stevewilson Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 how to get started with a house projector and the do's and things needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver State Rich Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Hi from Corvallis. Are you talking about a projection map (custom videos that are mapped to your house) or just using a video projector as part of your display? To add a projector you will need the maxed out version of the LOR softwear to run the video. Of course a projector is needed and a REALLY long vga cable. You will be running the show from your computer. We use LOR to run our Halloween show and video is a big part of it. Logistics for a projector outside are to keep it dry and secure. Dry: I built a casket to house my unit, It keeps the projector dry and if you set it back about 3-4 inches from the hole the projector shines out of in the enclosure it will stay dry. Obviously a casket is not very holiday esque. Maybe a lighted gift box or other Christmas prop to house your projector? Secure: see above, my casket is very heavy and takes 2 people to move and my yard has motion alarms in it as well, I also don't use a super $$ projector. I pick up projectors at surplus sales. I just got a 900 lumen InFocus unit Wed for $75 at the OSU surplus sale. Full dark 900 lumens works well. I use windows movie maker (its free) and audiocity (also free) to create my videos, If I don't want anything projected just set screen to a black color. LOR can't control your projector to turn on/off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffDC1979 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I am looking to do this as part of my Halloween show as well and I am just curious about 1 aspect. How does the light o rama software control the video being sent to the projector? Is there a way to load a movie file and synch it up with the lights and what not? I assume that is how it works .... and as you mention I assume you need the highest tier version of LOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bphynes Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 You can sync to a video file, such as .wmv just as you would audio. You would probably want to set your controlling computer up to have a dual monitor output, using the projector as the 2nd monitor. You would then set your video preferences appropriately. bph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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