Are Flicker Free LED Shop Lights Worth It?

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I finally decided to do something about the flickering LED lights in my shop. They were causing me all kinds of headaches when shooting video, limiting my frame rates and editing options, so I picked up some new flicker-free high-CRI shop lights from Waveform Lighting. They're not cheap, but are they worth the money I paid for them?
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00:00 Intro
00:36 My existing shop lights
02:37 Flickering and banding
04:33 New Waveform Lighting shop lights
07:10 Side-by-side comparison
08:23 Measuring the new lights for 3D modeling
09:29 Designing the mounting clips in Fusion
13:03 Testing 3D printed clip prototypes
16:21 Printing on the Prusa XL with PETG
18:57 Installing the new lights
21:21 Testing -- NO FLICKER!
22:50 I hate them without diffusion
25:40 Testing different diffusion ideas
29:00 Arts and Crafts with James
31:56 Installing diffusion film on the lights
34:50 Much better with diffusion
36:16 Conclusion

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@thecommentary21 12 күн бұрын

I thought Adam Savage was bad with his OCD but you sir, are the unquestioned KING of OCD on youtube! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@ptsdchannel1884 12 күн бұрын

LOL!!!! Sorry but I burst out laughing and even spilling my drink when I read your comment. I think I have to agree. It must be miserable in a way to live life like that.

@Zardwark 12 күн бұрын

James can obsess over things I never knew existed 😞

@thecommentary21 11 күн бұрын

@@Zardwark LOL. Yeah I can see that.

@AdamsLab 13 күн бұрын

An FYI, it’s the driver that makes an LED like “flicker free” so if you already have lights (fixtures, strips or what have you) and want to make them flicker free just look for a flicker free driver.

@Sevalecan 13 күн бұрын

Correct. The question is can you get a driver more cheaply than replacing these dumb integrated fixtures? But again, these fixtures are way too expensive as is. This is about the worst thing with LED lights is they're trying to move into integrated light fixtures, and LEDs dim over time, so you're going to throw your fixture away every time they need to be replaced...

@slavkosky 13 күн бұрын

While a high quality driver will get you flicker-free, it's the LEDs that determine how accurate the color rendition is. Waveform's LED specs go beyond the typical 'CRI' (color rendering index) rating you see on most other fixtures. I could go down a rabbit hole on this but to keep it concise, the CRI rating doesn't cover the rendition of pleasing skin tones well. The 'Ra' and 'R9' values are much better metrics, and in the case of these 4000k shop lights James got have an Ra=96.1 and R9=86 (those are both damn good numbers by the way)

@markrainford1219 12 күн бұрын

Or just run them from DC.

@AdamsLab 12 күн бұрын

@@markrainford1219 - Errr, they already are.

@markrainford1219 12 күн бұрын

@@AdamsLab Secondary side of a cheap AC fed power supply can be far from being DC Err.

@Tritium21 13 күн бұрын

I was going to say that the color rendering didn't look that different ... until you put up the side by side comparison. The new lights are night and day better.

@Hagledesperado 12 күн бұрын

Agreed, the side by side comparison was eye opening. The color rendition went from merely OK to proper good.

@DavidSchmitt 10 күн бұрын

Even the shirt upgraded to a button polo 😂

@georgescott6967 13 күн бұрын

I reckon that painting your plaster board white would likely help too.

@G.B 13 күн бұрын

Agree

@billstoner5559 13 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. Would it get rid of the yellow and make a harsher white light? Maybe…

@dlgloege 11 күн бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Then we can watch paint dry for 25 minutes while James obsesses over the perfect shade of white. 🙂

@RestorationStation 13 күн бұрын

This video is right up my alley haha. I don't think 99% of people who watch your videos notice or care about banding or lighting continuity between edits, but this is the type of stuff that keeps us up at night. I ended up buying 95 CRI lights for the whole shop, but I wish I had considered flickering issues with LEDs running on AC power

@barryomahony4983 12 күн бұрын

Count me as part of the 99%. I watched this on a very big, very nice TV on a 1 Gig internet connection, and could barely see the banding he was talking about.

@joedowling5452 13 күн бұрын

Like many other commenters I never noticed the artifacts in your video until you pointed it out. That said, the color with the new lights is an improvement over the old.

@JohnThawley 13 күн бұрын

It’s gratifying to see someone obsess about lighting as much as I do. Bravo.

@richms 13 күн бұрын

Finally a youtuber doing something about this plague of crap LED lighting in their videoing space. Its worse for use outside the US, as we have 50Hz, so we either have to video at 50FPS and get something that plays like crap for most people, or else put up with the camera doing the syncing and making a 60FPS video with really bad motion.

@sheep1ewe 12 күн бұрын

As i jut mentioned to another commen, i could not even find proper drivers for the reading coach in my dining room that did not flicker or disturbed some of my DX equipment, and one could just forget to find pulse dimmers that worked, i could not stand to even be in the room more than like 30 secunds whan i sat it to the desired light intensity i wanted, it was just unbearable for the eyes even without a camera... I think the main issue is that the drivers one find in the regular hardware store are way off and can not that high up in frequency, they seem to only chop it up in badly flickering pulses, and the pro ones are like 200$ per unit where i live... As i wrote above it ended up i had to install a fluorescent tube armature in order to get rid of all the disturbance and also not getting crap back into my radio room... I got fedup then so i still use it. However it does not quite work well for photo shoots because of the light spectrum is wrong on those old mercury lights, but for waht i did back then i could get away by switching it off and rigging up my old xenon lights. So, well... no...

@bobtorrence3461 13 күн бұрын

I always love your approach to solving problems and the professional looking outcomes. Well done James!

@joell439 13 күн бұрын

wow - your dedication to high production quality is very commendable and appreciated.

@FullSendPrecision 13 күн бұрын

If you paint what you can, of the ceiling and walls with gloss white, you'll get a huge positive difference in light

@user-xh9pt8zu2l 13 күн бұрын

The flicker caused by the AC would go away if the LED units were powered by clean DC. Presumably the new units have a decent rectifier and filter circuit doing this. Thank you for a very good demonstration of some hidden gotchas I would not have thought of - nicely demonstrated as well. Someone else might take your experience as a learning moment, and build their own units. The LED strips would need a clean DC power supply which would be easy enough to buy/build and then the light units would be powered from a low voltage DC distribution. The light units could consist of bare LED strips mounted along a length of square tube with a sheet of diffuser film fixed to the top of this bar and circled under. End caps will allow for wires, diffuser sheet containment and mounting.

@user-fy2tm2jg6c 12 күн бұрын

I read the led website. They are not powered by dc, they are still pwm but at a much higher frequency than usual. These are 25khz. Good for flicker and audible noise, bad for rf generation.

@user-xh9pt8zu2l 12 күн бұрын

Thanks@@user-fy2tm2jg6c for the clarification. I am old school in thinking LED means diode where current only flows one way through them. Of course this is still true but the devices can be packaged as pairs so AC current will work efficiently with each diode in the pair conducting in its turn. That this 25KHz can cause problems in some cases is correct - think dogs and bats which can hear these frequencies, which can be generated as noise when current is near metal fittings. Personally I prefer DC for LED lights but this can be more expensive, and, like I said, I'm old school. 😃

@user-fy2tm2jg6c 11 күн бұрын

@@user-xh9pt8zu2lI think one main issue with driving them with pure DC is government regulation. They have to hit certain efficiency figures in order to sell them, which may only be possible with pwm and other switched methods.

@greengohm 13 күн бұрын

Even before showing shots of you side by side I immediately noticed your skin having much more pleasing color. Side by side view confirmed that. Another fantastic video, James. You are always an inspiration!

@zaprodk 13 күн бұрын

The new DC-lighting looks soo much nicer. And the better CRI really shows - Good job!

@JohnChuprun 6 күн бұрын

I would have never thought just a screw into drywall like that would hold! That mount is pretty smart man.

@AmateurRedneckWorkshop 12 күн бұрын

The new light is obviously better than the old one. Everything I do takes a lot longer than I thought. The boss lady always set aside twice as much time as I say to expect. Thanks for the video keep on keeping on.

@Rob_65 10 күн бұрын

Yes, flicker free lights are an absolute must in every shop. Not only for filming, the flickering sometimes results in a strobing effect (especially on very cheap panels) and it may even result in headaches (not just because of the video shooting problems...). I bought panels that are specified to be "UGR

@Voidmonster 13 күн бұрын

It's always reassuring to see other folks wrestle with infinitely elastic projects that just keep stretching that goalpost out. Back when I got some cheap Viltrox panel lights specifically for a tiny studio lighting setup, they came with diffusers but they barely worked. Had the same problem with hotspots and a zillion jagged shadows. My solution was to nab a big TV with a shattered LCD panel some neighbors threw out and to steal the diffusers out of that. Worked great! Also, the light guides in TVs are all fancy. It was like 5 layers of different kinds of films and in total pretty seriously reduced overall brightness. So I just went with one layer. Also, I think your effort was worth it. The new lights look good!

@AnonymousBosch 13 күн бұрын

My first thought would have been to try a single to 3-phase converter and split the lighting load, paint the ceiling silk white and also bounce a few lights upwards. Always great seeing how different people come up with different solutions.

@M3nd0zaBrack3n 12 күн бұрын

Lighting tech here. We usually cut our gels (lee filters) on a grooved board with a knife/exactoblade/razorblade to get the sizes we need. Super quick and super easy, also easily cuttable as a stack of 3-7 layers, depending on how skilled you are.

@lwilton 10 күн бұрын

When I was doing lighting ages ago, a paper cutter was a fast way to cut small sheets for the gel holder of Lekos, Fresnels, or Pars or the like. But any long cut was done with a matte knife and a straightedge. If there was no flat surface handy to cut against you could use a pair of sewing scissors. Start the cut, then just hold the shears at a constant open angle and push them down the cut. Works really fast with sharp shears, and with a little care can cut very accurately down a line.

@design8studio Күн бұрын

Love the hanger clip design. Will be doing this for my LED lights in my workshop

@avejst 12 күн бұрын

Great project The Light is mutch better. Thanks for sharing your experiences with all of us :-)

@rpower1401 13 күн бұрын

I have to give my respect to your dedication to the quality of your craft. Great job on the mounts. When i did mine I just didn't care and put steel straps across them and screwed it into the ceiling. As for diffuses, I would have just lightly sanded or sand blasted the clear lens on the housing...but I'm also impatient on this type of task...refer to straps for mounts lol

@craigs5212 11 күн бұрын

I purchased their bare strips to retrofit a 4 tube fixture over my electronics test bench. To power the fixture I used a switching DC power supply, thus I have no flicker. I modified the power supply to add a voltage control so I can adjust the brightness. I really do like the CRI 95+ and I have plenty of light for SMD soldering.

@TheUncleRuckus 12 күн бұрын

Even at 480p I can definitely see a difference in picture quality, it's much sharper/clearer of an image now. If I didn't know any better I'd think you got a different camera there that much of a noticeable difference.. Great video as always James! 👍👍

@tobiasripper4124 12 күн бұрын

the new/old contrast really shows the effect. its amazing how used we get to certain types of light fixtures. to me, the old looks "familiar" or "normal", while the new looks ... odd, yet so much better.. but still odd. i'd say its like when we started replacing incandecent lamps for fluorecent ones, then leds. that jump from incandecent to fluorecent played some tricks on my visual cortex back then. then my brain became acostumed to the new lights. Anyway, out with the old, in with the new. amazing progress, i like what i see.

@danpumphrey9645 12 күн бұрын

When you have a 3D printer, it's nice to have a project to justify it. I would purchase some neodymium magnets from Amazon, screw them to the ceiling, and stick the lights to them. I put magnets on my lights and stuck them to the metal I beam in my shop, and it works great.

@Cybernetic_Systems 13 күн бұрын

The new lights look great, the colour rendering improvement is quite dramatic on my calibrated OLED TV, And still very noticeable on my cheap LCD TV.

@davidcashin9194 11 күн бұрын

Hi James really does improve the video the colour seems some what sharper anyway it all good in the hood.

@DeadeyeDaily 12 күн бұрын

Lee is where it's at! Plug and play! straight edge and a utility knife, and you're good to go.

@christoph72761 13 күн бұрын

Except for the 960 frames per second clip, I have not noticed the banding etc. but now I can. Thanks I guess. 😛 It's called being a perfectionist. And there is nothing wrong with that! Definitely an improvement in overall look. Thank you for sharing.

@RestartVandelay 13 күн бұрын

Seems like you need to make friends with a quilter. A large cutting mat and rotary cutter would be slightly easier than the scissors. You can cut up against a fence to make sure it is straight.

@lwilton 10 күн бұрын

With practice you can cut very accurately to a a line using a pair of scissors as a shear -- just hold them open and push them down the piece of gel or cloth or whatever. When I was doing lighting we typically used a matte knife (box knife) and a hunk of 1/4 or whatever to back the cut, and a 4 foot straightedge.

@prototype3a 11 күн бұрын

Another option for diffusion film is D-C-Fix "milky". I've used it with good results on a few projects in the past. It is a self adhesive film sort of like a laminating film so you might have been able to simply stick it to the factory "glass".

@EZ_shop 12 күн бұрын

Much better, James. Ciao, Marco.

@cucumbersonfire 13 күн бұрын

You are a man of superior patience! I fear that all of the diffuser paper and all of the lights might have wound up in the bin after attemping to tuck the paper into one of them, if it were me... Can't argue with the results though.

@tullgutten 12 күн бұрын

If you didn't notice the diffusion also made the roof A LOT brighter so it will be softer in that way also, was very noticeable when you installed the first one. A good improvement for filming and quality of life in the shop 😁

@Cookie-cn2jc 12 күн бұрын

Much, much better. Even though the color temp was the same, the new lights appear to give a much truer color, especially skin tones to mu eye.

@donald1792 13 күн бұрын

would have never noticed unless you said something

@KevinBrowder 12 күн бұрын

big fan of 24v high cri led strips with aluminum extrusion holders+diffusers; good 24v powersuplies are pretty easy to come by (eg meanwell).

@Oberkaptain 13 күн бұрын

I just sprayed matte varnish on the existing window.

@crashkg 12 күн бұрын

I work as a cinematographer and have to deal with this flicker nightmare all the time. When I do car commercials many times the different panel and lights will flicker at different hz rates because they were sourced from many places. When the set dec dept brings practical lighting to the set sometimes they will flicker at certain frame rates. Sometimes you can take it out by adjusting the shutter angle of the camera to 144 degree shutter. The banding in youtube videos really annoys me, but I thought it was just me being nit picky. Thank you for solving the issue.

@AlexMusayev 12 күн бұрын

A few years ago, I was also searching for light diffusing materials. The goal was to achieve even light diffusion for RGB LEDs located behind a control panel while keeping the overall device dimensions (height) minimal. I ended up using a similar semi-transparent plastic film. Not something specialized like Lee Filters, but just general-purpose sheet plastic. Today's takeaway from your video is the reference to the Lee Filters brand. I'll consider using this type of film if I ever need diffusing material again. Thanks, James!

@lwilton 10 күн бұрын

There are several brands available, all equally good. Rosco, Lee, and Cinemoid come to mind immediately. Prices vary, so it can be worth shopping around. Gel normally comes in sheets about 24x30, or in rolls, such as he showed here. Sheets are cheaper than rolls if you don't need a huge amount of a single color, and are easier to store than boxes of rolls. Rolls are better for things like a movie shoot where you may have to cover all the windows down 80 feet of the side of an office to color-correct the ambient light from outside.

@billh308 13 күн бұрын

3 phase bulb ran off a VFD for variable flicker? 😂

@tymoteuszkazubski2755 13 күн бұрын

3 phase flicker is significantly less noticeable than single phase.

@lwilton 10 күн бұрын

High speed flicker. Most VFDs convert the input to DC and then do PWM at several KHZ or more.

@MichaelLloyd 12 күн бұрын

I think it's a lot better now that you showed the side by side. I never noticed any problems before though.

@davepost7675 12 күн бұрын

I've used white parchment paper (for baking) as a diffuser that worked well.

@sheep1ewe 12 күн бұрын

The new lights give a more natural look in comparision.

@zeke7515 13 күн бұрын

Definitely looks better. Would've been neat if you had some before/after shots of certain tools (or fruit as they usually use) for comparison. But it's going to be a very worthy upgrade to the shop.

@transmitterguy478 12 күн бұрын

James, try running them off of DC. Make yourself a 120-volt DC power supply and see if they light up. Just thinking.

@edishergiorgadze4413 11 күн бұрын

Definitely better! well done.

@AlexSwavely 13 күн бұрын

Cutting long strips evenly off a roll is fairly easy - mount the roll on a spindle with a sharp blade clamped at the appropriate distance from the end, and pull through. Search terms: balsa strip cutter / leather strap cutter / tape slitter. (not that you need it now, but there might be use in the future)

@user-jg4rv9zr5s 12 күн бұрын

Much better lighting!

@shawnstuart1029 13 күн бұрын

For 2 grand I say its a worthwhile addition to your already massive investment. Curious why you didn't just cut them to size to fit flat on the existing panel, but figured you probably thought it would not be diffuse enough. I use the 4 inch round led slip in pots in my shop, you can set them to 3000,4000,5000 in the supplied power box. I use 5000 and love it. When one of the lights stop working, I disassemble the light, test for the burnt out Led (using a multimeter in diode mode) and solder in a new one (using a hot air station from below the led strip) and its saved me from buying a new one many many times.

@JBLewis 10 күн бұрын

The skin tones in the comparison are MUCH better with the new LEDs.

@billdoodson4232 12 күн бұрын

It's amazing how much difference decent LED lighting can make. My thoughts though, are whats in the big cardboard box with "Team Lift" printed on it.

@SolomanPhenox 13 күн бұрын

You can also use a can of "frost" like you use in Christmas decoration to frost your windows.

@dathat555 12 күн бұрын

Diffusion spray coating is available at craft stores and big box hardware stores. Rust-oleum has a "Frosted Glass" version. That said, for the price Waveform should offer a diffused option.

@PowerScissor 12 күн бұрын

I thought I was looking at my garage shop ceiling for a second. I have those same Costco lights, and used UniStrut for mounting misc things from the ceiling in 2 strut rows about 4" apart. Sheetrock is taped,but unpainted. I have an orange extention ladder up there. I literally thought I was looking at my ceiling for a brief moment

@mkegadgets4380 12 күн бұрын

Very interesting build and great use of your 3-D printers. With the old lights down I’m surprised you didn’t take the time to paint the ceiling. Maybe give you a little more light reflection a bit more even look forward to your next video

@garrett9186 13 күн бұрын

It does look like you have more natural skin tones with the new lights. It does look good.

@gerardlochmans589 9 күн бұрын

Much better coulors ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@johnalexander2349 13 күн бұрын

That was actually less complicated than I was expecting... The rabbit hole I'm peering down involves Bridgelux Thrive LED strips (thankfully, they make strips, so there's no PCB design needed), Meanwell HLG drivers, fabricated aluminium extrusions, and Plexiglass Softlight diffusers.

@robroysyd 13 күн бұрын

Your skin tone definitely looks better. Still we come here for the content not the pretty skin tones and content is king however your obsession with wanting perfect images is a reflection of your desire for as perfect as possible in everything you do.. Here's a tip but I've never tried this myself. In a pinch a light coat of hairspray will create good diffusion.

@nophead 2 күн бұрын

You look younger with the new lights!

@michaelgleason4791 12 күн бұрын

Nothing like a one day project turning into a one week project

@broderfoder9348 4 күн бұрын

Diffusion 360 for all your lightning needs.

@JimWhitaker 12 күн бұрын

Except for the slow motion clips, I can't see the problem you are talking about! The slow motion change is great and the colours are obviously better. I agree with you about how LED's are irritating when in direct vision.

@tullgutten 12 күн бұрын

For filming in flickering lights and to have zero motion chopping if you film in 30 frames per second you want the shutter speed to be 2/60 or 1/30. Then each frame is averaging a longer time instead of having a fast shutter that might be very dark. But then your camera won't be able to adjust easy for high or low light so you must manually use Neutral density filters (sun glass for camera) when it is bright and just ISO adjustment isn't enough. Learned this when filming with dji drone for panning since if you have it on auto the video is choppy and seems like it is lagging

@PaulSteMarie 9 күн бұрын

Intertec is an equivalent to UL, based in German IIRC. Big Clive would most likely tell you to just crack open the old lights and add a capacitor to the DC side of the driver.

@twobob 13 күн бұрын

110% better. without question. more rounded colour handling and an overally more sumptuous finish to the resulting footage.

@keithmonarch447 13 күн бұрын

Hi James. A couple comments from me. I didn't buy the real cheap LED fixtures. I noticed much less, since my power grid really was improved when our power company ran new poles, 1 high tension line, and new transformers. It's now much more stable.

@benfranz5812 7 күн бұрын

Expecting screws to hold in drywall long term may not be best. A few dollars worth of EZ-Anchors and an extra 30 seconds to install them at each fastener would be worth it. I do think the new lighting is a big improvement.

@White000Crow 12 күн бұрын

I can see that flicker with my eyes and it drives me nuts!

@frigzy3748 13 күн бұрын

I got into the exact same Costco trap: bought a few of $30 shop lights. Really liked them, wanted to buy more, but they suddenly disappeared from their stock 🙁

@invertedpolarity6890 12 күн бұрын

I would think if you painted the ceiling and wall white, it would make the light even more diffuse and brighter your shop. Not an easy task but it would definitely look great.

@g.tucker8682 13 күн бұрын

Attention to detail as always! Would you mind mentioning how many days were invested in this (not counting sittin-around-waiting time)?

@mr.b6034 13 күн бұрын

Couldn't tell the difference between before and after... except for the high speed... 🤣🤣🤣 but to be honest I only come here for the awesome projects, not the quality of the editing... I would still be here even if every cut was a different shade...

@Bigwingrider1800 12 күн бұрын

I'm kind of an older guy I NEED LIGHT. My boss put the 220v star burst lights in the shop and it was like the sunshine BRIGHT. But he said something about the dark spots in he's vision and told him to stop looking directly into the lights. 25 foot ceiling and no shadows anywhere. I just have to do my garage the shop side this is next.

@jimsvideos7201 13 күн бұрын

Time well spent.

@KZ-yy9pm 13 күн бұрын

As a disgruntled iatse member (different department) thank you for not going full blown “pro” and use clothing pins. Looks good, worth the hard work.

@lwilton 10 күн бұрын

I always preferred gaff tape myself. Either that or brass paper split pins.

@lambda7652 12 күн бұрын

I work in the Theater industry. we usually use Utility knifes and razor blade to cut LEE Gels

@David_Hogue 13 күн бұрын

I got an Opple 3 to check my office lighting frequency, CRI, and temp. I don't know if the expense was necessary, but it's nice to know.

@snaplash 13 күн бұрын

Some of my LED shop lights had clear half tubes over the LED strips, and I found the glare from the individual LED's was bothersome. I removed the clear tubes and sprayed them with a frosting "paint" It took a couple coats to diffuse the LED's without visibly reducing brightness, and now they're much more comfortable to look at. You could probably do the same with the flat lenses over yours. Also, some my $30 shop lights have filtered DC powering the LED's, since they gradually dim over about 1 second when turned off. I doubt these have any flicker. And, your diffusers will load up with dead bugs.

@lightaces 12 күн бұрын

As a former professional in lighting, including too much video lighting, yeah, it looks much better. The old one is washed out. Now, that could be any number of things, but definitely looks better.

@bendingsands87 12 күн бұрын

I love seeing your 3d printed part iterations and how you develope them. The lighting stuff is okay too😊. How do you like that tablet? Recently I've been wanting something like that. Does it allow you to make lines, circles, shapes, etc? I'd love it if there was a pad like that that had basic Cad functions for drawing.

@RathOX 12 күн бұрын

This is why i use aputure lights

@aaro_n 13 күн бұрын

Seeing your access point. Do you do anything special for your home network?

@meraydin1 12 күн бұрын

Hi James, new video definitely looks more vivid. One question: how does a portable AM radio sound like near the lights? I wonder if the light emit RF noise or silent too?

@Crusher9mil 10 күн бұрын

As usual you've come thru with well thought out solution's to problems as they reared their ugly little heads. It's a real shame though that you had to put in so much effort and materials to solve problems the manufacture should have, especially at that cost point.

@Hossimo 12 күн бұрын

Haha that's so funny, before watching the whole video I pulled out my Lee and Rosco books to get you a number, lucky I watched the whole thing before sending. Probably a heavier frost flat might have been faster but don't know if that would have given you the right look. Good work though. Definitely don't work over head though. Save your arms 💪

@Bob_Adkins 12 күн бұрын

A clear cover sprayed with clear mat rattle can paint makes a surprisingly good diffuser, though you still see the LED's.

@Js2060 13 күн бұрын

Awesome content as usual. Interested in selling off any of the old stock? I may be interested in a few.

@NavinBetamax 13 күн бұрын

I used to use Gateway Sheet Paper as a soft filter way back in 1985 to shoot industrial products for ADs with Halogen lights . Try fixing just one cut sheet of Gateway paper direct to the clear plate of this light with cello tape. I might just be right and cheap and an easy solution to reduce sharp pinpoints of light you are having here. Gateway Paper = Engineering Drawing Paper.

@MattOGormanSmith 13 күн бұрын

Your old lights would probably run fine on DC (YMMV, IANAEE) so you could have built a single box with a fat rectifier and smoothing caps. If the lamps have high frequency SMPS inside, then you might have strobing with the H scan of the cameras instead, so the ideal lamp would be plain series strings running directly at mains voltage. You could even put smoothing caps in all lamps like this. It would be more work but it would keep the wiring standard AC.

@3dmazter 12 күн бұрын

You look a lot healthier with the new lights. Skin color is more natural.

@osumailguy 13 күн бұрын

I'm thinking Waveform should reach out to discuss a licensing deal for your designs - I could see them offering packages of the various hanging options and even a 'diffusion' package!!!!

@AllenCavedo 10 күн бұрын

Abom79 put up a lot of high intensity LED round lights in his new shop and had a terrible banding issue in his videos. He changed the shutter angle of his cameras to mostly eliminate it but it still shows up occasionally.

@joeanon1415 13 күн бұрын

Broken LED TV's at the dump are a good source for quality diffusion materials for cheap. Perhaps you could use a usb endoscope camera to inspect those led drivers without too much hassle.

@EyeMWing 13 күн бұрын

On the power fail, I had a print with *two* power failures (hooray semi-rural locations) on the Bambu X1C, and it did just as well, with exactly the same artifact. Very weird.

@RetiredRhetoricalWarhorse 13 күн бұрын

Good job all in all although I would have gone with Mathias Wandel's idea and not put them all in the same plane. More zig-zag would probably help with the shadows even more.