Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-22 Thread Eric Dussault
I haven't timed the exact duration of eps. export, but I've seen it take around 8-10 seconds per page on big scores. About 4-5 seconds is what I estimate it takes for normal sized music. Le 05-03-22, à 00:06, Paul Hayden a écrit : Éric Dussault Eric Dussault wrote: EPS export takes forever on

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-22 Thread Richard Yates
EPS export takes forever on ANY system. How long does it take you gentlemen to export one page from a score or part? 10 years and still waiting. Richard Yates Finale for Windows 2005 ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-22 Thread Christopher Smith
On Mar 22, 2005, at 12:06 AM, Paul Hayden wrote: How long does it take you gentlemen to export one page from a score or part? I was interested in this thread, as I have an aging G4 733 mHz with Panther, so I did a test (FinMac 2005a). To print to PDF, from the time I press OK to the time that

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-22 Thread Christopher Smith
On Mar 22, 2005, at 6:43 AM, Christopher Smith wrote: On Mar 22, 2005, at 12:06 AM, Paul Hayden wrote: How long does it take you gentlemen to export one page from a score or part? I was interested in this thread, as I have an aging G4 733 mHz with Panther, so I did a test (FinMac 2005a). To

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-22 Thread Christopher Smith
On Mar 22, 2005, at 6:54 AM, Richard Yates wrote: EPS export takes forever on ANY system. How long does it take you gentlemen to export one page from a score or part? 10 years and still waiting. Richard Yates Finale for Windows 2005 Aw, that sounded so pathetic; I feel really bad for you guys. So

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-21 Thread Paul Hayden
I wrote: 1. Finale 2005 will probably not work with Tiger, correct? Don Hart wrote: I'm not sure exactly why you assume this. I am by no means any sort of expert on the subject, but I believe the initial leap from system 9 to system X presented the biggest hurdle for Finale, and that shouldn't be

[Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-20 Thread Paul Hayden
I currently own: Power Mac G4 (500 MHz) OS X 10.3.5 Finale 2004c EPS export on this system takes forever, which is one of the reasons I'm going to get a new Power Mac G5 soon. I have an orchestral score and parts due September 1, 2005, for which I'd like to use the new Power Mac G5. If anyone

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-20 Thread Don Hart
on 3/20/05 2:34 PM, Paul Hayden at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I currently own: Power Mac G4 (500 MHz) OS X 10.3.5 Finale 2004c EPS export on this system takes forever, which is one of the reasons I'm going to get a new Power Mac G5 soon. I have an orchestral score and parts due September

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-20 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 20 Mar 2005, at 3:34 PM, Paul Hayden wrote: 1. Finale 2005 will probably not work with Tiger, correct? I would be very surprised if it did not. Finale 2004 and 2005 both work on Mac OS X 10.2.x and newer -- there's no reason why anyone should expect that 10.4 will break compatibility with

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-20 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 20 Mar 2005, at 6:06 PM, Eric Dussault wrote: EPS export takes forever on ANY system. I have a PowerMac G5 Dual 1.8 GHz with 1 GB of Ram, and it doesn't make any difference. I think you'd find otherwise if you actually did timed benchmarks of your system versus Paul's system (500 MHz G4).

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-20 Thread Eric Dussault
EPS export takes forever on ANY system. I have a PowerMac G5 Dual 1.8 GHz with 1 GB of Ram, and it doesn't make any difference. If you have a big score with all the parts to link with eps, prepare yourself for the worst, it will take a huge amount of your precious time, not even considering

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-20 Thread Eric Dussault
Le 05-03-20, à 18:18, Darcy James Argue a écrit : On 20 Mar 2005, at 6:06 PM, Eric Dussault wrote: EPS export takes forever on ANY system. I have a PowerMac G5 Dual 1.8 GHz with 1 GB of Ram, and it doesn't make any difference. I think you'd find otherwise if you actually did timed benchmarks of

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-20 Thread John Bell
on 3/20/05 2:34 PM, Paul Hayden at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I currently own: Power Mac G4 (500 MHz) OS X 10.3.5 Finale 2004c EPS export on this system takes forever, which is one of the reasons I'm going to get a new Power Mac G5 soon. I have an orchestral score and parts due September 1, 2005,

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-20 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Darcy James Argue / 05.3.20 / 05:37 PM wrote: No, that's actually a very bad idea, because then you will have to pay an extra $129 for Tiger when it is released. If you hold off buying your new Mac until 10.4 is released, you will get 10.4 for free -- it will be preinstalled on your computer.

Re: [Finale] OS X 10.4 Tiger

2005-03-20 Thread Darcy James Argue
Hi Hiro, Paul said he wanted Tiger (OS X 10.4). I understand your reasons for *not* wanting to install Tiger right away, but Paul said he wants it. And if you did want Tiger, it would be a bad idea to buy a new computer now instead of after Tiger is released, because you'll end up having to