DiyLightAnimation

First off -- hats off and so much appreciation for what RJ and everyone else did here.  I have some idea of the time and effort involved and it is much appreciated.

Like (I'm sure) many others, I have a lot of DLA hardware, both built and unbuilt.  I also really appreciate the fact that the website (with its untold treasure trove of information) is still here.

But, I know that these things aren't free, and likely sooner or later this site will disappear.  Does anyone know when that will be?

I'm in the process of trying to archive as much as I can, but I don't think the forums will be archive-friendly.

Gary

Thanks guys, very helpful!  I've signed up on falconchristmas.com.  From what I've gathered, all of the sequencing software out there is compatible with the SSCs that RJ designed (PixelNet?).  I was using LightShow Pro, which has also disappeared.  The computer where I had it installed died, and I can't even find the LSP software for download anywhere.  So, I guess I'm going to have to start over with something else.

Gary

I was active here back in 2013-2014, looks like now this community has gone inactive for some reason.  Reading around I find no explanation or discussion of what happened???  I still have a bunch of stuff I built (Lynx Express, LED controllers, etc).  I was thinking about getting it all out this year and doing a new display.  I would appreciate advice on what to do now...  Looks like the COOPs/builds are long dead, has this moved elsewhere?  Sure seems a shame to let the work of RJ and so many others go by the wayside...

Gary

Very impressive Paul.  What sequencer did you use?  The effects were really great.  I tried to figure out how to use Nutcracker this year, but since I chose LSP as my main sequencer, I was put off by the difficulty of integrating the two.

Gary

As suspected, I had no problems when I used the camcorder's crappy audio :-)

Gary

Upon posting my video to YouTube and Facebook (or at least attempting to) I notice that my video got flagged for "restricted content" or something like that on YouTube, and the video won't play on iPhones.  When I tried to upload to Facebook, I got a notice saying my video was a copyright violation and the video did not upload *at all*.

I didn't have this problem at Halloween, but the music I used was not as easily identifiable.

BTW, I did legitimately *purchase* all of the music I have used in sequences so far, from iTunes and then converted to MP3 format using Audacity.  The song I used for Christmas (Linus & Lucy from Charlie Brown Christmas) is probably one of the easier ones to recognize, but other than that I don't know why this is happening.

Has anyone else had issues like this?  Obviously they are making the software smarter these days!  If this is taken to its logical conclusion, we will either have to pay royalties or simply not be able to use copyrighted music in our uploads.  I do know from past experience that what we are doing is legally considered a "public performance".  Pretty stupid considering we're not making a dime, though I guess some people do monetize their videos if they have something that can get high hit counts.

Gary

After a year of researching, COOP-ing, soldering, cursing  <md.. , laughing  , singing and yes, crying    my first song is done.

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HUGE THANK YOU to everyone here for all the help.  I of course have plans for something bigger and better next year.  I didn't really have time to do everything I wanted to do this year, but I'm still pretty happy with the result.

Major learnings follow.  I know some of these seem obvious, but it's amazing how many 'obvious' things one overlooks in the heat of the moment :-)

• A single SS Hub will only get you 4096 channels! (one pixelnet universe)
• Cat5 (RJ45) connectors need protection from water (they get easily waterlogged and corrode quickly)
• Setup will always take 2x longer than you think
• I could go on, but you get the idea :-)

Gary