Thanks!

Hi Bill, don't worry, each file is checked upon receipt. If we were unable to read your file, we would have reached out right away.   We received your submission and your file is in good condition!

  Bill Turner wrote: When I complete my PyroJam submission, should I expect to get a confirming email? I did see the acknowledgement on the Web page, but it would be nice to be sure that you have the file and it is readable. Thanks!   Hi Bill, if you got the acknowledgement it means it went through.  If there was a problem with the submission, someone from Finale would reach out to you.

When I complete my PyroJam submission, should I expect to get a confirming email? I did see the acknowledgement on the Web page, but it would be nice to be sure that you have the file and it is readable. Thanks!

Will, Drew- I am using Finale3D on my MBP with bootcamp and am running a second monitor for the design tab so that it is full screen.  I know that you made the space bar the play/pause function. But when I type on my script to make a change I have to move the mouse over to the second monitor to "activate" the design tab in order to use the space bar function again.  Is there a way to either put a play button on the script screen or when there are no cells open in the script the space bar works again?   Thank you, Scott  

Hello Drew, Thats great to hear! For some reason I can't get access to the video maybe you can provide another link? There is one more thing and that's the contrast ratio. lol!! I've been doing some research on different types of monitors and I see that there are a few different types the IPS and VN panels. There is also a TN but I think these are getting outdated. Some of these are better with blacks than others because of there contrast ratios. Should I be concerned about these different contrast ratios when working with Finale with the black back grounds. Not sure if it will make a big difference? Thank you for any help! Kevin.

Hi Kevin, great questions, thanks for posting! An ultra wide monitor, or pretty much any monitor setup should work great with Finale 3D. The main design window has two modes. In the default mode, the simulation area adjusts based on the size of the window. In this mode there not bars at the top or sizes regardless of the aspect ratio of your monitor. The design window can also be set to the standard 16:9 'letterbox' aspect ratio. This mode will introduce bars on the top or sides of the simulation depending on the scaling of the window. The 16:9 mode is useful for previewing/framing photos and videos because they are exported in this format. Here's a quick video that shows how the design window responds to being resized in both the default mode and the 16:9 'letterbox' mode.   https://www.loom.com/share/fd754e43677f4955921d93c4da972f33

I'm building a gaming pc with a high end nvidia graphics card. I'm in the market for a monitor or monitors to use with finale. I'm currently looking at a 34 inch ultra wide with a 21:9 aspect ratio, but not sure if your app will work with this ratio? My concern is those black bars that you can get on the sides of a monitor with some apps that are designed for a more normal aspect ratio like the 16:9. If this is going to be a problem I might have to look into maybe two smaller monitors side by side. The thing that's nice about the ultra wides is you can have a muitiple screen set up on just one monitor. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Kevin.

Hello everyone,   Tayler Malsam here from the pacific northwest, thanks for providing such a great platform for us to use!

The GPU is the most important part of your machine specs for simulating large shows.  Do not get a machine with only "Intel Integrated Graphics" or "Intel HD Graphics" which basically means the machine does not have a GPU.  We generally recommend Nvidia GPUs, though it is not a requirement.   Two things I'd like to add related to Nvidia GPUs specifically are:   1) The Nvidia GeForce line of GPUs are the ones we spend the most time optimizing for.  These GeForce GPUs generally have model numbers like GTX 1060, and the bigger the number the better (and more expensive). For me personally, being a little price sensitive, I usually get the second best number available, since the very best is usually priced at a premium and the second best is usually a good value, but that's just a general guideline.  The high end GPUs can be really expensive but they are what matters for your large shows.   2) Nvidia also has an expensive line of GPUs called "Quadro".  Don't get these.  They are a different architecture that helps with some types of applications but they aren't great for the type of graphics that Finale does, so their performance relative to their price is a bad deal.