I came from Turkey, Istanbul for Collage . 1974, and went to 2 day California Jam concert in Ontario speedway , I heard them there, age 17, I been hooked since ,my favorite Band. and first time I smoked got high, and watched Linda Lovelace swim naked too. :) my 24 year old daughter stole my CD, I just bought it again .
Those were the days. Dissecting the timeline of all those included shows was brilliant marketing on Pangolin’s part. The technology was then available to the serious hobbyist. The word spread like wildfire and the number of users grew rapidly. Users learned quickly that those shows were the encyclopedia of all the wonderful possibilities the software had to offer. Even with that Bill and Patrick were answering tech questions from around the world, and at all hours of course. Hats off to you two gentlemen!
@@TheOleHermit Choreographics Was Laserium’s software for the Mac. I used it in plenty of live displays. I didn’t care it except I did love the platform it was written for.
@@TheOleHermit I was trying to sell a projector system on PL when some guy started dogging me because he couldn't believe that such a nice system was actually for sale. He ruined my chances to sell the gear. I left the forum and never went back. I do daily read ILDA's Laserist forums however.
@@FrankPSF I would bet the guy was Laserboy, who tried pulling the same stunt with me on ILD Render's thread, where I was trying to research that product to enable ILD file processing with my laser synth. We had previous confrontations, as well. With ads in his signature, every post is another ad, stepping on my every post, as well as hijacking the thread (whose owner had already abandoned, as well.). So, I went negative and James included it in his replies for sympathy. But, when I tried to briefly share my code on Google Drive with a C++ developer (then take the link down), James included my private link in his post, then argued against taking it down. I reported him to Admin, who then told James to delete his posts and be confined to within his Laserboy thread. Haven't seen him on PLF since. I assume that you are referring to ILDA,com's laserist forum, but I'm not a member (yet) and may join just to compete in the competition... or not. Your projector sounds very interesting. I have OPT Laser's 3W RGB, low divergence projector, with DT-40's + a DIY build, using the same RGB module, but with C506 galvos with 3rd party scan amps, which aren't any better than DT-40. (pisses me off that they won't sell Saturn 5, w/o a $3k Kvant price tag) My fav stage config back in the day was L&R forward facing beamers + projections onto a middle screen. Planning on adding a 3rd projector later on this year, after my latest multichannel PCB has been tested. Will also repurpose the innards of my 2 el cheapo projectors (getting acquainted with LDs + current galvos, minimal newbie F/U consequences, knowing that I would ultimately rebuild) into lumia projector(s). Yeah, low budget, DIY full Laserium living room is my final goal. A 1W imaging projector would be fine for recording videos (swamidog style) but OPT has discontinued all products below 5W. TARM's 2.5 W single mode projector @ $1.5k looks tempting. But, yours sounds potentially even a better option, if it's still available. Do you have a sales site? BTW, out of respect for other folks' channels and forum threads, I usually delete my posts after the OT conversations have concluded, so my previous ones will start disappearing, leaving it looking like you're talking to yourself. JS
@@FrankPSF I would bet the guy was Laserboy, who tried pulling the same stunt with me on ILD Render's thread, where I was trying to research that product to enable ILD file processing with my laser synth. We had previous confrontations, as well. With ads in his signature, every post is another ad, stepping on my every post, as well as hijacking the thread (whose owner had already abandoned, as well.). So, I went negative and James included it in his replies for sympathy. But, when I tried to briefly share my code on Google Drive with a C++ developer (then take the link down), James included my private link in his post, then argued against taking it down. I reported him to Admin, who then told James to delete his posts and be confined to within his Laserboy thread. Haven't seen him on PLF since. I assume that you are referring to ILDA,com's laserist forum, but I'm not a member (yet) and may join just to compete in the competition... or not. Your projector sounds very interesting. I have OPT Laser's 3W RGB, low divergence projector, with DT-40's + a DIY build, using the same RGB module, but with C506 galvos with 3rd party scan amps, which aren't any better than DT-40. (pisses me off that they won't sell Saturn 5, w/o a $3k Kvant price tag) My fav stage config back in the day was L&R forward facing beamers + projections onto a middle screen. Planning on adding a 3rd projector later on this year, after my latest multichannel PCB has been tested. Will also repurpose the innards of my 2 el cheapo projectors (getting acquainted with LDs + current galvos, minimal newbie F/U consequences, knowing that I would ultimately rebuild) into lumia projector(s). Yeah, low budget, DIY full Laserium living room is my final goal. A 1W imaging projector would be fine for recording videos (swamidog style) but OPT has discontinued all products below 5W. TARM's 2.5 W single mode projector @ $1.5k looks tempting. But, yours sounds potentially even a better option, if it's still available. Do you have a sales site? BTW, out of respect for other folks' channels and forum threads, I usually delete my posts after the OT conversations have concluded, so my previous ones will start disappearing, leaving it looking like you're talking to yourself. JS
I was fortunate to have seen this long show in San Francisco of which this is only a small part of. I don't remember the exact year but it was probably the late 80s or early 90s. It was such an incredible thing in my hectic life to be able to just sit back in a deeply reclined chair in a deeply calming planetarium and experience Pink Floyd on a an incredible sound system while being high on weed with a good friend by my side. Such a beautiful time in my life. A truly remarkable "Time". Something that, 30 years later, I can still see. So wonderful. Thank you so much to those who made it happen. It's funny because, at the time, I thought I could just go back to it. It was cheap, it was easy, it was a regular event that was happening often. If it's somehow possible to recreate this experience again, I would definitely find a way to go.
"... so, feel free to sit back, relax, and enjoy Laserium.," as I used to tell my audiences at the London Laserium '78-'80. Yes, those were the best years of my life, as well. Now, @ 72 I'm developing my own gear for the living room, just for an enjoyable retirement. Glad to hear you enjoyed Laserium in SF. BR.
@@pauleandersonmusic TBH, that SF laserist's name was Ron. I was at the London Planetarium. AFAIK, he's still at the Exploratorium, but no longer doing Laserium shows, after the demise of Laser Images Inc, the company who produced them. BR
Thanks for doing the London shows. It must have been Ron that I heard, but I don't remember that level of detail. The video reminded me mostly of how incredible it was. I was speaking in general when I said you are the voice...I was speaking in general and just praising in general anyone involved in making specifically the Dark Side of the Moon laser show possible. Something about that particular album really lends itself to that type of presentation. I think a lot of people would like to see it come back in planetariums, but I have no idea what that would involve. Thanks for being a part of such a unique collaboration on so many levels.
I just got home from the concert / laser show in Redbank New Jersey. Pretty cool . Great music I’m 33 but grew up hearing my parents listen to this music and loved it ever since ✌️ +❤
Estoy descubriendo estos montajes. Sincronizaciones de imagen y sonido que te llevan a un estado "entumecido y confortable". Muy interesante y evocador 😊
Pleased to meet you! London Laserium, '78-'80, here. Went freelance with my own gear for another 8 years. Back in the game, building my own rig for the living room, now. 😎
And I you. You’re one a few who knows what a General Scanning galvo is! I’d love to do it again, save for the cost. And then there’s the CDRH to deal with in this country. Keep me on your radar. If you post something cool let me know. Love to watch. One night we opened up the window on the planetarium and scanned some low clouds. There was a religious group who had come to the neighborhood, and they thought they had seen god, haha. Kind of an impish thing we did, but I couldn’t resist. The good ole days….
@@bwmcelya Yeah, I can't resist messing with sheeple of blind faith, neither. LOL! Costs are now a fraction of back in the day. CDRH has no authority within the privacy of my home, not being a public event with liabilities. 1W RGB projectors start ~$1k ea. I've developed a custom PCB, based upon a $40 Teensy T4.1 that can support 2 scanning heads/projectors + a lumia projector (Danube, Hoe Down, etc). My controller is a common $400 MIDI mixer + Reaper's DAW @ $62 unlimited license. IOW, a basic single projector living room Laserium system is about the same cost as a decent 5.1 A/V system. Also, check out Christopher Short's (GOAT ILDA awardee) excellent YT laser videos. He also developed 'The Radiator" laser synth, which is a stand alone turnkey option for ~$2k via X-Lasers. Planning to reveal my T4 Laser Synth within a few months on a new Photon Lexicon Forum thread, where many old Laserium laserists hang out. Lots of interesting reading for laser enthusiasts. Hope to see you there. Of course, I'm 'TheHermit". 😎
Smoked a joint and ate some edibles with some friends before attending the Pink Floyd - The Wall laser light show at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle (pre-pandemic). Was an existential experience without a doubt.
Worked for a few years ushering etc. on the Laserium shows in Seattle way back in the stone age. Brings back memories. Those were the days when there was virtually no computerization except a data track on the reel to reel (4 track, 2 sound, 1 data, 1 spare) to help do presets and such--so the galvos were less precise and vector images were super limited. And yea, "Time" was one of the tunes so even without graphics I still see lasers in my head when the song comes on. Somewhere around here I still have the training tape on VHS for the Laserium Beatles show.
Yep. Spectra Physics 164 1 W RYGB Krypton ion laser, 4 x/y pairs of General Scanning 124 open loop scanners, a Teac 1440(?) 4 track reel-reel, & Mark 4 Laser Images custom built laser synth, with analog oscillators. Yeah, I used to dream of cycloids during my sleep. I believe that the intensity of the imagery brands itself into the visual cortex, similar to "the echoes of the amplifiers, still ringing in my head" after concerts. Now, I've returned to the artform I love(d) to build an new Laserium-like system, just for retirement fun. BR.😎
I saw this line at the OMSI, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry at Portland, OR in the early 1990s. There was a line to the Planetarium before getting with tickets. More than half of the people in line were on "something" and weaved around a bit. As we sat down and got settled, some yells out, "Let see some penetration!!! " and the crowd laughed. I SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWW IT... Patterns deeper than the screen. A Syntheserzia of sound, thought, sight. Happy.. Burned into mind with all detail. When something shitty is happening now. I tend to think on this and other moments I have had.. They also had Laser Metallica as a double feature sometimes. It's a pilgrimage for anyone who likes lasers and rock n roll. You can thank me later.
Daira Hopwood apologies for that. This is a really old video and my filming techniques were less advanced. That said, if you select the “720p 60 FPS” option as it said at the beginning of the video, the flicker should go away assuming you are using a 60 HZ capable display (most modern computers and some phones).
Thanks! And yes, you can use it. Just make sure to credit it. A link to the video and a note saying ”Laser Show by Pangolin Laser Systems and Laser Pictures” would be fine. P.S., this video is super old and the video quality is very low in comparison to what I can accomplish now. If you can wait a few days, I can re-film the video for you in modern quality. See any of the recent graphics shows on my channel for reference.
Lord Aizen I’d need to send it to you directly. I’m holding off on posting the song again until part two is done. That way you would get higher quality video to use too.
The scanners in the wicked laser cube are 20 kpps (thousand points per second). These are 60 kpps. This laser actually has a set of Scanner Max Saturn scanners in it, which are currently the fastest scanners in the world. This is an old video thought I I think they were only running at about 40 kpps. Check out this video to see them at 50. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-56K1yzChOnE.html
@@LaserPictures It's too bad scanner technology isn't fast enough to make a fully fledged computer display that could support like 1080P 60hz or something.
