Discover all-in-one technology to fly a drone light show
Kick-start your drone show business with our all-inclusive solution, featuring Drone Show Software, an authorized drone fleet, a technology for animation creation, certified training, allowing you to create and fly your first drone show in just 3 month.
About Drone Show Software
The Drone Show Software is the world's most stable, robust, tested and safe software for drone swarm light shows.
Alerts
Through a comprehensive analysis of over 70 emergency situations in the last 7 years, our team has developed Alerts, an advanced early warning system that ensures our operators are informed of potential issues upfront, facilitating prompt and easy action. Prioritizing peace of mind and ensuring the utmost level of safety, Alerts is committed to delivering safety solutions.
Double Geofence and Hardfence
Prior to every flight, our drones receive an uploaded geofence for added safety measures. If the drone approaches the Geofence, RETURN HOME action will automatically be triggered. Additionally, our system incorporates a Hard Fence feature. If the drone surpasses the standard geofence by a defined margin and reaches the Hard fence border, a DISARM action is activated to ensure the drone is safely grounded and prevent any further flight.
GPS corrections redundancy
RTK GPS corrections are transmitted via both Wi-Fi and a secondary channel. If the drone loses the Wi-Fi link mid-flight, it will seamlessly continue to receive RTK GPS corrections through the secondary radio channel.
Emergency commands over primary or secondary channel
In the event of an emergency, four commands – Hold, Return Home, Land, or Disarm – can be executed. These commands are capable of being transmitted through either the primary communication channel (Wi-Fi) or the secondary radio channel (433/915 MHz).
Emergency commands over primary or secondary channel
In the event of an emergency, four commands – Hold, Return Home, Land, or Disarm – can be executed. These commands are capable of being transmitted through either the primary communication channel (Wi-Fi) or the secondary radio channel (433/915 MHz).
Red Button
In case of a malfunction of the main PC, the red button allows you to stop the show and return the drones home, if necessary.
Time Code
DSS incorporates a timecode-adapted module for receiving timecodes from external devices. Achieve precise synchronization with external music sources or DJ consoles for optimal show coordination. The drone system time automatically adjusts when differing from GPS time by more than 100 ms (configurable value).
DSS Controller
DSS 3D Map Interface: Visualize all drone locations in a 3D environment through DSS.
Weather Service: Monitor real-time weather conditions conveniently within the program using the weather forecast tool.
Smart RTH Functionality: Smart Return-to-Home aims to minimize collision risks, ideally returning all drones to their home locations without incidents.
Finale 3D Integration: Easily export animations in VVIZ format for importing into Finale 3D software and convert VVIZ format shows to PATH3 files.
Weather Service: Monitor real-time weather conditions conveniently within the program using the weather forecast tool.
Smart RTH Functionality: Smart Return-to-Home aims to minimize collision risks, ideally returning all drones to their home locations without incidents.
Finale 3D Integration: Easily export animations in VVIZ format for importing into Finale 3D software and convert VVIZ format shows to PATH3 files.
Drone show simulation
Drone show pilots can simulate flights without real drones, allowing risk-free practice for both experienced pilots and new team members using firmware identical to that installed on the actual drones.
Animation
When uploading animation to drones, it is crucial to validate speeds and distances. Our Blender plugin, along with Path Viewer or Drone Show Creator, empowers both internal and external designers to verify that drone distances and speeds adhere to permissible limits.
Our software enables exceptional 24 FPS animation, perfect for creating shows with a modern TV-like frame refresh rate. Additionally, you can enhance your shows with a surprise strobe effect.
For outstanding performances, our software supports two mission types: light and pyro missions. In RGB(W) flight mode, you can change LED colors set in the animation. In R+YAW mode, ideal for fireworks or smoke generators, you can adjust drone YAW position for rotating fireworks using the R servo channel.
Our software enables exceptional 24 FPS animation, perfect for creating shows with a modern TV-like frame refresh rate. Additionally, you can enhance your shows with a surprise strobe effect.
For outstanding performances, our software supports two mission types: light and pyro missions. In RGB(W) flight mode, you can change LED colors set in the animation. In R+YAW mode, ideal for fireworks or smoke generators, you can adjust drone YAW position for rotating fireworks using the R servo channel.
Choreography
Endless possibilities for animation
Unlock the potential of drone show animation by accessing professional-grade ready-to-use animation sets, creating your own choreography using Drone Show Creator, or requesting custom animations from our team of professional animators.
Drone Show Creator possibilities
Key features
Drone Show Creator is our tailored technology that makes the process of a light show design fast and easy by optimizing the technical part of the creative process.
Animation
as-a-service
We offer a team of professional animators experienced in DSS, who can create custom animations for your special needs and requests
Ready-to-fly animation samples for a quick start
Drone Show Software comes with a set of basic ready-to-use animation samples for events like engagement proposals, birthday parties and others.
Specifications
Drone option No.1
Drone option No.2
Drone option No.3
Drone option No.4
1. Dimensions (W x L x H)
205 x 205 x 123 mm
266 x 240 x 152 mm
275 x 275 x 125 mm
190 x 190 x 80 mm
2. Weight (without battery)
560 g
900 g
635 g
180 g
3. Max show time
20 min
25 min
15 min
15 min
4. Packaging
5 drones per case
5 drones per case
6 drones per case
10 drones per case
5. Brightness of LED
100%
100%
80%
60%
6. LED Type
RGBW
RGBW
RGB
RGB
7. Brightness
2200 Lumens
510 Lux
840 Lumens
900 Lumens
8. Color combinations
4+ billion
4+ billion
16+ billion
16+ billion
9. GPS Type
RTK F9P & M8P
RTK F9P
RTK F9P & M8P
RTK M8P
10. Concurrent constellations
4 (F9P) & 2 (M8P)
4
4 (F9P) & 2 (M8P)
2
11. Max wind speed
15 m/s
15 m/s
8 m/s
15 m/s
12. Max ascend/descend speed
5 m/s
5 m/s
8 m/s
3 m/s
13. Max horizontal speed
10 m/s
10 m/s
10 m/s
8 m/s
14. Flight controller compatibility
PX4
PX4
PX4
PX4
15. Primary communication
2.4/5.8 GHz
2.4/5.8 GHz
2.4/5.8 GHz
5.8 GHz
16. Secondary communication
433, 868 or 915 MHz
433, 868 or 915 MHz
433, 868 or 915 MHz
2.4 GHz Lo-Ra
17. Battery type
4S LiPo
4S LiPo
4S LiPo
2S LiPo
18. Waterproof
No
IP53
No
IP43
19. Maximum number of simultaneously launched drones
400
600
2000
500
20. Manufacturer country
Mexico, USA
USA
South Korea
Italy
Sleep functionality
Yes
Yes
—
Yes
RGBW
Yes
Yes
—
—
Strobe functionality
Yes
Yes
—
—
Price
$$
$$$$
$$$
$$
F9P availability
Yes
Yes
Yes
—
6. LEHardware repair possibilityD Type
Yes
Yes
—
—
Drone option No.1
Drone option No.2
Drone option No.3
Drone option No.4
Dimensions (W x L x H)
205 x 205 x 123 mm
266 x 240 x 152 mm
275 x 275 x 125 mm
190 x 190 x 80 mm
Weight (without battery)
560 g
900 g
635 g
180 g
Max flight time
25 min
25 min
22 min
25 min
Real show time
16 min
20 min
13 min
12 min
Packaging
5 drones per case
5 drones per case
6 drones per case
10 drones per case
Brightness of LED
2200 Lumens
510 Lux
840 Lumens
900 Lumens
Concurrent constellations
4
4
4
2
Training and consulting
Expand your expertise and achieve recognition
Training and consulting program equips you with the essential hands-on skills and knowledge to excel in the drone show industry
The series of workshops are build to cover 4 core blocks:
business aspects
hardware
animation design
marketing activities
A training program is led by our team of experienced instructors, drone show engineers and a designer
400+
trained professionals
3
days online/on-site /hybrid program
Certificate
upon successful completion of a training program
Certification
Certification for drone show teams
The certificate is an essential document for each member of the drone swarm light show team to obtain permission to fly from the authorities.
Our solution aligns with the standards set by global authorities, such as the FAA, CAA, and others.
Step 1
Complete a 3-day theoretical and practical training course
Step 2
Successfully pass an online test for each member of the drone show team
Step 3
Receive a certificate, verifying compliance with essential knowledge standards for safe drone light show operation
Please note that certification is required by authorities in many countries to ensure safe and responsible operation of drone shows.
Support team is always at your disposal
Each client is entitled to 12 months of support
Quick answers to the most difficult questions
Individual approach
Direct WhatsApp access in case of emergency
The working hours of Drone Show Software
Support: Mo-Fri 09:00-18:00 (UTC+02:00)
Support: Mo-Fri 09:00-18:00 (UTC+02:00)
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