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was wondering if any ne can help me out I am trying to do a peppers ghost but I want to do it outside I just can't seem to get it to work and ideas

Need a little more info, where outside ? What theme /ghost/specter are you trying to project you need some sort of distance & control the viewing angle.

Pepper's Ghost can be tricky, especially outdoors where you may not have complete control over viewing angles and ambient light...I'm doing my third one this year and I've never been 100% satisfied.

Big things to watch for: control the viewing angle, control glare on the glass, hide the source, and have something behind the glass for perspective (and black behind the source). Also, it can wreck the illusion quickly if they can see the borders of the glass. A mausoleum is one idea for outdoors, or between trees/other obstacles.

It's an amazing illusion if you pull it off.

I have to agree with Dark lord and Jeremybrooks. There are alot of factors to consider. Trial and error are the best ways I have found to get my peppers ghost to work properly. I think the biggest thing is making sure you have the reflecting glass the proper orientation and angle. The image needs to be reflecting on the front side of the glass [(the side closest to the viewers (if that makes sense?)] I started out by reflecting on the wrong side of the glass when I was trying to set mine up. It seems a little silly now, but I couldn't figure out why it wasn't working at the time.
Check out these links, they should help.

http://www.hauntproject.com/projdeta...eppers%20Ghost

Also check out my pic. If you look closely in the middle window of my hearse you can see my reflecting glass set at an angle. I put a television laying flat on the bottom of the herse and reflected up onto the glass. I used a flat panel television so it could be hidden by the bottom of the hearse. Here is a link to my pic

http://www.halloweenforum.com/member...up-inside.html

Thank you so much I think I know now how I am gonna set this up I have a bunch of pines grouped together so I will try putting the glass there and putting the ghost hidding behind my coffin with one of those scene setters that way I can set up the lights for it I think if I get time I will try to gove it a shot this week end thanks again for your input will let you know how it turned out

And as always, the brighter the reflected image, the better. A strong black light with a brightly glowing source has worked best for me.