Finale 3D Feature Requests

[DrewFinale]

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Thanks for the feedback. We completely agree. Unfortunately, our development environment and the PDF exporter that we use doesn’t support adjusting opacity or transparency. It may be possible at some point in the future, but we don’t have a way to add transparency as part of the current project.

 

FOG fireworks + sfx GmbH wrote:

Draw Mode Update for Rack Window

 

The Update from today gives us great opportunities.

On my first view i miss the option to give a filling of an object an transperency.

For example when i want to mark an audience area i dont want to cover it with 100% opacity to see what is under it (maps picture, objects or something else).

So think option to choose the transperencey 0-100& for lines and fillings would be an important option.

 

 

 

 

[Ulf Werner]

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SiteLayout Diagrams:

I think we need more options for define the captured area for site layout diagrams and the sizes of text flags and so on.

In my example attached i have a small stage area and the minimum printout area is so big or far away from what i want to show my technician.

The Text Flags are quiet to big in relation to the positions size. On a printout in A4 nothing is really good readable.

[DrewFinale]

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Hi FOG fireworks + sfx GmbH, please send the show file for your stage production to support@finale3d.com so that we can use it as a test case to improve the site layouts.

[Ulf Werner]

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API to MyEffects

 

wish to have an API to manipulate with MyEffects Database to connect them with my InHouse Inventory Management System.

I know that there is Finale Inventory as a possible soulution. But we also working with a rentals and have a specific cloud solution which fits much better to our special needs. From this case a swop to Finale Inventory makes really no sense.

Of course i have my workaround to get my stock amounts into finale3d but it everytime i import and export something with manual commands it feels as i where in the year 2001… 🙂 An API to interact with “MyEffects” would be really a great thing for what i would pay a price on top.

[Ulf Werner]

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Missing column to sort the rows in a script report

 

to get the total weight per UN Number i have to sort the script window first by UN Number but i cant choose this column for sorting.

 

 

[NEC]

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Safety Diagram

 

Really liking the safety diagram feature but would like to see the following:

 

— Option to not trim the circles.  Example: Potential client wants a show but is giving options for shoot locations.  I’d like to be able to place positions in the different areas, add effects up to the maximum size that would keep safety distances and send the report with an explanation of what each position would accommodate.  Today I make these in Google Earth.

 

— Option to set safety distance per position or position group to accommodate close proximity (low/no debris) along side standard effects (maybe this is available already but I’ve not figured it out)

[DrewFinale]

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Hi NEC, thanks for the requests, replies inline below.

 

NEC wrote:

Safety Diagram

 

Really liking the safety diagram feature but would like to see the following:

 

— Option to not trim the circles. Example: Potential client wants a show but is giving options for shoot locations. I’d like to be able to place positions in the different areas, add effects up to the maximum size that would keep safety distances and send the report with an explanation of what each position would accommodate. Today I make these in Google Earth.

This option doesn’t exist at the moment. I can’t promise we’ll be able to add it but I understand the value and I’ll certainly keep it on the request list.

 

 

— Option to set safety distance per position or position group to accommodate close proximity (low/no debris) along side standard effects (maybe this is available already but I’ve not figured it out)

Good news, this option already exists. You can specify the safety distance on per-position basis by right-clicking on a position in the Design window and selected ‘Edit position properties’. In the properties dialog, simply enter your desired safety distance in meters in the Safety Distance Meters field. As the name implies, you must enter a value in meters. If you need feet, you’ll have to convert outside Finale 3D and enter meters. You can also enter position safety distances directly in the Safety Distance Meters column in ‘Window > Positions window’.

[NEC]

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Thanks!  I guess I’m blind and missed the Safety Distance Meters option right where is should be!

 

 

[brad]

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In the fan creation tool, it would be very helpful to be able to either define a total range (as it works now) or start/end angles so asymmetric fans can be created more easily.

[Ulf Werner]

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Rendering Video -SUBTITLES_

Wishing to have the possibility to define subtitles which will occur in the rendering. We want to need it for short description what a customer see in the rendering.

For example: “12 Positions with Comets” or similar.

In my imagination it see a feature like “Add subtitle at current position” which draws a line into the timeline and adds a row into scriptwindow. Then in scriptwindow we are able to define the string for the subtitle. Maybe with the description column. The Adress should be locked per default and should also be not unlockable to solve conflicts with the adressing procedure.

 

[Will]

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Ulf, we have fixed the problem with max magnification on the site layout.  The fix will come out in a beta at the beginning of April.  As you probably already know, in the last few months we have added features for drawing on the site layout diagram, including icons, arrows, lines, etc., and in the last few weeks we’ve been making significant improvements to these new features.

 

I used your site layout diagram as a test case, to test whether the embedded drawing tools in Finale could be used to draw your site layout easily.  Initially the drawing tools were a little quirky.  Your test case exposed some UI issues and minor bugs, which we’ve fixed.  When the new beta comes out you will be able to use your imported background image, or draw the layout within Finale, or a combination of both techniques, whatever is most convenient.

 

Will

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