mcnamara9 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 3 of my neighbors asked to join my show, so we hooked them up using ELLs and it came out great: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Chaput Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Looks marvellous!! Must be nice to have neighbour to join in the funDenis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnamara9 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 I do have great neighbors. We may have 2 more join the fun on the same side of the street next year to make 6 in a row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem5136 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 That's fantastic! I don't have any close neighbors, but there is a small subdivision (10-12 houses at most) that is behind my house, and I have been wanting to sync those houses together ever since I've been into animated lighting. Nice job though, looks great!Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Alien Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Awesome show mate - Well done :-)One day i might be able to manage something like thatHow many chanels were you running there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnamara9 Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Thanks Mate! (I've always wanted to say that) My house (arches over driveway, 9 mini trees, and mega tree) has 5 controllers. The other 3 neighbors each have 1 controller. So a total of 8. I expect the neighbors will be adding quite a few more next year after getting a taste of it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulanator Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Very nice Brian. I would love to do my neighbors house some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wess Hoskins Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 well done looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKSedg Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Wow. How fun. I also wish my neighbors would join i the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnamara9 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Ya, I'm really fortunate to have such great neighbors. We may add 2 more houses to the 4 to make 6 in a row next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfing4Dough Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Very cool! How fun.FYI, looks like the sequencing of the kid on the scooter is a tad off the music beat. Nice videography as well. (Type of camera?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnamara9 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Surfing4Dough wroteFYI, looks like the sequencing of the kid on the scooter is a tad off the music beat. Nice videography as well. (Type of camera?)I add the music file on top of the video file when I create the file so I might be off.As for the camera, it's a samsung HD camera. Nothing too fancy. I think it was around $300 at Best Buy. Not nearly top of the line like others may have... but it works. The video editing software is what I have found to be very valuable. I use Sony Vegas Movie Studio and it is awesome. It let's you incorporate multiple video streams. The video you saw had 8 different clips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
768Burton Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 i wish i could get my neighbor to join in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajantechie Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Fantastic Brian,Did you provide all the lights, cables, controllers and power for the other houses or was it a shared effort.Two of my neighbors have asked me to include their houses but they wanted me to provide everything, but that is too costly.Ron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrownOut Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I really like it Brian. May I ask how many ELLs you used? Is there a separate set between each house?-Logan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbirdruss Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Brian,My Neighbors have been asking me to "annex" their houses for a couple of years now. I may go ahead and branch out next year and had a couple of questions:1. How many controllers did you use?2. How many ELL's?3. How long are your extension cords from the controller to the farthest point.4. How did you manage the power cords? Roof to Roof? Through the back yards?5. Did the complexity rise exponentially or was it fairly simple to accomplish?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kckomer2 Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I too am now in the planning stages to add 3 houses next year. Would really appreciate more information, what you learned, what you would do differently. Thanks for sharing the inspiring video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxdwg Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 sweet! that is way cool! i am out of space at home and the neighbors across the street have already offered up their front yard, might have to take them up on it.love the rolling camera work as well! very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott T Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I want cool neighbors too. I search here on the forum and online and cant find them. Where did you get them? I bet they are expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxdwg Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 hey scott, checked out your display last night as well. i like the addition of the penguins this year. and the web address above the garage, i dont remember seeing that last year... anyway, sorry to hijack the thread!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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