How Do You Begin with xLights in 2025?

Whether it's your first show or you're wondering what's new with xLights in 2025, this is the place to start. What do you NEED to know about xLights to program a basic show - and what features can you skip? Let's start with downloading the software and go from there! Download xLights: https://xlights.org/releases/ NEED GEAR FOR YOUR CHRISTMAS DISPLAY? If you need any gear for your Christmas lighting setup, head over to Above AVL GEAR: https://aboveavl.com/pages/christmas Check out the Dominar Beam and other Waterproof DMX Lights for Christmas Light Shows: https://aboveavl.com/collections/dominar We've got a team of experts (not salespeople - just helpful folks who actually know this stuff) who can help you find the right thing for your display, quote it out, and get it into your hands at your personalized price. WANT TO GO DEEPER? If you want to master Christmas Lighting with in-depth training and step-by-step tutorials (plus access to our community forum), check out Learn Christmas Lighting Academy: https://lp.learnchristmaslighting.com... ABOUT LEARN CHRISTMAS LIGHTING: Learn Christmas Lighting is part of Above AVL, founded by David Henry. With years of experience in lighting, production, and education, David created Learn Christmas Lighting to help anyone build an amazing holiday display—whether you're hanging your first strand of lights or designing a fully synchronized show. Grab our FREE guide: "3 Things You Need to Know Before Creating Your First DIY Christmas Light Display": https://lp.learnchristmaslighting.com... Follow us on social media: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...   / aboveavl   COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: We love hearing from you! Feel free to ask questions, share your display ideas, or let us know what Christmas lighting topics you'd like us to cover next. Please keep it respectful and on-topic - we're all here to help each other create better displays. Now, real talk: creating these videos takes a TON of time and effort, and I'm not always available to answer questions here personally. If you need help or have questions, Learn Christmas Lighting Academy is where we offer premium support alongside all our step-by-step training: https://lp.learnchristmaslighting.com... A lot of questions can also be answered by searching the Learn Christmas Lighting blog (use the search bar): https://www.learnchristmaslighting.com For the Tech Gurus – Curious about the equipment used to film these videos? See the full list here: https://articles.aboveavl.com/video-e... 00:00 Introduction 00:05 Downloading the software 03:07 Launching the application 03:12 Select Show Directory 04:07 Starting from blank 04:33 Layout Tab 04:53 Adding in your house 05:42 Adding in props 09:15 3D view 09:58 Sequencer (Creating a new sequence) 10:51 Basic things you can do in the sequencer 11:54 Groups 12:54 Bought sequences 13:50 Matching props together 15:05 Save Mapping 16:53 Closing Monetization ID TGG0OCXYH5ACR9QY