The information here about the moving heads is mostly false and I would have appreciated it if you did have a direct link for videos (especially by yourself) to explore such examples in depth to support what you said about them. Just talking about it doesn't help your argument. What you essentially suggested was bigger means better. True, most people want the moving heads for a variety of reasons and one of those are to having one that moves around, portability, easy to setup, and adjust the brightness through the DMX. However, you will find there are a lot of mini moving heads examples on youtube that will give a light beam. To make this work, this is dependent on how dark the room \ place is and how much brightness you push through the light. If you add a degree of mist, you'll get an even stronger looking beam appearance.

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What's a good box for the power supply and controller? Power supplies usually generate a bunch of heat, so I'm guessing a fully sealed box would be a bad idea.

My current Kulp K8B I have a cord running over 45 feet to my next props and I have no problem from the short receivers these controllers are amazing. they have great output!

If I have three props do I link them into the same channel but I want all three doing different things

New to all of this and love the videos. I got one of these controllers and was going to try and have a simple animation for a prop on an SD card in the controller but every time I try to select it for SD mode, it says no card inserted. I know the card works, had it in a camera and inserting into my pc reads it fine. Is there anything special that would need to be done to get it to read the SD card? It a bit late for this year but if I want to continue this route with the genius it was be nice to know. Thanks!

if you are working with a 2d photo how do you deal with lights that wrap around the eaves, you will need to know how many more feet or pixels, i would think... pardon the newbie question...but i live in a corner house, regards😀

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Good info. Thanks. Love you channel. It has helped me to learn how to avoid a lot of issues. ❤👍

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Can you make a video showing how you actually run the wires to these areas of the house

Wasatch controllers have been incredible for me

Thanks.

What are the lights behind you on the scaffold? They are really nice but are they suitable for permanent Christmas lights?

Wht lights does it control

Can store bought Christmas decorations be used in a light show?

On top of the of this, what is the cost for installation?

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What controller would I do if I literally just want to run some c9 bulbs around the top of my house and want it to do patterns

So with click it's you're not actually replacing the light you're just cutting it out?

Xlights is the worst program on my PC. Constantly crashes, soooo many bugs, this year, it wont even open. Just says program not responding. Dont waste your money on the HinksPix controller from Holidaycoro and dont waste your time with Xlights.

Hi, I'm very interested in doing a large outdoor pixel grid display as an amateur for my home. Though one thing that I'm having trouble finding any feedback on from people who do videos on lightshows is operating temperature of pixels. I live decently up north and our winters can get cold(close to to if not at 0 deg F most of the time, and can get lower), which adds to my confusion as to why I've almost exclusively seen people do lightshow videos in clear weather without so much as a jacket on or a puff of frost from their breath. Are lightshow displays not meant for cold winters with lots of snow(we get plenty of inches each season)? I really wanna do something special for my mother when she visits as a gift, as she loves the winter holidays but also reminisces about storytelling in the cold as a child so I wanted to build an outdoor display and program each pixel to showcase a simple animated story(a ballet dance for example).

They don't really deliver a Sequence that can be edited. They deliver a FSEQ file so all the effects are hidden from the buyer. The whole process is pretty interesting and quick, the buyer uploads two files and then moments later you download a FSEQ file that you can view but not edit. The idea that you don't have to understand sequencing falls on it's face. In my case there was a mismatch between the FSEQ file and the MP3 Audio file that I downloaded from EZRGB's link. So I was immediately troubleshooting issues. Also, there are video's showing how to import FSEQ data and convert to effects in the sequencer. This did not work with the EZRGB files and crashed my Xlights multiple times. It has the appearance that EZRGB has placed a poison pill into the FSEQ file. So any changes to your layout will result in re-purchasing the Sequence every year. I don't see how this can be a long term solution for most Xlighters. Caveat emptor

Hello David. On the NBG's, do you have to increase the brightness to match that of the regular pixels? I saw some where 30% brightness on the bullets pixel were higher than 30% on the NBG's. And what number of gamma should i increase the NBG's to on the dimming curve in xLights for richer color?

How would you attach to Ridgeline of a roof? Permanently?

Not EVOs worse pixels I've had for props pain in the dick

Just ordered 500 NBG. Here's hoping they are as good as you say. One question. If one goes out does the remainder of the string die also?

Hey Dave, Is there a Way to start off for my first time make a beginner/ expandable version ??? I was thinking I don't want to just stay simple I want to keep expanding on my display. Is this based off of the controller? I was thinking go big like a Mega Tree to start with then expand to other things . What's your advice. Also I was trying to find another way to email you but couldn't I don't have Face Book eventually I will anyway your help is greatly appreciated. I am at WAR with the neighbors LMAO 😂

Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

Where can you buy spiker T’s

Put your monitor behind the camera, it's kind of distracting you looking to your left the whole video thanks

So I am new to this hobby have no clue where to start but wife wants permanent lights first… quick question.. I want to eventually have a fairly large musical show can these permanent lights be controlled in the same way as other lights in a musical light show??!

I’m new to all of this.😂 where’s the controllers with plug ins like I’ve been looking at?😂

Look into robo grip pliers. I can change out a bad pixel in seconds with my " jump bag". Precut double pixels, wire cutters, robo grip pliers and click its. My routine is to 1. pull out the bad pixel and the one prior to it. 2. Turn off prop. 3. Cut out pixels. 4. Put my click it in the data in side. 5. Turn prop back on. Once new pixels are lit i put the last click it on and your done.

No link popped up for Part 1, can't find it.. can you send it

Hello and thank you for all your tutorials. I’m new to xlights and I have seen others that have Twinkly lights are mapping them and then using Xlights to enhance their abilities. I really would like to try this but it’s all a little perplexing for me. Any suggestions on how I would get started with my existing setup? I’ve provided a link below of my current setup. Thanks for any advice. 👨‍🚒🚒🎄 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5ukk3eNbNeJbJYsi=H_caD90V6h9Cd-Gi

David/all, great video. Using server PSUs with power break out boards for years with no hassle. Super reliable. I am expanding my display. Still have PSUs, but need new power distribution boards. Can you recommend a reliable source? Ideally from within EU.

Thanks for posting. Very helpful when one is a new user and cannot even remember simply how to visualize, select a port for your layout and then upload. This is a go to video. Got my tree functional, just moments ago. My controller is resting outside on the front porch and I an connected with fairly good 2.5 Ghz wifi router signal. Life is good. Using a Kulp-K8 with a BeagleBone. The tree does all I really need it to do. 100 inches tall. Thank you.

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Thanks this is helpful❤

Do you get the same bleed into the coro like with the Evo's?

Very new to the hobby and was thinking that i wanted to go with the Kulp 32 but was looking at the K40/64/128. If you had to choose one which would you go with? Thanks

So I just got mine and I’m excited to set it up this week. I’ve seen the SD card slot for standalone advertised, but where is it on the board itself?

are these NBG pixels the same as the gumdrop pixels offered at other vendors?

Might sound like a stupid question but does the internet cable just connect to your router? How does that work when putting controllers outside?

If it is not too late for you to respond can you tell me where you got the mini computer?

Thanks.