Richard wrote:
"Already the comments here show a divergence of objectives. The start of
the
thread was to compare notation programs. What qualities are to be compared?
Precision of imitation of a sample? Efficiency? Out-of-the-box defaults?
"Attractiveness" of output? "Readability" of output?
How do you separate users characteristics from program characteristics in
the final product?"
I think the key here is taking it entirely out of a competitive context.
The goal here using a few, but diverse, examples to demonstrate what an
experienced engraver can do with a particular piece of software. The
participants could be encouraged to add some commentary, describing their
approach to each project, the tool sets used within each program, the
workflow and the elapsed time required for each project. I think there
should certainly be room for both engraving which attempts to reproduce
some historical model, for "out-of-the-box" styles associated with each
product, and for individual (house) styles of engraving.
Daniel Wolf
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