
John
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Man you did a great job. I think you have a nice setup. I really like all those multi color mini trees.
Ron
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Many thanks John and Ron
I really like my trees. Can you image how they will be with a SS controller in each tree ;D
Unless software catches up quickly I don't see doing the micro trees in node mode. I think they would be in string mode.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Just watched three of your videos............ and I have to say,.
<pop.. <pop.. <pop.. <pop.. >.d9
Excellent timing.......... and well DOne... :)
Larry
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Rick that was way to COOL I love the Sequencing and the way your walkway lit up ending with the soldiers and the song Xmas Vacation was exellent. <pop.. >.d9 <;d <res.
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Really really cool Rick! You've certainly got it all together! (Much more so than me... and drooling over your new Mac)
Merry Merry
John
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Thanks Larry and Jeff
Nice to hear. Sadly I can't finish the last seq. Seems I didn't start recording Carol of the Bells on time. Its too cold to go outside now. Maybe later I can re record the show and post it. I am hoping to fix a couple of problems outside (weather related) to get a good showing.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Really really cool Rick! You've certainly got it all together! (Much more so than me... and drooling over your new Mac)
Merry Merry
John
Hi John
I am sure your display will be awesome. In fact I bet better than mine since you are more detail oriented then me. I used the Mac today to edit and post all of the video. Just glad work brought it.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Just a small update
Last night I had some family members stop by to watch my show. My dad, my sister her son and my sister's best friend and her family. I have known the friend since she was 3 yrs old. We all stood out in the below freezing cold and watch the show. Tonight I was at my parents house for a party and my wife's brother and family watch the show along with one of my co-worker and her dog. Its not much but at least I have somebody watching the show and not just some drive-bys. Last night while standing in the cold I notice micro tree 5 half of the green lights were out. I got that fixed today in the day light (one socket was not making contact with the light bulb). So far the roof has been solid no flashing since I installed 3 c7 lights. Just really happy with the Lynx hardware and xLights this year.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Nice job Rick, loved the when christmas comes to town. Very good song and well done.
How tall are your arches by chance? One of the things im looking to add next year and trying to get a good estimate for what I need.
-JS
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Thanks batdrive
My wife loves that song
The arches are 10' grey pvc 3/4"
The rebar anchors is 6' spacing with a height of 41"
I use 7 strings of 100ct lights (I just like a center top set of lights)
Cheers
Rick R.
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Rick,
Really nice work. How many lights do you have on your mini trees? I am thinking of building 1 or 2 small trees using smart strings for next year and want to get an idea of how many i need.
Thanks,
Joe
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Rick,
Really nice work. How many lights do you have on your mini trees? I am thinking of building 1 or 2 small trees using smart strings for next year and want to get an idea of how many i need.
Thanks,
Joe
Hi Joe
Thanks I like my micro trees also. Currently they have two set of lights on them red and green with 100 ct mini lights each. I really don't know how many nodes I will need for each tree. But I do plan to test one tree once I get some nodes from the SS coop when that starts.
Cheers
Rick R.
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Hi Folks
Been thinking of what to do tonight. Well I finally have a plan (better late than never :))
So I plan is to run my show like normal until 11pm and then switch over to the Nativity display and play some music. I just joined music from a cd into one mp3. The cd is called Christmas Classics all done by the New York Symphony Orchestra.
Playlist:
The First Noel
God Rest Y Merry Gentlemen
Silent Night
O Holy Night
Hark the Herald Angles Sing
Away In the Manger
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Joy to the World
I will play the music though the speakers all night and into Christmas day. Christmas Night the show takes over again.
I hope it works :)
Cheers
Rick R.
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What fun
2 hrs with my snowblower, I did 3 houses this year. I had to cut back from what I normally do. My back said it was time to go in.
I'll post some pictures later, rest time
Cheers
Rick R.
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Rick,
Here is a link to the Close Encounters Video I promised to pass on to you
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kln-HIeKWxc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kln-HIeKWxc)
I got about half of it sequenced and didn't get back to it, so this is nothing but a repeat of what you did. Hopefully by next year I'll get the whole 2 minutes done.
I went back and watched your videos and I must say I really like the way you use your arches and the way they flow. I played with mine over and over but they were choppy. I'm planning on more section to them next year so hopefully they will act more like what I see in yours
Joe
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Hi Joe,
Looks good
Not sure I am doing anything special with my arches but Thanks :)
Cheers
Rick R.
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Kinda of sad today, its the last scheduled show for the year
Oh well
I been writing down ideas and things to improve for next year.
Simple things like making sure the connections are water tight for next year. Believe it or not one night I lost some lights with the gfci outlet tripping after the snow storm, of course it was the night my mom and sisters and their kids were over to watch the show. I was standing outside talking to them while they were in their vehicle (about 10 of them) and notice some darkness. I reset the outlet and it work a few minutes and tripped again. Since that night its been find. Murphy's law I guess. The LE will not be on the roof next year. So I need another spool of cord. The controllers for the arches, shorten the cords since the plugs are all together next to the controller it will clean up the yard some.
Anyone thinking how to sequence RGB channels??
I don't even think you can do a preview of it.
Just some basic stuff
Cheers and thanks for letting me ramble on
Rick R.