Creating and Rendering

Spin up a new Show, upload a .packedshow, and download the resulting .vbake, VVIZ, or Depence files — the production lifecycle from first save to final render.

A Show is the top-level container for a drone-show production in the portal. Every render, file, deadline, contact, and storyboard slide belongs to a Show, so creating one is the first step for any new project.

Creating a Show

From the Shows workspace sidebar, click Create New Show. You'll land on the new show's Show Details tab with the bare minimum — name, description, start/end dates, and the option to pick an existing or create a new Flight Authorization.

A Show contains one or more Performances — the individual flights. Most shows have one performance, but multi-day events, rehearsal flights, and tour stops use multiple performances under a single Show. Add more from the left navbar (+ Add New Performance).

The Show Details tab for a newly-created Show.

Uploading and Rendering Show Files

Once you have an approved Flight Authorization, navigate to a Performance and open the Renders tab, then click Upload Show File to submit a .packedshow exported from the Design Studio. The portal will start the render and report live progress on the Renders tab.

When the render completes, use the Download icon next to the render row to retrieve the resulting .vbake for upload to your drones.

The Shows table can be expanded to show each Show's renders inline.

The Renders tab for an individual Performance.

Exporting VVIZ and Depence Files

In addition to the .vbake used to fly the drones, the portal can produce VVIZ and Depence output files for external previsualization software:

1. Navigate to the relevant Show, then the Performance, then the Renders tab.

2. Click Upload Show File.

3. Under Output files, check VVIZ and/or Depence in addition to the default .vbake output.

4. Submit the render and wait for it to complete.

5. Once finished, click the Files icon on the render row and choose Download VVIZ (or Download Depence).

The completed render's files can also be reached from the main Shows page: locate the show's row in the Shows table, expand the row to reveal its renders, and click the Download icon next to the desired render.

The Upload Show File modal with the VVIZ output file option checked.

Downloading the VVIZ or Depence file from the Files menu on a completed render.

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Once a Show exists, the bulk of the production work happens on the Logistics, Collaboration, and Coordination and Storyboarding and Previewing pages.