Re: [Finale] importing .tiff graphics with a transparent background

2007-07-25 Thread rob canning
Noel Stoutenburg wrote: rob canning wrote: hi i am trying to import .tiff graphics with a transparent background in to finale but all i get is a completely black image when i import it - though it shows up fine in osx's Preview. i create .svg files in inkscape - then convert them to .

Re: [Finale] importing .tiff graphics with a transparent background

2007-07-25 Thread rob canning
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: At 04:43 PM 7/22/2007 +, rob canning wrote: http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/features/graphics/default.aspx does the image on this page not imply that the background is transparent the way the tree on the left is higher than the text on the right.. of course

Re: [Finale] importing .tiff graphics with a transparent background

2007-07-22 Thread rob canning
shirling & neueweise wrote: I don't believe Finale respects transparency (the alpha channel) in TIFFs. Even many graphics programs don't. although there is a checkbox "allow transparency" in finale's own export dialogue... i also haven't found a solution; at some point i had a graphic wit

Re: [Finale] importing .tiff graphics with a transparent background

2007-07-21 Thread rob canning
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: At 03:43 PM 7/21/2007 +, rob canning wrote: i am trying to import .tiff graphics with a transparent background in to finale I don't believe Finale respects transparency (the alpha channel) in TIFFs. Even many graphics programs don't. Not that

[Finale] importing .tiff graphics with a transparent background

2007-07-21 Thread rob canning
hi i am trying to import .tiff graphics with a transparent background in to finale but all i get is a completely black image when i import it - though it shows up fine in osx's Preview. i create .svg files in inkscape - then convert them to .tiffs in GIMP anyone know what i might be doing wrong

[Finale] independently scalable boxes

2007-07-18 Thread Rob Canning
hi i am trying to create independently scalable boxes to enclose fragments of music in an aleatoric score. if i create a box in shape designer when i edit the shape of one instance of the box in the score all the other boxes also change - is there a way to make a box independent or do i hav