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Classic Marquee Display
Ginsu Victim:
I've seen some people use rope lights. You can find them pretty cheap after Christmas, as well.
whines:
Note that incandescent rope lights produce a LOT of heat (relative to the light they produce) and give a very yellowish light.
If you look around you can find LED rope lights, which are brighter, cooler, and use less power...they tend to have a blue tinge though.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: whines on December 17, 2008, 10:24:32 am ---they tend to have a blue tinge though.
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If that's really such a concern, then go to a camera shop or film shop and pick up some color gels. I don't know if you get get them in sheets large enough for a marquee.
But in all reality, a vast majority of people are never going to notice slight color tinting from the lights. A few more will notice color changes with side by side comparisons. Seriously, how many people notice the color change when the arcade operators swap out those awful incandescent marquee melting bulbs for the flourescent lights?
orion:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on December 17, 2008, 01:26:15 pm ---
--- Quote from: whines on December 17, 2008, 10:24:32 am ---they tend to have a blue tinge though.
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If that's really such a concern, then go to a camera shop or film shop and pick up some color gels. I don't know if you get get them in sheets large enough for a marquee.
But in all reality, a vast majority of people are never going to notice slight color tinting from the lights. A few more will notice color changes with side by side comparisons. Seriously, how many people notice the color change when the arcade operators swap out those awful incandescent marquee melting bulbs for the flourescent lights?
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The sheets will either be just big enough or just shy of... I don't have one in front of me at work at the moment to measure. If not you could buy a roll at about $140.00. I wouldn't think it would be worth it though. If you were looking for something in daylight the cheapest and easiest option would be to use either a 15watt or 20watt aquarium florescent strip.
http://www.filmandvideolighting.com/roecococogel.html
http://www.barbizon.com/catalog/index.cfm?Series=2&brand=37&BrandTitle=Gels%2FFilters%20in%20Sheets
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: orion on December 17, 2008, 03:06:25 pm ---If you were looking for something in daylight the cheapest and easiest option would be to use either a 15watt or 20watt aquarium florescent strip.
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Don't those aquarium strips have a slightly higher UV exposure than normal? Something to do with sanitizing the tank or something?
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