Hi Dennis,
I don't let my original files go to anyone. Not because I don't want
to let any of my "secrets" out (I'm happy to help when I can if I
have the time) but because ultimately I'm responsible for the end
product. There's just too much that can go wrong when the original
files are being altered....and according to Murphy's law those things
will show up on the scoring stage and that would be bad...very bad....
So I "print" out PDF's and then post them on my server so that the
composer can download and mark up the score as much as they want.
They are then picked up from the composer I do the fixes in both the
score and parts myself.
Perhaps if he insists on the original files, you can lock the files
and explain to the composer that you always take care and do a Save
As before making changes to his scores so that you can always go back
to the original if necessary. Or, you can let him know that you
would be happy to make any changes he would like you to make and
figure out a way to get PDF's to him to mark up and then pick them up
again when he is done. Point out that you would like to make things
as convenient for him as possible while allowing him to fine tune his
scores.
-K
On Jan 24, 2006, at 1:42 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
At 01:06 PM 1/24/06 -0800, Dean M. Estabrook wrote:
Well, I'm grateful that I wasn't yelling into an empty forest, and
that life goes on, even if it's sans issues. I'm sure a major
conflagration will out in due time.
This won't start one, but I do have a general question. :)
I've almost never been asked for Finale files, but tend to provide
them
anyway, just so there's a record in more than one place.
But last week, I was asked for the files by a composer who wanted
to tweak
the results. I thought nothing of it -- until he was having
nightmares with
my multiple workarounds, forgot to turn off automatic spacing,
didn't know
how to work with the page size (I work in an approximately 9x12
original
before going to PDF) and couldn't read my custom fonts on his Mac
(just
Roman numerals, in this case).
What do folks normally do? Because I do exclusively new music, it's
not
like I'm a jealous guardian of the original files. I feel like they
belong
with the composer. On the other hand, I'm not enthused about offering
ongoing help in this way, even though this is an occasional but
faithful
engraving client.
Dennis
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