The files viewed on screen using Acrobat Reader AND Pro version 7 do have a prominent unevenness in the staff lines (especially at different view %), but they print evenly. (HP LaserJet 5100).
The differences between the various pages are apparent, but the lines are consistently even.
The same files viewed with Apple's Preview program (one that comes with OS X) look good on the screen at various % and also print fine.
Doesn't this imply that the main problem lies with the pdf viewing program and NOT Finale?
I invite others to duplicate or contradict my observations.
-Randolph Peters
P.S. Logic tells us, of course, that the problem could also be a combination of Finale and the wrong pdf program. The disturbing fact that there are major discrepancies between the various pdf viewing programs kind of defeats the whole purpose of pdfs!
At 2:39 PM +0100 1/20/05, d. collins wrote:
FWIW, I can't get a different result regarding the on-screen appearance regarding the width of the staff lines using this approach. I notice some other small differences though.
OK, I just posted a 3 page PDF:
- page 1 is printed directly to PDF from Finale
- page 2 is the same Finale file compiled as a Postscript listing and then distilled with exactly the same settings
- page 3 is a blank page printed to PDF from Sibelius
The difference on screen between the three pages are glaring. Comparing the print-outs of 1 and 2 with the same file printed directly from Finale on my HP Laserjet IIIP, page 1 has thicker lines than the original, and, worse, irregular staff lines. Page 2 looks very close to the Finale output.
http://www.philomela.net/files/finale.pdf
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