Leroy Thompson Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 My sincere thanks to everyone who offered advice and assistance. I think I've gotten started at least. And you're right. It certainly can take up a weekend. I'm determined to get this one song done this weekend before I go back to work on Monday. It's painstaking but it is beginning to get fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroy Thompson Posted July 19, 2010 Author Share Posted July 19, 2010 Well, I didn't get done before the weekend was over. I took my laptop to church on Sunday and showed a friend who is sort of a lighting person too and he had some very helpful suggestions to make that really will improve things but required significant changes. So.......... However, I think I can do this in time. I guess I should have started in Feb like other told me. I am only going to try this one song this year and will re-use last year's sequences for the rest of the show. thanks again to all who offered help. Keep those suggestions coming in, folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 I've got a whole bunch of help and tutorials on my site, some are free and some aren't. things are about to change in the sequencing realm, but all of the priciples still apply at a basic level.www.lightertainment.com/handouts.htmlwww.lightertainment.com/store.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Young Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I have played with LOR since it first came out, and would suggest folks having trouble review the tutorials on the LOR website.The next steps, like many other things on the pc, involves playing with the software for a while. You guys are right, our younger members seem to be inherently better at that than the older members, probably because their inherent curisoity has not been stifled by the practical hogwash we get with aging As others have said, there are several sites that you can download free sequencing that should really get you started!It appears from some of the posts that have appeared over the years that some newbies jump into it with 32 or more channels, which is a bit daunting. I would suggest the "walk before you run" approach, and start off with no more than 16 channels the first season.The number of channels does not corelate with the quality of the display. I have seen displays with a large number of channels, that did not give the impact of another with a lesser number of channels. It's not the number of channels, but how sequence those you have that matter...One feature I never bothered with, but just tried, is playing a sequence at 1/2, and 1/4 speed. The audio sounded totally distorted and was un-intelligible (something I had not expected), but the wave forms were OK.Interesting finding... Even old dogs learn something new from the forums.Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Hvasta Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 One thing I suggest that really, -reeeeeally- helps is find someone that's local (even up to a couple hrs away) that you can visit and have them talk/demo you thru how LOR works. Doing it without seeing it is very difficult for the first time.Really, put your town/city in your profile, then do a search, find someone who's a local LOR user, have them do a hands-on lesson with you, makes the world of differance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 thompsol wrote: Paul:Thanks for your note. This has been the most helpful of anything written so far. I am moving along now.LeroyNo problem!I am a computer geek (MCP/MCITP and A+ certified)I am use to having to explain the little tips and tricks to get things working.I am sure if you ask someone will start a sequence for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallleyes Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 thompsol welome to the lor forums.I like to change up my timing grids during faster or slower parts of a song.If you want to open your sequence editor to a new song i will take you step by step here and show you a couple of neat things you will like.So just open up a new musical sequence with any new song.When we are done just dont save this.If you click on the timings button right in the middle of the screen just above where track 1 is in the green.Then click on add new fixed grid.Do this and add all of these timings one at a time.0.10 0.05 0.03 0.01.rember this is just to learn so you can add different numbers as you learn.After you have added all these new fixed grids you can click on the drop down arrow way over to the right of the timings button.You can change timing grids as you want throughout the song.You will notice if you select 0.01 you cant even see the boxes.You can expand the timing grid by clicking on the green arrows < > or blue for up and down ^v .These buttons are up above the timings button in the top row.Practice with it a little and you will figure it out real fast.Hope this helps you and anyone else something new that will help you out sequencing.I am also a newbie this year but have learned a few things after playing around with the software.Hopefully you have the copy paste feature figured out as that is the biggest time saver for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 wallleyes wrote: ....I am also a newbie this year ....This is your first year and you have 208 channels!All I can say is WOW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallleyes Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 PaulXmas wrote: wallleyes wrote: ....I am also a newbie this year ....This is your first year and you have 208 channels!All I can say is WOW.I find myself wanting more items while sequencing already.Mega tree eats up 62 channels 4 arches 32 channels....they get ate up fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightzilla Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 PaulXmas wrote: wallleyes wrote: ....I am also a newbie this year ....This is your first year and you have 208 channels!All I can say is WOW.Paul if your not happy with the 112 channel you have pass a few controllers my way and I will use them. I'll drop by your house and pick them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 lightzilla wrote: PaulXmas wrote: wallleyes wrote: ....I am also a newbie this year ....This is your first year and you have 208 channels!All I can say is WOW.Paul if your not happy with the 112 channel you have pass a few controllers my way and I will use them. I'll drop by your house and pick them up.LOLI could use a few more!I did have a bunch of free channels but now I am down to 4 (and I may use them before the lights go on.Boy something is wrong when you are standing outside (in the summer) looking your house trying to imagine out how the new "thing" is going to work this Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 PaulXmas wrote: Boy something is wrong when you are standing outside (in the summer) looking your house trying to imagine out how the new "thing" is going to work this Christmas.Wrong? Did you say wrong? Was it wrong when Patton over-ran Africa and stopped slavery? Was it wrong when Cousteau swam into the ocean and invented crab legs? (Or was that Al Gore?) Was it wrong when fertilizer was invented by some farmer sitting in his outhouse? I'll tell you what's wrong... waiting until it gets cold enough to freeze your a$$ into a Swedish meatloaf before you go outside to visualize - that's wrong! Acting like your neighbor down the street who throws a couple strings of lights on a bush in December and calls it decorating - that's wrong! Waiting until the only prices to pay for lights are retail prices - that's wrong! Standing outside while it's warm and you can think straight isn't wrong - it's smart! Rejoice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightORamaDan Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 George Simmons wrote: PaulXmas wrote: Boy something is wrong when you are standing outside (in the summer) looking your house trying to imagine out how the new "thing" is going to work this Christmas.Wrong? Did you say wrong? Was it wrong when Patton over-ran Africa and stopped slavery? Was it wrong when Cousteau swam into the ocean and invented crab legs? (Or was that Al Gore?) Was it wrong when fertilizer was invented by some farmer sitting in his outhouse? I'll tell you what's wrong... waiting until it gets cold enough to freeze your a$$ into a Swedish meatloaf before you go outside to visualize - that's wrong! Acting like your neighbor down the street who throws a couple strings of lights on a bush in December and calls it decorating - that's wrong! Waiting until the only prices to pay for lights are retail prices - that's wrong! Standing outside while it's warm and you can think straight isn't wrong - it's smart! Rejoice!George...I think it would be interesting to see how you act when you get really excited about something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulXmas Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 LightORamaDan wrote: George Simmons wrote: PaulXmas wrote: Boy something is wrong when you are standing outside (in the summer) looking your house trying to imagine out how the new "thing" is going to work this Christmas.Wrong? Did you say wrong? Was it wrong when Patton over-ran Africa and stopped slavery? Was it wrong when Cousteau swam into the ocean and invented crab legs? (Or was that Al Gore?) Was it wrong when fertilizer was invented by some farmer sitting in his outhouse? I'll tell you what's wrong... waiting until it gets cold enough to freeze your a$$ into a Swedish meatloaf before you go outside to visualize - that's wrong! Acting like your neighbor down the street who throws a couple strings of lights on a bush in December and calls it decorating - that's wrong! Waiting until the only prices to pay for lights are retail prices - that's wrong! Standing outside while it's warm and you can think straight isn't wrong - it's smart! Rejoice!George...I think it would be interesting to see how you act when you get really excited about something! Really! LOLHe did forget to add is it wrong to stand outside when it is -30 watching your whole show 2 or 3 or 4 or ??? times in a row... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 PaulXmas wrote: He did forget to add is it wrong to stand outside when it is -30 watching your whole show 2 or 3 or 4 or ??? times in a row...No, it's not wrong - maybe a little crazy - but not wrong. Personally, I've never stood outside when it's 30 below and watched more than one complete show. Of course, that was back in '08 when I only had 30 or so songs in the show... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenL_MCSE Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I think it is time for a Forest Gump quote.Mama always says the lights look best when it's...Someone fill in the blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Young Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 KenL_MCSE wrote: I think it is time for a Forest Gump quote.Mama always says the lights look best when it's...Someone fill in the blankON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskernut Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 KenL_MCSE wrote: I think it is time for a Forest Gump quote.Mama always says the lights look best when it's...Someone fill in the blankDark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rstately Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 KenL_MCSE wrote:I think it is time for a Forest Gump quote.Mama always says the lights look best when it's...Someone fill in the blankAt the end of the tunnel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallleyes Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Snowing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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