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Grogster

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Posted: 06:01am 27 Dec 2020
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This is VERY impressive.....but long.  It goes about half-an-hour, complete with animated tree characters linking scripts!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VAXrPRxD7I

Extremely impressive, and I hate to think how long this must have taken to sequence...

EDIT: Correct spelling mistake, make link a clickable one.
Edited 2020-12-27 16:05 by Grogster
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bigmik

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Posted: 06:49am 27 Dec 2020
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Excellent Grogs,

But it would annoy the neighbors to death with it playing every night for a month or so.

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Grogster

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Posted: 07:26am 27 Dec 2020
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It's only the lights.
The music etc is NOT audible.
They transmit the audio on a low-power FM transmitter, and you just tune-in to hear the music or commentary/tree-talk.
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NPHighview

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Posted: 04:54pm 27 Dec 2020
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We live around the corner from these folks, in Newbury Park, California.  It's always fun to see what they come up with every year.  They also have two very large TVs in their front windows, playing a Santa waving at the passersby.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqrjBXv9eNs&ab_channel=Betlenut

As Grogster says, they transmit on low-power FM, just enough for us to pick up if we're in the mood.

Hope everyone had a very pleasant, quiet, and uneventful Holiday.

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CircuitGizmos

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Posted: 06:05pm 27 Dec 2020
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"...and I'm Larry."

Well done!  
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Warpspeed
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Posted: 08:09pm 27 Dec 2020
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Difficult to even imagine the work that must have gone into that.
Cheers,  Tony.
 
Grogster

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Posted: 02:05am 28 Dec 2020
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I see by following a link from his channel info, he is marketing himself now as a guy that can do light-shows for your event etc.  With a talent like that, I'm glad he is trying to make some money out of it!

But I still shudder at how long it must take to sequence stuff like this - even with software tools to help you!
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