Re: [Finale] Tan: Henle engraving video

[Christopher Smith]

On Sep 25, 2006, at 4:53 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: Jonathan Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am a long time (v.2) Finale user but prefer Sib. I would say both are definitely capable of the same result, minus the human imperfections. Interestingly, one of the minor reasons I prefer Sib. is because Finale output, to me, often looks too mechanical.   Tosh.    Both apps are capable of making the music look very different, it just depends how hard you are prepared to work at it.    Most aren't.     Not true in my experiences. I've printed out samples of Sibelius and Finale files for friends to look at; whever I ask them to pick the samples that look the most like published music- Sibelius *always* wins.  When I ask the resons why they didn't pick the Finale print outs; I hear pretty much the same reasons --"looks like a computer did it." I'm normally quick to point out Finale's flaws, but in this case you are off-base.  You didn't respond to the poster who pointed out that it takes some effort to make the music look right. If Sibelius wins a sample contest for best-looking music, it can only be because the Finale users who made the samples didn't know how to make it look right. Granted, Sibelius right out of the box tends to look better than Finale right out of the box in some simple tests, but in the hands of an experienced engraver or for complex music, Finale definitely wins. FWIW, I wasn't nuts about what I saw of Lilypond's output either on their website, though I liked some of the spacing. Could your straw-poll results be the result of something as simple as the font selected? I have found that line thicknesses, too, affect the professional look of Finale's output. Christopher

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