Yes that would work, but I think that if you can spend the time to work through the tutorials with Sibelius and simply try to learn it as a new and different program rather than try to think of it as "Finale East" and get frustrated with how it isn't Sibelius you'll have a much easier time.
I found that was the best way, but if you need to get started working on the files right now, then your idea is the best way. Check with your client to see what version of Sibelius he's using -- the latest version of Sibelius can save in previous versions. It's not in the "Save" dialog, though -- it's under File/Export. MusicXML will work and if you download the latest free MusicXML plug-ins from Finale (they have free full versions for both Sibelius and Finale). You're correct that MusicXML is the best way to get the data between the two programs -- midi will work but not very well. Sibelius is very user configurable so that you can define a lot of the keystrokes to match how you're used to working with Finale. David H. Bailey On 11/21/2014 5:38 PM, Dean Rosenthal wrote: > Hello: > > A client is requesting I do his scores in Sibelius so he can make edits and > we can go back forth in his native file format. Obviously, we can go back > in forth in .xml, but much of the detailed formatting gets lost (I've seen > that before, .xml has saved me dozens of hours with notes and time > signatures, etc) and wants .sib files. My question is: have others simply > purchased Sibelius, done the bulk of the work in Finale because that is > their native program and then exported over to Sibelius via .xml and just > cleaned it up and engraved the missing/mistaken details in Sibelius? Is > that a crackpot idea? As far as I know, .xml is the only option between the > two. Ideas? > > Dean > -- David H. Bailey [email protected] http://www.davidbaileymusicstudio.com _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
