MattPenner
12-09-2018, 05:04 PM
We have a really nice 300 light wire frame Christmas train that's a family favorite. It was all incandescent with a built in animation sequence (chasing smoke, animated wheels, presents shimmering, etc), but the last few years we've really struggled finding replacement bulbs. Last year it finally gave up the ghost.
Since most of my tiny display is pixels I plan to use square nodes and tie wrap them so that they are aligned on the wire and facing the street.
I'd like to animate them so that they have the original look but then allow me to change color schemes depending on the song, do wipes or fades, etc.
I've been looking in the Vixen and wire frame forums but I can't see anyone talking about this.
Is there a suggested way I should layout and sequence the pixels to accomplish this? I've never sequenced a wire frame before and I'm getting thrown by how to set up the individual sections (wheels, smoke, etc) and I'm really thinking there is a smarter way to do this than sequencing each individual pixel.
Thoughts?
Thx!!
Since most of my tiny display is pixels I plan to use square nodes and tie wrap them so that they are aligned on the wire and facing the street.
I'd like to animate them so that they have the original look but then allow me to change color schemes depending on the song, do wipes or fades, etc.
I've been looking in the Vixen and wire frame forums but I can't see anyone talking about this.
Is there a suggested way I should layout and sequence the pixels to accomplish this? I've never sequenced a wire frame before and I'm getting thrown by how to set up the individual sections (wheels, smoke, etc) and I'm really thinking there is a smarter way to do this than sequencing each individual pixel.
Thoughts?
Thx!!