Pyro_320390000 wrote: Hello Drew and Tim. I see that Part Number: JY2/5-0085 Silver Crown 2.5 inch is priced at $4.50, The others are $45.00. Is this the price of this 10 shot chain? Thank you Hi, this was a typo in the catalog and it has been fixed.  The true price of this 10 shot chain is $45.00.  My apologies for the confusion.

Hello Drew and Tim. I see that Part Number: JY2/5-0085 Silver Crown 2.5 inch is priced at $4.50, The others are $45.00. Is this the price of this 10 shot chain? Thank you

Hi Pyro_167650000, welcome to the Finale 3D forum! Be sure to head over to your My Profile page to customize the display name and picture for your public profile.   To import a drone show into Finale 3D, you need a VVIZ file. There are currently two drone show design platforms export in the VVIZ file format. 1) Verge Aero 2) Drone Show Software   I’m not sure what you in mean the context of a competition. We don’t have any competitions going at the moment that involve drones.

Can anyone Recommend drone show software that would be captiable with finale 3d competiton?

  Tim Jameson wrote: Ricky wrote: Do you require a 5 second delay at the start for the firing system or will this be done at a later time. I have pick and created my music track but I’m 28 seconds over the 10mins, is this a problem? also is 180 rotation of fans and slices allowed Hi Ricky, no delay is required at the start, but it is okay if you have it in there, we won’t count that against your allotted time. 180* rotation of fans and slices is allowed. Show duration is limited to between 9 and 10 minutes. Hope this helps and thank you for the interest in the competition. Thank you for the info. back to editing the track then 🤣🤦‍♂️ I’ll squeeze 28 seconds out of somewhere.  

  Ricky wrote: Do you require a 5 second delay at the start for the firing system or will this be done at a later time. I have pick and created my music track but I’m 28 seconds over the 10mins, is this a problem? also is 180 rotation of fans and slices allowed Hi Ricky, no delay is required at the start, but it is okay if you have it in there, we won’t count that against your allotted time. 180* rotation of fans and slices is allowed. Show duration is limited to between 9 and 10 minutes. Hope this helps and thank you for the interest in the competition.

Do you require a 5 second delay at the start for the firing system or will this be done at a later time. I have pick and created my music track but I’m 28 seconds over the 10mins, is this a problem?   also is 180 rotation of fans and slices allowed

Hi Pyro_191720000, welcome to the Finale 3D forum! Be sure to head over to your My Profile page to customize the display name and picture for your public profile.   In Finale 3D, prefire and burst height are a function of shell size. The defaults cause aerial effects to burst just before they reach apogee to mirror the performance of real-life effects. This is especially true with smaller caliber such as cake shots. At the same time, if you have an effect that is bursting much too early in its trajectory, the parameters that you can adjust in VDL are prefire and height. To get a shell to burst closer to its apogee, make sure you are using the correct prefire and height. If you are confident that all the values you are using are correct, post a link for a video of the real-world item and the VDL you’re using in Finale 3D so we can get a better understanding of what’s going on.

I am currently adjusting the visualization of cakes, certain effects break before hitting it’s aperture. Is there certain wording in the VDL description I should be using to stop this?

  DrewFinale wrote: Sven wrote: Hi, Thanks for this cool event and the FAQ thread 🙂 If I may ask a few questions. 1) Would it be OK to cut and trim a few songs with a tool like Audacity to create a soundtrack? Or is it better to have complete unedited songs? Yes, you can absolutely cut, trim, and mix songs. Use your creativity and all the tools at your disposal to make the best possible soundtrack. 2) Can I create sequences and groups of effects? For example grouping 10 single shots to create a fan? I read somewhere that we shouldn’t create chains of effects, but I am assuming sequences are OK? Yes, you can create “Groups”, but please do not create “Chains” of effects. Groups and Chains are very different. A “Group” is created by selecting a multiple effects then going to ‘Script > Groups > Combine as group’ (or pressing the keyboard shortcut ‘G’). When you create a Group, the selected items are visually consolidated into a single line on the timeline and in the script window. However, grouped items remain as individual effects. That is, each effect still gets a separate firing system address and e-match. By contrast, when you make a “Chain”, you are indicating that you plan to physically run a fuse from one effect to another in the real world. Finale 3D treats chains as a single unit from an addressing and e-match count perspective. That is, each Chain only gets a single firing system addressing and a single e-match. Another way to think about it is that ‘Groups’ are primarily just a convenience feature, they only affect how the timeline and script window appears in Finale 3D. Chains, on the other hand, affect how the show is addressed and how it is physically set up in the real world. Thanks Drew, spot on. So using G for groups  is OK, that answers my questions.