Re: [Finale] compile postscript listing with image
I have been totally p'd off for a number of years, I think since Finale moved to Mac OSX. I used to get beautiful eps rendition when I exported files into PageMaker, since then it's been barely legible, transparency is lost, and it's been a disaster, JR On 12/29/09 9:38 PM, Christopher Smith christopher.sm...@videotron.ca wrote: Unfortunately, Finale shows onscreen a poor quality preview of the EPS. But it should print at full resolution. When it was first changed from the previous high-quality preview (I think I remember that happening in 2003!) I complained, and was told it was because of the way Apple handled it. I sometimes can't even see what the EPS is onscreen! Christopher On Tue Dec 29, at TuesdayDec 29 5:57 PM, Minke Hylarides wrote: Yes, EPS! I didn't try that, because it doesn't look well in Finale. But you're right, it looks fine in the PDF after Compile PS Listing. How do I get the EPS to look right in the Finale-file itself? But on the other hand, while trying this Compile-method, I come across some other things: like fonts that won't come through right, even though I tell Finale to include them (but when I turn that thingie(?) off, the text blocks look better, strangely enough). And another thing: the EPS-images appear too high on the page... I reckon this is the usual fiddling around to get things working with Finale - or with computers on the whole, but for the time being I think I'll just stick to the print as PDF method. Maybe I sort it all out one day. (Today it just doesn't seem the right moment: too many distractions, up to a roof that started leaking a few minutes ago!) But Dennis, thanks a lot for thinking with me anyway! Minke -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] Namens Dennis Bathory-Kitsz Verzonden: dinsdag 29 december 2009 0:12 Aan: finale@shsu.edu Onderwerp: Re: [Finale] compile postscript listing with image On Mon, December 28, 2009 5:14 pm, Barbara Touburg wrote: Jij en Dennis ook alvast gelukkig nieuwjaar! Hartelijk dank, jij ook een gelukkig nieuwjaar! As to the compile problem, the images will compile beautifully if they're in EPS format. Be sure to include a preview in the EPS file so it's nice looking in the Finale file itself, and it works. I can send an example if you'd like. Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] clef between grace and real notes
wowowowow! yeah selectively marking notes/rests to not affect spacing was of great help in this score. there seems to be no way to do this on a region without going through the notes one at a time. what else do you / others use the frame dialogue for? the documentation seems almost non-existent on it. or have i just not searched properly in the onilne help? my normal grace note trick (75% tuplets in another layer) isn't ideal here, in this passage i need the grace notes to not affect spacing wthin the beat of the real rhythm. Mark those fake notes (through the frame dialog box in Speedy Entry) to not be part of spacing and it should work just fine. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] clef between grace and real notes
On Wed, December 30, 2009 11:52 am, SN jef chippewa wrote: what else do you / others use the frame dialogue for? the documentation seems almost non-existent on it. or have i just not searched properly in the onilne help? I haven't used it since the days of repairing corrupted files. How do you get to it now? I don't see it in the Speedy menu (Finale 2007). Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] clef between grace and real notes
opt click the measure, from outside the speedy frame (i.e. you are not in the measure) I haven't used it since the days of repairing corrupted files. How do you get to it now? I don't see it in the Speedy menu (Finale 2007). ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] clef between grace and real notes
SN jef chippewa wrote: wowowowow! yeah selectively marking notes/rests to not affect spacing was of great help in this score. there seems to be no way to do this on a region without going through the notes one at a time. I have a plug-in to set/remove spacing or playback for a selected regions of notes. Are you running on Mac or Windows? Best regards, Jari Williamsson ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] clef between grace and real notes
On Wed, December 30, 2009 12:20 pm, SN jef chippewa wrote: opt click the measure, from outside the speedy frame (i.e. you are not in the measure) Got it. In Windows, with the frame off, CTL-click ON the measure. Thanks! Now where *is* that frame documentation? I used to have something... Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Resetting articulation positioning / Retranscribe OT
Hey David, are you the David Fenton who provided the photo for the latest Chanticleer CD Cover ... Mission Road? Dean On Dec 29, 2009, at 5:44 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 29 Dec 2009 at 11:22, Stephen Lamb wrote: I'm editing a file in Mac Fin09 that was started in an earlier version. Because a lot of the articulations are not properly aligned, I'm having to go through, select each one (or in batches), and type Fn+6. This is on my mac laptop. Maybe the revisions to the selection tool have made this obsolete, but in my WinFin2003 (and earlier versions), I select a region, and from the MassEdit menu, choose CHANGE and then ARTICULATION ASSIGNMENTS. One of the options is to reposition the selected articulation. You have to do it one articulation at a time, but you can select the entire document and do all instances of that articulation at once. Is this gone from current versions of Finale? Or am I misunderstanding the question? -- David W. Fentonhttp://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Canto ergo sum And, I'd rather be composing than decomposing Dean M. Estabrook http://sites.google.com/site/deanestabrook/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] clef between grace and real notes
mac F2010 wowowowow! yeah selectively marking notes/rests to not affect spacing was of great help in this score. there seems to be no way to do this on a region without going through the notes one at a time. I have a plug-in to set/remove spacing or playback for a selected regions of notes. Are you running on Mac or Windows? ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Resetting articulation positioning / Retranscribe OT
On 30 Dec 2009 at 10:21, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: are you the David Fenton who provided the photo for the latest Chanticleer CD Cover ... Mission Road? Nope. Is it a nice photo? -- David W. Fentonhttp://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] clef between grace and real notes
On Dec 30, 2009, at 11:52 AM, SN jef chippewa wrote: what else do you / others use the frame dialogue for? the documentation seems almost non-existent on it. or have i just not searched properly in the onilne help? The documentation is at Quick Help/Dialog Boxes/Frame Dialog. For me, this dialog is crucial for the following things: Adjusting the spacing of grace notes. Resolving notehead collisions between different voices in different layers. I very rarely use it for other things too, but I forget just what. Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://www.kallistimusic.com/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] importing pdf as graphic
On Dec 29, 2009, at 4:08 PM, George Brooke wrote: Are your pdf pages in separate files or all in one big file? If they are all in one file with pages in the correct order (page 1, page 2, page 3, etc) then Acrobat Reader can print a booklet. It is an option in the Page Scaling drop down. Page Scaling dropdown? Where? I don't see it. --Andrew Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://www.kallistimusic.com/ Ignorance is infinite. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
RE: [Finale] importing pdf as graphic
Acrobat Reader 9 has this Print Dialog box: http://www.yatesguitar.com/misc/AcroReader-print.jpg -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Stiller Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 3:05 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] importing pdf as graphic On Dec 29, 2009, at 4:08 PM, George Brooke wrote: Are your pdf pages in separate files or all in one big file? If they are all in one file with pages in the correct order (page 1, page 2, page 3, etc) then Acrobat Reader can print a booklet. It is an option in the Page Scaling drop down. Page Scaling dropdown? Where? I don't see it. --Andrew Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://www.kallistimusic.com/ Ignorance is infinite. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Resetting articulation positioning / Retranscribe OT
Yep . .. very artistic thought it might be you Happy New Year ... On Dec 30, 2009, at 1:59 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: On 30 Dec 2009 at 10:21, Dean M. Estabrook wrote: are you the David Fenton who provided the photo for the latest Chanticleer CD Cover ... Mission Road? Nope. Is it a nice photo? -- David W. Fentonhttp://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Canto ergo sum And, I'd rather be composing than decomposing Dean M. Estabrook http://sites.google.com/site/deanestabrook/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
RE: [Finale] importing pdf as graphic
Andrew, As I recall you're on a Mac. I use both Windows (laptop provided by employer) and Mac. Running Snow Leopard and Adobe Reader 9.2.0, in the center of the print dialog is Page Scaling with a drop down list of choices: None, Fit to Printable Area, Shrink to Printable Area, Multiple pages per sheet, Booklet Printing. George -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Stiller Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 5:05 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] importing pdf as graphic On Dec 29, 2009, at 4:08 PM, George Brooke wrote: Are your pdf pages in separate files or all in one big file? If they are all in one file with pages in the correct order (page 1, page 2, page 3, etc) then Acrobat Reader can print a booklet. It is an option in the Page Scaling drop down. Page Scaling dropdown? Where? I don't see it. --Andrew Andrew Stiller Kallisti Music Press http://www.kallistimusic.com/ Ignorance is infinite. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] TAN: Numeric keypad for Mac
Do any of you mac-heads have a recommendation for a numeric keypad for a Mac-Book? My brother just got one, and as a former accountant, he is very fluent in 10-key. If any of you has a good one to recommend, it would be appreciated. cd ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] TAN: Numeric keypad for Mac
I got the cheapest one that Future Shop sold, at $19, a generic USB numeric keypad. But, I have to remember to hit NumLock every time I plug it in (or else the keys don't do what I expect), and it doesn't have the / key (for ties in Speedy) nor the clear key that I miss so much on my laptop. I fear only a genuine Apple one at about $40 will have those features and not require you to hit NumLock each time you plug it in. I would be ecstatic to hear to the contrary, however. Whenever I have some heavy Finale work to do on my laptop away from home, I bring my full Mac keyboard from my desktop machine along with me. It's bulky, but it speeds me up immeasurably. Christopher On Wed Dec 30, at WednesdayDec 30 11:48 PM, dershem wrote: Do any of you mac-heads have a recommendation for a numeric keypad for a Mac-Book? My brother just got one, and as a former accountant, he is very fluent in 10-key. If any of you has a good one to recommend, it would be appreciated. cd ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
