Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-25 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 06:15 PM 5/22/2007 +1000, Rudolf van Berkum wrote: At Sun, 20 May 2007 17:24:32 -0400 Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: Finale always orphans the graphic data if it's brought in without linking, even accidentally, no matter how it's adjusted later. Can you or anyone confirm this behavior? FinWin

[Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-24 Thread Rudolf van Berkum
At Sun, 20 May 2007 17:24:32 -0400 Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: Finale always orphans the graphic data if it's brought in without linking, even accidentally, no matter how it's adjusted later. Can you or anyone confirm this behavior? FinWin 2007c: Yes, that what it does for me irrespective of

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-23 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz / 2007/05/22 / 03:55 PM wrote: Once a graphic file has been embedded in the MUS file, you can remove it from the Check Graphics box, but it will not shrink the size of the MUS file. While this is technically a bug itself (because it is not ideally what we would

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-23 Thread Aaron Sherber
On Wed, May 23, 2007 1:07 pm, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Did we not have this option under Finale v1.0 - 2.6? No -- embedded graphics were new to 2006. Previously, graphics could only be linked. Embedded graphics were meant to be a way to improve portability of Finale files. Maybe the best way to

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-23 Thread JohnBlane
In a message dated 5/23/07 12:25:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This behavior is kinda nature of the database-driven file object, and the host app needs to have a separate executable to compact it, which can be somewhat lengthy process. Did we not have this option under Finale v1.0 -

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-23 Thread David W. Fenton
On 23 May 2007 at 13:07, A-NO-NE Music wrote: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz / 2007/05/22 / 03:55 PM wrote: Once a graphic file has been embedded in the MUS file, you can remove it from the Check Graphics box, but it will not shrink the size of the MUS file. While this is technically a

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-23 Thread A-NO-NE Music
Aaron Sherber / 2007/05/23 / 01:43 PM wrote: No -- embedded graphics were new to 2006. No, I meant compress file option. Finale v1.0 - 2.6 was keep adding file size even after removing, say, smart shape. -- - Hiro Hiroaki Honshuku, A-NO-NE Music, Boston, MA http://a-no-ne.com

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-23 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 01:43 PM 5/23/2007 -0400, Aaron Sherber wrote: Maybe the best way to work with this is to link all graphics until you're done with entering/editing, and then convert the links to embeds for portability, once you're sure you're not going to want to remove them. The problem is that link is

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-22 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 02:41 PM 5/21/2007 -0700, Michael Good wrote: That sure sounds like a bug then. Please report it to MakeMusic technical support to improve the chances that it might be fixed in the future! It's been reported. Hope over experience, etc., etc. Dennis

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-22 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
The following email from Makemusic support: Once a graphic file has been embedded in the MUS file, you can remove it from the Check Graphics box, but it will not shrink the size of the MUS file. While this is technically a bug itself (because it is not ideally what we would like to

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-22 Thread Randolph Peters
Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: The following email from Makemusic support: Once a graphic file has been embedded in the MUS file, you can remove it from the Check Graphics box, but it will not shrink the size of the MUS file. While this is technically a bug itself (because it is not

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-22 Thread dhbailey
Randolph Peters wrote: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote: The following email from Makemusic support: Once a graphic file has been embedded in the MUS file, you can remove it from the Check Graphics box, but it will not shrink the size of the MUS file. While this is technically a bug

[Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-21 Thread Michael Good
It seems, no. Once embedded, always embedded. That sure sounds like a bug then. Please report it to MakeMusic technical support to improve the chances that it might be fixed in the future! Sorry that my suggestion didn't work out for you. Best regards, Michael Good Recordare LLC

[Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-20 Thread Michael Good
Hi Dennis, But, for new files, what happens if you use Check All Graphics... to link the file instead of embed it? Doesn't the embedded graphic go away? As with expressions, Finale graphics have separate data structures for the graphics itself and the assignment of the graphics to a particular

Re: [Finale] Re: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-20 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 11:10 AM 5/20/2007 -0700, Michael Good wrote: But, for new files, what happens if you use Check All Graphics... to link the file instead of embed it? Doesn't the embedded graphic go away? Apparently not. I just did this: Opened the default file. 68KB. Placed a graphic of 33MB. Saved the

[Finale] RE: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-19 Thread Michael Good
Hi Dennis, Doesn't Graphics - Check All Graphics... do what you need? It lists all the graphics in the file and lets you embed or link on a graphic-by-graphic basis. So you can embed a linked graphic or link an embedded graphic - it exports the embedded graphic to a file of your choice. Best

Re: [Finale] RE: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-19 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
At 10:58 AM 5/19/2007 -0700, Michael Good wrote: Doesn't Graphics - Check All Graphics... do what you need? It lists all the graphics in the file and lets you embed or link on a graphic-by-graphic basis. So you can embed a linked graphic or link an embedded graphic - it exports the embedded

Re: [Finale] RE: Removing embedded graphics

2007-05-19 Thread Dennis Bathory-Kitsz
PS to the last. This link should be: http://maltedmedia.com/people/bathory/music/waam/lunar-cascade-january.pdf Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale