Christmas Lights Gone A Step Too Far.

[awacs94]

Christmas Lights Gone A Step Too Far. Amazing what people do in their spare time.

http://www.kneedragger.net/lights

[Theotokos]

:::stands up and applauds:::: Bravo! Bravo! Encore! Encore! Excellente!


I like it. I think they do have A LOT of time on their hands but how they matched up the lighting with the music makes me want to give them the title, "Mozart Gone Electrician". I think that was awsome. That will win some awards in a christmas light festival. Wow.

[SteveC]

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Theotokos, what is the storyline context of the Poe quote in your signature line?
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[awacs94]

I wish they had some pictures of how they did that... Its neat!

[Goldmember]

Great tune too. That's the trans-siberian orchestra playing that. They put on one kick-ass show every christmas so if you guys want to score some brownie points with the MRS., get some tickets at www.trans-siberian.com. trust me, very worth while.

[FlyLight]

I have some insight as to how they did it. Probably a concert lighting tech such as myself had alot of spare time and did this. It is run most likely using a control protocol known as DMX -512 to link between the lighting console and a rack of probably 48 or so digital remote control dimmers. He probaby used like a console known as a Whole Hog or Avolites, ETC or something of the like to program it. It also most likely is run off of a time code whereas each lighting chase step is assigned to a certain point in time on a linear time frame. So say step 22 is icicle lights on the roof and it will fire at when the console see's time code 10.5 seconds then step 23 could be the star and that would fire at 11 seconds and step 24 could be a little tree and that would fire at 12.3 seconds, so on and so forth. And the console just fires each step at the assigned time that the cd player is kicking out on the time code. Running a show off of time code is extremely time consuming when you are in the programming phase of actually building each cue and assigning it to the code. Broadway shows of BLAST! that marching percussion show were run off of time code because there was no way to fire lighting cues that accurately and fast enough.

hope that gives you a little idea. don't worry if none of what i said makes sense either, i do that type stuff for a day job. Hope to fly someday, thats why I am here learning about all this aviation stuff.

tf

[JaceTheAce]

Originally Posted by FlyLight

I have some insight as to how they did it. Probably a concert lighting tech such as myself had alot of spare time and did this. It is run most likely using a control protocol known as DMX -512 to link between the lighting console and a rack of probably 48 or so digital remote control dimmers. He probaby used like a console known as a Whole Hog or Avolites, ETC or something of the like to program it. It also most likely is run off of a time code whereas each lighting chase step is assigned to a certain point in time on a linear time frame. So say step 22 is icicle lights on the roof and it will fire at when the console see's time code 10.5 seconds then step 23 could be the star and that would fire at 11 seconds and step 24 could be a little tree and that would fire at 12.3 seconds, so on and so forth. And the console just fires each step at the assigned time that the cd player is kicking out on the time code. Running a show off of time code is extremely time consuming when you are in the programming phase of actually building each cue and assigning it to the code. Broadway shows of BLAST! that marching percussion show were run off of time code because there was no way to fire lighting cues that accurately and fast enough.

hope that gives you a little idea. don't worry if none of what i said makes sense either, i do that type stuff for a day job. Hope to fly someday, thats why I am here learning about all this aviation stuff.

tf

Actually, I know exactly how he did it. I'm pretty into Christmas light displays (family and whole block has been doing it for years). Growing up on Dovewood Court (still my parents' house) we started animating Christmas lights to music about 10 years ago. Google Dovewood Court and you'll find some newspaper articles on it. It's in the Sacramento area (Orangevale specifically).

The guy actually used Light-O-Rama. Check out http://www.lightorama.com. It's computer controlled. I have the software and I'm working on a few songs for next years' christmas display. It takes a long time to finish one song because you have to sequence the lights on 16 different channels (or less or more).

Also, go to www.PlanetChristmas.com. I frequent those message boards and the guy who did it posted the vid there himself!

[averyrm]

In reference to the title of the first post, I'd say they didn't go too far.
They went just too far enough!

[JDE]

http://www.break.com/articles/houselights2.html

Here's another one...

[awacs94]

Wow.. this guy is crazy... not one but two!

[cmsuav8r]

How do you sleep with that going on?

[awacs94]

Welcome to the 2005, Wonderland Christmas Display Information Page.

The display is located on Warwick Drive in Corinth, Texas.

From Interstate 35E, exit 2181 Swisher Road.
Turn LEFT (WEST) onto Swisher. Continue 1.4 miles to Parkridge, and turn RIGHT (NORTH).
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Hours to setup: 32.5 hours to install lights. Many months of planning.
Maximum Amp Draw: 71.9 amps

[Kingairer]

BOOOO!!! At least put some good music to it like something by "The Who".

[Kristie]

That's WAY cool!!!