The Universal Compatibility Bridge to Show Director

A New Multi Systems Tool


Show Director Tools, brings the unparalleled power of Show Director and Visual Show Director to all pyrotechnic designers no matter what firing software or hardware they use.

Show Director Tools is a universal scripting, timecode conversion, audio-timecode edition and download applications suite.

Show Director Tools features a simple to use and complete Audio Editor and Timecode mixing application.

For the Pyrodigital users in the field it offers a Download Manager without the need of a full Show Director software version.

Show Director Tools respects other firing systems download protocols and is only available to download files to the Pyrodigital Firing System.
Third party file formats converted with SD Tools require the native firing system download software to send the firing tables to their firing units.

Show Director Tools is a great value that defeats competition in overall features and price.

Special Introductory Offer: $888 for the complete SD Tools Suite
- NO DONGLE REQUIRED -

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Show Director Tools :: Audio Editor

  A full set of controls to
  • create
  • edit
  • mix
  • record
  • grab from CD
  • Fade
  • Export
  • ...and much more
 
 


All the essential audio mixing tools in a compact Audio Editor. You can  rip music from CD’s, cut soundtracks, split, offset songs, make soundtrack song changes while scripting, and  insert any type of timecode from the show production master audio files, and much more!

You can automatically build a single audio file with the selected, or digitally generated, timecode on the selected channel and your music on the other one!
  • NO HARDWARE DEVICES NEEDED.
  • GENERATES SMPTE in 30,25, 24 fps, FROM ANY TIME OFFSET POINT

 
 
  Filters and Effects
  • Fade In
  • Fade Out
  • Silence
  • Remove Silence
  • Insert Silence
  • Reverb
  • Delay
  • Vibrato
  • Flanger
  • Chorus
  • Normalize
  • Reverse
  • Invert
  • Amplify+
  • Amplify-
  • AGC
  • Band Pass
  • FFT
  • Compressor
  • High Pass
  • Low Pass
  • High Shelf
  • Low Shelf
  • Notch


File formats: .wav .mp2 .mp3 .ogg .avi g.72x .vox .raw .pcm .wma CD.
 
  Special Features
  • Voice Cues - Add voice cues with your Mic with a single button.
  • CD Grab - Add music from cd directly on your soundtrack.
  • Record - Records from any source.
  • Cut/Copy/Paste - Visually edit the soundtrack.
  • Insert File - Compose a soundtrack made by several files.
  • Mix - Mix a new file or a selection to the current wave.
  • Import/Export - From and to any format, including mp3.
  • Channels - Select and use individual channels.
  • Markers - Temporary markers for on screen reference.
  • Timecode - Generate or Attach timecode to your soundtrack.
 
 
 
Timecode Generator !

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Show Director Tools :: TimeCode Converter

 
Convert your script from and to any of the following timecode formats

  • 30 fps
  • 29 fps drop frame
  • 25 fps
  • 24 fps

 
 


When a script, music or timecode format change occurs, this is the tool that saves the show!
Convert scripts between any of the standard frame rates accurately and automatically. For manual, sequenced and zipper firing shows you can subtract the PFT from any cue so that the resulting file displays the Firing Times.

 
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Show Director Tools :: Firing Tables Manager

 
Same functionalities and interface of the well known Show Director firing tables manager interface.




 
 


With this tool you can download any script to the Field Controller as you do with Show Director and also use Filter Files. Make changes to the script on site,  in a csv or mdb file with any  spreadsheet or database program.

Allows your operators to download files that you can send remotely. Show Director Tools doesn't need a hardware key (dongle), don’t worry about losing a dongle!
This is a perfect download back up for Show Director choreography software.

 
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Show Director Tools :: Custom Import

  You can finally import in Show Director script made with other tools and you are free to download your scripts to Pyrodigital devices.

 
 

Do you use an inferior scripting software that comes with your firing system? Now you can switch to Visual Show Director and benefit with full compatibility and use the most advanced pyrotechnic multimedia choreography and simulation software on the market.

Now is the time to move from your old software to the new Visual Show Director and you can import all your old scripts.

You can also import to Show Director scripts made with other software and can safely and legally download the imported scripts to the Pyrodigital Field Controller

You can create Show Director Script Files from any valid source and it performs all the necessary Time Conversions. You can select for each Show Director field, the corresponding values in your file. The tool will take care of the rest !

If you have special needs we can customize for you.

This is the tool to use!

 
 
  Available Time Formats
  • Milliseconds
  • Hundreds of a second
  • Tenths of a second
  • Seconds
  • Integer Packed Time
  • Text
  • Default
  • String: HHMMSSFF
  • String: HHMMSSTT
  • String: HHMMSSHD
  • String: HHMMSSMS
  • String: HH:MM:SS:FF
  • String: HH:MM:SS:TT
  • String: HH:MM:SS:HD
  • String: HH:MM:SS:MS
 
 
  Imports from
  • Microsoft Access Database
The Microsoft Access Database file format has been selected for its compatibility with many of the actual choreography software.
  • CSV files
The most used format to exchange information in a fast and easy way.
 
 

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Show Director Tools :: Custom Export

  You can finally script in Show Director and then export to any other software
 
 


Convert Show Director script files (.scx ) to any other firing system software.
With the custom export tool you can specify which fields you want to export and, for each field, you can apply time conversions to meet your software requirements.
Files export in the common Microsoft Access Database format or in the widely accepted (and customizable) .CSV format .


 
 
  Available Time Formats
  • Milliseconds
  • Hundreds of a second
  • Tenths of a second
  • Seconds
  • Integer Packed Time
  • Text
  • Default
  • String: HHMMSSFF
  • String: HHMMSSTT
  • String: HHMMSSHD
  • String: HHMMSSMS
  • String: HH:MM:SS:FF
  • String: HH:MM:SS:TT
  • String: HH:MM:SS:HD
  • String: HH:MM:SS:MS


 
 
  Data Format
  • Microsoft Access Database
The Microsoft Access Database file format has been selected for its compatibility with many of the actual choreography software and reporting tools.
  • CSV files
A fully customizable CSV file can be produced with this tool. Customization include the separator char, the text qualifier and a special flag to export column names.
 
 

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Show Director Tools :: .scr files Exchange

 
Import .scr scripts and download to pyrodigital, Export Show Director script to .scr to be used other systems.


 
 

Use Visual Show Director to design your shows and convert directly to .scr format.
Import .scr files into Visual Show Director to improve your design and visualization choreography experience.
Custom1 and Custom2 fields are used to simulate Slat and Cue.
 
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WARNING: Do not trust or accept any other software that illegally downloads to the Pyrodigital Field Controllers violating the proprietary Pyrodigital Consultants protocol. You will be at your own risk and liability, no Pyrodigital warranty will be applicable. Third party file formats converted with Show Director Tools require the native firing system download software to send the firing tables to their firing units. Show Director Tools respects other firing systems download protocols and is only available to download files to the Pyrodigital Firing System.