bhays 2 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Looks great. How many are you using? Link to post Share on other sites
ItsMeBobO 436 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Finally have a video of various CCR effects.The light is just too intense for the camera and overwhelms it. Its hard to see the colors which are MUCH more appealing in person. This video has two sequence snaps in it so you can see the values used.http://itsmebob.com/Christmas/2009/BobO2009CCRsampler.wmv Link to post Share on other sites
Robbo 0 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 price wise they are a cheap arch, considering it's $249 for 2 arches the way Steve has set them up, compared to buying pvc pipe, and 8 sets of 1 colour just for 1 colour arch in 8 segments add another 8 sets for 2nd colour and it gets pricey not to mention all the channels they use up on a LOR board 16 channels for just 1 of a 2 colour 8 segment arch, the ribbons however provide infinite colours and come with their own control box no channels lost on the LOR board I'm going to order 4 for my arches, before i saw these ribbons i was only going to do 2 arches with 1 colour for the same price, now i can have infinite colours and 8 arches even with the exchange rate and shipping to Australia Link to post Share on other sites
eldoradoboy 2 Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I agree on the price being great for what you get.. in fact for smaller arches you could conceivable use 1 ribbon for 2 arches...I figured in cords, lights, pipe, paint I have about 50-60 bucks in my single color arches..so $120 per 2 arches, plus a $200 controller.... and thats SINGLE color....get the CCR on sale and it isnt so expensive after a while..-Christopher Link to post Share on other sites
Victory402 0 Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 Not to mention, the CCR is very energy efficient. I bet it will cost you about a buck a month in electric to run it, compared to 5,000 million watts using multi colored minis for arches that make my neighbors lights flicker. go figure... Link to post Share on other sites
bryandolan 0 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thought I would share some of our Holiday lighting for this year. Enjoy!!The Dolan’s====================================================(Click the links to be brought to the Videos…)Frosty the Snowman – Perry Comohttp://vimeo.com/8539604Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Leehttp://vimeo.com/8542368Queen of the Winter Night - Trans-Siberian Orchestra **Personal Favoritehttp://vimeo.com/8542387Santa Claus is Comin' to Town – Frank Sinatrahttp://vimeo.com/8542858Mr. Heatmiser – Big Bad Voodoo Daddyhttp://vimeo.com/8544586Silent Night – Sinead O’Connorhttp://vimeo.com/8544552Do You Hear What I Hear – Spiraling**Personal Favoritehttp://vimeo.com/8544564 Link to post Share on other sites
kzaas 18 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Does anyone know what these things cost during the summer sale? Link to post Share on other sites
steve synek 23 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I think they were going for $225 each last summer. IMO, well worth the price.Steve Link to post Share on other sites
melwelch 0 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 I will be having 2 more CCRs this next season and set them up as each a double arch so I will have 4 CCR arches...So to stay on topic here is a video of my display with CCR and DID NOT USE ANY MACROS!!!http://vimeo.com/8553222I hope you enjoy it... Link to post Share on other sites
kzaas 18 Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 melwelch wrote: I will be having 2 more CCRs this next season and set them up as each a double arch so I will have 4 CCR arches...So to stay on topic here is a video of my display with CCR and DID NOT USE ANY MACROS!!!http://vimeo.com/8553222I hope you enjoy it...Sorry, Didn't mean to hijack the thread I think these things are awesome and I am hoping to add two to my display this year. Please keep adding videos because I am thouroughly enjoying them. Thanks Guys. Ken Link to post Share on other sites
schristi69 0 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 steve synek wrote: I can't say enough good things about my CCR's. They are super bright. They dominate my display. I only wish I had more time to figure out the programing. I did not use any macro effects. I made two arches out of each ribbon. Like a lot of others, the video does not capture the true effect of any of my display.How did you make 2 arches out of one ribbon? Did you cut it? Did you just tie it to 2 arches and then split it in the programming? Pictures are always welcome. Link to post Share on other sites
steve synek 23 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 schristi69 wrote: steve synek wrote: I can't say enough good things about my CCR's. They are super bright. They dominate my display. I only wish I had more time to figure out the programing. I did not use any macro effects. I made two arches out of each ribbon. Like a lot of others, the video does not capture the true effect of any of my display.How did you make 2 arches out of one ribbon? Did you cut it? Did you just tie it to 2 arches and then split it in the programming? Pictures are always welcome.Here is a picture of what my arches looked like. I did not cut the ribbon. I was very careful not to stress the ribbon at the point where the 2 arches meet. I attached the ribbon to 1/2" x 10 ft pvc electrical conduit painted green. The arches are about 8ft long each. The one foot off the ground works out well here due to the snow we get. I programmed each arch as 25 separate channels of RGB. You can see the ribbon from both sides of the arch.Steve Attached files Link to post Share on other sites
eldoradoboy 2 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 looks good... what do you plan to do to take ir down remove the ribbon from the arches? I was thinking if I used CCR for 2 that id have an issue getting them put away without stressing the ribbon-Christopherwow green grass - we havent seen that for a while here in ohio! Link to post Share on other sites
steve synek 23 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Your right, the green grass has long been covered. The picture was taken the week before Thanksgiving. I will have to remove the ribbon from the conduit in order to store them and in order to remove the conduit from the rebar stakes. At a minimum if you were to install them this way, you would have to remove the ribbon from at least one arch so the ribbon is not damaged during handling and storage.Steveeldoradoboy wrote: looks good... what do you plan to do to take ir down remove the ribbon from the arches? I was thinking if I used CCR for 2 that id have an issue getting them put away without stressing the ribbon-Christopherwow green grass - we havent seen that for a while here in ohio! Link to post Share on other sites
eldoradoboy 2 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 I guess the only other way would be to cut the ribbon and then make a connection system for it so you could have it on 2 arches... I always try to make things that are modular in nature for take down... as in my experience here in columbus the weather is a LOT more brutal at tear down time than it is at install time... this season a perfectr example.. 70 degrees in november.. its 14 here in the DAYTIME today.how did the ribbon weather? has the plastic casing and wiring and all held up well?-Christopher Link to post Share on other sites
schristi69 0 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Unfortunately you cut it and it voids the warranty and they are still working on weatherproofing the connectors they do have. Link to post Share on other sites
LightORamaDan 0 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 kzaas wrote: Does anyone know what these things cost during the summer sale?No one knows... We have not figured it out yet!Dan Link to post Share on other sites
medman2000 0 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 LightORamaDan wrote: kzaas wrote: Does anyone know what these things cost during the summer sale?No one knows... We have not figured it out yet!DanI vote for $50 - who's with me? Link to post Share on other sites
Victory402 0 Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 I second that motion! Link to post Share on other sites
LightORamaDan 0 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 medman2000 wrote: LightORamaDan wrote: kzaas wrote: Does anyone know what these things cost during the summer sale?No one knows... We have not figured it out yet!DanI vote for $50 - who's with me? I'm wi.... UNEXPECTED COMMUNICATIONS INTERRUPT Link to post Share on other sites
kzaas 18 Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 LightORamaDan wrote: medman2000 wrote: LightORamaDan wrote: kzaas wrote: Does anyone know what these things cost during the summer sale?No one knows... We have not figured it out yet!DanI vote for $50 - who's with me? I'm wi.... UNEXPECTED COMMUNICATIONS INTERRUPTALRIGHT, WHO CUT DAN OFF:X. I will take 10 if they are $50.00 LOL. Even if they don't go on sale I hope to get two of them this year. Link to post Share on other sites
huskernut 0 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Hi, I am still trying to get my arms around CCR. The star on your house, is that one or 2 CCR? What is the structure for it made from?ThanksRickmelwelch wrote: I will be having 2 more CCRs this next season and set them up as each a double arch so I will have 4 CCR arches...So to stay on topic here is a video of my display with CCR and DID NOT USE ANY MACROS!!!http://vimeo.com/8553222I hope you enjoy it... Link to post Share on other sites
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