Re: [Finale] EPS/PS/TIF/PIC to PDF questions
Am 20.02.10 00:35, schrieb Paul Hayden: 1. Why would the PS and EPS files be damaged? Bad font (Maestro)? I don't know, but it seems to work for some and not for others. I have used this method without problems in the past. 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)? You cannot embed fonts in a TIF file. PICTs are a little more complicated, but I believe you cannot embed fonts either. TIFs are bitmap files, while PICTs are a mixture. Whatever the case, I would not use any of those formats if you want to make PDFs from Finale files. You lose the font and vector information and the PDFs are effectively bitmaps. 3. When you convert a PS file to a PDF file, are fonts imbedded in the PDF? Yes, normally they are, although with Adobe Distiller I believe you could force it not to embed. Johannes ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Spiral binding
John Howell wrote: At 11:01 AM -0500 2/19/10, Aaron Sherber wrote: I know there are people who have reasons for preferring a coil or some other type of binding to plastic combs, but I have found this to be a very workable and cost-effective solution. I have two problems with them, and I wonder whether you've found solutions. (1) page turns rub against the comb and are therefore noisy. (2) In time the constant rubbing rubs through the holes and the pages start to come loose. I may be that using a larger comb than the absolute minimum needed would help with those problems. But in general coil binding has neither problem. Both are difficult to file because the binding is lumpy. John I've found one other shortcoming with coil binding over comb binding (although I prefer the elegance of coil binding to the brute force of comb binding) -- with a gold or silver pen (easily available from Staples) one can write info on the comb binding, making it much easier to find what one wants on a shelf of comb-bound works, whereas with coil binding there's no way to accomplish that so one has to hunt for a specific work. -- David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests
On 2/20/2010 6:57 AM, dc wrote: I have notes and rests that need to be moved from one staff to the other. With the Note Mover tool, I only get handles on the notes, but not on the rests. How do I move those? I don't think you can. What I usually do in this situation is go into the other staff and enter the appropriate combination of hidden and non-hidden rests so that the moved notes will display next to the non-hidden rests. By the way, you may already know this, but if you have a recent version of Finale there's a much simpler way to do cross-staff. Use the Mass Edit tool to select the notes you want moved (with partial measure selection) and then just hit Alt-up arrow (or Alt-down arrow) to move the notes. This automatically takes care of moving the stem to the other side of the note and moving the beam to somewhere appropriate. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Da capo
dc wrote: Where does the Da capo belong in piano music? Above the right hand staff? Thanks, Dennis Yes, to the right. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests
dc wrote: I have notes and rests that need to be moved from one staff to the other. With the Note Mover tool, I only get handles on the notes, but not on the rests. How do I move those? You can't, with the Note Mover. You have to pull them up (or dowm) until they are in their place on the other staff. It helps when the distance between the staves is in spaces. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests
On 2/20/2010 9:06 AM, dc wrote: Thanks, Aaron. No, I didn't know about that way of moving the notes. I'm using Fin2008. Yes, it's definitely in that version. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] articulation position
manual positioning, uncheck avoid stafflines, centre horizontally and always place outside staff. you will have to reset (clear) every single position adjustment in the piece, the manual positioning will attach in relation to where you click, not the real absolute default measurements you define for positioning. this will position the bottom left corner of the artic (left-aligned) at the left of the notehead and in the centre vertically. In Fin2008, I can't manage to get an articulation positioned at a certain distance from the note-head. In other words, depending on the direction of the stem, it's higher or lower. What am I doing wrong? Of course, I could define two different articulations, depending on the stem, but surely there must be an easier way. (I want it to the left of the note-head and slightly lower.) ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests
On 2/20/2010 12:07 PM, dc wrote: Is there any way to get the beam angle right in cross-staff beaming? All mine are slanted the wrong way, i.e. downwards from bass staff to treble staff instead of upwards? I'm not sure exactly what you're describing, but of course you can always adjust the beam angle by hand, with the beam angle tool. (I don't do cross staff all that much, but for me Finale seems to get the angle right, mostly. I do sometimes have to move the beam a little up or down to where I think it belongs.) Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests
On 2/20/2010 12:25 PM, dc wrote: I know I can adjust them by hand, but was wondering if there was any easy way to get them all right in the first place. I've never really used the Patterson Beams plugin, but it's possible that it might work here. Other than that, I don't know. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Spiral binding
At 6:21 AM -0500 2/20/10, dhbailey wrote: I've found one other shortcoming with coil binding over comb binding (although I prefer the elegance of coil binding to the brute force of comb binding) -- with a gold or silver pen (easily available from Staples) one can write info on the comb binding, making it much easier to find what one wants on a shelf of comb-bound works, whereas with coil binding there's no way to accomplish that so one has to hunt for a specific work. That's an excellent point, David, except that the vast majority of published music is folded and stapled because it isn't thick enough for binding in signatures, so there isn't room for spine copy anyway. But I wouldn't have thought of that, so thanks. John -- John R. Howell, Assoc. Prof. of Music Virginia Tech Department of Music College of Liberal Arts Human Sciences Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. 24061-0240 Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 (mailto:john.how...@vt.edu) http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html We never play anything the same way once. Shelly Manne's definition of jazz musicians. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] articulation position
eggzackly. this is why you have to reset. this can be done globally or individually. it's the only way to get 100% consistent placement beside the notehead SN jef chippewa écrit: manual positioning, uncheck avoid stafflines, centre horizontally and always place outside staff. you will have to reset (clear) every single position adjustment in the piece, the manual positioning will attach in relation to where you click, not the real absolute default measurements you define for positioning. I tried that, but it's impossible to get something consistent with manual positioning. The position will vary depending where on the note-head you click. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests
Using the opt/alt-arrow method gives you proper cross-staff beaming automatically. The Note Mover method requires you to use the Special Tools on every beam. It may be faster for you to delete the original Note Mover-created cross staff beaming and re-do it with opt/alt arrow. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://secretsociety.typepad.com On 20 Feb 2010, at 12:25 PM, dc wrote: Aaron Sherber écrit: I'm not sure exactly what you're describing, but of course you can always adjust the beam angle by hand, with the beam angle tool. These are files done by someone else, so there's no way of knowing how things were done (and I am finding some very weird things in the spacing). I have cross-staff beams from the lower staff to the upper staff, and they are all slanted downwards. I know I can adjust them by hand, but was wondering if there was any easy way to get them all right in the first place. Thanks, 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] Re: Spiral binding
J D and Lee, which models do you own? Paul Hayden J D Thomas wrote: This is what I like about the CoilMac machine. It has an open throat design that allows you to bind larger than letter. I do 11x17 all the time. That's why I bought it. But it's not inexpensive. Lee Actor wrote: I have a CoilMac and a supply of 36 coils in three different sizes (and cover stock). Magnolia Music Press www.paulhayden.com Voice Pre-arranged fax: 225-769-9604 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] cross-staff rests
This strikes me as *much* more cumbersome than the usual solution, which is selectively hiding and showing the necessary rests. What if you need to adjust the difference between staves? You'd have to adjust all the dragged rests as well. Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://secretsociety.typepad.com On 20 Feb 2010, at 8:39 AM, Barbara Touburg wrote: dc wrote: I have notes and rests that need to be moved from one staff to the other. With the Note Mover tool, I only get handles on the notes, but not on the rests. How do I move those? You can't, with the Note Mover. You have to pull them up (or dowm) until they are in their place on the other staff. It helps when the distance between the staves is in spaces. ___ 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] articulation position
If you always assign articulations with the hold-metatool-and-drag-enclose method, the positioning is consistent and does not take into account click position (i.e., the same as if you'd selected the handle and hit the Clear key, or reset artic positions via Mass Edit). Cheers, - DJA - WEB: http://secretsociety.typepad.com On 20 Feb 2010, at 12:57 PM, SN jef chippewa wrote: eggzackly. this is why you have to reset. this can be done globally or individually. it's the only way to get 100% consistent placement beside the notehead SN jef chippewa écrit: manual positioning, uncheck avoid stafflines, centre horizontally and always place outside staff. you will have to reset (clear) every single position adjustment in the piece, the manual positioning will attach in relation to where you click, not the real absolute default measurements you define for positioning. I tried that, but it's impossible to get something consistent with manual positioning. The position will vary depending where on the note-head you click. ___ 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] Re: Spiral binding
J D and Lee, which models do you own? Paul Hayden CoilMac-M, standard base unit. -Lee ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Re: Spiral binding
On Feb 20, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Paul Hayden wrote: J D and Lee, which models do you own? Paul, I have the CoilMac 41 ECI. Find info here. J D Thomas ThomaStudios ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Re: Spiral binding
Well, the url link apparently didn't take. Here's the whole url: http://www.akiles.com/products.php?category_id=1product_sub_category_id=2product_id=1003 On Feb 20, 2010, at 11:30 AM, Paul Hayden wrote: J D and Lee, which models do you own? Paul, I have the CoilMac 41 ECI. Find info here. J D Thomas ThomaStudios ___ 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
