On Jun 30, 2009, at 10:28 AM, John Howell wrote:
At 8:45 AM +0200 6/30/09, Johannes Gebauer wrote:
So far nothing offers as much flexibility as Patterson Beams.
Hi, Johannes. Not to belabor the obvious, but isn't Patterson Beams
a third-party add-on which is NOT part of Finale and shouldn't be
considered in a direct comparison since it makes up for deficiencies
in the program itself? What other add-ons are considered
indispensable? Bill Duncan's fonts, for some folks? TG tools?
Even though I don't take full advantage of each of these add-ons, they
are each indispensable to my Finale work flow. I am waiting for the
TG tools update before fully committing to 2010, which is otherwise
functioning well for me. (I need the Transfer Layout function in
order to work efficiently with linked parts.) How that affects other
people's point of view regarding software comparisons depends on what
aspects are most important, and that has not yet become clear in the
discussion.
Chuck
It seems that add-ons should not be considered in any fair
comparison, but if that isn't a reasonable approach then at least
the added cost of them (and their continued availability) should be
included as part of the cost for a realistic cost-benefit analysis.
All of the Sibelius plug-ins are free, as far as I know, and are
available directly from Sibelius for download.
John
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