--Johannes Gebauer schreef: >> (not that I would dare to be in the contest myself...). > > Why not?
Lack of time, mostly. I can do some nice things with Finale and I know a few things about engraving, but I have just enough time to spend with it to keep my skills from getting worse. There are people on this list far better qualified than I am to show off Finale's possibilities, and I think that a bit of showing off *will* be required for the contestants. On the other hand, I might give it a try, just for fun. As for what will be allowed or not, plugins and fonts should be, external programs should not (obviously). I think the main motivation for this competition is to show what each program is capable and incapable of, not what it produces out of the box. The use of plugins and alternative fonts is one of Finales capabilities and should therefore be allowed. It gives the program a competitive edge over others. This *does* make it also a competition between engravers. I don't see how it could not, since there won't be any one person who is equally proficient will all the engraving programs out there. And I must say that I'm rather curious what can be accomplished by other programs. I've used NoteProcessor and Encore myself before switching to Finale and I've played with earlier demos of Sibelius and Igor, but I don't know much about the others. I think that an experienced "computer engraver" can indeed achieve the same results as an experience plate engraver, and this competition might show that (or prove me wrong). _____________________ Patrick Hubers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Solve IT Postbus 5063 3502 JB Utrecht _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
