Comments on Upward, not northward: The OcTinct is up and running!

Yep, you want to underexpose the image (according ...

2008-05-28T11:40:00.000-04:00

Yep, you want to underexpose the image (according to the camera's automatic metering) but the best way to do this is to close the camera's aperture. When you change a consumer camera's exposure setting that's usually what it does first. If you change the shutter speed then you might get flickering while filming pulse width modulated LEDs.
Nice project! I've ordered some TLC5940s from TI and am going to give them a try as soon as they come!

-Andrew

Thanks, nullobject! The schematics and code will g...

2008-03-17T17:40:00.000-04:00

Thanks, nullobject! The schematics and code will get posted one day, but the schematics still haven't been fully put together, and the code is changing on a day-to-day (and often minute-to-minute) basis, so I'm holding off on posting until I'm done. Or at least, done "enough" for it to be presentable.

I don't really make any type of music, unfortunately. I wish I did, but my talents lie more in the technical and less on the aesthetic side of things.

I'll check my camera manual like you suggested, and hopefully I'll be able to find something helpful. Thanks!

Awesome work! I've really enjoyed following your p...

2008-03-17T17:24:00.000-04:00

Awesome work! I've really enjoyed following your progress on this project and look forward to the finished product (and the schematics/code/etc).

Do you make electronic music? It'd be so cool to be able to play instruments you've built yourself.

You may need to increase your camera shutter speed (which will make the surrounding scene darker) to prevent the LEDs from overexposing the CCD. Have a look in your camera manual to see if you can do this.