What's Happening in Christmas Lighting?

 In this Episode we introduce a new co-host, JP - Talk about the Transworld Tradeshow, and our brand new fixtures in the Dominar Range. Chapters: 00:56 Introduction 01:15 David visited the Transworld Trade Show 02:15 Who is JP and how does he fit in 03:20 More About Jp 03:40 Are animated Christmas light displays popular in South Africa? 04:05 Where are Christmas light displays popular in the world? 05:12 What are we talking about today? 05:18 What new things did we see at Transworld? 05:25 Our new Dominar X 05:53 What we had in our booth at Transworld. 06:14 Our new Dominar Par N 06:33 New products from Mattos Designs 08:31 Possibly building a Mega Tree with Evo Pixels 09:40 Our recent videos on YouTube 10:55 Animated Christmas light display cost 12:44 The Kraken Structural System 14:43 The Kraken Ridged System 15:25 Can you build your own props? 17:37 The X-Tool 17:52 The 2 most common connecters that are used 18:24 What we like about the Christmas industry? 19:13 Closing Visit our sites/channels here: Learn Christmas Lighting.com https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com Our videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnChristmasLighting Buy Pixels here: https://aboveavl.com/collections/pixels  Our Christmas Lighting Store: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas   Links:  Dominar X  Dominar Par N  Mattos Designs Kraken Flex System  Mattos Design Evo Pixels  How to Build a Mega Tree  Kraken Structural System  Kraken Rigid System  The X-Tool  

What are Props? Where do I buy them? Can I make them and why aren't we discussing any new products? We work through all that in this Episode of What's Happening in Christmas Lighting.   Chapters: 00:59 Where’s Crystal? 01:32 Today’s Topic 02:10 Why use props? 04:02 Consistent Spacing 04:56 Where does Animated Christmas Light Shows come from? 05:26 Where can you buy props? 05:50 Props in the old days 06:30 What make props so great? 07:47 New Products 10:07 What we’ve noticed this year (Halloween) 10:58 Closing   Visit our sites/channels here: Learn Christmas Lighting.com https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com Our videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnChristmasLighting Buy Pixels here: https://aboveavl.com/collections/pixels  Our Christmas Lighting Store: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas    Links: Boscoyo Studios: https://boscoyostudio.com Gilbert Engineering: https://gilbertengineeringusa.com  

Do you need a high spec computer for Christmas Lighting? Do you need it after programming the show? Can you "daily" computer do the job? We answer all your questions in this episode!   Chapters: 01:15 Introduction  03:18 What program we recommend you use to program your Christmas light show.  04:41 What platform does xLights run on?  06:14 Which platform would xLights not work on?  07:40 How powerful of a computer do you need?  11:10 What is FPP and what do they do?  16:32 What specification do I need for my computer?   17:15 Crystal upgraded her computer after 11 Years!  20:46 Key information for the day  21:28 David shares new products from Experience Lights - Genius Pro 16 port  26:10 When should you start programming? Why it is important order in advance!  29:33 Closing   Links: xLights: https://xlights.org  xLights Download: https://xlights.org/releases/  Genius Pro 16 Port Controller (Experience Lights): https://experiencelights.com/genius-pro-16-port-controller/  Experience Lights Genius Controllers & Receivers: https://experiencelights.com/genius-pixel-controllers/    Visit our sites/channels here: Learn Christmas Lighting.com https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com Our videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnChristmasLighting Buy Pixels here: https://aboveavl.com/collections/pixels  Our Christmas Lighting Store: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas 

Networking plays a large role of Christmas Lighting displays and in the hobby - In this episode we want to walk you through how it works and simplify it as well as help you in buying the right equipment,   Chapters: 00:57 Introduction 02:05 Selling of Pixels 02:54 Today’s topic 03:35 Computer Networking will always play a role in animated Christmas light shows. 04:50 Pieces you need to make everything work 08:42 Using your home network 10:08 Home networks versus show network 13:08 Do you need internet to run your controllers? 15:19 What router do you need? 16:53 What other pieces do you need? 17:49 What type of CAT cable to I need to use? 22:32 Do I need to buy premade cable or make my own? 25:27 Cable testers 27:09 Summary 29:04 Closing   Links:   Mattos Pixels from our store: https://aboveavl.com/collections/pixels   Visit our sites/channels here: Learn Christmas Lighting.com https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com Our videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnChristmasLighting Buy Pixels here: https://aboveavl.com/collections/pixels  Our Christmas Lighting Store: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas 

Transworld! We had a great time at Transworld and wanted to share all of this with you - We saw some cool things, met amazing people and saw some old friends.   Chapters: 01:15 Transworld Christmas Show  01:55 Crystal first impressions and idea of the show.  03:48 What types of vendors you will get at this trade show  05:37 Crystal experience as a first-time attendee.  09:30 Highlights of the trade show.  10:50 One of Crystal’s highlights  13:46 Who is Tom?  19:25 Why would you want to buy a sequence?  22:57 David was pulled over on his way home  25:00 Other Vendors we saw there  29:58 Talking about P5 & P2.5 kits at https://yourpixelstore.com   32:31 Mattos Designs  34:49 Mixed shapes on your Christmas Display can make a difference  43:23 Buscoyo Studio products.  55:00 Closing. The next dates for Transworld have been released.     Visit our sites/channels here: Learn Christmas Lighting.com https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com Our videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnChristmasLighting Buy Pixels here: https://aboveavl.com/collections/pixels  Our Christmas Lighting Store: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas 

This is a power episode. Jokes apart, we are talking everything power supplies in this Episode and welcoming a new member to the Podcast - We also talk about the P5 UHD Kits from Wired Watts.   Chapters: 00:56 We are back, and welcoming another member, Crystal. 02:23 What are we talking about Today? 03:30 Why can’t you plug Pixels just directly into wall power? 04:28 Power supplies 05:12 5v vs 12v Pixels 07:46 Wattage on power supplies 10:42 Headroom on your power supplies 12:59 Waterproof vs non-waterproof power supplies 15:00 Plastic Enclosures and Moisture with Power Supplies 16:07 Cost differences 18:44 24v Pixels 20:05 Pixel Connecters 23:39 New Product on the Market (P5 Prop Insert) 28:30 Crystal might doing her own doing her own Display   Links: Mean Well LRS 350: https://www.wiredwatts.com/ps12v350wm CableGuard CG500: https://www.wiredwatts.com/encg500-weather-resistant-enclosure RNI1500 by Multilink: https://www.wiredwatts.com/enrni1500 UHD P5 Insert for Coro Props no Computer: https://www.wiredwatts.com/pkp5o1x1     Visit our sites/channels here: Learn Christmas Lighting.com https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com Our videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnChristmasLighting Buy Pixels here: https://aboveavl.com/collections/pixels  Our Christmas Lighting Store: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas 

Thank you for joining us on the third Episode of the What's Happening in Christmas Lighting Podcast.  Join David Henry from Learn Christmas Lighting as we learn about Christmas lighting topics and cover the latest news and products in Christmas lighting.   Chapters: 01:18 What David will be talking about in this episode 01:31 What are controllers? 03:45 How to use controllers 06:51 What is a showplayer?  07:41 Benefits to using a showplayer 09:00 Christmas Light Controllers History Lesson 15:52 How do Controllers work and what else do you need? 17:53 Long range Controllers and Receiver Boards 22:15 New Controllers from Experience Lights 23:28 The Dragon Controller from Mattos Designs and Experience Lights Links: Light-o-Rama: https://store.lightorama.com WiredWatts: https://www.wiredwatts.com Experience Lights: https://experiencelights.com Buy Pixels here: https://aboveavl.com/collections/pixels  Learn Christmas Lighting.com https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com Our videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnChristmasLighting Our Christmas Lighting Store: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas 

Thank you for joining us on the second Episode of the What's Happening in Christmas Lighting Podcast.  Join David Henry from Learn Christmas Lighting as we learn about Christmas lighting topics and cover the latest news and products in Christmas lighting.   Chapters: 01:20 What we talk about in this Podcast 02:02 Our free guide on Learn Christmas Lighting 03:19 How to know you are buying the right stuff? 05:44 The Christmas season 06:03 What are Pixels and how are they different from regular Christmas Lights? 09:30 How to control loads of Pixels 11:36 Different shapes and types of Pixels and which you should use 06:11 New Products in the Christmas Lighting hobby 06:30 Pixel Pushing made easier   Links: Electric Pixel Pusher: https://yourpixelstore.com/product/electric-pixel-pusher/ Buy Pixels here: https://aboveavl.com/collections/pixels  Learn Christmas Lighting.com https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com Our videos on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnChristmasLighting Our Christmas Lighting Store: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas 

Thank you for joining us on the first Episode of the What's Happening in Christmas Lighting Podcast.  Join David Henry from Learn Christmas Lighting as we learn about Christmas lighting topics and cover the latest news and products in Christmas lighting.   Chapters: 02:39 Why David started the Podcast 06:01 Sequencing 09:55 What Do You Need to Make a Musical Christmas Light Show Happen? 10:15 Pixel2DMX from Experience Lights 14:15 How the Pixel2DMX makes our life easier 15:38 How we can implement the Pixel2DMX 16:20 New products that are useful 19:47 xLights new version   Links: 3M ScotchLoks: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/p/d/b10128463/ ClickIt from Experience Lights: https://experiencelights.com/clickits-super-fast-pixel-splicing/ Mattos Designs Gel LOK connecters: https://mattosdesigns.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/iii-lok-gel-lok-connectors-20pak xLights https://xlights.org Experience Lights https://experiencelights.com Our Videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LearnChristmasLighting  Buy Pixels here: https://aboveavl.com/collections/pixels  Our Christmas Lighting Store: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas