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Software => Nutcracker Effects => Topic started by: lightfreak on July 02, 2017, 08:15:32 AM

Title: Picture Size for Mega Tree
Post by: lightfreak on July 02, 2017, 08:15:32 AM

I have a mega tree that is 15 universes at 50 nodes per strand and I would like to place some pics on the tree for different effects during a selected sequence, what should I size the pic for this display. Any help with this would be great, first year doing smart pixels by the way so I am what you guys call a NOOB.

Thank you in advance
Steve aka Lightfreak

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Title: Re: Picture Size for Mega Tree
Post by: jnealand on July 02, 2017, 11:34:04 AM

If you have 15 strings of 50 nodes then you have a 15 x 50 pixel matrix and that is the size of images that will look the best.

Title: Re: Picture Size for Mega Tree
Post by: babybear on July 02, 2017, 03:29:48 PM

Now over in free images I have put some Pixs at 16 x 50 give them a try  if I recall there are 6 of them in two replies.

Title: Re: Picture Size for Mega Tree
Post by: Ken Collins on July 06, 2017, 01:12:24 AM

If you have 15 universes,  how many strands per universe? Mr of strands by number of pixels per strand for tree resolution.

Title: Re: Picture Size for Mega Tree
Post by: mararunr on July 06, 2017, 09:04:36 AM

You can also "cheat" a little by make your pictures wider and having them scroll across your tree (as opposed to a static image that must fit within the tree dimensions)

Title: Re: Picture Size for Mega Tree
Post by: babybear on July 06, 2017, 02:32:36 PM

Is that a trick question ?   In Xlights and falcon universes really mean nothing.  My tree has 24 strands with 150 nodes per.  Strand 1 uses 450 channels out of the first universe the second string uses the last 62 channels in universes 1 then starts into universe 2  and so on.... It's not 1 universe per string  but that's xlights and falcon. Can't speak for LOR stuff. 

Title: Re: Picture Size for Mega Tree
Post by: babybear on July 06, 2017, 03:44:24 PM

Let's do the math
24 strands 150 nodes per strand 3 channels per node 512 channels universe. So that makes just over 21 universes used on my tree.