I recommend either scanning or entering from scratch, having not seen
the score, I would probably reenter it. Score is really frustrating to
get installed (it is a DOS program) much less learn for one project;
there's not much demand for it these days
On Apr 25, 2009, at 6:45 AM, dhbailey wrote:
Bonnie Janofsky wrote:
There is an opera where the first third of it is already
input in Score, the old notation program for PC. Has
anyone tried inputting Score files into Finale? Was
there much editing to do? In the import menu, Score is
listed.
I was given very old Score files which of course did not
open in Finale and had ".ham" as the suffix. Which would
likely be best for that portion of the score already
input? The score can be printed as is but needs to be
input to create parts. The other two thirds of the score
of course I was going to input into Finale. Or should I
learn Score? I'm great at learning programs quickly but
would think that Score wouldn't hold a candle to Finale
and this is a complex classical full orchestra score.
I can try and get a hold of the Score files, and/or scan
those score pages already complete into Finale using
SmartScore X Pro (although my scanner is letter size and
the score pages are tabloid - so I'd have to either
reduce them or scan in 2 parts), and/or I could purchase
Score and learn the program. I thought that Score was
discontinued long ago but found one site on the web where
a new version of Score 5 is sold. I think importing the
Score files would be fastest and the best choice if they
come across pretty clean. There is both a tabloid sized
full score and also a piano vocal that is letter sized.
As you say this is a complex classical full orchestra score, most
likely scanning won't save you very much time over entering from
scratch, as frustrating as that sounds. Scanning isn't nearly close
to 100% accuracy, so you'll need to check (and quite likely edit)
all the notation and the lyrics may well get screwed up in the scan/
import process. Scanning the current tabloid pages in 2 parts won't
work at all, based on my importing experience (admittedly not much
since it's so frustrating and inaccurate for anything other than
simple music).
Buying Score and learning Score to enter 2/3 of the full score,
compared to entering the whole score into Finale, it seems to me
that first off you will need to know whether Score will run on your
computer. It's a DOS program, isn't it? not all of them will run
anymore, so you'll need to do research. Then you'll need to take
the cost of Score plus the learning curve -- it's quite different
from any of the Windows notation programs, from what I have heard
although I have no experience with it.
My choice, were I in your position, would be to enter the entire
thing from scratch into Finale so that you will have a complete
score which will (knock on wood) be openable in future versions of
Finale should future editing be necessary.
--
David H. Bailey
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