LD2000 Showtime 2000

[michelrietveld]

well i managed to get the frames to be put on the wall, still strugling with the different effects and how do i blank the output after the last frame because it stays on after the frame sequence is finished.
now i have to find a way to match the audio beats to the different frames so if i create a beam that moves in steps on the beat that it matches to the sound.

[Stuka]

Drop a "reset track" frame at the end of your timeline in each track in use -
that will stop the laser output at exactly the point you specify.

[Rizard]

Drop a "reset track" frame at the end of your timeline in each track in use -
that will stop the laser output at exactly the point you specify.

The best way to do that is to combine this with frame "0". you can find it at any point in your framelist on the topleft. It say's "use to blank laser". It is in your 2 pictures next to frame 57. This will reset everything (frameoutput and effects) on that track. This is a thing that you gonna use a lot because if you fade out an frame the scanners will still project them. I personally put at the end off every action (frame plus effect) this frame and "effect".

[michelrietveld]

great, that does the trick and for syncing movement to the music, what is the trick behind that?
If i want a beam to move from left to right or better, 2 beams that move from left to right on the rythm of the music, i create several frames for example 4 with the beams pointing from left to right, drag first frame to the track, expand it to cover the audio section, replace last frame and how to make this perfect???

Michel

[polishedball]

Not sure I understand, but if reading correct, that is the art of it, time and practice, syncing is a manual thing, not automatic or everyone would be making shows

great, that does the trick and for syncing movement to the music, what is the trick behind that?
If i want a beam to move from left to right or better, 2 beams that move from left to right on the rythm of the music, i create several frames for example 4 with the beams pointing from left to right, drag first frame to the track, expand it to cover the audio section, replace last frame and how to make this perfect???

Michel

[Rizard]

great, that does the trick and for syncing movement to the music, what is the trick behind that?
If i want a beam to move from left to right or better, 2 beams that move from left to right on the rythm of the music, i create several frames for example 4 with the beams pointing from left to right, drag first frame to the track, expand it to cover the audio section, replace last frame and how to make this perfect???

Michel

Don't know what kind off effect you want.... Do you want to jump in 4 steps on every beat? Or do you want to fade it from left to right?

[michelrietveld]

jump in steps on every beat, saw something about beat marks but have to find out how this works.

[polishedball]

jump in steps on every beat, saw something about beat marks but have to find out how this works.

You tap the space bar to set beat marks as you listen to the music, then go back and make your transitions happen at the same time as the mark.

Have you watched the training videos on the tutorial DVD?

John

[allthatwhichis]

Have you watched the training videos on the tutorial DVD?

+1

I would also open a few of the beam shows included with LD2000 up in Showtime and see what the creator did; it is good to learn a few pointers from other people's work.

[flecom]

+1

I would also open a few of the beam shows included with LD2000 up in Showtime and see what the creator did; it is good to learn a few pointers from other people's work.

unless your favorite beam shows are the same as mine and all the effects/frame names are in a different language lol

but ya, looking at shows is a great way of learning, as are the DVD's (think most of the videos are on youtube too)