LEDs for Beginners: Best Types for Cosplay & DIY
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- čas přidán 21. 07. 2024
- Which kind of LEDs to use?? What a headache.
If you've ever wanted to spice up your project, costume or a prop with some lights this video is just for you! I'm covering the most popular kinds of LEDs and weighing their pros and cons.
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Analog Single Color Strips:
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DENSE Analog RGB Strips:
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DENSE Addressable/Digital 144/m RGB Strips
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Addressable/Digital LED Strips (Neopixels):
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Different form factors - from strips to spots, rings, etc.!
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Chip on Board LEDs (f.x. I use 50cm long ones for my wings):
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I hope you consider making a "how to wire up and program your LEDs" video. You make very high quality content, its concise, easy to follow, and very interesting. I hope you keep at it, and your channel keeps growing :D
I have a few videos in mind - the ones that I mentioned are already in the works, but I think basic LED programming would be fun to cover, even though its not for everyone :)
I believe Kamui Cosplay has made a couple LED videos that might spark your interest, like this one
czcams.com/video/4HR6yDJDf6w/video.html
30 seconds in and I can already tel that your channel is criminally underappreciated. Gonna sub on PRINCIPAL ALONE.
This is gonna be my new favourite channel. Concepts are explained in an easy to understand and concise manner. Production is top notch too. Looking forward to more content
Love this man, you made my electrical engineering class way more engaging + fun, and you gave me some ideas for projects especially through installing a solar powerbank.
Started playing automatically and I'm definitely using this channel for my tutorials from now on!
Thanks, no nonsense straight to the point info for beginners and even intermediate. As I said in my other comment(s), your channel is truly under rated. Wishing for you to get bigger n success 🌹
You are AMAZING! I've been nerding out on your videos all day. Thank you so much for all your knowledge and for making this information feel so acessible.
Really informative and thank you for the video :) it's good to see you making videos and I love the silly parts, reminds me of why I love Kamui Cosplays videos so much! It's good to see you having fun and throwing in some funny effects. Keep it up 💛
Great breakdown of the different types of LED's
Love the tutorial! Very well explained, and humorous at the same time. Keep it up!
Wow, this video was both super interesting and so entertaining. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us! 😊
Love this. Thank you for the info. We need this for our project!
I wish i would have found this video earlier, just started with leds and almost gave up when i tried to soldier the 4 contacts of an led strip together (it worked but it was really tideous) and since i just need white i will absolutely get my hands on a just white led strip. Also good to know that there are several densities :D thanks for this easy to understand and so helpfull video, well done :D
Great 101 rundown. Thanks.
Just found your channel... Love your edits!
Great video
Thanks for the content. It was fun
You are just so silly and adorable. :P Wonderful and super helpful video! Your editing is awesome.
lol I enjoy your vids and humour !
Had to sub! I want to create a led panel around 10” tall and maybe 20” wide and diffuse it.
Seriously needed this rundown - there are so many products out there and it’s hard to figure out what to look for! This broke it down really well, and I really appreciate it!
Also look at this absolute giga-Chad over here linking like a million products for both UK and US viewers… Thank you for your service, sir. I have a costume project using LEDs that I desperately want to get started on before I lose motivation, but I was having trouble finding cheap LEDs that weren’t also garbage. You must be the best Mercy cosplayer ever because you’re my savior. 🥹
This is a great channel, every informative and I couldn't careless about cosplay, I just like DIY stuff, hopefully the algorithm will make you justice in the near future.
I have never been more interested in watching videos like that😂❤️ You are smart and funny🤪😍 Love it👌🏻
Eglė Ver Agreed! :)
You are a saint and I love you
i have an idea for a cosplay that will require LED's which switches between two colors using a switch or something i assume i should use analog RGB strips
You can use WLED for digital LEDs without any coding skill (WS2812B strip) + a cheap and small version of ESP32 + a 330 ohm resistor
It would have a USB connector able to power the microchip + up to 60 full white LEDs with one power cable (using 5v pin) ; It would be handy to connect to most 1A powerbank
What lighting would you use for a tight costume which lighting would be near the skin, on the inside of the material
i haven’t looked at all your vids yet, but do you have a vid about using multiple mini sensors with multiple individual led strips?
I need help to find the best digital rbg for permanent holiday lights and how I can set them up
Can you recommend a kit for a digital RGB that is beginner friendly ?
I would like to use some of these lights for a faux leather vest or something the thickness of a jacket. Which is best? It is for a costume.
What do you suggest for lighting shapes? I was told to look at EL lighting. I want an even illumination for a 5" square area. Do you have any other lighting suggestions?
Im looking for some really bright LED strips that will light up a whole room when placed behind a tv and also arent spotty. Do they exhist? Or am i asking too much?
You are very smart 👍
I'm planing to do a godzilla costume, in witch the dorsal plates shine when you press a button, what kind of LED would be good for me to use?
Thank you!
Love the video
Are most types of LED strips installed with resistors?
Hi, just saw your video great stuff, new to led lighting I need some assistance with a wifi led controller hook up, on the output side has DAT1 DAT 2 GND V+, can you explain to me what dat 1& 2 means thanks.
0:23 Damn, i hate you for that setup! XD LOL
2:46 Straight up goof ball!
I have a custom cosplay I need to make and I need to do more of a study on these LED's. Time to dive into the rabbit hole!
How do you run WLED on arduino?
Hey im subscribed you
Very helpfull thank you
Good vid.
Thank you for this tutorial! I'm wanting to make a cosplay of V1 from Ultrakill, and was curious to see how I can get LEDs for the wings and other details. In your opinion, what would work best for illuminating pieces of acryllic?
I think edge-lighting is the way to go - that way you will get an evenly lit surface with minimal thickness :)
Saw my name in the title. Figured I would post a comment
great video! i've been trying to study led lights for my dress and then I discovered your channel! i am learning so much! one question tho, if I have 5m led strips with Input Voltage of DC12V, will it light up with a 12V Battery box with 8pcs of 2AA Batteries? I really hope you can respond. ☺️
Aw I'm so happy to hear!!! And -- if the battery holder connects them in serial (one after another) then 8x1.5V = 12V, yes! :D
Obrigada por me ajudar
Ajudou muito quero usar led para cosplay vocaloid c:
HAHHAHA Great video! Great sense of humour
I'm looking to incorporate RGB LED strips into a cosplay, however I require that specific colour for 3 separate pieces. Would I need multiple LED output jacks? Or is it possible to set the colour, and then remove it to set the colour on another separate piece?
Sorry if that didn't make sense haha
If you need to have 3 separate parts - you will need 3 controllers- if you wanna have a single controller you'll need to connect the parts somehow :)
Hi! What is that little black thing you used in 2:08 to connect the wires to the battery?
It's just a 9V battery connector - if you look for them online you'll be able to buy them for pennies :)
hi so i have a few questions as to what leds i will need to buy for a cosplay im working on. im currently building kaneki's kagune from tokyo ghoul and i wanted to put some red lighting in it to make it look like the his kagune when its active in the anime it almost looks like there are veins of light threw the kagune that pulsate and i would love to acheive that effect but im still unsure as to what lights would be best. i dont need it to change colors or anything just red is fine but i would like to make it so it can pulaste. if you have any tips or know what would be best that would be greatly apreciated
Maybe consider using as dense LED strips as you can? Otherwise if you want something smooth and 'vein-like' looking, you might need to look into fiber optics or EL wire, for a more diffused, even look :) For pulsing you can get an off-the-shelf 12V RGB strip controller, it will have some basic animations built in, and they do not cost a lot!
@@Zibartas thanks so much!!
I'd be keen on vids about how to program the addressable lights, I have almost zero programming knowledge (though I have fixed programming problems for friends by logic I don't know any code anymore).... Like I'm solid on copy pasting stuff haha if the code exists but otherwise I don't have a clue.... Im super keen on doing programable lights
You should try watching this - czcams.com/video/LQ5Y-XIEkGw/video.html maybe it'll help ;)
What rgb of those are the brightest? Can you recommend? Money is not a problem, what are the brightest rgb led strips?
I think for the most part all of them are nearly equally bright, even comparing larger to smaller LEDs. Your best bet is to buy the densest (most LEDs per meter) strips - or looking for strips with multiple rows of LEDs (they look more like belts than strips cause theyre so wide lol)
Hey, i know I'm late to this video, but i started a project with digital led's and by calculation I'm going to need 40 amps just for my shield 😬. Now this is calculated at 100 luminosity and white light. Can i still use a 3,7v lipo with 4400mAh with a max output of 1A on lower settings or should I invest in some bigger li ion batteries? All of these with a 5v stepup of course
If you need 40A and you provide 1A, you're 39A short xD
Even if you estimate HALF (20A), that's 19A short... :)
@@Zibartas li ion it is
did it work?
I want to put some into my halo reach armour to add just a bit more
Digital rgb? Aren't these called addressable rgb
LEDs with onboard chips addressed by a digital microcontroller :D
time to reactivate my school programming skills... Has Arduino a special code?
It's a flavor of C, the IDE and libraries take care of most of the heavy lifting anyways though ;D
@@Zibartas Oh thank you! Thats cool, because I can code that..hehe
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Cute boys in cos play too
Neopixels 4 life
Couldn't stop rolling my eyes and had to leave. Why can't I just find a nice and informative video without the cringe....?
anybody have a link to some very bright, multicolored, led strips that would work on a 9v?
no
Can you recommend a kit for a digital RGB that is beginner friendly ?
I'm working on a video about exactly that!!