Effects disappear at full resolution after updating macOS, Parallels 27

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Hi everyone,

 

I use Finale 3D regularly on my Mac through Parallels. Since updating macOS, Parallels and Finale 3D, I’ve noticed a rendering issue that I hadn’t encountered before.

My current setup:

 

macOS 27
Parallels Desktop 27
Finale 3D 2026.09.16-917e93575

With “Reduce resolution in edit mode” set to “Disabled (best quality)”, the shell effects in my test show are invisible during playback. The background and position markers remain visible, and the effects are present in the script.

 

Switching that setting to 4x makes the shell effects visible again.

 

The attached screenshots show the difference. The particle limit is 5,000,000 in both cases, with the same brightness settings.

Since I updated all three components, I can’t yet isolate which update introduced the issue. Using 4x is a workaround for now, but I’d like to restore full-resolution playback.

Has anyone else encountered this after the recent updates, particularly when running Finale 3D through Parallels? Is there a known compatibility issue or anything specific I can test to help narrow it down?

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

[DrewFinale]

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Hi Kategorie 4, thanks for the detailed report. We are actively working on a fix right now. For history on this issue and updates, please see:

 

https://finale3d.com/groups/english/forum/topic/effects-not-displaying-after-a-parallels-update/

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Hi Kategorie 4, thanks for the detailed report. We are actively working on a fix right now. For history on this issue and updates, please see:

 

https://finale3d.com/groups/english/forum/topic/effects-not-displaying-after-a-parallels-update/

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