I prepare books on a Mac, and for years have used PageMaker with embedded Finale eps. PageMaker is OS9 only and since it does exactly what I need, and since one of my main clients uses it exclusively, I'm not spending hundreds of dollars to acquire a OSX alternative.
But because of Finale's eps problems (and tab problems) I'm still using Finale 2003 (or even 2001 for a lot of tab), unless I get files sent to me In later formats. I recently discovered that if I don't check font embedding, Finale 2006 eps files won't display properly at all even on my own computer, though Finale 2005 files will. I tried using pdf files instead of eps files - I just finished a project with 28 pages of guitar tab, and the resulting PageMaker file was 33 MB! (Though it looked, and printed fine). When I made a final pdf of the book, that was less than 350K. This will work when I can email out a pdf file, but is hardly feasible when I have to send out the PageMaker doc. Back to Finale 2001... John Roberts On 12/27/05 9:46 AM, "Christopher Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chuck, > > Are you on Mac? I have noticed for the last few versions that EPS > inserts created on the Mac DON'T embed fonts, even though I check the > box to embed them. This means that they print and display (if you call > that display in recent versions) fine on the computer that created > them, and on any computer that has installed those exact fonts, but > they DON'T print or display correctly on a computer that doesn't have > those exact fonts. Font substitution is the most common flaw I see. > > I have been using at home jef chippewa's JazzCord font that Darcy had > him edit, and when I bring those EPS's to my school computer I have the > original JazzCord. This means that the Finale files created at home > still are fine at school, but the EPS's all have the chord symbols in > Courier. Drag. > > Christopher > > > On Dec 27, 2005, at 12:23 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: > >> Well, if this is the answer, I probably have two choices: find a copy >> of Quark at the university that I can use, or leave things alone and >> let an editor/layout person worry about this later. I kind of hate to >> do a halfway job, but I also don't want to have to learn another >> program. I like to have the graphics and layout look right, but it's >> the musical information that is going to be my main contribution. >> >> I've not done this kind of work before, so this is new territory for >> me. My Finale examples look OK, so maybe someone else will assemble >> them into the final document with my eps examples as "placeholders". >> Too many different pieces of software! >> >> Thanks, Bill. >> >> Chuck >> >> >> On Dec 26, 2005, at 8:39 PM, bill wrote: >> >>> I use Quark XPress (which is a bit pricy) and eps graphics are >>> wonderful. I >>> often save entire Finale pages as eps docs and they print like >>> lightening. >>> I often use an "expamples" page and use bits and pieces of it as >>> needed with >>> only one eps page as the source...all beautiful and fast. >>> >>> Quark is incredibly useful for many different things, and rock-solid. >>> I >>> think it's about $700 new, but I wouldn't use anything else. Just my >>> opinion... >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: Chuck Israels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu >>>> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 20:01:07 -0800 >>>> To: finale@shsu.edu >>>> Subject: [Finale] Finale EPS graphics in MS Word >>>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> I am working on a document (arranging book) with many Finale eps >>>> graphic inserts in MS Word, and they print well when I print the >>>> pages on my HP Laserwriter 5000N. (They look lame on screen, but >>>> they print fine.) However, when I send the file to others in Word, >>>> or convert it to a pdf file, the Finale examples print badly (losing >>>> lines, etc.). >>>> >>>> Am I doing something less than optimally, or is that just the way >>>> things are? I'd like to have others see the work (to help edit >>>> things and advise me) but, at the moment, I must print hard copies >>>> and mail them, and that seems so last century! >>>> >>>> TIA, >>>> >>>> Chuck >>>> >>>> >>>> Chuck Israels >>>> 230 North Garden Terrace >>>> Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 >>>> phone (360) 671-3402 >>>> fax (360) 676-6055 >>>> www.chuckisraels.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Finale mailing list >>>> Finale@shsu.edu >>>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Finale mailing list >>> Finale@shsu.edu >>> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> Chuck Israels >> 230 North Garden Terrace >> Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 >> phone (360) 671-3402 >> fax (360) 676-6055 >> www.chuckisraels.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> Finale@shsu.edu >> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
