Re: [Finale] erratic word extensions
Word extensions in Finale are horribly erratic. Kind of following the pattern of the entire application IYAM. Whether I use manual or smart, they never have worked. I'm on FinMac 2k7 BTW. J D Thomas ThomaStudios On May 29, 2008, at 9:36 AM, dc wrote: I have a score with many long melismas, several of which finish on the first note of a new system. When I create the word extensions (with TGT), some of these last notes have the extension and some don't, without my being able to see any reason. Among those that don't have the extension, some can be clicked on and allow me to lengthen the word extension. Others don't even offer this possibility. Any ideas on how I could get these word extensions to show up? Thanks, Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] error message on TIFF insert-- any way to work around?
I have repeatedly tried to insert graphics that have been saved as NON-compressed TIF files (originally MS Paint bitmaps, then converted to tiffs in either Irfanview or MS Photo Editor).nbsp; No matter what, I still get a message saying Finale doesn't support LZW compressed graphics.nbsp; If I try resaving the graphic in formats such as 8-bit, 256 colors, gray scale, etc., etc., it doesn't seem to matter, and eventually Finale hangs.nbsp; Do any of you have any suggestions on this?nbsp; (FinWin 2008) Thanks in advance. Marilyn ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] erratic word extensions
On May 29, 2008, at 12:36 PM, dc wrote: I have a score with many long melismas, several of which finish on the first note of a new system. When I create the word extensions (with TGT), some of these last notes have the extension and some don't, without my being able to see any reason. Among those that don't have the extension, some can be clicked on and allow me to lengthen the word extension. Others don't even offer this possibility. Any ideas on how I could get these word extensions to show up? I get some unusual behaviour with word extensions sometimes, too. What I do to force an extension over a system break (also after a second ending) is the same thing I used to do before smart extensions and TG Tools. I enter an option-space as a lyric on the syllable starting the new system (PC users will need to know the alt code for the non-breaking space character). This lyric will have it's own word extension that I can edit manually. I will need to nudge this character a bit to the left so the word extension starts at the left boundary of the note. Yup, it's a kludge. But I only have to do it a couple of times per choral arrangement now, whereas I used to do it on almost EVERY system break. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] error message on TIFF insert-- any way to work around?
On May 29, 2008, at 2:07 PM, MB wrote: I have repeatedly tried to insert graphics that have been saved as NON-compressed TIF files (originally MS Paint bitmaps, then converted to tiffs in either Irfanview or MS Photo Editor).nbsp; No matter what, I still get a message saying Finale doesn't support LZW compressed graphics.nbsp; If I try resaving the graphic in formats such as 8-bit, 256 colors, gray scale, etc., etc., it doesn't seem to matter, and eventually Finale hangs.nbsp; Do any of you have any suggestions on this?nbsp; (FinWin 2008) Thanks in advance. Marilyn Are you ABSOLUTELY certain that they are really uncompressed? That would be my first bet. My second bet is that Finale is choking on your files in error. Importing them into a different image editor and re-saving might clean them up so Finale feels comfortable with them. Have you been in contact with tech support about this? I have basically given up on graphics because of the problems importing, positioning and printing them to PDF or EPS. They should know in detail what the problem is. Lean on them to come up with a solution, because if the tech guys are wasting a lot of time dealing with a bug, they will be more likely to fix it later. And who knows, they might even have a solution! Christopher (P.S., send one of the graphics along to me privately and I'll see if I can import it into one of my files.) ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] error message on TIFF insert-- any way to work around?
MS Photo Editor won't open bitmapped pictures (on my XP system, at least). Save the file from bmp to jpg first (try something other than Irfanview and see whether yo get better results), and then use MS Photo Editor to save it as tif. before saving, click on the More... button and make sure LZW compression isn't selected. I just did a handful of these today and had no problem. YMMV, apparently, if you've tried this. Cecil Rigby Harrock Hall Music [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have repeatedly tried to insert graphics that have been saved as NON-compressed TIF files (originally MS Paint bitmaps, then converted to tiffs in either Irfanview or MS Photo Editor).nbsp; No matter what, I still get a message saying Finale doesn't support LZW compressed graphics.nbsp ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] 2009 rumors
Anybody heard any? I got an email from MakeMusic today offering 2008 at a lower price until May 31. I know offers like these come and go, but I'm hoping that it indicates the availability of 2009 around the corner... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] O.T. ERM Media now distributed by Naxos
Hi all: I know a lot of modern composers are on the list. I noticed that ERM is now being distributed by Naxos USA, making a lot of their CDS much more available. My personal favorite is a String Quartet by Roger Rudenstein dealing with President Bush called The Nightmare of Reason :) Thanks Kim -- ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] 2009 rumors
Dunno. They better have them t-shirts ready. That is really the only reason to upgrade. It's not like they'd add any features that are worth anything, or fix any bugs. On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Ryan Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody heard any? I got an email from MakeMusic today offering 2008 at a lower price until May 31. I know offers like these come and go, but I'm hoping that it indicates the availability of 2009 around the corner... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] error message on TIFF insert-- any way to work around?
On Thu, May 29, 2008 2:07 pm, MB wrote: I have repeatedly tried to insert graphics that have been saved as NON-compressed TIF files (originally MS Paint bitmaps, then converted to tiffs in either Irfanview or MS Photo Editor).nbsp; No matter what, I still get a message saying Finale doesn't support LZW compressed graphics.nbsp; If I try resaving the graphic in formats such as 8-bit, 256 colors, gray scale, etc., etc., it doesn't seem to matter, and eventually Finale hangs.nbsp; I do not have 2008, but in 2007 there is no problem inserting uncompressed TIFFs. If you would like to send me an example of one of these privately, I will check to see if it works in 2007. Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] error message on TIFF insert-- any way to work around?
On 29 May 2008 at 15:32, Cecil Rigby wrote: Save the file from bmp to jpg first (try something other than Irfanview and see whether yo get better results), and then use MS Photo Editor to save it as tif. before saving, click on the More... button and make sure LZW compression isn't selected. JPG is a terrible format for non-photographic graphics. It's lossy compression, and will be blurry. Get some graphics program that can deal with bitmaps and TIFs directly (there are plenty of them), and avoid any conversions to intermediate formats. -- David W. Fentonhttp://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] error message on TIFF insert-- any way to work around?
if I start with a 600 dpi or better jpg I don't have this problem- but I normally am reducing them as much as 75% within Finale, too- so, as with all things, YMMV. -Cecil - Original Message - From: David W. Fenton To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] error message on TIFF insert-- any way to work around? On 29 May 2008 at 15:32, Cecil Rigby wrote: Save the file from bmp to jpg first (try something other than Irfanview and see whether yo get better results), and then use MS Photo Editor to save it as tif. before saving, click on the More... button and make sure LZW compression isn't selected. JPG is a terrible format for non-photographic graphics. It's lossy compression, and will be blurry. Get some graphics program that can deal with bitmaps and TIFs directly (there are plenty of them), and avoid any conversions to intermediate formats. -- David W. Fentonhttp://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] mezzo voce
On May 29, 2008, at 4:56 PM, dc wrote: Is there an English equivalent for mezzo voce? Half-voice is what I always used. Maybe without the hyphen (I tend to put them in too often!) Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] turn page arrow
sometimes I want a title page with a big arrow to turn the page. What font will give me the arrow? Mark McCarron ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] turn page arrow
On May 29, 2008, at 5:04 PM, Mark McCarron wrote: sometimes I want a title page with a big arrow to turn the page. What font will give me the arrow? Well. I spent a lot of time on this. Because Finale doesn't support Unicode, many of the really great arrows in many fonts just are not available, unless you import them as a graphic, which has it's own problems. Email me privately if you want my TIFF of a nice arrow. Try one of the symbol fonts. You don't say Mac or PC, but Zapf Dingbats has some. Use the Character Palette application on Mac to find arrows in every font on your system. The Bill Duncan Productivity Package has a nice V.S. with an embedded curved arrow as well, but you probably don't own that. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] turn page arrow
Mark McCarron wrote: sometimes I want a title page with a big arrow to turn the page. What font will give me the arrow? Mark McCarron ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Christopher Smith has offered helpful advice -- I am merely curious about this. Why would you want a page-turn arrow on a title page? -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] turn page arrow
Windings 2 and 3. Mark McCarron wrote: sometimes I want a title page with a big arrow to turn the page. What font will give me the arrow? Mark McCarron ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
RE: [Finale] 2009 rumors
I got a survey email from Makemusic which stated there would be a winner drawn for a free upgrade to 2009 but would not get the upgrade until after 2009 is shipped later this summer. QUOTE Dear Finale User, Thank you for purchasing FinaleR. We hope you are enjoying writing music and hearing your compositions come to life. We are very interested in learning more about your interest in Finale. If you'll take a few minutes to answer a brief survey about Finale, and do so by June 20, 2008, we'll enter you into a drawing for a free upgrade to FinaleR 2009.* Simply click on the link below to take our survey. http://www.makemusic.com/survey2/?id=29 http://www.makemusic.com/survey2/?id=29 (If you have trouble accessing the link above, please make sure you are copying the entire link into your web browser.) Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Mary Schneider Chief Marketing Officer MakeMusic 7615 Golden Triangle Drive, Suite M Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3848 *The winner will be notified before Finale 2009 is released but will not be shipped the free upgrade until the actual release date later in the summer. END QUOTE -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Dannewitz Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 3:54 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] 2009 rumors Dunno. They better have them t-shirts ready. That is really the only reason to upgrade. It's not like they'd add any features that are worth anything, or fix any bugs. On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:14 PM, Ryan Beard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody heard any? I got an email from MakeMusic today offering 2008 at a lower price until May 31. I know offers like these come and go, but I'm hoping that it indicates the availability of 2009 around the corner... ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] 2009 rumors
Thanks, man! I took the survey. Anything to save the cost of upgrading yet again. One of the questions asked, Where do you go for technical support? One of the possible answers was the user manual (snicker), but notably missing was The Finale Listserve. Don't they know where their power users are? Another question asked how soon after the announcement of a new version do I upgrade. There wasn't an option for I buy it right away to save 20%, then don't use it for six months until the bug update comes out (like Finale 2007 and 2008), if at all (shades of FinMac2004). I hope this answers some questions for them. Christopher On May 29, 2008, at 5:57 PM, Scott Jones wrote: I got a survey email from Makemusic which stated there would be a winner drawn for a free upgrade to 2009 but would not get the upgrade until after 2009 is shipped later this summer. QUOTE Dear Finale User, Thank you for purchasing FinaleR. We hope you are enjoying writing music and hearing your compositions come to life. We are very interested in learning more about your interest in Finale. If you'll take a few minutes to answer a brief survey about Finale, and do so by June 20, 2008, we'll enter you into a drawing for a free upgrade to FinaleR 2009.* Simply click on the link below to take our survey. http://www.makemusic.com/survey2/?id=29 http://www.makemusic.com/survey2/?id=29 (If you have trouble accessing the link above, please make sure you are copying the entire link into your web browser.) Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Mary Schneider Chief Marketing Officer MakeMusic 7615 Golden Triangle Drive, Suite M Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3848 *The winner will be notified before Finale 2009 is released but will not be shipped the free upgrade until the actual release date later in the summer. END QUOTE ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Update on Internat'l Music Score Library Project
David asked: I wonder if it [IMSLP] will be as comprehensive? the online FAQ is pretty comprehensive.( http://imslp.wikidot.com/faq ) I find this to be the most interesting point (because Universal Editions sent the Cease Desist letter that ultimately closed IMSLP down): 10. Will there be any changes from the original main site? There will be some changes, but mostly everything will be kept the same. No score will be removed due to Universal Edition demands. -Cecil Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Update on Internat'l Music Score Library Project
On May 29, 2008, at 8:54 PM, Cecil Rigby wrote: David asked: I wonder if it [IMSLP] will be as comprehensive? the online FAQ is pretty comprehensive.( http:// imslp.wikidot.com/faq ) I find this to be the most interesting point (because Universal Editions sent the Cease Desist letter that ultimately closed IMSLP down): 10. Will there be any changes from the original main site? There will be some changes, but mostly everything will be kept the same. No score will be removed due to Universal Edition demands. That last bit is great. UE was frankly bullying the poor guy, and he got the free help (fairly muscular, too, by the sounds of it) to stand up to them. Good on him! He and his pals deserve our support and encouragement. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] 2009 rumors - now survey
Christopher Smith wrote: Thanks, man! I took the survey. Anything to save the cost of upgrading yet again. One of the questions asked, Where do you go for technical support? One of the possible answers was the user manual (snicker), but notably missing was The Finale Listserve. Don't they know where their power users are? Exactly. I tried to skip that question, since this list is pretty much the only place I get significant help, but the survey wouldn't let me. I ultimately selected Friends (I hope that includes everyone here, even David W.!). I was going to post the link to the survey yesterday (when I received the invitation) for everyone here, but since the survey had crawled and crashed on me a couple of times I decided it best not to share. Today was much better. Raymond Horton ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] 2009 rumors - now survey
On Thu, May 29, 2008 9:48 pm, Ray Horton wrote: Exactly. I tried to skip that question, since this list is pretty much the only place I get significant help, but the survey wouldn't let me. I ultimately selected Friends (I hope that includes everyone here, even David W.!). I did *exactly* the same thing yesterday (once I could get through -- the server was swamped right after the email arrived). Funny. I wonder how they'll evaluate that survey. :) Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] 2009 rumors - now survey
I'm with you, friend. RBH Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: On Thu, May 29, 2008 9:48 pm, Ray Horton wrote: Exactly. I tried to skip that question, since this list is pretty much the only place I get significant help, but the survey wouldn't let me. I ultimately selected Friends (I hope that includes everyone here, even David W.!). I did *exactly* the same thing yesterday (once I could get through -- the server was swamped right after the email arrived). Funny. I wonder how they'll evaluate that survey. :) Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] 2009 rumors - now survey
Ray Horton wrote: Christopher Smith wrote: Thanks, man! I took the survey. Anything to save the cost of upgrading yet again. One of the questions asked, Where do you go for technical support? One of the possible answers was the user manual (snicker), but notably missing was The Finale Listserve. Don't they know where their power users are? Exactly. I tried to skip that question, since this list is pretty much the only place I get significant help, but the survey wouldn't let me. I ultimately selected Friends (I hope that includes everyone here, even David W.!). I was going to post the link to the survey yesterday (when I received the invitation) for everyone here, but since the survey had crawled and crashed on me a couple of times I decided it best not to share. Today was much better. It also crashed on me when I took it, and it never finished. I doubt it'd be worth the effort to try again, considering how little they seem to have put into making it work. cd -- http://www.livejournal.com/users/dershem/# http://members.cox.net/dershem ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Update on Internat'l Music Score Library Project
Great! Thanks Cecil. David McKay 2008/5/30 Cecil Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED]: David asked: I wonder if it [IMSLP] will be as comprehensive? the online FAQ is pretty comprehensive.( http://imslp.wikidot.com/faq) I find this to be the most interesting point (because Universal Editions sent the Cease Desist letter that ultimately closed IMSLP down): 10. Will there be any changes from the original main site? There will be some changes, but mostly everything will be kept the same. No score will be removed due to Universal Edition demands. -Cecil Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- www.gontroppo.blogspot.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
