Kurt Gnos wrote:
I don't understand all the people who don't think they need Finale's EPS output.
1. First of all, it's freely scalable, without quality loss. You find out that your TIFF has not the right size. If you had used an EPS that wouldn't be a problem. half size? double size? 800%?
2. It's smaller than TIFF. And if you scale tiffs you might get ugly results, even at 600 dpi.
3. You can import the EPS into vector graphic programs as Illustrator or Corel Draw and change anything you like. Want a bigger Clef? Notation in the form of a wave? use a magnifying lens? Work with colors? And more and more...
4. Faster. I use a laser printer that is optimized for EPS and PDF output.
5. Professional. Professional printing uses mostly EPS and PDF. PDF is very similar to EPS anyway as I understand it.
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I can't argue with your reasons 3, 4, and 5 -- there are lots of people who need those capabilities (I don't find EPS any faster printing than TIFF) and I certainly support them in their desire to get EPS export working properly in Finale.
As to 1 and 2, I often import TIFFs into WordPerfect and scale them and they look great when I change size, larger or smaller. Perhaps WordPerfect has a better graphics manipulation routine than the program you are using, but I've never had a problem with the TIFFs I can export from Finale. I export them at a high dpi, though, which might make a difference.
As for file size, with hard drives so huge these days, does the difference in size between a TIFF or EPS really matter anymore?
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