On 17-Nov-08, at 17-Nov-08 9:41 AM, Thurletta Brown-Gavins wrote:
I've come out of "lurkdom" because I have a real problem.
In Mac Finale 2007, when I do File->Smartscore Lite, nothing
happens. I've scanned an anthem with four sharps that I need to
convert to four flats if my brain is to process it properly. (For
some reason, once I've played this beast in four sharps, it takes a
while for my brain to be able to process any other key signature....)
The music has been scanned into tiffs. The problem seems to be with
Finale 2007 itself. I'm running OS 10.4.11 and all the recent
updates. Can anyone help me figure out why SmartScore Lite seems to
have died and/or disappeared?
Hi Thurletta,
Your question is not clear to me. What exactly are you choosing from
the File menu? I don't have Smartscore Lite directly in my file menu,
but I do have several ways of getting music in using scanning and
Smartscore Lite, including importing TIFFs. Has this method worked
for you in the past, or is this the first time for you? If things
just suddenly stopped working, you might have to re-install (this
happens sometimes!)
I have tried using the Smartscore for converting engraved parts for
transposition, and found it to be a major pain. There were so many
note errors and text items that I had to add that the additional
proofreading and editing required made it LONGER, not shorter, than
entering it all from zero. And that was once I got the scans down
perfectly and everything optimised for best reading! It was way worse
before!
Also, this is not really the point, but you know that putting into Ab
from E will raise it a major third? F or Eb would be closer to E,
which would be better for the singers if they have learned it in E.
Christopher
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