Training

We have been selected to be the official Light-O-RamaTM (LOR) training partner.  We are fortunate enough to feature Drew Hickman as a course instructor.  He brings an invaluable amount of real-world expertise to the courses.  He previously taught light display and animation courses at locations all over the United States.

Mr. Hickman has been in the light display business since 1996, creating the very first commercially available hardware (ChristmasCave*) and software (Dasher*) products for music-synchronized displays.  He has worked on all types of displays, both large and small, commercial and residential, and is a certified LOR instructor.  He is sure to share some of his more interesting experiences of being in this business with his students.

Private, custom, and corporate courses are also available.  View the bottom of this page for additional information.

Here is one customer's testimony after taking a training class from Holiday Technologies:

Drew,
I just wanted to take the time to thank you for all of the training you provided. All summer I have been programming away using fixed grids with a lot of time and patience. Now because of your training I have learned about FREE FORM grids and a number of time saving programming techniques. What used to take me 40-50 hours of Programming time for my 160 channel show is now down to 15-20 hours per song. It was worth every penny. Also thank you for including the training manuals as well. They are great to reference back to. Once again thank you for chopping down our programming time. This is going to save us so much time and money.

Sincerely,
Michael de Laar
Holiday Lighting Designs, Inc.


Official Light-O-Rama (LOR) Training course

Scheduled locations
Lone Star Academy
June 17, 2012
Conroe, TX
http://www.theultimateacademy.com/education/s3experience

Other possible locations
Columbia, SC: date TBD (8 interested)
Philadelphia: date TBD (9 interested)
Chicago: date TBD (5 interested)
Salt Lake City: date TBD (4 interested)
Denver: date TBD (3 interested)
Fayetteville, NC:  TBD (3 interested)
Orlando, FL: TBD (3 interested)
Los Angeles: TBD (12 interested)
Phoenix, AZ: TBD (2 interested)

Contact us for additional information and to register!  You can also visit our webstore to register on-line.

Course description: The majority of class time will be spent teaching people how to use the Light-O-Rama (LOR) S3 software suite. Some class time will be spent reviewing the various hardware products and services offered by both Holiday Technologies and LOR. Throughout your time together the LOR-certified instructor will share his real world experiences in setting up and commissioning large commercial displays.  Additionally, he will also teach shortcuts that will save countless hours of wasted time during the busy time of the decorating season.

The course will be divided as follows:

  • Day 1 - Introduction, Technology Overview, Hardware, Software in the suite, Hardware Utility
  • Day 2 - Sequence Editor, Building shows, advanced training in various topics, including using DMX devices, tip and tricks for increasing the speed and quality of your programming, commercial applications and considerations that can be applied to your display, and various other advanced topics.

Materials provided: Attendees will be provided with training manuals and a lunch for each day they attend.

Click here to view the Table of Contents from the Training Manual

Hours: 8:30am-5pm on Day 1 and 8:00am-4pm on Day 2

What to bring: Attendees are strongly encouraged to bring a computer with them that has the Light-O-Rama software already installed, some digital pictures of a potential display location, and an audio file or two on their computers. They are also encouraged to bring the hardware necessary to connect the computer to a controller. If an attendee cannot bring a computer they will be paired with another attendee that has one.

One of the main goals of the course is to allow students the opportunity to start setting up their display on their computer and to program part of an audio file of their choice using several of the major tools available in the LOR S3 software suite.

Costs: Two days of training will cost $399.

Scheduling: Contact Holiday Technologies directly (913.626.6226 or sales@holidaytechnologies.com) to indicate your interest in a class and location. A class will not be scheduled until at least 12 people are willing to attend in a given location and have given us a down payment.  Once this occurs those people who have previously signed up for a particular location will be notified and payment arrangements will be made.

NOTE: Some of the hardware and controllers used in the classes will be made available for sale at the end of the class. Come prepared for some special deals!

We are also looking into offering a special course designed for people who are used to programming using the AL software package and wanting to switch over to using LOR.  Please contact us for additional information.


Custom and Corporate Training
We can tailor our standard training classes to fit any specific needs you may have.  Themes can include architectural as well as holiday, landscape, and even entertainment lighting.

We can come to your location and train your team of installers and technicians, passing on to them all the tips and tricks we have learned through the years when creating and installing displays.  Please contact us for more information, including availability and pricing.

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