3-up Rebel LED saber (Flange IV "DC")

[Novastar]

I don't really know if this is "where it goes" for the link/video, but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0gTMmLmw0k

...here is one of the latest sabers--a sort of collaboration between myself and Don Close. Don made an AWESOME hilt, and wired up some SWEET electronics with some ADMANTIUM style strength on the connections... I don't think ANY of them are ever breaking, lol...

I also have some close-up photos of the hilt, along with some modifications I made... but I don't really know where to post those, and they're pretty big. Plus, it's a max of 5 photo attachments. Maybe I'll need to include them as links to a upload site or whatever.

Either case... the video and photos don't do it justice, though. ENJOY!

[Onli-Won Kanomi]

WHOA! that is massively AWESOME!

Uhhh...on the last sound font...was that a tie fighter sound? lol

Very cool saber and the new fonts are amazing as well as the white clash/lockup effects...you and Darth Technous/Do Clo should be very proud of this achievement.

[ARKM]

Flash-on-clash = uber awesomeness.

[Novastar]

WHOA! that is massively AWESOME!

Uhhh...on the last sound font...was that a tie fighter sound? lol...Yup, there are two fonts upcoming that sort of "warrant" the possibility of Tie Fighters blasting at you...

One of the fonts is going to be pretty obvious (TFU, duh), but this other one that is demonstrated in the video is all about the fact that you're outside in the rain.

I originally got the idea while working on the CD for hours and hours and hours... suddenly thinking back to JK Outcast and saying: "Wait a second... I seem to remember some ambient effects during that wacky swamp level where raindrops were sizzling on the saber..."

Thus now we have "Rain Sizzle". :)

[Darth Lars]

Beautify hilt!
Awesome light and clash effect!
Great sounds!
Impressive moves!

... and the cat did not seem to be bothered, even the slightest. :D

[Anatim]

I really like the "Rain Sizzle" Font:D

Awesome saber, the Clashflash is a cool improvement for a saber, I should add this feature to my sabers..;)

[cannibal869]

Absolute uber geeky coolness!

I love how your cat was in the background kinda like, "meh... whatever...I'm gonna get something to eat" :wink:

[mihunai]

Awesome blade you got there Nova!

So... stock optics with a X-Wing style Tri-Rebel? Does it look as good in real life?

mTm

[Hasid Lafre]

So yeah my computer offically hates videos, So I hit the paus button to see if with it loading will help out and I hit it when there seemed to be a white clash flash.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8721/82373709.png

Looks good.

[Kant Lavar]

One of these days, I really need to get a Crystal Focus board working. Well, more to the point, I need to catch one. At this point, I estimate that'll be around the point of... CF version 15. :rolleyes:

Awesome work as always, Nova.

[Novastar]

Awesome blade you got there Nova!
So... stock optics with a X-Wing style Tri-Rebel? Does it look as good in real life? mTmThanks... but let's see:

* The optics are anything but "stock"... they need to be specially made
* The Rebel setup and optics were done by Don Close (DO-CLO)
* It looks MUCH better in "real life", as... the camera sort of "dulls" the flash effect. In my opinion.

Ultimately, the 3-up Rebel is not the "most efficient" optically, but it's certainly still pretty amazing. :) The flash is fantastic, too. :)

[Onlyone]

woah...that's pretty crazy! I love the blade flaring. The potential to customize light and sound with CF is awesome. Good job!

I love how your cat is strolling by like its no big deal...hahaha
I noticed that in your other youtubes before.

[JamoUp]

i like that vibroblade sound. the white flash on clash there was cool.

[Eco]

The white flash was cool, but the video makes it look like the blade went completely white, rather than just a flair under the red. Does the white actually overpower the red so completely?

[Novastar]

The white flash was cool, but the video makes it look like the blade went completely white, rather than just a flair under the red. Does the white actually overpower the red so completely?Yes. :) You are absolutely right.

In due time (I mention this a bit below), the ability to have the "clash flash" LED blink/flicker during lockup could eventually be added to CF. Probably v5 though.

Regarding how white Rebel overpowers the red... well... X-Wing said it best when he mentioned that... uh... red Rebels are... actually kind of WEAK. I mean... don't EVEN get me wrong. They're nice... but... OK I'm stuttering here, but... you know: once you see the Lux III red... then you expect "oh, ok, TWO Red Rebels should lay the smack down on a silly 'old' Lux III--prepare to be OWNED, Lux III!!!"... then you light 'em up. But... NO. It's about equal. Which is odd. To me. Maybe it's an optics thing, but... STILL!! WTH... *grrowll* :confused:

Whatever though... putting all THAT aside... then you go to your GREEN REBELS, and it's like a completely fluke-in' freakin' different story...!!! Sooooo much brighter, and the white flash will generally make it more of a lime green (although on camera it probably would look solely 'white').

...I don't know WHY the reds "suck" when compared to the green counterparts.. but, here we are today. :) Maybe it's akin to the fact that we have Lux V green & blues being WAY better than Lux IIIs and K2s (brightness-wise)... and so... Green Rebels are > than Red Rebels??!

*SIGH* I dunno. It just confuses me sometimes, plus you have the way cameras "do weird things" and the ambient light... and... and I just don't even care anymore, lol. :D The whole lumens thing and new LED types and lighting situation X vs. Y and camera A & B... it all drives me bloody *BONKERS* these days... :P

I'm just doing what I can to keep "pressing forward" and testing weird things. While mixing sounds. While trying to get more momentum for BOP III. While doing backflips. And teaching classes. And fencing? And planning the wedding (Oh, snap! Work to do!!!)

And somewhere in there I will eat and/or sleep (but not both).... ... :D

[Cazpa Veencent]

Wow ur new saber is so awsome! Grats to u!
Iam happy that u realize the vibroblade-font, for that i asked u a few months ago ;)
Now i hope i´m able to get one CF from the new batch :D

[BlackDOG]

Clap, Clap, Clap!

[Eco]

I suspect there's a technological reason why the reds are quite typical. There's many variations of Greens and Blues and Whites, but the only two options for Red are Lux III and P4. I think there's some sort of a challenge to producing the red spectrum of light from an LED.

I support this theory with a similar look at "Yellow" LEDs. Yellow is still on the 'warm' end of the spectrum, but most LEDs have trouble producing a clearly yellow hue, they're usually more orange or amber.


Which reminds me, Nova. When you invert the saber in the video, and mention a changing pitch, is that one of the functions of the CF?

[Novastar]

I suspect there's a technological reason why the reds are quite typical. There's many variations of Greens and Blues and Whites, but the only two options for Red are Lux III and P4. I think there's some sort of a challenge to producing the red spectrum of light from an LED. You're certainly right to some degree. Here's a little bit about it:

MATERIALS

The blue, royal blue, white, cyan, and green are made of Indium Gallium Nitride (InGaN).

Red, red-orange, and amber are made of Aluminum Indium Gallium Phosphide (AlInGaP).

Now, this is what I know about LUXEON LEDs... and it doesn't mean the phosphor setups that allow colors on other LEDs are not different with their chemistry.


Which reminds me, Nova. When you invert the saber in the video, and mention a changing pitch, is that one of the functions of the CF?Yes... this is one or more of the parameters "dyshft" and "shft". Respectively, one allows for pitch shifting for swings (and possibly clashes) based on the speed of the actions... and the other is simply the "hum" sound shifting to the orientation of the saber.

On certain fonts--it won't be appropriate at all... and on others... only a small bit of shift will work well.

One of the upcoming fonts on the CD#2 (ResBlade) is meant to get a "heavy dose" of shifting... but... it remains to be seen if it will be effective/work well. I don't know yet... but I hope so!

And on the other hand... the Episode IV Re-Mastered font will NOT be as nice with most any shifting on the hum. :) So... it's all about what sounds best.