dhbailey wrote:
Sibelius 4 has been announced, and one aspect which we have clamored
for on this list for years is in their list of added features:
Dynamic linking of parts to the score. Apparently you only have to
change things in the score, and the changes are reflected in the
parts. I know no more about it, but thought I would let you folks
know about it and give you this link. But it does allow the user to
tweak certain things in the parts which don't show up in the score, so
nudging of items for better legibility won't affect the score but can
make the parts more legible. It sounds like a glorified Special Parts
Extraction, where each part is maintained in its own layout, unlike
Finale, where whatever layout changes are made in special parts
extraction affect the score as well. There is a flash movie which
supposedly shows how it all works:
http://www.sibelius.com/products/sibelius/4/dynamicparts.html
If Finale doesn't start listening to its core users and stop dicking
around with fancy playback issues, it's going to lose the entire
educational and professional market, plain and simple.
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Totally agree. Finale is FLUFFY now. I don't know how well this Dynamic
linking thing will work, but it i definately a feature to consider if
one wants to switch from Finale......
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