here is an Array of  8806 strips18 x14 LEDS. using the Fast SPI library.

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here is an Array of 8806 strips18 x14 LEDS. using the Fast SPI library.
bitmaps are read into arrays and stores in flash on an UNO (Progmem) so there is room for over 100 images.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjkKuagJwbo

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What method did you use to bitmap the images? I used octive to do my bitmaps but its a long process.

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see the credit roll in the video.
I convert bmp or jpg to ico format to get a 18 x 14 pixel image.(http://www.icon-maker.com/)

Then I use image2code to convert to hex bytes (http://www.crystalfontz.com/)