PyroTeo wrote:
Hello! Which Time Zone is considered to determine expiration time to upload the show?

Each competitor should try to submit according to their time line to avoid any late entries, but officially we are using UTC-12 which is the last inhabited time zone on Earth (best I can tell any way haha)

Just a quick reminder to everyone that the deadline for entries is midnight, March 1, 2024 (technically 11:59 p.m. on March 1st to be clear).

Couple things to check before submitting:

1)  Does your show include a title and theme?

2)  Did you use the PyroJam template provided?

3)  Is your show between 9 and 10 minutes long?

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pyro_france wrote:
I know how to tilt the fireworks to the right or to the left. But can we tilt a cake like the GM698A and do it for real?

Tim Jameson wrote:

pyro_france a écrit :
Bonjour, peut-on incliner les gâteaux, à droite ou à gauche ?

Oui, consultez le lien de Drew vers la vidéo sur la pêche à la ligne si vous avez du mal à compren…

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Engineer Cat wrote:
Hey guys, noticed that PFS039-is not displaying like the other flames of the same part number. Shows as Blue Flame Projector instead of Blue Flame Ground Flare in the VDL.

I changed it to match the other vdl.  You can re-sync and you will see the updated change.

pyro_france wrote:
Hello, can we tilt the cakes, to the right or the left?

Yes, see Drew’s link to video on angling if you have trouble figuring out how to do it properly.

 

Sky Fire Forge wrote:
Hi Drew and Tim, I added JY5-0276 to my show and it looks like the actual break in the simulation happens about 300 ms later than what is shown on the timeline. Is the timeline correct or is the simulation correct? In the picture, the break happens at 5.000 seconds on the timeline but the control head is at 5.310 when…

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FireJunkie wrote:
I uploaded my show last night, and must have missed it, but later on noticed I 3 to 4 small flame pots over in the available inventory. Should I resubmit the show with the corrected effects. I don’t want to get disqualified for a small oversite.

Dont resubmit your show as we really try to not have duplicate shows from the s…

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Matt J wrote:
….Second question, more general Finale but related to my entry! Is there an easy way to see how many cues are in the current show? I’m using grouping extensively so the count in the Script is wrong, and adding up all the Used values is going to take forever! Obviously that’s not a submission requirement, I’m just very very curio…

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ArtiDan wrote:
JY5-0326

Okay, just got a chance to check this, the sim in the PyroJam catalog is the accurate effect for that part number in our catalog.  This is an instance where the manufacturer re-used an already existing part number in THEIR catalog.  And I double checked the price on the 3″ shell in question, the price in the catalog is accurate.

ArtiDan wrote:
Hi Tim and Drew, 2 questions for you : 1) JY3-0000 3in Red Chrysanthemum is priced at $2.92 while all others are at $5.50. Is that correct ? 2) JY5-0326 5in Silver Coconut to Strobe Shells of Shells : video of JY5-0326 by Raccoon Fireworks found on youtube shows a different effect. Description is “Silver Coconut to Strobe T…

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Matt J wrote:
The first post in this thread mentions a PyroJam behind-the-scenes video (which sounds really interesting, particularly how the merging of this all happens) but the link is broken – has that possibly been moved? From both a paperwork/sim/script and physical rigging standpoint I’d love to see more content on how this comes tog…

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I received a Facebook message about how to go about “angling” cakes and/or slices.  Here is a good video to show how this is accomplished in Finale3D.  It’s a great video which goes over all kinds of angling in Finale3D, but I think I’ve got it stamped to start on the part about angling s…Read More

Matt Loreto wrote:
Hey Tim and Drew, GM493 – I see in the description it says this cake is 15 seconds but in the duration it is 24 seconds. Are we supposed to go off of the description or the duration? Thank you! Matt

My apologies Matt, the sim of this cake is accurate for the duration.  I’ve corrected the description part of it in the ca…

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Engineer Cat wrote:
Hi Tim, the launch time isn’t the issue, I just wanted to be able to see the breaks hit exactly on time when I’m watching playback. I know this wont happen in real life but it just helps me to make sure I’m on time when scripting. Since I’m here I had a quick question about chains. I know we are not allowed to break them ap…

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Matt J wrote:
Just a quick question on duration – I have my music track worked out as 9:56, but the final effect of the show is some long-lasting willows. Do these effects need to have finished under the 10 min mark, or is overhang from spent pyro fine?

As long as the final “hit” is before the 10 min mark, you are fine.