How To Build A Holiday Music Light Show using ws2811 - Part 1 - xlights
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- This is part 1 of a multi part video series teaching beginners how to set up a synchronized holiday light show. We use ws2811 pixels in our props including our mega tree, singing trees, candy canes, c9 and snow flakes. This video series will consist of everything you should need to set up your own show! If you are in southeast michigan check us out in person! Please subscribe to our channel to show your support.
Software download link: xlights.org/releases/
Part 1: Download install and configure xLights software to set up and run a light show
Part 2: Import a sequence (from vendors or the shared drive including xlights around the world)
Part 3: Controller (Falcon F16v3 and Smart Differential boards)
Part 4: Pixels 
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excellently explained in plain language ...thank you !
This was lit! Your show really helped me through some dark times this past holiday season 🤎
We’re very happy to hear our show brought people happiness ❤️
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amazing tutorial
Thank you!!
How do you know what too buy for your house like the pixels
Are there certain controllers I need, I'm trying to see what I need to buy.
thank you so much
you're welcome! We hope it was helpful!
Question on show FPS.
I set my sequences to run at 62FPS (16ms) and in xLights it runs beautifully. Really smooth. But when I run my actual lights (from the sequencer or xSchudule) it seems like it’s only 20-30 FPS.
To my knowledge in theory it should all just work as my biggest light set is only 287 nodes. Each prop is connected to its own port on a controller, I don’t daisy chain. So I know pixels per port isn’t causing the FPS issue.
My computer is definitely not the issue as it’s a workstation/gaming/editing/rendering PC (I know a lot of things 😂).
Each controller has its own network so I know networking and bandwidth isn’t an issue.
My controllers (for pixels) are the Light-O-Rama Pixie 8, and the Holiday Coro Alphapix Flex.
When I’m running the show off xSchudule it says “FPS: 62” but when your watching it it’s still only 20-30.
Anything I’m missing? Was I suppose to do 58FPS instead? I haven’t tried 40. Not that 40 is bad I just want to run my show around 60.
Thanks!
Good explanation sir
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nice
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how to get the files
What equipment do you need? I'm a beginner beginner, I decorate old school every year. I'm not saying your videos are not helpful, but it's over my head and I can learn it, but I don't know what I need beyond this or if I want to invest in the project yet and invest in the time to learn what you are talking about. Does that make since? Like maybe a pre video to this to things you need, how much that will cost, and can I use things I already have? What if they are old school things? Or do I have to buy all new things? Thank you.
Hey there, I am happy to do a video overview describing all the gear you would need to get going. I will work on that once I wrap up this series. In the meantime, I have a majority of our parts we use listed on our website www.bostickfamilylightshow.com/Product-Links/ From there you can find links and pricing to give you a ball park idea..
You can use something called LOR which allows traditional AC lights (old school) and also add Pixels like we use to combine the two. You can also add more pixels or AC lights over time to grow into a larger show. I don't have experience with LOR, or using AC lights for a show like this, but I do know others that do it, and know its possible. The average estimate for building a show is about a dollar a pixel.. this helps cover the cost of the controllers, misc hardware and other gear you will need on top of the pixels to set up the show.. If you are good with DIY, you might be able to knock that down considerably.
@@BostickFamilyLightShow Thanks a lot for replying. It's something I've thought about for years, but I can't even begin to comprehend what it all entails. I wanted to make an arch over the driveway that looks like it shoots blue light one way, and another that shoots red light the other way (I have Heat and Cold Miser who battle on each side of my driveway) but again, no idea what that will entail for me. Again, thanks, I'll subscribe.
@@Ilovesmesomeketchup You're welcome. I have a pixel video coming out soon, and then I am going into some of the props.. After that I will see what videos people want and start working on those, an overview is on the list
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thanks bro
you're welcome!
@@BostickFamilyLightShow thanks
Nice music
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@@BostickFamilyLightShow welcome
waiting for part 2
comes out tomorrow!
Nice video! Helpful! Only suggestion- the brightness seems really low on the video.
Awesome, we're happy to hear it was helpful. Thanks for the suggestion, I will try to improve that for the future videos!
helpful?? shut the front door. im going to do this right now because i want to be my hobby for real. before i buy anything i want to see what would look good and how many lights to get so i know which controller to get
okay so i watched this video a few hours ago, im planning out a drummer boy song, you werent wrong about the hours for a minute part, ive been doing this for about 3 hours and im 1 minute and 9 seconds into the song, longest 4 minutes of my life, haha