On 10/11/06 1:00 PM, "Dennis Collins" wrote: > > Fiskum, Steve écrit: >> This is the biggest problem Finale has had for years. Upgrading files is WAY >> back on their priority list. I have been battling this problem since 2.0. >> The issues you bring up are big but over the years it has been much worse. I >> have told every client I work with that if you are planning on upgrading >> your files, make sure you allot enough time and money for re-proofing and >> editing of these files. It is not as easy as just opening up the file and >> hitting print and save. > > It simply isn't possible to proof hundreds and hundreds of files each time > you upgrade. So what this means is that you have to keep all old versions > of Finale and use for each file the version in was created in. This is > possible, albeit very tedious, for Windows users. But what are Mac users > supposed to do, who can't run old versions on new machines? > > This is bad... > > Dennis
This is why I use EPS files. Once they are made, things stay exactly the way I made them. I save an individual EPS file for each page -- so if I revise a page, I can fix that page only. Using Pagemaker (or now, InDesign) to put the pages together is fast and easy. InDesign has automatic booklet making, and excellent pdf export. I keep old versions of Finale, but by the time I lose a version due to system incompatibility, I hope I don't have to change the page any more. If I do, I can always remake just that one page in a newer version of Finale. It ain't pretty -- and if a publisher wants my Finale files, I probably will just try to talk them into taking EPS or PDF. If they need the Finale file for revising to their style and standards . . . well, either that means I won't use that publisher, or there will be a lot of work involved. David Froom _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
