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Welcome
Welcome to the internet home of the animated Christmas light show (Sylvania, Ohio). Below is some basic information about the display. Use the navigation links above to check out the videos (coming soon), view the blog that keeps track of updates related to the display, and view technical information.
The 2009 Light Show is scheduled to launch on Friday, November 20, 2009.
- Watch the animated Christmas light show synced to music at the Marble Cliff Villas in Sylvania, OH.
- The show consists of Stille Nacht by Mannheim Steamroller, A Mad Russians Christmas by Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Christmas Eve / Sarajevo 12/24 by Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
- It runs continuously and repeats every 15 minutes.
- "Listen" to the lights on 106.9 FM.
Blog
2009
4/4/2009 - 8 Months Out
Well we are about 8 months out from launching the 2009 Light
Show. I have started the planning process and I am very excited for
this years show. I don't want to reveal too much though. More
updates to come.
2008
9/7/2008 - Planning the 2008 Christmas light show
The planning stage is complete. I will begin sequencing
(programming) the show next week.
9/12/2008 - Programming the lights to music
This stage requires a lot of time and dedication. It is time
consuming and often difficult but very rewarding. Using the
LightO-Rama S2 Sequence
Editor It will take about 40 hours to program the entire 10 minute
show (about 4 hours per minute).
10/2/2008 -
Almost done programming
I am almost done sequencing (programming). After I finish I will go
over each song multiple times to tweak, tweak, and tweak some
more.
10/6/2008 - Programming is complete
I will take a break from my project and pick up again in a week to
produce the video.
10/15/2008 - Producing the
video & Recording voiceovers
I used Windows Movie Maker to make the video. It is an
intro/intermission song with a voiceover counting down the time
until the show starts and album art slides. For the audio track, I
used Audacity Digital Audio Editor to dub the voiceovers to the
intermission music. Then I used Photoshop CS3 to make slides with
album art, song info, and sequence info. For smooth song
transitions, I cut all the songs together to make one video/audio
track and overlaid subtitles for the voiceover parts.
10/16/2008 - Cruise control
The 2008 Christmas light show project is on cruise control at
this point. College has me pretty busy and, as usual, I am planning
a Halloween display using LOR. I will not post another blog entry
until I make plans for buying the lights I need. I plan to start
setting everything up on the day after Halloween.
10/16/2008 - New "Home"
I Just purchased a new domain for the website you are viewing
right now. MerryDigitalChristmas.com.
11/1/2008 - Merry Digital Christmas on Hiatus
The Merry Digital Christmas light show project will be on hiatus for the next 2 weeks while I help at the Church to install 100,000 lights on 300 channels.
11/15/2008 - First lights going up.
I started puting up lights today. I am not adding any elements to my show or building anything so nothing interesting to report on about the intall.
11/28/2008 - We are a go.
Everything is up and running. Show times are M-F 5:30 to 10:00 and Sat & Sun 5:30 to Midnight.
