I just got done with a song collection and I used separate finale files for each. I typically use Pages (MS Pubisher, or MS Word over on my PC) for title pages/performance notes. I then convert all of these (including finale files) to PDF. I use a FREE program called CombinePDF to drop all the PDF into one file. I think I spent a total of $250 on the software I use for this workflow--and that includes an upgrade to Finale.
Granted, this is all on Mac. If I'm on PC I use PDF 995 for PDF's. --Allen | -----Original Message----- | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Sherber | Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 4:35 PM | To: [email protected]; [email protected] | Subject: Re: [Finale] combining files into a song collection | | At 05:04 PM 6/14/2007, Eric Dannewitz wrote: | >Hands down Adobe Indesign. Great program. | | InDesign is a great program, but it's also expensive -- $700 | -- and often overkill for people who don't have extensive needs. | | I use InDesign and have used Quark XPress in the past, but I | also keep around a copy of MS Publisher. Publisher is | emphatically *not* a great program, but it's relatively easy | to use, and it does fine with relatively simple layout jobs. | It costs $150, or $90 to upgrade. I believe you can get the | upgrade price if you own any previous version of Office, | whether or not that Office package includes Publisher. Go to | Staples or CompUSA or wherever and check the box to make sure. | | Aaron. | | _______________________________________________ | Finale mailing list | [email protected] | http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale | _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
