Hi Barehm,   what an interesting project !  What should be the input for the vdl creation ? Text, prictures or videos ?  Maybe you can share your ideas and progress here. Maybe i can help with data ! Dirk

Are there any plans for improving lighting simulation in finale? Or DMX scripting in general. Spotlights will certainly look higher then 10 feet in the real world on a dark night filled with smoke, and why is it so difficult to make a light move to where i want it, when i want it, I should basically be able to use key frames for stuff like that. Also, I understand gobo simulation would a be a real PITA to add for every supported fixture, but there really should be an option to add in a solid color as a place holder. Is there  even a way to make a light stay on for a specific amount of time without making a custom effect?  

Hi Barehm,   I’ve experimented with writing VDL using various GPT models and ChatGPT Custom “GPTs” and the aspect is promising, but I haven’t ended up with anything genuinely worthwhile due to lack of time I’ve been able to invest in such a project and lack of truly proper model training from the ground up. However, I’d be very interested if you have good progress with such an endeavor.

Hi EhlanaG, there aren’t any session logs for your Finale 3D account. Can you please send an email to support@finale3d.com and tell me what email address your entering to login to Finale 3D?

Has anyone had any luck with LLMs helping write VDL?  Before I start down this path, thought I’d check if anyone has played around with various public/private options yet.

Hello,   This worked momentarily, it allowed me to load the login screen but came up with an error which I assumed was my access being revoked by the company. I checked today and my access hasn’t been changed, and it’s back to ‘Not Responding’ on the ‘one minute, please’ page.

oh,i found the main problem

  Pyro_324800000 wrote: and how would I check the detail about the cake effect, for example, I created a z sharp cake effect in 5 row,how can i know the angle between the comets   The default angle for a fanned cake is 60°. This the total angle from left to right. You can use the VDL term Degrees to change the fan angle.   For example: 35mm 13 Shot 100 Degrees Red Comet Cake Fan Cake (1 Row)   Using 100 Degrees in the VDL description of the cake changes the fan angle from 60° to 100.

  Pyro_324800000 wrote: https://youtu.be/2-wbDr3FcQY I try to make effect like this.However I dont know how to create two difference pattern in one shell   The VDL term With or w/ adds another layer to an effect. For example: 4″ Dark To Red Heart Shape w/ Yellow To Dark Peony

Hi EhlanaG, try installing the latest driver for your AMD graphics card from: https://www.amd.com/en/support/download/drivers.html   It’s normal for Finale 3D not to be included in the list of installed programs, this isn’t related to the problem you are having.