Whatever the case, in my original mail I gave a workaround which works 
well, so I have no need for a PDF exporter.

In fact, PDF exporters are a hassle, because they export the whole page, 
I only need musical examples.


Am 12.09.17 um 20:49 schrieb Lee Actor:
> If Finale itself is the source of the bug which doesn't output placed
> graphics correctly, you're right -- a different pdf engine wouldn't make any
> difference.  However, the Finale pdf exporter has been seriously broken for
> a long time, tending to strew random characters across pages which have lots
> of tuplets (among other problems).  Makemusic verified this bug years ago,
> but apparently still hasn't gotten it fixed (the pdf exporter is 3rd party
> software, so they can't fix directly).  Additionally, the Finale built-in
> pdf export is very slow and produces humungous file sizes, up to 10x other
> print-to-pdf solutions; I recommend avoiding it if at all possible.  I've
> evaluated many of the print-to-pdf apps, and IMHO the best is Bullzip, which
> is fast, full-featured, produces very small file sizes, and is solid as a
> rock.  Plus it's free for individual use:
> http://bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php.
> 
> -Lee
> 
> _______________
> Lee Actor
> Composer-in-Residence and Assistant Conductor, Palo Alto Philharmonic
> http://www.leeactor.com
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:[email protected]  [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
> Johannes Gebauer
> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 10:59 AM
> To:[email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Finale] PDF export and placed graphics
> 
> Am 12.09.17 um 18:22 schrieb Raymond Horton:
>> Try cutePDF, a free download. Graphics work just fine for me with it.
> In what way would that make any difference to me?
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