Katekate
Senior elf
Who has the powercor 4x4 at the buckingham? You're gonna get covered in bird poo if you park there.
Melbourne/Vic Melbourne Mini 2024 - June 29-30
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Katekate
Senior elf
the "after" show folders from my base show folders demo are now on the site. https://blinky.lighting/melbourne/
keithsw1111
Senior elf
Thankyou Melbourne for an amazing mini. Some of the best presentations. Great diversity. Good to see so many people new to the hobby and great to catch up with old friends.
if you asked me for something in xlights or falcon over the weekend please follow it up with an email to Keith @ pixelcontroller.com so I don’t forget it.
if you asked me for something in xlights or falcon over the weekend please follow it up with an email to Keith @ pixelcontroller.com so I don’t forget it.
Snicko
Full time elf
What a great Mini!
Great to meet some new people, and reconnect with other like minded hobbyists.
Many thanks to the many sponsors that provided very generous donations for door prizes for everyone - And to Mark for coordinating this.
Thanks to Mikey for access to the venue, and his constant tech support and setup for the many presenters
Craig - the catering was on point, and the banter was not far from it also!
Graham, Rob - thanks for leading the charge with organisation
Keith great to meet you and thanks for your informative presentations, and contributions to our hobby!
Some great presentations were conducted by all, and I think everyone walked away knowing more!
Great to meet some new people, and reconnect with other like minded hobbyists.
Many thanks to the many sponsors that provided very generous donations for door prizes for everyone - And to Mark for coordinating this.
Thanks to Mikey for access to the venue, and his constant tech support and setup for the many presenters
Craig - the catering was on point, and the banter was not far from it also!
Graham, Rob - thanks for leading the charge with organisation
Keith great to meet you and thanks for your informative presentations, and contributions to our hobby!
Some great presentations were conducted by all, and I think everyone walked away knowing more!
As I said in the wrap up this afternoon, this was an amazing mini, I'm very glad I was able to make it down. Top notch with organisation, the presentations were varied and informative and I'm definitely walking away with more knowledge.
Fantastic also to finally catch up with many of the Melbourne folk who I have spoken to many times.
I'm definitely going to figure out how to convince the other half for next year.
Fantastic also to finally catch up with many of the Melbourne folk who I have spoken to many times.
I'm definitely going to figure out how to convince the other half for next year.
Jase
New elf
Such a great mini this year. Thanks so much to everyone who presented. I’m going away with heaps more knowledge and inspiration for the 2024 Christmas season. Loved seeing everyone again and getting to meet @keithsw1111 too 
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Well I think its safe to say this year's Melb Mini was a huge success!!
I want to thank EVERYONE for attending and contributing, because these events really shine (lighting pun intended) when everyone contributes, no matter how big or small. From friendly chats with new members to help guide them on the start of their display journey, to our subject matter experts who share their extensive knowledge with all.
I do want to give a few special shout outs. @mikey for access to an awesome venue and your AV assistance. Thanks to the recent upgrades it made our breakouts and catering very comfortable to use. Speaking of food, thanks to master of the tongs @cdjazman for keeping ~40 people fed & hydrated both days. @Jaali for organising a huge amount of prizes from our vendors & sponsors (and thank you vendors & sponsors for your contributions!) @thewanderingpine for co-hosting with me, pulling together the schedule and many other behind the scenes tasks that needed ticking off. @Jasonhawkins & @mccar who picked up the bits and pieces we needed to organise behind the scenes and helping us over the 2 days.
Also shoutout to those who made the trip from out of town, be it from our regional areas such as Bendigo, Portland & Warrnambool, to our interstate visitors from SA & NSW, we really appreciate you coming to visit and hope we made it worth the trip.
Thanks also to anyone who presented a topic. Public speaking isn't everyone's cup of tea but I'm sure all would agree everyone did an amazing job, they were easy to follow and easy to interact with, well done.
We hope you all learned something new, grabbed a bargain or 2 (or a handy prize), made some new contacts or friends to lend a helping hand in the future, but most of all enjoyed your time at the event. I think we got the balance right of structure in a relaxed environment which is hard to guage when working with a group of mixed levels of experience. One of the main things I'll remember fondly is knowing that Mikey is a really nice guy (if you know you know
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Here's looking to 2025, maybe it's not going to be so mini next year....
I want to thank EVERYONE for attending and contributing, because these events really shine (lighting pun intended) when everyone contributes, no matter how big or small. From friendly chats with new members to help guide them on the start of their display journey, to our subject matter experts who share their extensive knowledge with all.
I do want to give a few special shout outs. @mikey for access to an awesome venue and your AV assistance. Thanks to the recent upgrades it made our breakouts and catering very comfortable to use. Speaking of food, thanks to master of the tongs @cdjazman for keeping ~40 people fed & hydrated both days. @Jaali for organising a huge amount of prizes from our vendors & sponsors (and thank you vendors & sponsors for your contributions!) @thewanderingpine for co-hosting with me, pulling together the schedule and many other behind the scenes tasks that needed ticking off. @Jasonhawkins & @mccar who picked up the bits and pieces we needed to organise behind the scenes and helping us over the 2 days.
Also shoutout to those who made the trip from out of town, be it from our regional areas such as Bendigo, Portland & Warrnambool, to our interstate visitors from SA & NSW, we really appreciate you coming to visit and hope we made it worth the trip.
Thanks also to anyone who presented a topic. Public speaking isn't everyone's cup of tea but I'm sure all would agree everyone did an amazing job, they were easy to follow and easy to interact with, well done.
We hope you all learned something new, grabbed a bargain or 2 (or a handy prize), made some new contacts or friends to lend a helping hand in the future, but most of all enjoyed your time at the event. I think we got the balance right of structure in a relaxed environment which is hard to guage when working with a group of mixed levels of experience. One of the main things I'll remember fondly is knowing that Mikey is a really nice guy (if you know you know
)Here's looking to 2025, maybe it's not going to be so mini next year....
I think you nailed it this year with the content. Top notch.
Another great mini. It had to be just about the biggest mini so far at a guess.
I learned a number of new things and heard the funniest Christmas song ever. It was very on point for the audience present.
I've already hit up https://suno.com/ to work on some new content for this year.
Thanks so much to all who were involved, the attendees, organisers, the catering officer (and helpers), the presenters, Sandringham College for allowing us the use of the venue and the sponsors/donors who donated about 100 individual door prizes.
I hate public speaking but got in there and did it as it's something I love (thanks Ewan for saying it's not public speaking if it's your best friends).
I'm also not a fan of selling my stuff in person. Nick, Jason and others did a great job of selling my stuff to many people. My stuff for sale there really was a DIY buying effort. People worked out what they wanted, added it up and paid for it and told me after the fact. Stuarts job for the next mini can be to repurpose his lolly dispenser to dispense distro boards etc.
thanks everyone.
I learned a number of new things and heard the funniest Christmas song ever. It was very on point for the audience present.
I've already hit up https://suno.com/ to work on some new content for this year.
Thanks so much to all who were involved, the attendees, organisers, the catering officer (and helpers), the presenters, Sandringham College for allowing us the use of the venue and the sponsors/donors who donated about 100 individual door prizes.
I hate public speaking but got in there and did it as it's something I love (thanks Ewan for saying it's not public speaking if it's your best friends).
I'm also not a fan of selling my stuff in person. Nick, Jason and others did a great job of selling my stuff to many people. My stuff for sale there really was a DIY buying effort. People worked out what they wanted, added it up and paid for it and told me after the fact. Stuarts job for the next mini can be to repurpose his lolly dispenser to dispense distro boards etc.
thanks everyone.
cdjazman
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Totally agree with the thankyou for all involved.
Was a great weekend with seeing friends again after time, meeting new people, bit of banter here and there.
Big thank you to @keithsw1111 for showing off his egg skills......
And a massive thank you to @mccar for all his help over the weekend with catering side of things.
Was a great weekend with seeing friends again after time, meeting new people, bit of banter here and there.
Big thank you to @keithsw1111 for showing off his egg skills......
And a massive thank you to @mccar for all his help over the weekend with catering side of things.
simony
New elf
Justin and I really enjoyed our time and walked away with brains hurting from new knowledge!
Yummy food, helpful advice and informative presentations. We were sad we couldn't make it on Sunday for more talks and the door prizes! haha
I've started tinkering in xlights on a few building pics just to see what's what.
I'm sure I'll be exploring these forums a bit more! But anyone got good post links on the following random topics?
- after drawing in xlights, are there quick ways to figure out how many lights I actually drew and the lengths required? Like is it to a scale? Or is it just me figuring out: distance/light spacing=total ?
- info/tips on community interaction and control (I had a good chat with (@mikex ?) on council battles)... stuff like that
- mounting solutions for concrete and colourbond (also had a few smaller chats on this but hoping for some posts)
Thanks all!
Yummy food, helpful advice and informative presentations. We were sad we couldn't make it on Sunday for more talks and the door prizes! haha
I've started tinkering in xlights on a few building pics just to see what's what.
I'm sure I'll be exploring these forums a bit more! But anyone got good post links on the following random topics?
- after drawing in xlights, are there quick ways to figure out how many lights I actually drew and the lengths required? Like is it to a scale? Or is it just me figuring out: distance/light spacing=total ?
- info/tips on community interaction and control (I had a good chat with (@mikex ?) on council battles)... stuff like that
- mounting solutions for concrete and colourbond (also had a few smaller chats on this but hoping for some posts)
Thanks all!
In 3D mode, on the layout tab, go to the 3D objects section, and insert a ruler (under the Obj button). Drag it to a known distance on your model, and input the actual distance in real units (eg across a garage door might be 4 metres).
Then all your props will be properly scaled in the dimensions section of the model.
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If you're talking about outlines and things like that -- it gets a bit trickier. Because that's really dependant on the spacing of the lights you choose. 5cm, 10cm, 2.5cm, etc - will all make a huge difference here.
If you're just at the playing with xlights stage the number of lights and distance aren't important. You can change them when you have the final numbers worked out and just re-render with the updated numbers.
abundy
Full time elf
Just want to echo the comments above. The Melbourne mini was so very very well organized and so very very well presented at.
The ACL community is so generous with their knowledge and the sponsors so generous with their products.
Hopefully we can all put on great shows and come back next year with more great stories.
The ACL community is so generous with their knowledge and the sponsors so generous with their products.
Hopefully we can all put on great shows and come back next year with more great stories.