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For selfish reasons, I will second the nomination for... 

Pentatonix : Angels We Have Heard On High

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did you see the view count on this topic??  1972 tonight!
don't tell me that no one is interested anymore. :)

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ouch.

I haven't been active in the forums in a while and was about to get started up again.
just happened to see this thread and thought -- what a great idea!!

it is so sad that it imploded (or if the grenade metaphor applies exploded).

anyone interested in getting this going again?  (maybe it doesn't need to be out in the open, but a few positive souls can collaborate to show how it might be done...)

so, whats the first step... build a models with the different objects?

i like building check-lists, so I'll throw out some ideas... always feel free to suggest other ideas or tell me that the idea s*cks.  i won't take it personally.  also, i think the great thing about this is that people can feel free to diverge and go in different directions.  maybe the group comes together and votes on the alternatives.

if there is territory already covered and agreed to, let me know and I won't hash it out again.  (remember, i've been out of the loop for many, many, months!)

maybe we can divide and conquer...  i'll throw out some starting points.

1) choose how the sequences are shared. 
1a) how about github?
1b) other ideas?

2) put together a display with many models
2a) AC props? panels? arches? trees? house-outlines? ground-lights? swirl of stars?  faces? ...?

3) list of songs... and maybe 2 to get us started?
3a) there is already a list above! 
3b) are there other songs?
3c) maybe one halloween, and one christmas?

4) timings
4a) beats
4b) what does sean call them? the phrases?

5) effects... maybe people can contribute effects that they like?

its a great idea!!  let's have some fun!!!!!!   ;D

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It will be 1-2 weeks. My guess is closer to two weeks. There were some sessions where the record didn't happen so the presenters will re-record those at home and send those to Sean for aggregation.

that is so great!!  thanks to the presenters and sean for taking that extra effort on top of everything else.

I joined for just a short time, and really enjoyed the topics, but needed to break away for the rest of the weekend's broadcast.

thanks, thanks, thanks!!!

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General hardware / Re: Anyone running Ryzen system yet?
« on: May 19, 2017, 05:35:42 PM »
Building on the thread... 

what would work better?

More cores and slower proc speed...
Fewer cores and faster proc speed...

I also build my own computers because I like the faster performance for the dollar compared to what I can buy off the shelf.

With processors that have 10 cores or more... I'm wondering if its simply a matter of multiplying clock speed X core when drawing comparisons, or if xLights will take particular advantage of higher core count.


btw...   Came across this site recently.  Its cool because it takes performance measurements from your system (processor, memory, disk, graphics, ...) and compares your results against what other users are getting with the same equipment -- this can tell you if your system is optimized or can be improved.  it also shows how your hardware choices compare to other options that are out there.

www.userbenchmark.com

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Events/Gatherings / Re: New offer from Lilia
« on: May 19, 2017, 05:21:48 PM »
We can't say thanks enough to Sean, Gil, Keith, Dave, Dan Kulp, etc.   Probably missing someone....
THANKS for all you do for all of us!

Amen !!!  (and Lilia too!)

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Lilia Sequences / Download expiration for Lilia's store
« on: January 18, 2017, 08:22:44 PM »
I just bought a sequence from the store and the sequence has 99 available downloads remaining and 33 months before it expires.

I bought 2 sequences last year and the download time expired... it was only 7 days from the point of sale.

I am interested in pulling down the latest version (just in case there were any improvements to the purchased sequence). 

Is there any chance the the download period can be extended?

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btw... The store is missing the mp3 and video links for drummer boy.

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Show Assets / Re: Sharing My Sequences
« on: April 29, 2016, 11:34:43 AM »
I liked that, uze!

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worked for me!  thanks Lilia... and you too Sean. :)

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another suggestion... can you display the pixel count somewhere?  it might help detect those double-pixel situations.   if it detects 103 pixels and know you only put 100 on the snowflake, you would then look for the duplicates.

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very nice work!!

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Mirror effects?
« on: April 27, 2016, 09:34:06 AM »
If you want to use whole house models, then a second 'normal' model...   or selective use of layer rendering would be a good choice.

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Do You Need Help? Post it here / Re: Mirror effects?
« on: April 27, 2016, 08:12:33 AM »
if both trees are similar -- ie. the controller strings going left-to-right...

then define one tree with the model using the bottom-left corner...
and the other tree with the model using the bottom-right corner.

copy the effects to the second treed as-is.

The effects will be flipped on the second tree.

If you want to have some parts of the sequence non-flipped, have another model using the same pixels where the corner is defined normally.

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