Hi, Am So., 4. Apr. 2021 um 13:55 Uhr schrieb <boille...@outlook.com>: > > Hello, I am new to Lilypond* ! > > I allow myself to send you my message since I cannot post it on the nabble > forum.
Are you subscribed to the mailing-list? Then you could write to it directly. For now I forwarded your mail to the mailing-list, many people here doing huge scores. Cheers, Harm > Any tips / workflow for large-scale projects (film score, Opera, ...) ? > How do you approach condensed scores / cues / divisi ? > How do you deal with score generation time ? > How to modify (in a 1800+ bars project) bar 446 (4/8 => 3/8); remove or add > bars in the middle of an orchestral score; change spreaded dynamics on > several staves at once - effectively (and without Frescobaldi) ? > Once Lilypond mastered will I be able to write large scores in the same time > (or even faster) that it would take using WYSIWYG softwares ? > Although ly is Open Source with the flexibility that comes with it, do you > think this beautiful software will be maintained by 2036 and beyond ? > Finally, I've read several times that PostScript is getting obsolete : how > will this impact lilypond in the short / medium and long term? > https://helpx.adobe.com/be_fr/fonts/kb/postscript-type-1-fonts-end-of-support.html > Looking forward to reading you ! > > Thanks in advance for your time and sorry for the translation. > > Best regards, > > *Why would I prefer to use Lilypond over MuseScore or Dorico? > > MuseScore has some limitations like: Tuplets across barlines; copy / paste > key and time signatures / conductor score condensing and so on. > > Dorico is very good but the license activation (to open the current project > or modify old projects): I dont want to be dependent on an internet > connection or the existence of the manufacturer's servers if it comes to > disappear. The current system with dongle gives me a 5/10 year warranty as > long as I have the key and an installation of Windows 10. > > I have 3 options: > > Use Dorico and hope that MuseScore fills in its gaps (tuplets over barlines > ..) within a few years if Dorico had to disapear and that the scores produced > by a newer Dorico version at this time (in a decade) were not backward > compatible with my old Dorico with dongle on Windows 10. > > Use Dorico and learn Lilypond in parallel : create custom C app that would > generate .ly files, .. > > Use Lilypond as my main notation software by betting that he will be > maintened as long as Dorico and that my time investment will not lose its > value if we imagine that MuseScore evolves drastically in a short period of > time ! > > What would you do in order to always have the possibility of modifying old > projects without restarting an re-proof/edit cycle (for instance : import > MusicXML .. into the new environment) ? > > Thanks again ! > > Please sorry for the inconvenience. > > _____________________________________ > Sent from http://lilypond.1069038.n5.nabble.com >