[Finale] printing to pdf from 2009b

2009-03-25 Thread Scott Amort
Hello All, I decided to try a new project in Finale 2009b and have come across a major problem printing to PDF. I have Adobe Acrobat 9.1 (full version) installed, and am running on Vista Ultimate 64-bit. When I try to print to the Adobe PDF driver, I get an error: thunking spooler apis from

Re: [Finale] printing to pdf from 2009b

2009-03-25 Thread Scott Amort
Christopher Smith wrote: Are you using non-Finale fonts? I had a problem once with that on my Mac with an old, old font. I don't know what the issues could be with Vista, though. No, just Engraver and Tamburo. The other thing is, are you using any Custom arrowheads in Smart Shapes? These

Re: [Finale] printing to pdf from 2009b

2009-03-25 Thread Scott Amort
David W. Fenton wrote: I know that with Christopher's help you've already identified what is a likely cause, but one thing to always consider in Vista (and other versions of Windows, too) is if running Finale in one of the compatibility modes makes a difference. Thanks, David. I did give

Re: [Finale] Finale 2007 RAM issues

2006-08-13 Thread Scott Amort
Hi James, On Sun, 2006-08-13 at 17:41 -0400, James Gilbert wrote: Anyone else find that even with a computer that has 256Meg of RAM you cannot install Finale 2007?? When trying to install, I get a message that says that since I don't have 256meg of RAM (I do) the install does not continue.

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Pro unveiled

2006-08-09 Thread Scott Amort
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: I can only assume people like the increasingly prettified GUIs because the designs sell. But I just want screen real estate and no distractions. From what I've seen, neither the new Mac nor the upcoming Windows provide that. (I've tried Linux; right now it seems to

Re: [Finale] OT: Mac Pro unveiled

2006-08-09 Thread Scott Amort
dhbailey wrote: Scott Amort wrote: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: I can only assume people like the increasingly prettified GUIs because the designs sell. But I just want screen real estate and no distractions. From what I've seen, neither the new Mac nor the upcoming Windows provide

[Finale] OT: Request for Help In Identifying Excerpt (Mozart)

2006-05-29 Thread Scott Amort
Hi All, I am trying to identify which Mozart piece the included excerpt is from (it has been arranged from its original). I know I should know it, but I just can't place it. If anyone out there might have a chance to take a look and help me out, I would very much appreciate it. Thanks in

[Finale] OT: Request for Help In Identifying Excerpt (Mozart)

2006-05-29 Thread Scott Amort
And here is the second page. Thanks! Scott ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] Compile vs. print

2006-05-16 Thread Scott Amort
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: But something else is up. Just one character, an upward 16th flag, is misplaced. It's the only character that has a problem (no other flags in either direction, or other characters), and every character of the font fully validates in the font creation program (this is

Re: [Finale] Compile vs. print

2006-05-16 Thread Scott Amort
Hi Dennis, On Tue, 2006-05-16 at 16:56 -0400, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: I don't have a Postscript printer. I am creating PDFs for download and for my own printing on various non-PS printers. That's why the screen display and size are important -- so those folks auditioning the files can get

Re: [Finale] Compile vs. print

2006-05-16 Thread Scott Amort
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: I used an IBM InfoPrint 5000 and an Apple 630, which are two of several PS drivers I have installed for client jobs. No change. The Postscript driver doesn't seem to affect the EPS export or PS compile anyway; even with no PS driver selected in the printer dialog, the

Re: [Finale] Finale: Sharp and crisp PDFs.

2006-04-28 Thread Scott Amort
dc wrote: Thanks, Allen, but I'm told it doesn't work in 2k6c, where the distilling of PS compiled by Finale with Include fonts in listing ticked gives an error message for all the fonts: Maestro PS, and the different OT text fonts. They are ALL replaced with Courier. Exporting EPS is no

Re: [Finale] Finale: Sharp and crisp PDFs.

2006-04-28 Thread Scott Amort
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: At 01:42 PM 4/28/06 -0400, Scott Amort wrote: I can confirm that using Fin2K6c, on WinXP with *only* the PS version of Maestro installed generates a Postscript listing with invalid Type 1 font information. Not here. Works fine with Maestro Type 1 installed

Re: [Finale] Finale: Sharp and crisp PDFs.

2006-04-28 Thread Scott Amort
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: At 02:44 PM 4/28/06 -0400, you wrote: If you don't mind, could you send me a one-page ps or eps that works for you so I can test to see if it is a distillation problem instead of a generation one? Attached PS/PDF, EPS/PDF. Hi Dennis ( the other one :-) ), I

Re: [Finale] Finale: Sharp and crisp PDFs.

2006-04-28 Thread Scott Amort
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: I removed it before. Moved it completely off the machine for the duration. I think I have solved the problem. Do you have a PostScript printer as your default? I do not. Finale seems to rely on the default printer driver to compile the PS listing. Once I

Re: [Finale] OT: Arrangement Contract Question

2006-03-15 Thread Scott Amort
Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond. Clearly a loaded topic! I suppose my chief concern in all this is getting credit for my work, so I will try for a clause that reflects that. However, as was pointed out - I don't really know the composer or the works, so I should have a look

[Finale] OT: Arrangement Contract Question

2006-03-14 Thread Scott Amort
Hi All, This is not strictly Finale related, but this seems like a very knowledgeable group to get some advice from. I was recently sent a job description for some music arranging and typesetting services. In general, I only do engraving work, so I'm not too familiar with the legalities

[Finale] OT: Relative units of measurement

2006-01-29 Thread Scott Amort
Hi All, I'm doing a bit of research, and thought I might offer up a question to the many experienced members of the list. Type-setters use some relative units of measurement, for example, the em (equal to the same point size as the type being set) and the en (one half of an em space). I am

Re: [Finale] OT: Relative units of measurement

2006-01-29 Thread Scott Amort
On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 18:37 +0100, Johannes Gebauer wrote: Spot on. Spaces and Notehead width. (I think it is the width of a quarter note head, but that I don't know for sure.) Thanks all, for taking the time to respond. I've been meaning to take a look at the Ted Ross book for a while, now

[Finale] OT: Guitar MIDI Controller

2005-08-29 Thread Scott Amort
Hi All, Sorry for the off-topic post, but I thought someone on list may have some knowledge about MIDI controllers. Specifically, I have a client interested in using a guitar-based controller, like the Roland GI-20 (http://www.rolandus.com/products/details.asp?catid=6subcatid=0prodid=GI-20).