RE: [Finale] more on PDFs
I tried pdfFactory with the default settings, and indeed it gives regular staff lines and good looking PDFs. But it doesn't seem to support PS fonts (type 1), so there's no music on the said staff lines, and no lyrics, and no title: staff lines, slurs, stems only. Too bad. Do you know if it's possible to use PS fonts with PDFF? Dennis Apparently not, which surprised me. Sure enough, I'm using the TrueType version of Maestro in Finale. I don't suppose this is an option for you? -Lee ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] more on PDFs
d. collins wrote: Lee Actor écrit: Apparently not, which surprised me. Sure enough, I'm using the TrueType version of Maestro in Finale. I don't suppose this is an option for you? Well, the TT version of Maestro is an option (though Finale recommends using the PS version with laser printers, and the TT version with inkjets: but does anyone follow this recommendation?), but all my other fonts are PS, and I wouldn't want to give them up. I can't imagine using Times New Roman or Arial... Dennis I don't recall if you are on Mac or Windows, but Windows comes with Times New Roman and Arial as truetype fonts. I'm not sure why they would recommend PS fonts over TT fonts for laser printers - not all laser printers come with PS capabilities. Personally, I have tried the PS fonts and the TT fonts on my laser printer (which does have PS capability) and I can't see a difference in output. The printer is the HP Laserjet 2100M. Both font types look terrific. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] more on PDFs
d. collins wrote: Even if that were the case (which I don't think - I think the two main differences between TT and PS fonts are the types of curves and the hinting system), why would one be better for laser and the other for inkjet? Because inkjets generally aren't as accurate on high resolutions? Speed issues? Best regards, Jari Williamsson ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] more on PDFs
Apropos of the recent discussion of the poor quality of screen display for PDFs produced from Finale on Windows machines, I can offer a bit of information that hopefully will shed a little light on the matter. I use pdfFactory Pro to produce PDFs, which installs as a printer driver in Windows (XP Pro in my case). I'm on Finale 2004a (and will continue to be until they fix the hidden note accidental positioning bug introduced in 2004b), and have been disappointed for some time by the poor screen display of Finale PDFs, which of course print out just fine. What bugged me the most was that staff line were different thicknesses when viewed at any magnification below 400%. Today I found that I if set the resolution in pdfFactory (on the Metrics tab under Printer Preferences) to the default 300 dpi instead of 1200 dpi, staff lines then looked consistent at all magnifications. I had originally set it to 1200 dpi because I was printing to a 1200 dpi printer, not an unreasonable assumption. I haven't completely examined the effect on other fine details, but I can say that things like slanted beams are smooth at high magnification and print out smoothly, so they're definitely not at 300 dpi. Besides, I was most interested in getting something to look decent on screen, and if I have to make a higher-res PDF for print-out, no big deal. Does this make sense to somebody who knows more about Postscript than I do? Lee Actor Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
