Hi Kurt, > Say, I want to export a choir and bigband score including > lyrics, chords, articulations, sounds, repetitions like > d. s. al coda, repetitions with 2nd endings, (linked > parts (?))... What will I get?
If you're going back to Finale 2004 or later, it should save all of that information except for the changes in linked parts. What you will lose going back to earlier Finale versions are mainly the precise formatting details such as stem height, measure width, and note positioning. These are exported to the MusicXML file, but the limitations of the Finale PDK make it difficult to re-import them. If these details matter to you, please contact MakeMusic and let them know. There are some other Finale features that are not yet supported in MusicXML import and export. These are described in more detail at: http://www.recordare.com/finale/v4readme-win.html#Limits The Dolet 4 for Finale plug-in comes with a 30-day free trial so you can try it before you buy it. Other programs like Sibelius have less complete MusicXML import, but you should still get all this musical material transferred (except for percussion map details in a bigband score). Similarly, all this musical material should transfer from Sibelius to Finale, but most formatting details will be lost. This is because Sibelius's plug-in development environment is not as complete as Finale's. Best regards, Michael Good Recordare LLC www.recordare.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
