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xLights Workshop. Palace Station, Las Vegas April 2016

Date Speaker Topic
Fri Apr 15, 5pm-6:30pm Sean Webinar started, This is to test technical issues with zoom. I will email link to webinar to all registered webinar and seminar users at 5pm. This should be same number for entire weekend.
Fri Apr 15, 7:30pm   Meet and Greet at Grand Cafe inside Palace Station.  We will be sitting in back, Just say you are with xLights party
     
Sat Apr 16, 8:00am Sean Welcome! Registration. Overview of sequencers
Sat Apr 16, 9:00am Sean Installing xLights, Setting up, TEST tab. 
Sat Apr 16, 9:50am   10 Minute Break
Sat Apr 16, 10:00am Sean Layout. Creating models for your house. AC, RGB
Sat Apr 16, 11:00am Sean Marking time. Audacity, timing marks. Create new sequence
Sat Apr 16, 12:00pm   LUNCH
Sat Apr 16, 1:00pm Sean Effects: review 30 of them including movies and pictures
Sat Apr 16, 2:00pm Sean  Effect Layers. Create Playlist and schedule to run show from xLights
Sat Apr 16, 2:25pm Sean Workshop: Sequence a song (Yes, you can!)
Sat Apr 16, 2:50pm   10 Minute Break
Sat Apr 16, 3:00pm Keith Westley Effects: VuMeter, Piano, Tendril
Sat Apr 16, 4:00pm Sean Importing Data. LOR, HLS, Vixen, Superstar

   
Sun Apr 17, 8:00am Sean & David Controllers. AC, RGB 
Sun Apr 17, 9:00am Lilia Visual Elements, Music phrases, Colors
Sun Apr 17, 9:50am   10 minute break
Sun Apr 17, 10:00am Lilia Tips on creating an Awesome Sequence!
Sun Apr 17, 11:00am  Sean & David FPP. Practical setup. Multiple FPP's, projectors, sensors.
Sun Apr 17, 12:00pm   Raffle (for webinar folks) & LUNCH
Sun Apr 17, 1:00pm Gil Jones Effects: Morph, Shockwave, Galaxy, Marquee, DMX, Fan
Sun Apr 17, 2:00pm Sean Papagayo
Sun Apr 17, 2:50pm   10 minute break
Sun Apr 17, 3:00pm Gil Jones P10 Panels. Where to get them, how to build housings, how to setup FPP
Sun Apr 17, 4:00pm Sean Whole House Projection. Dual projectors on your house.
     

 

Do you want to attend? 

purchase Seminar for $200 (you will be at the seminar) or $40 for the webinar.

http://www.nutcracker123.com/store

WHERE: Seminar will be held  at the

Palace Station Casino

Address: 2411 W Sahara Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102

Phone:(702) 367-2411

WHEN: Seminar will be 8am-5pm on April 16,17th 


What to bring:

1) Laptop computer. Install zoom software. www.zoom.us. This works on Linux, MAC, windows, iphones, ipads. There are supposed to be outlets on each table so you should not need extension cables.

2) Install latest xLights software, 2016.19. http://nutcracker123.com/nutcracker/releases/

3) Optional: for seminar attendees: Bring a song you want help marking up music phrases

4) Optional: Bring an lms or sup file you might want to import

 

NOTE: I will start each day at 8am PST.

I will send an email to everyone with the zoom link for the webinar Friday, April 15th at 4pm PST.

TEST WEBINAR SESSION TO "kick the tires". I will start the webinar at 5pm PST on Friday.

The purpose of this webinar is to fix any technical issues you have with the webinar software (Screen resolutions, audio issues). We will NOT have time to diagnose zoom or hardware issues on Sat or Sun. If anything goes wrong and you cannot see the webinar , I will give a full refund to you the following week. 

 

 

For Webinar participants: In a zoom webinar there are two types of users. Panelists, Viewers

Panelists can broadcast audio or video. Panelists can answer Q&A questions. Panelists can use chat.

 

  Panelist Viewer
Can share your Screen Yes No
Xmit Audio Yes No
Xmit Video Yes No
Can post questions to Q&A No Yes
Can answer Q&A Yes No
Can talk on chat Yes Yes
Can Click to raise hand No Yes
Can create,share,close polls Yes No

 

RECORDINGS: Both days will be recorded. Raw video will be edited into 16 movies. Seminar and webinar attendees will be given the download link for free. If you did not attend the workshop you may still purchase themovies for $25 for a link to download then. The 16 movies will be around 15-30gbytes in total size. The editted video will be available in the May/June timeframe (My daughter is getting married June 1st so timeline is a little in flux).

 

We look forward to seein you this next weekend!

Sean & Lilia