xLights Seminar in Las Vegas, April 16,17 2016

[DMJPixel]

Sean - would your wife consider providing the sequence you suggested to the virtual attendees who would be willing to pay slightly more?  As a newbie seeing how folks have actually sequenced, used layered effects, etc. is a huge help.  Reading/watching videos is one thing but to see how it was actually done is so much better.  I would be willing to pay something like $10 extra if that seemed fair?  Thanks for organizing - I think this is going to be great!

[mararunr]

Just waiting on contract to be sent to me. I will then buy two southwest tickets (arrive fri, leave monday). When i purchase those you will know it is going to happen


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[popicat]

I will be there for both days.

[DMJPixel]

Sean - update to my previous post...you may have to extend my apologies to your wife.  I was eating dinner and thinking about my post - I went back and reread where you said she spent 25 hours on the sequence - my thought of $10 would equate to .40/hour;  I certainly did not mean to offer up an insult!!!

I have no idea how much something like that is worth - my point would still be I would be willing to pay an additional amount to have access to a real sequence that she created.  Please accept my apology.   

[bba]

I just saw the announcment for this Seminar over at diyc Forum and just for this I registered here 
Would love to Login via webstream 

[jamesvh724]

Sean.   

I voted to do the streaming event, if I am able to attend in person, would that be ok as well.   

Let me know.   

Thanks in advance. 

James Van Horn

[Greg.Ca]

Sean,

Will this hotel have special rates for the people attending the seminar? Las Vegas rates on the weekends are much more than weekdays. Is this being investigated?

Thanks

--Greg--

[bravado67]

Sean,

Will this hotel have special rates for the people attending the seminar? Las Vegas rates on the weekends are much more than weekdays. Is this being investigated?

Thanks

--Greg--

Greg,

I checked rates for one night check in on 16th out 17th is $89. Of course many will check in the day before depending on travel distance. Since I live in Southern California this will be a quick trip. Then again I might check in the night before to play it safe.

Ron

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[sean]

Greg, i have not pursued getting a block of rooms.  Discounts start at 10 rooms. I would have the liability if someone didnt show up. Maybe in the future.


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[markrvp]

Just signing up for the Streaming Option with DVD

[bdeditch]

Sean,

Will this hotel have special rates for the people attending the seminar? Las Vegas rates on the weekends are much more than weekdays. Is this being investigated?

Thanks

--Greg--

Greg its always like that, more people go there for the weekend. I live close to Reno, a room that costs $200.00 on Friday and Saturday, turns into a $30.00 room from Sunday to Thrusday.

[mararunr]

....I will then buy two southwest tickets (arrive fri, leave monday). When i purchase those you will know it is going to happen....

Once Southwest has your money, United can have mine....holding until we hear Southwest has your money.

[sean]

i have the signed contract and I just booked my non-refundable airfare. Seminar is a go!
I am arriving Fri late morning and leaving 3pm on Monday.
Note classes are 9-5pm on both Sat and Sun. Everyone who attends will get the edited dvd that will cover the 16 hours of instruction. People who dial in to the webinar will receive the DVD as part of their $40 fee (postage free to continental USA). This could help those who might need to leave Sunday afternoon.

Giving a two day seminar with two populations of people is a challenge.
1) We have people who are learning to use xlights for the first time. Models, Effects, Timing, E1.31, LOR, Renard setup will be their focus.
2) We have people who have been using xlights for many years. They are most interested in the advanced subjects.

Here is the first pass at the syllabus
There will be 16 1 hour sessions. Each session will include a lecture and sometimes hands on workshops. For example: We will explain the three ways to mark up a song, 1) Manually, 2) Audacity Plugin's, 3) Lilia's method. Everyone in the class will be given the same mp3 file, we will walk and watch as you actually mark up your songs.

Sat: Learn to use xLights and create a complete sequence.
o Installation. 5 minutes.
o SETUP. Discussion of all of the various ways to connect to xlights.
o TEST. How to perform testing of your lights. How to save pre allocated channel ranges for reuse
o LAYOUT. How to create Models. How to load a picture of your house. Laying out your display.
How to check for over lapping channels.
Hot to make custom models.
o SEQUENCER. How to create new sequences. How to create timing marks. How to add models into your Display Elements list.
o How to add effects. How to change Effects. How to choose color palettes.
o How to copy/paste. How to move a block of effects. Model Preview vs House Preview.
o SCHEDULE. Create playlist, create calendar, schedule multiple playlists.
o How to create effects in xLights and bring them back into LOR, Vixen, HLS, LSP

Sun. This will cover more advanced subjects
o How to share sequences between users. We will give out a sequence by Lilia and have you convert it to your home before you try to open it. We will give you the scripts that do this transformation.
o How to import Superstar *.sup files.
o Two ways to import in LOR lms files. Bring it in as a data layer, do import sequence to map lor effects into xlight effects.
o Papagayo. You no longer need the Papagayo tab in xlights, all of Papagayo functionality can be created directly in the SEQUENCER tab. We will go through and create singing faces (both the hardware and the software).
o FPP. We will go through the process of setting up some FPP's, we will set up master/slaves and run lights.
o Multi projector setup and Whole house projection. We will do an overview of how to creeate whole house effects.
o P10 panels. We hope to have a P10 panel at seminar and will go through process of setting it up using the BBB running FPP.
o Playing movies and pictures in xlights, some suggestions.

So for those who have indicated interest in the Seminar April 16,17th 2016 at the Palace Station, Las Vegas. Check the above syllabus and see if it meets your expectations.

Are there other subjects you would like to see covered?


Store should open for purchasing either the seminar or the webinar middle of this week.

thanks
sean

[DMJPixel]

Sean - the course sounds great.  I am a new user so day 1 will be great for me.  A topic that would be great to cover (and may already be included in the model/sequence/effect section) would be how folks create a different (second) model to apply effects that typically would not work correctly.  For example, creating a second model for a snowflake that is a straight line and then applying effects to that.  As I am learning the software, the example I mention is hard for my mind to grasp - probably just need to hear someone else work through it.  I have watched some videos but I am not grasping the underlying principle...thinking there may be a "secret" I am missing that will shed light on everything.  Really looking forward to this!  Thanks.

[bdeditch]

Thats sounds great Sean. I know the basic's and I know there is more to know. Really looking forward to it.

i have the signed contract and I just booked my non-refundable airfare. Seminar is a go!
I am arriving Fri late morning and leaving 3pm on Monday.
Note classes are 9-5pm on both Sat and Sun. Everyone who attends will get the edited dvd that will cover the 16 hours of instruction. People who dial in to the webinar will receive the DVD as part of their $40 fee (postage free to continental USA). This could help those who might need to leave Sunday afternoon.

Giving a two day seminar with two populations of people is a challenge.
1) We have people who are learning to use xlights for the first time. Models, Effects, Timing, E1.31, LOR, Renard setup will be their focus.
2) We have people who have been using xlights for many years. They are most interested in the advanced subjects.

Here is the first pass at the syllabus
There will be 16 1 hour sessions. Each session will include a lecture and sometimes hands on workshops. For example: We will explain the three ways to mark up a song, 1) Manually, 2) Audacity Plugin's, 3) Lilia's method. Everyone in the class will be given the same mp3 file, we will walk and watch as you actually mark up your songs.

Sat: Learn to use xLights and create a complete sequence.
o Installation. 5 minutes.
o SETUP. Discussion of all of the various ways to connect to xlights.
o TEST. How to perform testing of your lights. How to save pre allocated channel ranges for reuse
o LAYOUT. How to create Models. How to load a picture of your house. Laying out your display.
How to check for over lapping channels.
Hot to make custom models.
o SEQUENCER. How to create new sequences. How to create timing marks. How to add models into your Display Elements list.
o How to add effects. How to change Effects. How to choose color palettes.
o How to copy/paste. How to move a block of effects. Model Preview vs House Preview.
o SCHEDULE. Create playlist, create calendar, schedule multiple playlists.
o How to create effects in xLights and bring them back into LOR, Vixen, HLS, LSP

Sun. This will cover more advanced subjects
o How to share sequences between users. We will give out a sequence by Lilia and have you convert it to your home before you try to open it. We will give you the scripts that do this transformation.
o How to import Superstar *.sup files.
o Two ways to import in LOR lms files. Bring it in as a data layer, do import sequence to map lor effects into xlight effects.
o Papagayo. You no longer need the Papagayo tab in xlights, all of Papagayo functionality can be created directly in the SEQUENCER tab. We will go through and create singing faces (both the hardware and the software).
o FPP. We will go through the process of setting up some FPP's, we will set up master/slaves and run lights.
o Multi projector setup and Whole house projection. We will do an overview of how to creeate whole house effects.
o P10 panels. We hope to have a P10 panel at seminar and will go through process of setting it up using the BBB running FPP.
o Playing movies and pictures in xlights, some suggestions.

So for those who have indicated interest in the Seminar April 16,17th 2016 at the Palace Station, Las Vegas. Check the above syllabus and see if it meets your expectations.

Are there other subjects you would like to see covered?


Store should open for purchasing either the seminar or the webinar middle of this week.

thanks
sean