Thank you for introducing me into this, my new year's promise is that I'll do something like this for next Christmas :D
@How2Pixel8 ай бұрын
No problem, thank you for watching the videos! Good luck on your journey of setting up your own display!
@NicolasRaimo8 ай бұрын
Amazing video! Seen loads of cool displays on tiktok this year and no one explains how its done, Great video!
@How2Pixel8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@11290slk2 жыл бұрын
Just watched this video and several others after finding your channel last night. As a "lighting newbie", I've found your channel one of the best, most comprehensive channel around for explaining some of these basic, need to understand, starter items. Now for the hard question: I've looked but do you have a video on "building" your own controller? The Falcon F16 boards are out of stock and for people like me that are just trying to do a simple beginner show of maybe less than 1000 pixels, I'm up to trying to put something together in the next 2 months but when it comes to DIY'ing a controller, other than a cabinet and a power supply I'm pretty lost as to what else to buy. Any help either with products or KZfaq links would be appreciated. Have tried eBay for used Falcon F16 controllers but no luck. Is there a site somewhere to buy used?
@How2Pixel2 жыл бұрын
For the first part of your comment, thank you so much! I'm glad the videos help. For the second part, that's a little tough. Even though we're still 4 months from December, it may be hard to get a show running this year. Everyone everywhere has been having problems getting controllers with all the events in the world. I don't think you'll be able to get a falcon controller before Christmas. The one I've wanted has been out of stock since February and I've looked every other day on the website. What I'd recommend is buying a Kulp Board. You can find some versions of them on wired watts or on Kulplights.com, but some are out of stock till next year. These boards run off a beagle bone computer (kinda like a raspberry pi) and work with FPP. They're basically the same as a falcon controller except they can't run unless they have a beagle bone. You could also get a san devices controller but they don't have a lot of features. I've never bought either of these boards but I'd recommend Kulp boards because I've heard good things about them. As a last resort, you could also get the RPI-28D cap for a raspberry pi, but it only supports a small number of pixels (I think 2,000 or less with only 2 ports). Whatever you do if you really want to have a show for this year, I highly recommend buying a controller within the next few weeks. Things could go out of stock any second. Hope this helps and good luck with your show!
@jonathankaeck3034 Жыл бұрын
Awesome young man great presentation looking forward to watching more of your videos.
@How2Pixel Жыл бұрын
Much appreciated!
@ItsJoeyShorts2 жыл бұрын
Great explanation and congrats on 800 subscribers! 👏🏻
@How2Pixel2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@stevebrookins39809 ай бұрын
Thanks for posting!
@richardcdldriver2 жыл бұрын
Great job 👏
@scott21522 жыл бұрын
Love the video!!! Have you heard anything about the F48 becoming available? I am hoping to have my first display this year!
@How2Pixel2 жыл бұрын
Sadly I haven't. Everything going on in the world right now is causing them to stay out of stock. I actually need an f48 too and if they don't come in stock by November, then there might not be a light show this year. The best advice I can say is every few days check pixel controllers website for details and buy the controller as soon as it's in stock!!!
@kazemzahedi10472 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great video, What kind of lights are these what is the part number What kind of chip is used in there lights
@How2Pixel2 ай бұрын
These are smart RGB pixels that use a WS2811 chip. There are other types of pixels with other chips, but WS2811 is probably the most popular. They don't have a specific part number because they can be purchased from many different places online. Hope this helps!
@kazemzahedi10472 ай бұрын
@@How2Pixel Thanks a lot Sir
@user-wl6xy9yn7n Жыл бұрын
Hi, would you be interested in being hired to program some pixel lights for our light show?
@How2Pixel Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the offer, but I have a lot on my plate between my light show, school, and a bunch of other things. Maybe check out magicallightshows.com/ or www.pixelprodisplays.com/ They have sequences on there for sale, however they can be really expensive. You can also find some free sequences on other sites like xlightsseq.com/ or on the xlights google drive drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B2ozCEidtWh3MUVzX0ZMc1pzY00?resourcekey=0-bD7_ydPiPmVUd8T9FHZO_w Hope this helps!
@richardcdldriver2 жыл бұрын
Xlights zoom room too
@How2Pixel2 жыл бұрын
Ya I realized after I made the video that I forgot to put that in.
@li2buenafe9 ай бұрын
Good morning , How can you delay a song list in between, let say 5 sec. per song.?
@How2Pixel9 ай бұрын
There are a couple of different ways to do it. First, you could just edit the audio track and put silence at the end of it. If you're using Falcon player you could also add a pause in the playlist. I think you can do the same in Xschedule too, I'm just not fully sure how.
@lewisrolph3 ай бұрын
can u cut these to length ?
@How2Pixel3 ай бұрын
The pixels? Yes they can be cut to whatever length you want! You'll just have to make sure to cover the cut end or put a pigtail on it. The extra pixels you could also use in another strand, you'll just need to tell the controller how many pixels are on each strand.