Thanks for the reply!
Sorry, wasn't clear, because the strips are arranged in a radial pattern, and it would be immensely less work on the setup-front to have them all fed from the center.
I don't believe there is any other way. Unless I've missed something, the LPD8806 takes 8 bits per channel per LED.
I'm not sure what you mean by a color pallet. I believe the LPD8806 takes 24 bits per LED regardless?