Light-O-Rama Community Zoom Room

For the January 14 Zoom Room, we're kicking off 2025 with Software Wishlist Night! The LOR developers will attend to hear your most wanted software additions as they plan the roadmap for development in 2025.

No promises to include or exclude a wishlist item will be made on the call, nor will extensive discussion take place on the development feasibility of any suggested feature. The goal of the meeting is for as many ideas to be heard and shared as possible during the allotted time.

For the February 4 Zoom Room, it's time to brainstorm how you can improve installation and storage of your props and display. Join other members of the community to ask, "how can I build THAT better?"

Share your screen and show a picture of your home to ask for ideas from others, or share tips about things you've built in the past to help those looking to build for the first time!

How can you be better and faster when it comes to Motion Effect sequencing? Come to this Q&A with specific questions in mind about what kind of effects you'd like to create, and brainstorm with the community to make it happen using Motion Effects!

Show off what effects YOU'VE created and help others to learn.

Note: This Q&A is NOT a formal presentation given by a specific person. The discussion is based on questions posed by attendees live.

Recommended video viewing before the Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5dKqcprhEGxz669BDoVmOWnORhUZDgeM

Have a special effect in your display? Join the April 1 Zoom Room to teach others how you set it up in LOR!

Note: This Q&A is NOT a formal presentation given by a specific person. Quality discussion relies on community attendance. If no one in attendance has used a particular device, a new usage question may not be able to be answered.

So you've picked the perfect song, but what do you do next? How do you decide what props to turn on first? What goes with the vocals? What goes with the drums? Where are those buttons in the Sequencer again?

Join this Zoom Room to brainstorm with others about how they tackle creating a sequence, and get that refresher on the tools of the Sequencer so you can start working on your show earlier in the season!

As summer continues and Christmas draws near, the newcomers start gearing up for their first show! Before the Q&As return to beginner topics in the yearly cycle, take advantage of a general topic Q&A session to get those advanced questions posed to the group so that you're ready to go on next level additions for this season!

Whether you're just starting or in your 10th year trying to expand, this night is for you.

Ask questions and give advice about buying your first controllers, designing your first preview, or starting your first sequence.

Or if you have big expansion plans in mind for this year, discuss tips and tricks with the group as you consider new additions to your show!

This month's topic is all about what’s new and what you might’ve forgotten since last season. Come with your questions about recent features, forgotten steps, or quicker ways to get things done. If you've picked up tips & tricks from last season, be sure to attend and share what you’ve learned too!

This month will focus on organizing your preview props, preview groups, and grid configuration (in the Sequencer) to set yourself up for simplified sequencing. Join the meeting with your sequencing computer so you can screen share and ask questions about your specific display organization! If you're a long time LOR user, please attend to share your tips with others!

Recommend viewing material prior to the meeting:

Preview Building: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5dKqcprhEGwHITXbIo2uQFouiGQsxMs7

Grid Configurations:
https://youtu.be/JOa28cQ8bPU

The October 7 Q&A will focus on Motion Effects in the main suite Sequencer, including the 2024 effect Sketch. Ask questions about setting up preview props and group arrangements, creating Motion Effect rows, and which Motion effect might work best for the vision you have in mind. Motion effects can be used for smart pixels AND traditional lights!

Learn about smart pixel sequencing in advance by watching these videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5dKqcprhEGxz669BDoVmOWnORhUZDgeM

The October 15 Q&A will focus on sequencing singing faces.

What part of sequencing singing faces presents the most challenges when you're working on your own display? Ask the experts for tips and tricks so Singing Faces can be an exciting addition to your home this season. As with all Q&As, this evening is not a formal presentation. Questions are required for good conversation!

Recommend viewing material prior to the meeting:

Sequencer Singing Faces: https://youtu.be/OO04RLi40_0

Superstar Singing Faces: https://youtu.be/8fedQ2VLH9o

Join this advanced topic night to ask questions about the Pixielink (for Pixies) or the Aurora Core E1.31 controller. Find out if one of these advanced smart pixel options is right for you, or if your display is good to go with the current set up. This evening is NOT a formal presentation, so please come with questions prepared about your display scenario to see what solution is best for you!

Have you recently discovered the world of light shows? There's only a month left until the start of the season, but this is when most beginners discover Light-O-Rama in Year 1! Attend this Zoom Room night to ask about the system and make sure you're only biting off what you can chew with the time remaining so that you have a great first Christmas.

Recommend viewing material prior to Zoom Room:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5dKqcprhEGzcdUpgA2L-E-uS8WAc-jED&si=FMq_NSaECJEkWHCE

Attend this Q&A ready to ask questions and share tips about boosting your sequencing skills. From clever shortcuts to creative techniques, we want to hear it all! What techniques have you learned to help you work smarter in Light-O-Rama? This night is for users at any level looking to level up their light shows.

The November 11 Q&A will focus on how to take purchased or shared sequences and make them work for your personal display (which probably doesn't look the same as the sequence's layout).

Ask for advice about how to best 'Tag' your preview props using S6 so that using Light-O-Rama RGBPlus sequences is an easy endeavor.

Learn about Tagging: https://youtu.be/_uYyVdx-caE

Learn about RGBPlus Sequences: https://youtu.be/rkAC01TZRQ0?si=ZVsAMVtKyDm5dl5u

We want to hear from YOU! There are so many different styles and options for adapting sequences to other layouts - what tricks have you found when adapting sequences to your own layout that you can share with others who are looking for advice?

The November 18 Q&A is less than two weeks to show time for the majority of display owners, which means that if you haven't started testing by now, use this meeting as an incentive to hook everything up in your yard.

This meeting will focus on networking and scheduling questions/troubleshooting so that you're not scrambling the week of Thanksgiving. Testing early helps you avoid stress and have a successful launch to the season!

Recommended reading prior to the meeting: https://store.lightorama.com/pages/connecting-a-light-o-rama-system

Recommend Tutorials:

https://youtu.be/pUpGFBbWDD8
https://youtu.be/x5a3K7vlK_E
https://youtu.be/dKca4rnk508

The November 25 Q&A is the final week leading up to show time for most people! If you have last minute questions, have them prepared before this Q&A and come with any questions you have if you run into trouble during the process.


Recommend Tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5dKqcprhEGxAj64Q1jirw97kc7gpWeI7

The December 2 Q&A is after the season premiere for most display, so this Q&A is designed to troubleshoot any issues you may have run into since opening night. These questions can be about hardware, software, or any other aspect of a full Light-O-Rama system.

Recommended reading prior to the meeting:
https://store.lightorama.com/pages/support-and-training


Recommend Tutorials:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5dKqcprhEGxAj64Q1jirw97kc7gpWeI7

By December 9 most shows are up and operational and you're excited to show off your work! During Night 1 of this two part event, we invite you to join the call from a phone and take 5 minutes to walk outside and show us what you've created! We want to see as many different shows as possible during this Q&A and December 16!

Didn't get to share your show on December 9? Night 2 on December 16 is your opportunity! For this meeting, we invite you to join the call from a phone and take 5 minutes to walk outside and show us what you've created! We want to see as many different shows as possible during this the two Show Off Your Show evenings!