Turning My ENTIRE Ceiling Into a Light Fixture

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Turning My ENTIRE Ceiling Into a Light Fixture

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Turning my entire office ceiling into one giant lighting panel like the bat cave in Batman: Dark Knight.
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Disclaimer: Do not try this yourself. This setup is a potential fire risk and not recommended. I do not leave this plugged in when unsupervised, and did this for my own curiosity and entertainment.

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@Coltography 4 жыл бұрын

I goofed up at 8:00 I know!! I meant to say our electricity costs 10 cents/kWh, and 7.632kWh per DAY. Daily/hourly cost is still correct. OOPS! 😂 Comment below how you think I should add RGB lighting! **Reminder: Do not try this at home. I do not leave this plugged in unsupervised, and mostly did this for entertainment purposes. I understand the safety risks involved!**

@justinstephens72 4 жыл бұрын

How can one make this safe?

@Coltography 4 жыл бұрын

@@justinstephens72 you would need something like this installed by an electrical company or get a home owners permit to have it inspected and approved. Use non-chinese made, state/province approved electrical equipment etc.

@lol-js7wo 4 жыл бұрын

Add rgbs it would look so dope

@DeViceCrimsin_ 4 жыл бұрын

@@Coltography pin both his question and this answer, please. This is too epic. A lot of people are going to try to it, lol.

@DreitTheDarkDragon 4 жыл бұрын

If you ever add RGB, use addressable LED strips and run snake game on your ceiling! ;)

@DIYPerks 4 жыл бұрын

Loved the technique you used to give a professional look to those brass buttons - I'll have to remember that! Thanks for the shoutout btw :) nice work on the project! Right up my street.

@Coltography 4 жыл бұрын

Wow the man himself! Thanks so much Matt. As someone that's watched all your videos, I feel you should know I'll be switching these out for higher CRI strips in the future, thanks to the education provided in your videos. 👍 You're a huge inspiration.

@sniuchi2549 4 жыл бұрын

Love your work guys

@noelalkuino4069 4 жыл бұрын

Me seeing this guy here is like woaaaaaaaaaaht? :D

@Gio.bertolini 4 жыл бұрын

DIY Perks you rock, mate.

@imranharun 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else read the comment with his voice in your head?

@darkridge 4 жыл бұрын

8 million addressable LED's and you could turn your ceiling into a 4k monitor. Just sayin'.

@F17A 4 жыл бұрын

No. 100

@ehombane 4 жыл бұрын

@@F17A ,more precise actually only one since 4k is just a line, 4096 , and you multiply with 2k lines (2160) you get 8294400 pixels

@martinjvasquez 4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I'd be happy with VGA resolution if it means you'll actually do it. 😁

@oscarswaggie 4 жыл бұрын

@@ehombane 4k is usually 3840 wide instead of 4096

@mutethecyberwolf6207 4 жыл бұрын

Do it

@itwaslikethatalready 3 жыл бұрын

“It’s not perfect, it’s pretty half decent” Bro that looks perfect to me lol

@occocreative 3 жыл бұрын

Literally what I was thinking. It looks perfect.

@maxicx75v 3 жыл бұрын

Probably because it's too bright for the camera to register ceiling brightness gradients. You can see them only briefly on the video, but your eye would notice. Still, looks awesome!

@N0JLFRadio 4 жыл бұрын

You should put sensors under each one so it lights up when you walk under it.

@tuahdanish1 4 жыл бұрын

nice idea

@hansdavis7335 4 жыл бұрын

Damn , a month too late ,that was my thoughts too when i saw the thumbnail

@gustavosaliola 4 жыл бұрын

An Inverse Billie Jean.

@waiitwhaat 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if motion sensors would be accurate enough for this job. Of course one can just cram a lot of them per area, but the question arises if it's even worth it

@thebeast9869 3 жыл бұрын

@@waiitwhaat no its not to me seems dumb just add rgbwww

@RandyAugustus 4 жыл бұрын

Every walk-in closet , kitchen, and garage needs this.

@taehyunkim5709 4 жыл бұрын

Colour changing leds with a remote and you can dim it and have mood lighting lol

4 жыл бұрын

That amount of total lumens is overkill for every situation, but it surely looks nice.

@lucygray6162 4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention sewing , craft and laundry room. I'm so sick of a shadowy house under the trees. Can't see sh--.

@poiiihy 4 жыл бұрын

@ not rly... the more light the better you can see.

4 жыл бұрын

@@poiiihy Here's a real truth about light: the stronger the light, the darker the shadows. Also, don't look at the sun, or you won't see anything at all.

@gulengz5643 4 жыл бұрын

Your ceiling is brighter than my career.

@martintiburciocruz3153 4 жыл бұрын

that ceiling is brighter than my phone at 3 am when i check the hour

@therealb888 4 жыл бұрын

Lol lol...🤣😅😥😭 my career has no brightness😭

@nonameforprivacy3303 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, I can help you guys out with your career 👍

@Syntax_Sensei 4 жыл бұрын

in other words his ceiling is brighter than his career

@Daviiiie 4 жыл бұрын

lolz

@MalayalamTechOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

I'm done with this ceiling. Thanks for the inspiration ❤️

@AjmalHameed 2 жыл бұрын

I was searching for this after your video. make a video on your ceiling as well in malayalam?

@MalayalamTechOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

@@AjmalHameed I'm on it 😇😇

@AjmalHameed 2 жыл бұрын

@@MalayalamTechOfficial ushaaarakk.. waiting for it ❤️

@soorajs2149 2 жыл бұрын

Atha njanum aloiche ith malayalam techinte allenn....

@ericasw28 3 жыл бұрын

Compared to workshop lighting that's generally made with fluorescent tubes, this is better on every level

@NoahZimmerman 4 жыл бұрын

Why on earth would you not want to keep this forever. THIS IS AMAZING!

@davidhaney1394 4 жыл бұрын

Totally . Its amazing . I want one .

@TBL_stevennelson 4 жыл бұрын

I would to. The only problem is the cost of it. But if you find a cheap way to power it. Maybe solar you got a winner. This would be great for the garage to

@redsquirrelftw 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah totally I would keep that permanent! As for cost, you don't always need to leave them all on, but the ability to fully adjust as needed is really cool.

@danielstellmon5330 4 жыл бұрын

I assumed he is renting

@smellcaster 4 жыл бұрын

@MATT S maybe a Panel with individual addressed LEDs will replace it so he has some kind of Screen as a Ceiling Light.

@skizzlemane1 4 жыл бұрын

This is by far the cleanest, most concise implementation of a lit ceiling I’ve ever seen. Outstanding job dude 🤙🏼

@valensomm 3 жыл бұрын

I am most impressed with how you got that led strip adhesive to stick on that ceiling

@trooper2708 3 жыл бұрын

Damn right Its the shittiest quality adhesive 😂

@MoeBabaloosh 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@julianharford-taylor5962 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy the Resonance - Homme music in the background

@CaveyMoth 4 жыл бұрын

It's very...Home-y, if you will.

@tesslora 4 жыл бұрын

Thats not Resonance! Its We're Finally Landing by Home !

@namewarvergeben 4 жыл бұрын

@@tesslora 4:13 There's Resonance

@anonymousmobster2444 3 жыл бұрын

Home is an amazing artist. Check him out.

@Micwong025 3 жыл бұрын

Summoning salt vibes

@AllegedlySpiffy 4 жыл бұрын

Really good editing. Didn’t feel the need to skip through anything

@GuilhermeBianeck 2 жыл бұрын

Every part was very useful and content rich

@Sponge1310 4 жыл бұрын

Until now I didn’t realize I want a ceiling like that...

@sidheshwartiwari9834 4 жыл бұрын

Means now u do

@Calvinboy188 4 жыл бұрын

Exactly lol

@ffccardoso 4 жыл бұрын

I want one ... with RGB leds ... 🤗

@C.E.R.B.E.R.U.S 4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@TakstroitNelzya 4 жыл бұрын

You will repair this led every month

@user-nt4lv3qc9g 7 ай бұрын

This whole thing went all over my head and made me feel stupid, but then I realized I have a different set of skills that I'm proud of. Keep up the good work.

@hawaiitude 4 жыл бұрын

WOW. your attention to detail, creativity, and craftsmanship are mind-blowing. I am an architect 30+ years looking for ideas for a luminous ceiling, and you set the bar very, very, very high. Seriously lovely result. Wasted on your office? The famous finale scene in ‘2001: A Space Oddity’ is in a room with a luminous ceiling. You could do so much more with this.

@Coltography 4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks man!! Doesn't stop here, I have lots of plans for the future when I acquire the funds. Thanks again!

@annbakita7272 4 жыл бұрын

Have you made a floor yet? I’d like a portable “Billy Jean” type of LED flooring that lights up a dance floor.

@guygordon2780 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but then you'd have to learn to dance as cool as Michael Jackson. That ain't gonna happen.

@Hans-gd8gs 4 жыл бұрын

@@guygordon2780 Just walk backwards and punch your nuts every 10 seconds

@CarlosRamirez-ns7qw 4 жыл бұрын

All jokes aside, Michael could move.

@CeziHD 4 жыл бұрын

2001 a space odyssey vibes

@jerrynkumu4053 4 жыл бұрын

BRO

@Leventoi 4 жыл бұрын

2:30 Good to know I’m not the only one that snorts brass powder

@watto451 4 жыл бұрын

Doesn't everybody?

@NortelGeek 4 жыл бұрын

Browder.

@GATFATHER 3 ай бұрын

Who else was looking for this comment ???

@AV1461 4 жыл бұрын

Great project! So.. regarding the RGB. You can add green to the footers around the whole perimeter. And blue to the "header", near the ceiling. That gives you a nice relaxing garden to work on. xD For added effect, at the end of the day/morning you can have a strip of orange/red light up in the header (sunset). The ceiling light could also change temperature as a function of time in the same way too.

@duckadence 3 жыл бұрын

I just love the subtle dark humor thrown in. Really cool build!

@Noone-of-your-Business 4 жыл бұрын

"Pretty half decent"? Are you _kidding??_ This is *perfect!*

@marcelb.9543 4 жыл бұрын

It would be cool to change color temperature as the day goes to night, might help as well to keep track of time using the lights 👍🏼

@plagosus 4 жыл бұрын

Lit at noon and blackout at night? :)

@marcelb.9543 4 жыл бұрын

plagosus more of a cascade from 6600K to 3000K - MacOS Catalina has a dynamic wallpaper that does the same :)

@alystair 4 жыл бұрын

I do this with my LIFX setup, it's very nice - although I simplified it to 10pm and midnight. I have it go to a very dim red at 2am so we don't bump into things for those late night gaming sessions :D

@lexscarlet 4 жыл бұрын

Aw yisssss like a lotta phones come with that night mode automatic blue light removal throughout the day. I wanna do something like this at my place, maybe even have a light sensor outside so the inside lighting just basically mimics it. Unless it's dreary and cloudy outside...

@Christheawsome3 4 жыл бұрын

I did this a while back, works great! here's how I did it: -opened window blinds Unfortunately I'm retricted to using different shades of blue, orange, and gray.

@paulstanziale1979 3 жыл бұрын

That was great information and an amazing look when all done. I love the way you showed the voltage drop and then all the total readings in the end compared to the specs. Very informative.

@Tenmilmedia 3 жыл бұрын

Unbox Therapy: huh, this looks neat

@Micwong025 3 жыл бұрын

Time stamp checks out

@craigkovatch7564 4 жыл бұрын

I didn't think I was gonna make it through ten minutes of "I put up some lights" but your presentation is great. Thanks for starting with "WHY??" lol

@gregoryencarnacion4167 4 жыл бұрын

As an electrician, you earned my respect and a sub, can't wait to see more projects in the future!

@marcusdenning8468 4 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@automationnerd9653 4 жыл бұрын

As an electrician, why isn't this safe? I mean I am seriously considering going for it.

@garrettcribb4897 3 жыл бұрын

I started this video thinking this could be something I’d do... I finished realizing I have no chance of doing that 🤣. Great video my man!

@UdaraHewawitharana 3 жыл бұрын

Looks freaking good. Ability to control the brightness, is the thing that should happen next before the RGBs :) Nice Work !

@nicebear8268 4 жыл бұрын

Pretty half decent... Wtf dude?! Thats so crazy, I dreamed of something like this for a long time!

@dantizzle00 4 жыл бұрын

Came to the comments with the same thought as the first half of yours. This vid/project is excellent--

@StaticFanfare 4 жыл бұрын

The ceiling from the street looks like it leads to the afterlife

@azcarius 4 жыл бұрын

i agree

@TheWindows72306 4 жыл бұрын

how do you know it doesn't???

@StaticFanfare 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheWindows72306 I never said it doesn't

@dicetrixmarcinkiewicz8573 4 жыл бұрын

U mean PURGATORY?

@KirklandShunk 7 ай бұрын

This lighting setup looks perfect for Stop Motion Animation! I dont know anything about electronical unfortunately or I would do this myself!

@AlphaLibre9 4 жыл бұрын

This is really neat. When you do create a permanent led ceiling like this, having those RBGW LEDs would be really good for creating a few specified ambient light settings. What if you also had a control switch like this at your computer desk via bluetooth or wifi as mentioned with the board you said you had, so you can change a light setting while sitting there?

@ArnoSelhorst 4 жыл бұрын

Create a body-tracking mode. Tiles would light up only where a person is currently located. Edit: Spelling

@Milamberinx 4 жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to do that in my home for a while.

@BOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

Would be cool until the light up by themselves at night

@shsz1984 4 жыл бұрын

@@BOfficial Creepy...

@vanderneut 4 жыл бұрын

Do that on the floor, and you got this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kM-Pi6-Ap6rTj40.html

@adilb 4 жыл бұрын

Erik van der Neut lol, that billie jean😂😂

@xXShadowAssassinXx 4 жыл бұрын

Somebody from the street: "who tf stole the sun"

@gregaluise5727 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the video and then when I recognized Home "Resonance" coming in for the background track that was an added EXCELLENT BONUS! Love that whole album!

@Coltography 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg, wish I could exclusively use home for all my videos his stuff is fantastic!

@umarredza7601 4 жыл бұрын

"It's not perfect." What?! This is soooo damn perfect!

@johnsonwang7253 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad this video introduced me to another guy who's interested in film, lighting, and synthwave

@johnsonwang7253 4 жыл бұрын

You honestly seem like the type of person who'd really enjoy wiring up a pixeltape project and controlling it from Madrix or Resolume

@truthfilter 4 жыл бұрын

this is one of my fave synth wave tracks kzfaq.info/get/bejne/adt5bKuZl5yzhKc.html

@rgb5031 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic lighting for 'SAD Therapy'.

@ialoga 3 жыл бұрын

That hot melt is a saviour trick for lots of things. Nice to see a Pro uses it too.

@Coltography 3 жыл бұрын

Lol not a pro!! Thanks though ;D

@TheNonSmokingTire 4 жыл бұрын

i like how he says nothing permanent so he doesn't get any shit in the comments... but in all reality we know it is 😂

@Coltography 4 жыл бұрын

LOL >_>

@benutzerize 4 жыл бұрын

TheNonSmokingTire FACTS!

@Souliset 4 жыл бұрын

Nothings more permanent then a temporary solution

@TruthYT00 4 жыл бұрын

Coltography need a entire list down to the relays and wires this is going in my kitchen

@ronsosa2096 4 жыл бұрын

Soul of Envy I never heard anything more true before lmao

@Danbatio 4 жыл бұрын

I was looking the video and thinking "I NEED THIS IN MY WORKSHOP". Sad thing I don't have a workshop.

@yaot.1523 4 жыл бұрын

same here, Hong Kong has too little space.

@omg33ky 4 жыл бұрын

Made me laugh so hard

@lamegunner 4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@DerekHundik 4 жыл бұрын

you killed it

@smorrow 2 жыл бұрын

I need this in my flat. I fucking HATE point sources of light. Can't read a fucking book without my own head blocking the light.

@edeaglehouse2221 9 күн бұрын

I wanted to make a ceiling like this to emulate a complete cycle of daylight. RGBW LED strips of decent quality should be able to handle that. My dream is to add fiber optic lighting to create constellations in the panels for night mode. Yours was a "kinda nice" project? Amazing project! Thanks for showing us an awesome build!

@Fermion. Жыл бұрын

You’re like a contractor from the future. A handyman that is comfortable with power tools, soldering electronics, and computer software. You have a versatile skill set, my friend.

@75yomu 4 жыл бұрын

2:30 Snorting brass powder.

@colorized_history 4 жыл бұрын

That good good bro only $500/kg

@ANDUAN93 4 жыл бұрын

Earned my sub right then LMAO

@vertonimal 4 жыл бұрын

Go for a catscan after

@CallumKray 4 жыл бұрын

@@ANDUAN93 same

@THEWARHOUND 4 жыл бұрын

If i ever own a house i am gonna show a contractor this video and say do this.

@WasaySabri 4 жыл бұрын

@mokhosh 4 жыл бұрын

Don't say the "do", just say "this", and start crying in his lap.

@beezertwelvewashingbeard8703 4 жыл бұрын

Narrow spectrum lighting in my house? No thanks I value my retinas.

@TheDarthJesus 4 жыл бұрын

Just get LED panels and dont install any normal tiles in a drop ceiling. The method used in this video doesnt save money, or time.

@pandacozumelable 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah yet how much will they ask, it should be expensive

@zaiso23 4 жыл бұрын

Just a quick tip: If you decide to put RGB-LEDs there, don't remove the white LEDs. I've learned this the hard way (ignoring DIY Perks was a bad idea). You'll never get a nice white out of RGB LEDs that is comparable to what you described as "crisp". In my case, I solely used RGB-LEDs and spent hours tweaking the red, green and blue parts. It always looked off and actually made me sick (like it's really uncomfortable to be in a room with weird lights). Ended up with replacing all the LEDs with pure white LEDs with high CRI value (thanks DIY Perks), I couldn't be happier. Anyway, great video!

@yollolopplplplpl4788 3 жыл бұрын

I just love the first things he says in the video XDD "Why, Why,WHY ??..." *shrugs* "idk"

@danilolattaro 4 жыл бұрын

"this is not permanent" "if I want to add automation in the future" Hehe

@quinnmiller1997 4 жыл бұрын

Usually those little touch sensor modules have empty pads that you can bridge together and change them from momentary switches to toggle switches, then you could hook those up directly to the relay board and not use the microcontroller. Awesome video tho, the switch plate is dope

@Coltography 4 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, you just made my night. This is why I love KZfaq. You're absolutely right, there's even a little symbol for it and everything! Thanks so much!!

@Jarmezrocks 4 жыл бұрын

Was hoping he'd read this comment? And he has! Which is great cause that was exactly what I was thinking as I watched this. Btw internet people's those of you who are disturbed by the fact that home techies like us would want to remove a controller? There's a simple explanation in this thinking process. We aren't getting rid of controller. We are freeing up a whole controller to be available for a project where it can actually be utilised to a better capacity. I'm forever looking at things and thinking why didn't they use relays and jumpers to make "physical" logic gates? 🤔 Nearly every combination of computer mathematical logic can be configured into an electrical circuit utilising a few cheap components? I.e basic logic like AND, OR, NOT etc. Most people wouldn't need much more than those logics with most of the projects that want to take on at home?

@n_oeil 4 жыл бұрын

@@Coltography would love to know where I could get some of those touch sensors you used in the switch

@Zaprixa 4 жыл бұрын

Jarmezrocks me not knowing a thing or two about this makes you sound like a genius, holy shit so much info to take in, sounds so complicated.

@AnchoredLeatherworks Жыл бұрын

My favorite part was the light switch interface. Very cool.

@georgel3657 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is amazing! I'm definitely going to create one of these myself. And by that, I mean I'm going to think about it for 5 minutes then forget about it.

@Coltography 3 жыл бұрын

Me everytime I watch cooking channels

@athornforeveryh 4 жыл бұрын

Just a heads up, step drill bits would most likely stop the plate from snapping like it did.

@marks4374 4 жыл бұрын

athornforeveryh flexible wall plates do not break like this.

@stevemurnane1892 4 жыл бұрын

For drilling that hard type of plastic, and acrylics, polycarbonate and brass, grind the lands of your drill square so that it scrapes away at the material. If sharp and digs in like a chisel, will load up and crack or chatter every time.

@geezlepuss7863 4 жыл бұрын

JUst by a drill made for drilling plastic!

@lwoodmanallan 4 жыл бұрын

KZfaq recommended this to me. Stayed because I appreciate the creativity. And I especially appreciated the taste for synth wave

@DarkMoonDroid 4 жыл бұрын

Same.

@lysia7743 3 жыл бұрын

You are thinking something else to be added to that whole project, and here I am already impress by this "still need improvement" (according to you). I am at awe!!!!! 😮😮😮😮😮 WOW!

@Derpuwolf 3 жыл бұрын

Having developed and then diagnosed with OCD, largely based on auditory (how balanced is the audio between my ears) and visual (evenness, how evenly lit is a place), I'd absolutely love to have something like this. To have such "even" lighting across a large area. Surely, this can be improved, but it's the idea that I love.

@JoshuaNiland 4 жыл бұрын

Coltography: "Now I just can't tell if this looks plain awful or kinda nice?" The entire Internet: "OMG THIS IS FRIKKIN AMAZEBALLS"

@UncleJessy 4 жыл бұрын

Wow man this is stunning. I might have to try this for my printer room

@blu-rae864 3 жыл бұрын

Your what

@RoccoBeMyCat 3 жыл бұрын

@@blu-rae864 you blind his printer room bro

@HyperVoid 3 жыл бұрын

Wai a minute.....

@keanureeves593 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could have a printer room lol

@vagabond0078 3 жыл бұрын

USE COLOR LEDS lol

@gregoryziers5406 Жыл бұрын

Excellent craftsmanship on that light ceiling, so retro. That ceiling a modern twist on the “blanket light ceilings” of the 1960s. This type of ceiling was common office buildings, banks,‘grocery stores throughout the 1960s A blanket light ceiling of yesteryear consists of a translucent drop ceiling as shown here in the video with florescent light fixtures hidden behind the translucent drop ceiling. Kitchens in homes used type of ceiling with florescent lights in 1980s-1990s. So this a modern version of the florescent drop ceiling.

@joeytheghost4211 3 жыл бұрын

The day to day activities is a real mood

@apexiwildchild 4 жыл бұрын

This is by far is the coolest thing and the best video i’ve ever watched this entire quarantine period

@chriskaprys 4 жыл бұрын

1:30 "I just used a stick with some markers on it to make sure they were evenly spaced." There's an individual who refuses to be ruled.

@walkie1985 3 жыл бұрын

you should have been in the 1-2k likes with this comment

@daedulsworkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Massively underrated comment. Do your job KZfaq!

@PWingert1966 3 жыл бұрын

But he has a measured perspective on things.

@graysonsmith7031 3 жыл бұрын

I think this is perfect for any workshop. Not only does it look badass and sciencey (it reminds me of Portal), it also means you always experience overhead light and don't have to worry about casting a shadow on something you're working on. I'd permanently have it click on the lights from one side of The room to the other, because the sound of it and the looks of it just looks so cool.

@saifaddeenal-manaseer6325 4 жыл бұрын

0:05 nice blob lol Joking aside, this is some really clean and relatively precise work here, even some calculations were done. Subscribed!

@Nerdforge 4 жыл бұрын

Such a great video, and I wanna do this now! Might be a bit late to the party for suggestions here, but for addressable leds, maybe you could lay it on the ceiling, parallel to your white strips. In code you'd create abstractions for each fixture square (based on how many LEDs fit inside each one) . That way you could have a nanoleaf vibe going on in the ceiling! Might need some spacers between each fixture to prevent light bleed to get a clean result, though. Quite a bit of work, but it would be quite insane:)

@Coltography 4 жыл бұрын

So cool to get a comment from you guys, been subbed for a while! Thank you - and that would be a ton of work to capture the light leak but I plan on doing something similar, just a little less complex :P Thanks again guys!

@dimagass7801 3 жыл бұрын

Obviously addressable leds would be cool but that makes it much more complicated, first of all it is going to be way more expensive, and most are 5volts unless you get the ws2811 that aren't individually addressable but control 3 at a time, so it's definitely possible just going to be more expensive and a little more work

@jonnyscrr9229 4 жыл бұрын

bruce wayne just called and he want his garage back lol

@CJ-eu2uq 4 жыл бұрын

i am literally watching the dark knight right now and i saw this comment lol

@ge2719 4 жыл бұрын

he needs to have a model of the batmobile on one of his shelves

@Matio25091 4 жыл бұрын

@@ge2719 Are you saying Bruce Wayne... ...is the batman?

@tulle1511 3 жыл бұрын

2:31 you just know he was having a blast

@HowardPrice 3 жыл бұрын

Disco floor! Yep, gotta do it. Addressable strips and XLights running on a Pi. This is the way.

@aonomus 4 жыл бұрын

The discrepancy in theoretical vs actual wattage could be due to voltage drop down the length of the LED strip. If you're feeding 12V down a copper trace that is effectively the cross section of a 18-22AWG wire, you could lose a lot of voltage (and therefore current draw) by the end of the strip. What's the voltage at the end of the strip? You could try feeding power from both ends of the strips, thereby improving consistency from end to end?

@Coltography 4 жыл бұрын

Very good point!! I am going to try this and see how it affects the results. Thank you for the excellent suggestion.

@9Llamaboy 4 жыл бұрын

doubt the spec for the leds is meant for two way power. It’ll probably either have a diode (or burnout) if it is one directional. If it’s not strictly one directional it’ll likely just heat up the strip until failure or at a minimum the power supplies will fight each other. You could cut the trace in the middle effectively doing the same thing by powering 1/2 of each strip. Though if these are wired in parallel 10-15ft strips shouldn’t be awful. The strips do look like they’re wired up a little whacky too though.

@fdavpach 4 жыл бұрын

@@9Llamaboy In order to work at 12V the strip it's internally wired in parallel blocks, there's not such thing as "bidirectional power" or "fighting power supplies" you have a lot of homework to do

@wiedapp 4 жыл бұрын

@@9Llamaboy In these strips you normaly have a positive and a negative line going from one end to the other, like in a power cord. The LEDs (or groups of them) are put in parallel between these two lines. If you draw that on a piece of paper, you will see that you can feed the strips from both ends. For reference: Look up the KZfaq channel "Intermit.Tech". He showed what happens, when you feed power to a length of LED strip in different ways. Spoiler: Buy sun glasses.

@83hjf 4 жыл бұрын

@@Coltography als you can tune the votlage of the PSUs with the little orange trimmer. measure at LED strips, and tweak until you have 12V there. you may have liek 14V at the output of the PSU and still only 12 at the strips.

@darius2640 4 жыл бұрын

RGB gaming ceiling is the only logical next step

@Coltography 4 жыл бұрын

It will run crisis.

@Flyingchris2249G 4 жыл бұрын

@@Coltography So "Which resolution has your ceiling?" is a legitimate question now?

@smoke4131 4 жыл бұрын

People outside be like WTF 😧

@zNoah 4 жыл бұрын

I actually want to do this

@jz53223 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly the kitchen ceiling in our 1967 Miami Beach condo. Except ours is fluorescent tubes that I am repairing!

@TheD3LAY 4 жыл бұрын

If It has _HOME-Resonance_ in the bkg sound you got me. Here, take my like.

@jhin_n_Juice 4 жыл бұрын

SAME ! xD

@Kawtree 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, looks like I’ll have to make a batcave soon too 👀

@GENcELL2014 4 жыл бұрын

Street view of just how overkill it looks is gold 😂

@morii2078 3 жыл бұрын

this dude loves to make his electrical circuits look cool

@hitthatsub8375 3 жыл бұрын

I couldn't imagine calling such a thing temporary and this guy with all fun did it temporarily.

@james4wd236 4 жыл бұрын

Man your knowledge is pretty impressive. The lights are way overkill, but the 3D printed touch button panel and switch controller panel is really cool.

@johnshin3642 4 жыл бұрын

7:44 "...for you know, just regular day-today activities" (shakes hands in the air like crazy)

@DanielLandberg 3 жыл бұрын

looks awesome - I switched to 24v strips and those meanwell knockoff 24v power supplies (usually for 3d printers) to avoid voltage drops and needing such large wiring and big power supplies. You can even find UL listed 24v strips relatively easily.

@salmareview 3 жыл бұрын

The best studio lighting I've ever seen

@NotSoCrazyNinja 4 жыл бұрын

I need this in my life. I've been trying my best to "get enough light" in my bedroom without it looking too weird, and I'm just done trying to keep it looking sane. LED tile ceiling it is.

@theandonlyboss 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe add RGB’s and do like a rainbow effect of different colors like the back of your tv was in previous videos.

@danabell6667 4 жыл бұрын

There’s no way your electricity cost is $.01, more like .1 / KWh

@theandonlyboss 4 жыл бұрын

Dan Abell ???? I never said it cost that. Wtf?

@ElectronicsRandomness 4 жыл бұрын

@@theandonlyboss lol he meant to comment that under the video, for some reason he replied to your comment instead, what he's talking about was mentioned towards the end of video, around 7:50.

@TBL_stevennelson 4 жыл бұрын

There's so many ideas. I would think about a clock and rainbow 🌈 🕒

@chilllsss6284 4 жыл бұрын

no rgbw lights

@kevinheckart 4 жыл бұрын

Actually safer going overkill with power supplies sometimes because overdraw caused overheating. Most arduino boards have 12v regulators on the vin to an extent also but good call on the regulators.

@AlansInventions 3 жыл бұрын

Great build. With the ESP you already have in your build you can easily connect it to IFTTT and automate all the sections.

@deathnotesqc 4 жыл бұрын

Coltography: I'm not an Electrical engineer Electrical engineer : *hit replay button*

@MrBonners 4 жыл бұрын

your point?

@isekaitruck-kun8230 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrBonners r/wooooooosh

@yeetyot9020 4 жыл бұрын

@@MrBonners coltography's work is as good as an actual electrical engineer and so the actual engineers are replaying this video. its more or less a compliment but how could you seriously not see this.

@SreenikethanI 4 жыл бұрын

Why the wooosh tho? He honestly didn't understand the point

@yeetyot9020 4 жыл бұрын

@@SreenikethanI i think that wooosh is misused

@iamKORHAL 4 жыл бұрын

Dude... WOW I was literally thinking about your channel today with a "I wonder what he's up to it's been a while" and here you are being Bruce Wayne

@iamKORHAL 4 жыл бұрын

Also, please throw a Breaking Bad themed party with the yellow suits, masks, gloves and all 😂 Then your neighbors will REALLY love you hahaha

@krisraps 3 жыл бұрын

This Is Not Half Decent, Its More Than Decent! I Love This Project

@johnathannail6499 4 жыл бұрын

On one of my delivery runs, one of my customers had a ceiling similar to this in their kitchen, it led to me deciding to do something similar in my bedroom when I build it. Can't wait for PERFECT lighting

@sanketss84 4 жыл бұрын

9:37 street view of the apartment looks like you have a mini sun inside your apartment or alien abduction in progress ;)

@joetrenshaw5904 4 жыл бұрын

This is way overkill, but you could add addressable RGB strips in between the white strips and map out a grid so you can have ceiling-wide lighting effects. This entire project is a little excessive, but I absolutely love it and this makes me want to do this to my ceiling, or just a wall in my house lol

@Coltography 4 жыл бұрын

That's the plan!

@omg33ky 4 жыл бұрын

Not just A wall... EVERY WALL and the floor too if you have the time

@ellpcg4546 3 жыл бұрын

that's amazing. If I were to do that project myself I would make is so that it would function like the lights in the movie Blade Runner 2049, where there are sensors that senses your position in the room and the lights directly above you turn on while the others remain off. It'd probably be much harder thing to do, but it would be completely worth seeing. great video

@alessandrozanella 3 жыл бұрын

this looks straight-up like the batman bunker in the city ..... nice!

@spencermitchell5951 4 жыл бұрын

crazy idea: get individually addressable led light strips (each led should be individually addressable), and then code it to do crazy diagonal waves or something

@Drxxx 4 жыл бұрын

That will be awesome!!

@dajakeinemeno 4 жыл бұрын

you could program it, so that you'd have tic tac toe on your ceiling.

@freakazoid9889 4 жыл бұрын

Speaking of DIY Perks, I haven't seen any other videos in a similar wheelhouse come close to his quality, except this video. Please do more videos! Inspires me to tinker more!