Custom Slide How To:

   
Many people commented on the custom slide last year. 
After receiving a few questions about it, we created this how to.
 

Why did I (Ryan) make these?

1.  We've had a holiday projector for many years.  Quick, easy, and impactful.  Most are reasonably priced and come with slides for Christmas, Halloween, and many other holidays.

2.  I wanted one for Texas Christmas Lights, since they have a logo that is a circle and would look good up on the house.

 

 

Supplies Needed:

Your image editing software.

High quality transparency paper (film).

A projector!

 

This is a very easy project:

Creating Your Own Custom Transparencies

  1. In Photoshop, or the program you’re most comfortable with, create a template that is 49mm high by 50mm wide.
     

  2. In the center of this template, create a circle that is 22mm in diameter. This is your image area and your design should not stray outside of this circle.
     

  3. Create your design inside the 22mm circle.
     

  4. Print your file on a high quality transparency paper. These can be purchased at any major office supply store.
     

  5. Cut out your 49mm x 50mm template and slide it into the brackets on the front of the first lens of the GoboMan Projector Light.

 

Additional Tips:

Designs should be placed into the brackets upside down and backward.

Try creating a design on a black background so that only your design shows up, and not your design floating in a pool of white light.

For added stability, you can put your custom transparency into a slide casing, also available for purchase at major office supply stores, but this is not necessary, and your transparency will be able to stand alone in the lighting fixture.

(The directions above are from www.goboman.com:
Visit the site for some great Gobo products and ideas)

Note: I modified the size a bit to fit my EZ Lighting Projector.

 

Click below for some directions if your using the LED Projector:

Personalized Slide Studio

 

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