Hi Lawrence, > I'm sure this has been covered before but it wasn't > important to me then, so apologies, but is there a way > I can import Sibelius files into Finale? A colleague > has sent me a score in Sibelius which I could do to > access fairly quickly.
Finale can't open Sibelius files, but it can import MusicXML files saved from Sibelius. Have your colleagure send you a MusicXML file and you can import it with Finale. Unlike Finale, Sibelius does not include MusicXML export directly in the product. Your colleague will need to use one of our Dolet for Sibelius plug-ins to do the export. The latest version 5.1 works by far the best, but requires Sibelius 5.1 or later. Version 1.7 is still available as well for people using older versions of Sibelius. The plug-in is available at: http://store.recordare.com/dolet5sib.html Since you're using Finale 2006, you will be much better results if you do the import using our Dolet 5 for Finale plug-in. This is available for a 10-day free trial at: http://store.recordare.com/dolet5fin.html There's a demonstration about how the MusicXML transfer from Sibelius to Finale works at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvy-Uw_aBsA Good luck! Best regards, Michael Good Recordare LLC _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
