HOW TO MAKE THE LOR CROSS OVER CABLE FOR DMX SETUP YOUR LOR CROSSOVER CABLE AND DMX LIKE A PRO Have you ever wanted to set up your LOR Crossover Cable for DMX but you didn’t know where to begin?… Read More
First New Sequence of the Season Carol of the Bells by David Foster
A number of people have asked me to create custom sequences for their holiday light shows. Today I have completed the first of hopefully many more to come. This sequence has around 20 hours of time invested into it. I… Read More
36 Channel RGB DMX Controller for under $56
New 36 channel RGB DMX controller just arrived. Here is the unboxing! Truth is I only paid $50. But, the company I ordered from discontinued the price and created a new page and raised the price to $65. This controller… Read More
Setting up DMX dip switches for use in Light O Rama software
I had a great question this morning from Jonathan on how to setup the DMX dip switches for my dumb DMX RGB controllers. I thought that since most everyone who is having an RGB display is in build and setup… Read More
Custom Candy Cane Arch Setup in Nutcracker V4
A question was asked in a FaceBook group of how to setup this candy cane arch. Jo did not want the last 3 pixels of the cane showing when she rendered effects. This video shows how you can re-create the… Read More
Insert Photos for Model Templates in Nutcracker using Excel 2007
Found some great items at the 2015 Christmas Expo. This video shows how to add a candy cane into the Nutcracker models. It can also be used for creating models in the Light O Rama pixel editor. For more information… Read More
Setting up Dual Models in Nutcracker V4
This video shows how to use two separate models in Nutcracker V4 to create different effects over the same channels. I created dual models for my window frames, spinners, and wreath just to create some cool effects for my Independence… Read More
Nutcracker V4 Setup and Add Effects to Dumb and Smart RGB Display Elements
This video shows how to setup an new nutcracker sequence from the beginning. This was an email question I received from Philip. He was having trouble rendering effects on his RGB modules. This video goes through basic model (dumb and… Read More
Building Custom Models in Nutcracker Using FREE Spread Sheets OR Excel
Here is a tutorial on how to create models in XLights Nutcracker. I’m setting up my GECE RGB Pixel wreath using 63 pixels. I also show how to use the spread sheet to copy and past pixel data into Nutcracker. … Read More
New Falcon F16v2 Pixel controller works GREAT!
I have finished building and installing the new 64 universe Falcon F16v2 from Falcon Christmas. This board is amazing, it can run over 10,000 pixels! A special thank you to David Pitts for adding the protocol that runs my… Read More