Remember too, that Smart lines using custom arrowheads do not print
to PDF at all, causing errors in the PDF and EPS creation. I think I
remember there being issues with rotated text in Smart Lines too, but
I can't remember now what it was exactly.
Christopher
On Mon Feb 22, at MondayFeb 22 10:26 AM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
This happens to me all too often.
As Steve says, it can be hunt-and-peck. I've learned to back up to
the last
good symbol that has a line involved, and delete it. I'd do the "104"
rectangle first (assuming the previous page is good). Then the
dashed slur.
Sometimes just moving them a little gets rid of the problem.
The trick is finding the last item with a line of some kind that's
entered in
a given measure just before the problem appears -- the order seems
to matter.
If I change a measure and enter a graphical item earlier or later,
the problem
may go away (or may move to another place in the score).
I chased one of these down for hours two years ago in a big
orchestral score
with lots of lines and curves. I'd fix one and it would move down a
page or
two. Eventually I chased it off the end. :)
Dennis
On Mon, February 22, 2010 9:57 am, Fiskum, Steve wrote:
Hello Paul,
I've seen this on occasion. It has to do with using a dotted smart
shape
within a system. These shapes CAN give you the results you are
seeing. It's
not always a consistent problem. The 3rd system is not using any
dotted
smart shapes so as you can see there is no problems. As an
experiment,
remove all dotted lines and recreate the PDF. You will see everything
perfectly.
This is very difficult to fix. I have had to hunt and peck around
to find
the corrupt item that causes the problem. I generally erase notes,
measures,
etc...then re-enter them which sometimes takes care of the
problem. It's not
easy and very frustrating. I've also seen this happen on proofs
back from
the press and it is usually a problem with the printer's RIP. I've
also seen
restarting the computer and recompiling fix the problem.
This issue is not only relevant to 2009, it goes back quite a few
versions.
I hope this helps you track down the problem.
Steve Fiskum
2/19/10 5:35 PM, "Paul Hayden" <phayden...@cox.net> wrote:
FinMac09
Mac OS X 10.5.8
Finale, export as EPS or compile PS listing, convert to PDF with
Distiller or with Apple Preview. I get this (missing staff lines,
stems, multimeasure rest symbol, Smart Shapes):
<http://files.me.com/haydenp/ozvsg5>.
Finale, export as TIF or PIC, convert to PDF with Preview. All is
okay.
Finale, Print, PDF>Save as PDF. All is okay.
1. Why would the PS and EPS files be damaged? Bad font (Maestro)?
2. I know you can embed fonts in a PDF. Can you also do that in a
TIF
or PIC file, or are those just purely image formats (like GIF and
JPG)?
3. When you convert a PS file to a PDF file, are fonts imbedded
in the
PDF?
Thanks.
Paul Hayden
Magnolia Music Press
<www.paulhayden.com>
Voice & Pre-arranged fax: 225-769-9604
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