I’ve had quite a few people contact me about building one of these for them. If anyone is really interested in buying this, please contact me through my web site at www.makingathome.com/contact on the CONTACT page.
I'm looking at making backlit posters and this is a damn good idea for customizing them. For ease of use to the consumer I'd keep the options simple. I'll probably only do animated lights, stationary and brightness. You could even add sound by adding a Dayton audio transducer to the back of the acrylic (where it won't interfere with the lights), that way the poster becomes the speaker.
Your poster project turned out phenomenally. I hope to be able to recreate it in the future, though I will keep it very simple and not have many settings as I do not have any coding experience.
Great Project and Video! The only thing that I didn't understand was how you mounted the poster on the plexiglass. Also, I'm starting to look into Arduino (led light strips) and would like to know where you learned the programming; the light show on the poster is cool.
Thanks. The poster is actually sandwiched between two layers of acrylic. I have to admit I haven't programmed since I had to take a fortran programming class in college over 20 years ago. There are tons of examples on the web and the Arduino sites and examples built into the interface. Also look on the Uberguide on the Adafruit.com web site.
Great video. I am looking to do something very similar. How were you able to retain the full color of the poster and yet have the LEDs shine through. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.Thanks again.
Start of the video: wow I think I'd love to give something like this a go. End of the video: hmmm, yeah I don't think I have the technical no how to pull this off.
Great job, but choose if you are going to have music or no, it was a little distracting when the music kinda just turned on and off randomly, but other than that great job!
That's just a standard movie poster with LEDS behind it? They shine through so well I thought it was the movie theater marquee. How did you get a black and white version of the poster? Did you print that yourself on some sort of large format poster printer?
I used a large format copier. The black and white copy basically gets destroyed as you make the poster as it get holes drilled through it, screws get put through it, solder drops on it, etc.
Steve Moseley the poster in front is just a standard movie poster then? The LEDS shined through a lot better than I would have thought they would have.
I cant make this, i dont have any of the tools and i dnt kns how to build stuff, can you make me one , ill buy it...this is actually a nsan business idea for you
Great woodworking and assembly skills, however that's a really bad way to do animation with a microcontroller. I wondered why you couldn't fit it onto a normal arduino as it's actually pretty simple, and shouldn't use much memory to run those animations with relatively few Neopixels. Setting the pixels individually, with separate statements answered the question! I get that it's your first Arduino project though, but please look into using loops, and variables to perform animation! Your code will be much easier to write, easier to test and easier to change - and use a fraction of the memory (disclaimer: I work on industrial installations, using many different microcontrollers, and also design custom PCBs for these, many using Neopixels and DMX controlled systems - I can't match your woodworking skills though!)
Thanks for the kind responses. I would have loved to do all of the programming with loops and such, but could not find examples in the hundreds of searches I did. Like in woodworking or other areas of life, if you can figure something out then you figure out how to get around it. Thank goodness the Arduino boards are easy to use. Part of the problem was wanting to have three individually controlled strips. I can see working on another similar project and trying to get the "proper" code working. I really enjoyed the challenge of this one. Oh yeah - I envy your coding background and skills. I wish I had that knowledge base to draw upon. Cheers!
Thanks, I don't want to take anything away from the end result, it looks great! With Neopixels, I generally try to keep everything on a single signal wire (i.e. all the strips are connected in series) unless a very high refresh rate is needed, as they have a fixed clock speed - so longer strips update more slowly than shorter ones. If you want to update many strips with thousands of Neopixels very quickly, then take a look at the Teensy 3.6. It can be programmed easily with a custom version of the Arduino environment and is much more powerful than any of the Arduino boards (and cheaper and much smaller than the mega!) Looking forward to seeing more of your work!
@@Anticitizen666 hello sorry I'm trying to figure out are you saying he could have done all this using the standard arduino uno? And not a mega? Or because they were all individualy addressable leds you do need a bigger memory? Thinking about doing something similar.. with no experience of arduino 🤔
@@SAda940 Hi, yes you could definitely do this with a standard Arduino, or even an Arduino mini/nano. They can easily run up to 500 Neopixels without problems, while also handling sensors etc. Ideally you need some programming experience, even if you're mainly just using libraries, so you can understand how to reduce redundant code etc. Good luck!
I’ve had quite a few people contact me about building one of these for them. If anyone is really interested in buying this, please contact me through my web site at www.makingathome.com/contact on the CONTACT page.
Fantastic project!
How much did these sell for?
@@8SiCK0LAKE1 It has not sold yet.
@@stevemoseley9877 what’s the price
Well done! I'm a huge Star Wars fan and this came out amazing! I love the time you took to give it so many options, rather than just one setting.
This video deserves far more likes than it has!
Thank you very much.
I'm looking at making backlit posters and this is a damn good idea for customizing them.
For ease of use to the consumer I'd keep the options simple. I'll probably only do animated lights, stationary and brightness.
You could even add sound by adding a Dayton audio transducer to the back of the acrylic (where it won't interfere with the lights), that way the poster becomes the speaker.
Steve, this is incredible man! As a fan of anything creative, and most importantly a Star Wars fan... this is off the charts cool!
Thanks Justin. It was a labor of love for a long time. I'm glad you like it.
Your poster project turned out phenomenally. I hope to be able to recreate it in the future, though I will keep it very simple and not have many settings as I do not have any coding experience.
That’s the best movie poster I’ve seen yet !! Super impressive
Thank you so much. I really appreciate the feedback and would love to make another one like this someday if time allows.
Great job, subscribed, hope there'll be more Arduino and woodworking stuff.
Awesome project. I also like your sweatshirt.
John Strandberg Thanks John!!!
Absolutely amazing 🤩
Amazing job well done sir!
Not only really cool, but great craftsmanship.
Holy clamps! Nice work man.
Wow! Definitely a master carpenter. Great job!
That's amazing stunning man, Well done 😍😍
Awesome idea!! Looks incredible!!!
This is so kool, man I wish I knew how to program.
Thank You! Give programming a try. This was my first real arduino project.
Very nice! But I wonder if there's a way to hide that unsightly power cord...🤔
Wow - thoroughly impressive! Great job and incredible imagination! Your build video is just as detailed and polished too! Thanks for sharing! +subbed!
Great job!
Dope video man...love the content!
Great project, subbed. I want to make it now.
Me too!!!!
nice migth contact you on building one for me
Sorry. Not building these for people.
Great job
Nice job, Steve! This thing is awesome!
Bruce A. Ulrich Thanks so much. I’m really happy with how it turned out.
Great Project and Video! The only thing that I didn't understand was how you mounted the poster on the plexiglass. Also, I'm starting to look into Arduino (led light strips) and would like to know where you learned the programming; the light show on the poster is cool.
Thanks. The poster is actually sandwiched between two layers of acrylic. I have to admit I haven't programmed since I had to take a fortran programming class in college over 20 years ago. There are tons of examples on the web and the Arduino sites and examples built into the interface. Also look on the Uberguide on the Adafruit.com web site.
What type of poster did you use ... a standard poster with a white back??
Yes it was.
Price would love to buy a few for game room
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👌👍😃Great job!
Awesome job! Subscribed!
Hi, what's the best material to print the image? where it can illuminate the light?
I didn't print anything with this project. I just used a poster that I ordered online.
Great video. I am looking to do something very similar. How were you able to retain the full color of the poster and yet have the LEDs shine through. Any help would be gratefully appreciated.Thanks again.
Great job Steve! I'm just learning about Arduinos. Would you share the programming? Thanks.
Awesome! looks like a pinball board
Excelente trabalho, parabéns.
con't..And how were you able to keep the lights glowing in there perspectvely assigned areas with keep artwork still visible?
The lights are very close to the back of the poster so they don't spill light very far to the sides.
Steve Moseley Dope. Appreciate the explanation..Thanks Again
How big was your poster on this project?
I think it was 27" x 40".
Start of the video: wow I think I'd love to give something like this a go.
End of the video: hmmm, yeah I don't think I have the technical no how to pull this off.
Great job, but choose if you are going to have music or no, it was a little distracting when the music kinda just turned on and off randomly, but other than that great job!
That's just a standard movie poster with LEDS behind it? They shine through so well I thought it was the movie theater marquee. How did you get a black and white version of the poster? Did you print that yourself on some sort of large format poster printer?
I used a large format copier. The black and white copy basically gets destroyed as you make the poster as it get holes drilled through it, screws get put through it, solder drops on it, etc.
Steve Moseley the poster in front is just a standard movie poster then? The LEDS shined through a lot better than I would have thought they would have.
Awesome...I have the same poster. How much you charge to make me one?
nice
I cant make this, i dont have any of the tools and i dnt kns how to build stuff, can you make me one , ill buy it...this is actually a nsan business idea for you
Great woodworking and assembly skills, however that's a really bad way to do animation with a microcontroller. I wondered why you couldn't fit it onto a normal arduino as it's actually pretty simple, and shouldn't use much memory to run those animations with relatively few Neopixels. Setting the pixels individually, with separate statements answered the question! I get that it's your first Arduino project though, but please look into using loops, and variables to perform animation! Your code will be much easier to write, easier to test and easier to change - and use a fraction of the memory (disclaimer: I work on industrial installations, using many different microcontrollers, and also design custom PCBs for these, many using Neopixels and DMX controlled systems - I can't match your woodworking skills though!)
Thanks for the kind responses. I would have loved to do all of the programming with loops and such, but could not find examples in the hundreds of searches I did. Like in woodworking or other areas of life, if you can figure something out then you figure out how to get around it. Thank goodness the Arduino boards are easy to use.
Part of the problem was wanting to have three individually controlled strips. I can see working on another similar project and trying to get the "proper" code working. I really enjoyed the challenge of this one.
Oh yeah - I envy your coding background and skills. I wish I had that knowledge base to draw upon. Cheers!
Thanks, I don't want to take anything away from the end result, it looks great! With Neopixels, I generally try to keep everything on a single signal wire (i.e. all the strips are connected in series) unless a very high refresh rate is needed, as they have a fixed clock speed - so longer strips update more slowly than shorter ones. If you want to update many strips with thousands of Neopixels very quickly, then take a look at the Teensy 3.6. It can be programmed easily with a custom version of the Arduino environment and is much more powerful than any of the Arduino boards (and cheaper and much smaller than the mega!) Looking forward to seeing more of your work!
Hey - Thank you very much. I have some more projects coming out soon.
@@Anticitizen666 hello sorry I'm trying to figure out are you saying he could have done all this using the standard arduino uno? And not a mega? Or because they were all individualy addressable leds you do need a bigger memory? Thinking about doing something similar.. with no experience of arduino 🤔
@@SAda940 Hi, yes you could definitely do this with a standard Arduino, or even an Arduino mini/nano. They can easily run up to 500 Neopixels without problems, while also handling sensors etc. Ideally you need some programming experience, even if you're mainly just using libraries, so you can understand how to reduce redundant code etc. Good luck!
“…started out by taking a B&W copy of the poster…”
Uh, from a copy machine? How did you get that? Lol.
Some copy places have large format copiers. The one I used was in an engineering office that had that capability.
@@makingathome Ah, ok. THose seem hard to find. I remember Kinko's having one at some point, but I never saw it in use.
Yeh this is what I want Amazon to sell
wow
The Force Awakens?? Really???? Why not try a Star Wars movie