As others have mentioned, I, also, found that the Finale viewer works after a computer reboot. My question is why? I don't know of any other browser plug-in that requires a reboot and it would have been nice to not have to discover that the reboot was necessary by accident.
After seeing the viewer in action, I see very little difference with Scorch. It seems to do pretty much the same thing. I wonder if this is a purely monetary choice. Sibelius charges a monthly fee, based on sales, for the commercial version of Scorch which is more secure than the free version shipped with the program. I wonder if the MM is providing Hal Leonard the Finale viewer for less/free in order to gain a PR advantage and/or to sort of prime the pump for anticipated future sales to other publishers. I find Scorch, the free version that comes with Sibelius, very useful with students. It's a shame MM has decided not to include a similar function with Finale. Maybe NotePad is supposed a good choice. Interestingly Noteworthy Composer, a simple, inexpensive notation product sometimes preferred by choral and keyboard people, provides a pretty good internet viewer also. Richard Smith http://www.rgsmithmusic.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
