Johannes Gebauer wrote:
Next time it may be worth noting, that Finale can export a TIFF file of
a page. If you save at 1200dpi the quality is very good.
It does show, however, that this is not a valid comparison, after all
you were using a 4 year old version of the software, with currently 3,
in a few days four newer versions.
I wonder whether Nick Carter could be pursuaded to stage a real
comparison, it would certainly get his site some publicity.
My suggestion for a good piece of music would be a page from a Sonata or
Partita for violin solo by Bach. This usually really tests notation
software. First movement of the A minor Sonata comes to mind. There
should be loads of out of copyright editions of this, perhaps the best
one the old Complete Edition. I would suggest to do this page twice,
once as a strict copy, and once as the best the engraver can do, with
any means available to him in fonts etc. The musical text should be
strictly copied both times (no reason to worry about cautionary
accidentals, this is not a comparison in editing). Is Nick listening?
Johannes
I'd love for a third further requirement, of a critical edition of
(perhaps) one small segment. This would entail all of the above, plus
the important questions of target audience, multiple function, etc.
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