to deal with the scores onscreen
>> anyway, but rather in a print version. And if I were an editor, chances are
>> overwhelmingly good that I have Finale, and don't need or want pdfs in the
>> first place!
>>
>> --Richard
>>
>>> From: "d.
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Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Staff lines in PDFs
> I'm not so sure I agree with the statement "very poor impression," except
> that you could be speaking of your own preferences. If the files *print*
&g
Hi all--
David wrote:
> And the whole basis of the technology is terribly wrongheaded, in my
> opinion. Yes, a PDF is a great way of getting a good printable copy
> of a Finale score to someone who lacks Finale, but for purposes other
> than distributing "camera-ready copy" (in a manner of spea
; From: "d. collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 12:03:08 +0100
> To: "finale list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [Finale] Staff lines in PDFs
>
> I pity, because these files make a very poor impression when sent to a
> publisher.
&g
On 9 Jan 2004 at 12:03, d. collins wrote:
> Mr. Liudas Motekaitis écrit:
> >Proceed with these experiments with caution. Your font setups might
> >get really mixed up in the process. True Type Fonts, PSFonts, Font
> >Folders, PS Default Fonts, Font Encoding, Font Metrics Calculations,
> >Font Subs
I'd rather not go into details- I had to spent a lot of money to know and
do what I now do, and as a consultant for and seller of PDF customizations
as part of my publishing business I can't afford to just give the info
awayhope you understand
But I'll say this: there are a host of (expe
But publishers know this is cosmetic mostly. And some of us even reset the
staff lines by directly manipulating the PDFs. FWIW, PDF995 produces
these screen uglies from Finale as well.
Cecil Rigby
HarrockHallMusic
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> I pity, because these files make a very poor impression when
2004 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Finale] Staff lines in PDFs
> Mr. Liudas Motekaitis écrit:
> >I've noticed that PDF's made from Finale's Postscript Listings using
PStill
> >by Frank Siegert look much better on screen (especially concerning the
line
> >thickness po
uch) than files made by printing directly to Acrobat
Distiller's driver.
Sorry, I cannot offer any reasons for this.
Liudas Motekaitis
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