Christmas Expo 2023 Presentations
So You Want a Show Network
by Tom Hammond
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Indianapolis Mini Light Builders Conference 2023 Presentations
It All Starts With A Song
by Joel Dearing
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Sequence Importing
by Larry Calvert
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Moving Heads and xLights Setup
by Clyde Lindsey
Adding AI To Your Show
by Joel Dearing
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Show Software (Falcon Pi Player - Raspberry Pi / Beagle Bone)
by Drew Emsweller
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This Is A Pixel - Introduction To Lighting
by Les Willis
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DIY Your Props
by Larry Calvert
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Power Injection And Load Balancing (Keeping The Fire Department Away)
by Les Willis
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Mega Trees And Pixel Trees
by Tom Hammond
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Tips And Tricks - What's In Your Tool Bag (Pixel Testing Power Supply)
by Drew Emsweller
2023 Light Up Ohio Presentations
Introduction to Show Networks
by Kevin Rhodus
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Remote Falcon: Let Viewers Control Your Show
by James Vance
Dig Uno Controller and Convert HD RBL to Pixels
by Tom Hammond
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How To Use An FM Transmitter In Your Show
by Bob Randolph
xLights Singing Faces on Matrix and Coro Props
by Clyde Lindsey
2022 Presentations
Projection Decorating and Projection Mapping
by Tom Hammond and Kyle Bostick
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2019 Presentations
Projection Decorating
by Tom Hammond
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P10 Panels and Beyond
by Dan Blickensderfer
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Hacking Gemmy Animatronics
by Scot Meyers
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Basic FM Transmitting and 3D Printing
by David Jones
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Creating and Working with Singing Faces
by Joel Dearing
2018 Presentations
Power, Power, Power
by Dan Blickensderfer
If you're working with DC or AC lighting, one of the most confusing pieces to the puzzle can be... how to get enough power to the prop. Dan is going to show us the tricks and give us educated advice on how to do exactly that!
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Designing & Building your 1st Pixel Tree
by Tom Hammond
Tom is going to go over all the things you need to know, tips & tricks, along with what parts you need and where to get them, basically everything you need to know...start to finish!
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New, Fun Stuff
by David Jones
David is going to give us an update on Cheap Pixel technology with Pixel Prop Controllers and also tell us all about the new P5 display boards and how to make an inexpensive "Tune to Sign" with them!
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xLights and LOR
by Clyde Lindsey
xlights is getting more & more LOR friendly! Clyde is going to share with all of us, how to combine xLight's "LOR mode" and the original xLights together, to achieve that perfect sequence you are looking for!
2017 Presentations
XLights and LOR Living Peacefully Together
by Clyde Lindsey
Do you use XLights and want to add LOR or you use LOR and want to add XLights, but not sure how or they just don't seem to play nice with each other?? Then this session you won't want to miss!! Clyde is going to go over the "Tips & Tricks" on getting LOR & XLights to work together!
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Internet Controlled Christmas Lights
by Tom Hammond
Tom will outline how to create an internet controlled, interactive Christmas light display, based on "FREE" software (Xlights and Falcon Player) and "Low-Cost" hardware (Raspberry Pi and Arduino).
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Pixels on a Budget
by David Jones
David is the "guru" of DIY, and he will show you how to have the Holiday show of your dreams, and not break the bank!
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Raspberry Pi
by Dan Blickensderfer
You just got your new Raspberry Pi, now what? Let Dan show you how to set it up and control your lights wirelessly.
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Dumb RGB's
by Clyde Lindsey
Clyde will show you the many advantages of using "Dumb RGB".