JumpStart Training Classes for 2012

New to Light-O-Rama products and feel overwhelmed with your new purchase?  Do you only use Light-O-Rama products around the holiday season but it takes a few days to remember how to do things from last year?  Are you the type that prefers some directed training instead of learning something new on your own?  Do you have a sneaky suspicion there's a better way to use Light-O-Rama software and hardware?

What you need is an official Light-O-Rama JumpStart Training Class. We're coming to your city and renting a meeting room in an easy-to-find hotel. The class starts at 9:00 or 9:30 on Saturday morning and runs through 3:00 or 3:30pm with an hour off for lunch.

The class will move fast giving an overview of the products, how things fit together and get you comfortable with the basics of sequencing lights to music. You'll be able to listen to and exchange ideas with others as well as benefit from the hard earned knowledge of the seasoned instructor running the class.

We used to think this class was for the new user but quickly found out even our experienced customers walk away with all sorts of tricks and techniques to make life easier. We always smile when an old-timer exclaims "I didn't know you could do that!"

The bottom line is the JumpStart class is designed to get you comfortable with Light-O-Rama products. You'll then dazzle your audience and get them talking to others so they'll bring back their friends to see what you have done again.

What will the JumpStart class cover?

In the morning, it's all about the hardware, meaning the stuff you can touch.

• Light controller types.  Pro versus residential.  Prebuilt or build it yourself. 
• Using LED or incandescent lighting and how it effects your design
• Computer, standalone or Showtime Director control
• Layout basics including data cables and wireless
• DMX, RGB based Cosmic Color Ribbons/Pixels/Bulbs/Floods, etc.

You get an hour for lunch or you can hang around and quiz the instructor while he's eating a bologna sandwich.

In the afternoon, it's all about software, meaning the stuff you can't touch.

• Hardware utility and basic troubleshooting
• The Sequence Editor, simple animations to full musical sequences
• Simple Show Builder
• The Visualizer
• SuperStar
• The Verifier
• Troubleshooting techniques
• General questions and answers

There's a lot of ground to cover in just a few hours. We recommend bringing your PC or laptop with the Light-O-Rama sequencing software suite already installed.  If you already have a light controller you can bring it, experiment on your own equipment and take the results home at the end of the day.  We also suggest bringing an extension cord if you have an extra.

Don't have any Light-O-Rama products yet?  No problem. If you bring a PC or laptop, preferably running Microsoft Windows 7 (though Windows XP or Vista will do) we'll loan you a fully functioning version of our sequencing software suite but it will turn into a pumpkin at midnight.

Please bring your laptop or computer with your Light-O-Rama software already installed. If you want to test your work, bring a light controller and a few lights. We'll provide some electrical outlets but you might want to also bring an extension cord or two.

What kind of money are we talking about to attend a Jumpstart class close to you?  It's less than $200 with early registration discounts available. Click the 'Register Now' button below to see what discounts are available in your city.

When and where are the Light-O-Rama JumpStart 2012 classes scheduled?  See below for the ones that are left for this year.

City	Date	Location	Time	Register
Orlando, Florida	November 10, 2012	Comfort Suites Orlando Airport 1936 McCoy Road, Orlando, FL, US, 32809 407-812-9100 About 3.1 miles from the airport	Saturday from 9:30am - 3:30pm

During the registration process, the ticketing company slips in a $2 fee to cover their fancy website and the services provided for us.  We pass that cost on to you but keep it tranasparent in the final total.

Please bring your laptop or computer with your Light-O-Rama software already installed. If you want to test your work, bring a light controller and a few lights. We'll provide some electrical outlets but you might want to also bring an extension cord or two.

No outside food or drinks are allowed.  Sharing copyrighted music is not permitted.  No refunds within seven days of this event unless Light-O-Rama has to cancel the class (see below).  There could be up to a 20% cancellation fee depending on when you cancel and the amount of fees we've already commited to the venue and order processing company.

In the event we have to cancel a class because of weather, lack of registrants or some other event we can't control, you will receive a full refund.

 Imagine it, then do it.

City	Date	Location	Time	Register
Fort Lauderdale, Florida	July 28, 2012
Minneapolis/ St. Paul, Minnesota	August 18, 2012
Kansas City, Missouri	August 25, 2012
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	September 8. 2012
San Diego, California	September 15, 2012
Little Rock, Arkansas	September 22, 2012
Las Vegas, Nevada	September 29, 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana	October 6, 2012
Louisville, Kentucky	October 13, 2012
Spokane, Washington	October 20, 2012
Atlanta, Georgia	October 27, 2012