I use Finale to print on several sizes of paper. Fortunately, I have an older GCC Elite XL 20/1200 printer which can handle 13" widths. The new GCC models only go to 12" but, a ha, the duplex!
I order 13x20 paper from Kelly Paper that folds into 10x13 booklets. Then I use an inexpensive saddle staplers to bind parts. That works up to about a 20-page part (5 pieces of paper). The players prefer stapling because it lays flat in their folders / cases. Some folders, though, only hold 9x12. If I have a smaller score, I do the same on 13x20 paper folded. But most of my scores are on 11x17. Finale has built-in paper sizes that include 10x13, but not 9x12 or 9-1/2 X 12. The same is true for my printer. I have found that it takes a bit of tweaking to get 9x12 to print properly (or 12x18 paper folded). I must tell the printer I am printing to 13" paper and adjust the margins to print correctly when I run 12" through. Plus I keep losing that damned post-it note with the magic numbers. The short answer to your question, Kim, is that Finale handles large paper with the same ease as standard paper. -Carolyn On 1/20/06, Christopher Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jan 20, 2006, at 12:18 PM, Kim Patrick Clow wrote: > > > Since I don't have much experience with larger formats of paper and > > use of Finale, > > I was wondering if anyone could tell me about Finale's performance? > > > > I'm not sure what the dimensions are for the Barenreiter Urtext > > editions (e.g. Complete Mozart Edition, > > Telemann Edition, Monterverdi Complete Edition), but they're very > > roomy (and very expensive).I'm noticing > > wheneveryou have a project with a lot of instruments in the systemor > > you have some sophisitcated note patterns, printing on > > 8.5 X 11 paper makes for small layout and sometimes it's not easy to > > read. So I'd like to try my hand > > at the "Barenreiter" size. What those dimensions? Does Finale perform > > ok at larger dimensions? > > > > I havenotice that whenever I used a zoom tool on a PDF, you see > > artificats near where beams > > cross the note stems, and wondered if this is more apparent when you > > print at a much larger format/resolution. > > > > Thank you very much... > > I use a Windows version of Finale too... > > > > Kim Patrick Clow > > > > Finale works GREAT on large paper sizes, the question is: how does your > printer do? > > I don't know the Barenreiter size, but I print sometimes on 9-1/2 X 12 > and also on 11 X 17 and legal (8-1/2 X 14) and it all works great. > There is a bit of fussing around with paper size in several different > dialogue boxes (Mac version), but I have the list of settings on a > Post-It so I don't mess up when I switch over. > > The extra inch given at 9-1/2 X 12 increases legibility to an > astounding degree, I find. It's only the cost and the inconvenience > that keeps me from doing all my parts that size. (Some clients want the > simple typewriter-sized paper so they can auto-feed it for > photocopying, and so it will fit in their libraries of that sized > paper.) > > As for the PDF, AFAIK it is supposed to print at the resolution of your > printer. This might be a Windows thing, as I haven't noticed any of the > artifacts you mention on my Mac-generated PDFs. You say it prints this > way, and it ISN'T just a screen/display issue? > > Christopher > > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
