Scripting a SequenceFire show for Starfire

[Pyro_326840000]

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Does anyone here have experience scripting for the StarFire system and how I should use the “Track” functionality in Finale to combine sequences? Does every cue need a track value? Or just the scripted sequences I want to step through?

[DrewFinale]

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Hey Pyro_326840000, welcome to the Finale 3D forum!

In Finale 3D, you can create a StarFire script that is either a “Standard” (fully automatic) script, or a “Semi-Automatic” (SequenceFire) script, not a script that does both at the same time.

 

When creating a fully automatic script, the Track column in the script window should remain blank. When creating a semi-automatic script, every line in the script window should have a Track value.

 

Defining sequences is generally quick and easy because Track values can be set for any number of lines of script simultaneously. For details, see: Dividing a show into sequences for semi-automatic firing using the “Track” field.

 

To learn about the Track values specifically needed for StarFire, see the Semi-automatic firing (SequenceFire) section in Table 2 of the StarFire documentation article.

 

For a StarFire/SequenceFire tutorial video, check out Basics and Sequenced Shows in Finale 3D (the demo on setting Tracks begins at about 25:17).

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Excellent, that Ace Pyro video is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks Drew!

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