dc wrote:
Kim Patrick Clow écrit:
I generated sample files for you at
http://www.bytenet.net/kpclow/finale/dennis/
The Sibelius file is the original, the converted PDF is marked as Finale.
As you can see, the figured bass gets mucked up a lot, but the note
values are pretty much dead on. You're going to have reformat the
music and reenter the figured bass again. While I purchased both plug
ins (Finale to Sibelius & Sibelius to Finale), I use the Finale to
Sibelius almost exclusively, because most everyone I know has made the
switch over to Sibelius..
Thanks, Kim. This is very interesting. But a bit appalling! I'd hardly
consider this as a "conversion" when I see all that is lost: beaming,
fonts, layout, figured bass. What happens to articulations and expressions?
In other words, this is not something anyone would want to do on a
regular basis!
Are conversions from Finale to Sibelius comparable? Better? Worse?
Thanks again for your samples.
Dennis
Conversion both ways is about equivalent. The files will convert better
or worse depending on how much data other than rhythms and pitches is
included. We know that Finale has always been horrible for figured
bass, so it's no surprise that the figures didn't convert well.
The only way that files will ever be truly convertible with complete
perfection and complete transparency in the process will be when the two
companies sit down and agree on a file format that both will use. We
know that will never happen.
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David H. Bailey
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