This is really cool. Here is some unabashed self-promotion. You might not be aware of some additional optimizations that are possible with Patterson plugins.
1. Mass Copy <http://robertgpatterson.com/-fininfo/-masscopy/masscopy.html>. This plugin is similar to the pattern replication feature in Finale but *without any barline limitation*. Mass Copy could have replicated the barline-crossing slurs (Estrella 5:20) instead of entering them manually. I have it hooked to a keyboard macro because it is probably the plugin I use most. 2. Note Spacing <http://robertgpatterson.com/-fininfo/-notespce/notespce.html>. Many of the manual tweaks you made to spacing (in both videos but especially the orchestra page) appear to me to be related to Finale's abysmal spacing of ledger lines. Note Spacing addresses this pretty well. It also gives an option for addressing spacing after upstem flags. (Penultimate bar of Estrella.) Note that you don't have to add any regions to the list to get the advantage of the plugin. (It uses the document settings for any area not covered in the list.) 3. Multimeasure Rests <http://robertgpatterson.com/-fininfo/-mmeasrst/mmeasrst.html>. You didn't really do much with the part extraction, but my Multimeasure Rests plugin adds a bunch of options. These include: * option to adjust the bracket endpoint (and re-center measure number ranges) for clef changes. * option to use an expression for 1-measure rests (instead of multimeasure rests) * a bunch of options for varying the spacing between symbols depending on how many there are. I have all of these hooked to keyboard macros so that they are pretty much point-and-shoot. On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 2:39 AM, Jan Angermüller <j...@angermueller.com> wrote: > Anyone interested in improving his Finale workflow should have a look at > these two short live videos I put on my homepage last week. > > 1.) Estrella (by R. Schumann): the full piano score created and > layouted in just 10 minutes from scratch > https://elbsound.studio/estrella.php > > 2.) A full orchestra page created in just 20 minutes from scratch > https://elbsound.studio/engraving-challenge.php > > Both screencam videos start with Finale's default document and show the > use of many 3rd party tools for Finale (on Windows): > AutoHotKey, the Logitech G13 macro keyboard, external Finale plugins, > the TGTools keyboard remapper, Finale's Meta-Tools and an optimized > version of Finale's Speedy Entry. > Some descriptions of my setup are also available as well as the PDF > files, the font files and the Finale files for download (including new > house styles with the HayFIN and Gonville font). > > Have fun! > > Jan > > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: > finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: finale-unsubscr...@shsu.edu
