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# Creating and Rendering

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](/drone-show-software/verge-web-portal/creating-and-submitting-flight-authorizations.md).

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`).

<figure><img src="/files/78xrsCMBY8qwRt6e1vqc" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Show Details tab for a newly-created Show.</p></figcaption></figure>

## Uploading and Rendering Show Files

Once you have an approved [Flight Authorization](/drone-show-software/verge-web-portal/creating-and-submitting-flight-authorizations.md), navigate to a Performance and open the **Renders** tab, then click **Upload Show File** to submit a `.packedshow` exported from the [Design Studio](/drone-show-software/verge-design-studio.md). 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.

<figure><img src="/files/vTXqoyorRG38xSdwYvZg" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Shows table can be expanded to show each Show's renders inline.</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/l3jm20sRG06unxzhQclj" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Renders tab for an individual Performance.</p></figcaption></figure>

## 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.

<figure><img src="/files/mljGikGoZOG6EbLrjLqj" alt=""><figcaption><p>The Upload Show File modal with the VVIZ output file option checked.</p></figcaption></figure>

<figure><img src="/files/c3YMMBsjy9jrBHBaliqe" alt=""><figcaption><p>Downloading the VVIZ or Depence file from the Files menu on a completed render.</p></figcaption></figure>

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Once a Show exists, the bulk of the production work happens on the [Logistics, Collaboration, and Coordination](/drone-show-software/verge-web-portal/shows/logistics-collaboration-and-coordination.md) and [Storyboarding and Previewing](/drone-show-software/verge-web-portal/shows/storyboarding-and-previewing.md) pages.