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    Anyone know how to make police lights with Alienfx?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by Mudig, May 1, 2011.

  1. Mudig

    Mudig Notebook Consultant

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    I've been trying but there isn't enough options to do it properly.
     
    Mudig, May 1, 2011
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    Now that would be interesting to see! :)
     
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    White in the two center keyboard zones, outer edges flash between blue and red. Make sure you're creating an advanced theme and not a basic one.
     
    chris3145, May 1, 2011
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    ohhh this will be interesting to do! cant wait till i get mine!


    make it easier on me and post how lol, even if its easy
     
    ted264, May 1, 2011
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    the rainbow theme video clip could give you some hint
     
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    It's difficult to explain well on a forum, but there's a good tutorial built in to the AlienFX program.
     
    chris3145, May 2, 2011
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    YouTube - (Original) Alienware M17x Police Theme

    The m14x doesn't seem to have changeable colors for the trackpad, and both sides of the grill are always the same color. You could modify this to use white on the trackpad, and have the grill alternate between red and blue.
     
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    I figured a way to do it, but it's too slow. There is no option to delay or slow down one of the side(blinking). The pulse would have been useful though, if it can have more than just one color.
     
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    It seems AlienFX on the M14x isn't nearly as flexible as whatever laptop was shown in that video. I don't think there's a way for the M14x to switch colors quickly enough to mimic police lights.
     
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    Did you do this? I've done it this way too, still not the way I want it to be though. Thanks anyway.
     
    Mudig, May 2, 2011
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