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[Sangiacomolighting]

Hi. I am extremely new to this side of lighting display. I currently do not have any lights or controllers. Nothing I’m looking to put on a small display this year for Christmas for my first time and keep adding every year. I also want to use this for Halloween display for the future, where is a good place to start meaning where to purchase the hardware that I would need to run a light show this Christmas I want to use RGB lights help guiding me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
The pictures are of my house from last year, so it could give a reference of the scale of my yard and any ideas of what to use with the light show would be also greatly appreciated

 

[WiserSequences]

Start Here:

He has a ton of videos and while they may be a few years old, all the principals are identical and things have gotten significantly easier in most cases.

For initial budget, a little more than $1/pixel all in is still pretty accurate. That includes power supplies, controllers, extensions, pigtails, receivers, boxes, glands, networking pieces, props, pixels, and shipping for all those things. I recommend you download xLights and start designing a layout to get an idea for how the software works. It's pretty intuitive to get a layout in place rather quickly. Sequencing is pretty much straightforward as well with drag and drop effects onto your props/models and then playing around with various settings and timings. You can download other peoples sequences (that's what this site is technically for) and then map their props to similar props that you have in your layout. There are plenty of quality free sequences out there, both on this site, vendor sites, and XATW produces one or more for the community every year. Find a few free ones, map them to your layout and have fun at absolutely no cost. Once you get a layout and props in place that you like, that's when you start looking at purchasing everything.

Major prop vendors:

EFL Designs - EFL Designs Coro Props

efl-designs.com

GILBERT ENGINEERING USA

Coro Props, High Density, HolidayCoro, Boscoyo, Charlees Props, EFL Designs, Govee, Pixel props, Holiday Coro, magical, holiday decor, holiday lighting, Permanent Outdoor Lighting, xlights, light o rama, Coro, Christmas Props, Animated Lighting, Falcon, Kulp, Christmas Lights, Synchronized...

gilbertengineeringusa.com

Elevate Your Displays with Coro Props

Unleash the magic of Coro props, Pixel props, and animated holiday lighting for Christmas and Halloween. Create unforgettable displays with xLights, Kulp Lights, Light-O-Rama, and Falcon systems. Transform your home with our holiday decor and props.

boscoyostudio.com

Custom Christmas Creations CCC

Customizing Coro designs for Christmas and Halloween for 12mm pixels.

customchristmascreationsccc.com

Charlees Props

Charlees Props is a home based company providing corrugated (coro) props for light shows. We support Xlights, LOR, 12mm Pixels, Twinkly, Static lights and more. Located in Lynden, WA have our own light show as inspiration and guidance. We dedicate ourselves to creating great, custom, props and...

charleesprops.com

All the random parts:

RGB Lighting for Commercial and DIY Projects

Buy the best RGB lighting products like smart pixels, panels, controllers, nodes, led strips, and all the other accessories you need for DIY lighting ideas!

www.wiredwatts.com

Controllers:
Falcon
Genius
Kulp


Pixels:
DO NOT just google 'pixels' and buy from the first vendor that pops up. Ask questions, and know the differences between pixel types before buying. There are several types out there beyond square, bullet, and strip and you need to do some research to see what will be best for you.

Join facebook groups:
Xlights & Pixel Lighting - I’m New & Have Questions!
xLights Support Group
Official xLights Sharing Group

Enjoy the journey, there is nothing quite like getting everything up, turning it on for the first time and feeling the joy of your accomplishment.

-Eliot @ WiserSequences
Check out my sequences at Sequences by WiserSequences