> At 10:57 PM 1/18/05 +0100, d. collins wrote: > I'm about ready to throw in the Finale towel and switch to Sibelius! > I can't get Finale to produce decent PDF files: not only do they > look terrible on screen, with staff (and other) lines of different > thicknesses, but I just noticed they print out the same way on a HP > Laserjet (non postscript).
I've been reading through this thread and find it inexplicable. In no way can I produce the results of which people are complaining. I've tried several methods and they all produce excellent quality PDF files. Any PDF file I produce then print is identical in every respect to the printout straight from Finale. 1) OSX native PDF's - "Print > PDF" 2) Distilled PDFS - "Compile Postscript Listing" then pass on to Distiller. 3) PDF's from EPS "Export EPS" then save as PDF from illustrator. I've used all these methods a lot for one reason or another, never even a hint of a problem. It may be of benefit if everyone lists their system and printers etc to see if we can see a link. Here's mine for what it's worth. ------------------------------ Max OSX 10.3.7 Finale 2005a HP 5siMX Laser (Postscript) "Print > PDF" = Correct PDF "Compile Postscripts Listing" to distiller = Correct PDF No difference between finale printout and PDF (onscreen and print). ------------------------------ Simon Troup Digital Music Art ------------------------- Finale IRC channel server: irc.chatspike.net port: 6667 channel: #Finale ------------------------- _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
