Author Topic: A proposed sequence builder for rgb megatrees. meighan.net/rgbsb  (Read 7829 times)

Offline smeighan

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Hi all; some of you may have followed a thread about a tool i am building for building RGB sequences over in the LSP forum. Last week that thread was removed. It was believed that the thread would be better on a DIY forums since the tool applies to multiple platforms.

I created the thread under the Vixen software group. There was not a place that was generic to all software programs. I am planning on fully supporting LSP/LOR and Vixen.

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New thread started in Vixen on rgbsb: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login
The other thread was getting too unwieldy.

Here are some of the new models that are done





I am working now on the Vixen export, LSP 2.0 will be right after that

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WOW!!! Incredible!!! Can't wait until the LSP export is done!

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Sean - This looks like one of those tools that will change how we sequence the new RGB lights.  Saving many hours of individual node sequencing.  Thank You for the effort you are putting into this project!!  The new builder looks awesome!!

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All of this because i am lazy ..

December. I think i might want to get into christmas lights for next year. I look at megatrees and try the downloads of the sequencers  (I have installed all three LSP,LOR and Vixen 2.1). I think it will be too hard to sequence the RGB devices and decide to build a tool for myself.

I still own no equipment. I will get an ether dongle, Lynx express sometime this summer. I will follow up with smart strings and finally be able to build my tree.

In the meantime, the tool seems to be developing into  madrix-lite.

On the doityourselgchristmas forum, someone asked if i could create a barber pole.
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i modified the models to handle any width spiral and also to make half of a megatree targets.

Here is Joels barber pole




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(Jaw Dropped) Just amazing what talent you have Sean. Thank you.
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I think I'll just return my LSP. :)

You are going to be a marked man when the folks from Madrix, LSP and LOR see what you've done.

You must find a way to grandfather a few of your favorite buddies into this so that when you sell the code to one of those developers we can continue to have free upgrades for life.  (wishful thinking on my part... :) )
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Hi Steve;

 :)

you have been one of the consistent supporters of my tool all along, i appreciate it.

I have no plans on selling what i develop. I am hoping to document how to build models so other people could join in.

It has been asked to enhance rgbsb to also do arches besides megatrees. i have put that on my to do list.

I am thinking of reading icon files and putting them on the tree. Since most of our trees are like 16-32 strands and maybe 30-80 pixels high we dont have very dense pixel areas.

Does anyone have a website with some good Christmas icons? also to be put on the to-do list.

Please send video clips and the time of effects you would like to see added.

Some effects are easy some are harder to program. All that i have seen i think i can do.


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Looks awesome!

Keep up the good work Sean. I don't plan on adding an RGB Tree this year but I am amazed with what you have already came up with!



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With your development I might end up getting into rgb next year.
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Where do I buy in?  Awesome job....amazing!  Forcing me to totally rethink my display, and of course spend more on RGB for this year. 


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One thing i am thinking of doing is only making half of a megatree. This will cut the cost in half and yet will still display all of the effects i am making.

if you see any effects you would like me to support please send the video link and the timestamp of where the effect is in the video.

i will add them into my inbox. I finished 3 new models today.

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RJ's smart string demo has good stuff:

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The Monkhouse have a great tree:

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Fabian has excellent trees as well:

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Another group of lighting elements to consider...  halloween.

I don't know how you could apply grids to the current offering of monster faces created by light strings, but maybe there is someone creative who can help make that leap.

grids could be use (obviously) for animation.  Not only for scrolling text, but maybe dancing skeletons and other 'moving' sprites.  I've seen dancing figures before, but if you combine the wide color range of RGB with the animations you could have a green frankenstein head, that is lifted with a spurt of blood to show a white skull beneath. :)    Sorry to be halloween-gross :) but I'm just thinking of the power of animation with full color pixels.
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Two new models added to library

Vertical bars and falling stars




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