[Finale] {Spam} iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread David H. Bailey
I can't recall if this has been discussed on tpin or not (but then again I can't even remember what I had for dinner last night) so I thought I would ask if anybody is using an iPad as an electronic music stand. I've looked into the dedicated Freehand MusicPadPro but am also considering the

Re: [Finale] {Spam} iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread Robert Patterson
I tried the with a simple PDF reader called CloudReader for a conduction seminar. Obviously this gave me no way to add eyeglasses or what have you. I would rate the experience as B-, and if I do it again I'll go ahead and print out the materials. A big issue is how fast the pages turn. I chose

RE: [Finale] iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread James Gilbert
I've owned a MusicPad Pro for the past 7 years and have been very happy with it. Rumors suggest that the company is no longer developing the unit, so what we have now is probably all we'll ever have from that company - just a rumor. The unit uses a thumb drive to store music in its proprietary

Re: [Finale] {Spam} iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread Chuck Israels
Dear David, I have seen no discussion of this, but one is certainly due. iPad size is an issue for me. I don't like a music stand right in my face, and the iPad does need to be closer than the 9.5 x 12.5 parts I print. I have seen a player here in Portland use one for reading lead sheets

Re: [Finale] iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread Chuck Israels
What happens with a multi-page part when there is a DC al coda? Chuck On Dec 8, 2010, at 7:13 AM, James Gilbert wrote: I've owned a MusicPad Pro for the past 7 years and have been very happy with it. Rumors suggest that the company is no longer developing the unit, so what we have now is

Re: [Finale] {Spam} iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread Eric Dannewitz
It works perfect as a music display. Ive been scanning books and converting all kinds of stuff into PDF format for it. Now I just need to get the page turning foot pedal thing and I'll be set. Sent from my iSomething On Dec 8, 2010, at 6:31 AM, David H. Bailey

[Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread GERALD BERG
Hi all After 30 years of supporting Apple via ownership of MAC computers it is clear they no longer need me to survive. So I am switching to PC. I notice that the DELL Studio XPS 8100 series is selling rather cheaply. Any advice appreciated. Jerry Gerald Berg

Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread Eric Dannewitz
This is stupid. Why settle for something cheap like a Dell? Plus all of your software you'd have to buy again.and then there are Microsoft taxes like virus protection programs and stuff. And apple has some of the top rated laptop tops and desktops on the market. Switching makes no sense

{Spam} Re: [Finale] iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread David H. Bailey
On 12/8/2010 10:49 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: What happens with a multi-page part when there is a DC al coda? I've been investigating the music-reading apps and MusicReader has a PC component which creates the native-format files to be loaded to the iPad (or used on the PC) and you can tell

{Spam} Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread David H. Bailey
On 12/8/2010 12:05 PM, GERALD BERG wrote: Hi all After 30 years of supporting Apple via ownership of MAC computers it is clear they no longer need me to survive. So I am switching to PC. I notice that the DELL Studio XPS 8100 series is selling rather cheaply. Any advice appreciated. My

RE: [Finale] iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread James Gilbert
Referring to the Musicpad pro. Just program the repeat. You can put the music in whatever order you want. When you tap the right side (or use foot pedal) to turn the page it goes to whatever page you've programmed it to. Very handy. Works great with all types of dc, ds, codas, repeats. You can

Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread David W. Fenton
On 8 Dec 2010 at 9:27, Eric Dannewitz wrote: This is stupid. Why settle for something cheap like a Dell? The line of computers that was cited is not a low-end product. In fact, it's one of the best lines Dell sells. Also, Dell computers have a reputation for being cheap, but that's because

Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread Eric Dannewitz
On Dec 8, 2010, at 10:49 AM, David W. Fenton wrote: In regard to the virus tax Microsoft's own product, Microsoft Security Essentials (which is free) is sufficient to protect any Windows PC, and it has a low CPU footprint (unlike most of the 3rd- party AV software). I believe the whole

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread David W. Fenton
On 8 Dec 2010 at 12:43, David H. Bailey wrote: On 12/8/2010 12:05 PM, GERALD BERG wrote: After 30 years of supporting Apple via ownership of MAC computers it is clear they no longer need me to survive. So I am switching to PC. I notice that the DELL Studio XPS 8100 series is

Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread David W. Fenton
On 8 Dec 2010 at 10:57, Eric Dannewitz wrote: On Dec 8, 2010, at 10:49 AM, David W. Fenton wrote: In regard to the virus tax Microsoft's own product, Microsoft Security Essentials (which is free) is sufficient to protect any Windows PC, and it has a low CPU footprint (unlike most of the

Re: [Finale] iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread Nigel Hanley
Just as you do with a multi-page paper piano part, you flick as quickly as possible back to the del segno, or da capo paper or touch screen isn't that different. On 09/12/2010, at 2:49 AM, Chuck Israels wrote: What happens with a multi-page part when there is a DC al coda? Chuck On

Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread David W. Fenton
On 8 Dec 2010 at 9:05, GERALD BERG wrote: I notice that the DELL Studio XPS 8100 series is selling rather cheaply. Any advice appreciated. I have clients who are very happy with these machines, and I've found them a good value. But it entirely depends on your needs. My clients followed

Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 8 Dec 2010, at 1:49 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: And apple has some of the top rated laptop tops and desktops on the market. I would love to use Apple hardware if they allowed me to install an OS that I could use. You can install Windows on any Mac and run it natively (i.e., not in

Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread Darcy James Argue
On 8 Dec 2010, at 2:22 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: There is absolutely NOTHING keeping you from using Apple hardware with Windows. It is very simple to install Windows over OS X.0 Er, no, it's not simple at all. Been there, done that -- not impressed with the options. It's as simple as

Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Yeah, I dunno what he is talking about.there are plenty of tutorials on how to do it Sent from my iSomething On Dec 8, 2010, at 12:29 PM, Darcy James Argue djar...@earthlink.net wrote: On 8 Dec 2010, at 2:22 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: There is absolutely NOTHING keeping you from using

Re: [Finale] iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread Chuck Israels
Sounds as if this problem is not one. When the prices come down, I'll equip my octet/nonet. I can imagine many advantages to this, but the price is prohibitive. Chuck On Dec 8, 2010, at 10:33 AM, James Gilbert wrote: Referring to the Musicpad pro. Just program the repeat. You can put the

[Finale] Playback Problems (Latency) With Anything After Finale 2008v1

2010-12-08 Thread Michael Dutka
Hi - first time on this list - hoping someone might be able to give me some advice about a big problem. Was running Finale 2008 (original version) on an HP dv6 Notebook PC with an Intel Core i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60 Ghz and 4G of ram. Worked pretty well until I updated to Finale 10, instantly

[Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread David McKay
Hope this off-topic query is acceptable. I'm looking for a program that will convert files on a DVD to files such as .avi that I can upload to YouTube. The files are performances of students at our CONSERVATORIUM performing in scholarship concerts. All I want to do is to edit the original

Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread Ryan
Have you tried Handbrake? http://handbrake.fr/ On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 1:57 PM, David McKay davidmcka...@gmail.com wrote: Hope this off-topic query is acceptable. I'm looking for a program that will convert files on a DVD to files such as .avi that I can upload to YouTube. The files are

Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread David W. Fenton
On 9 Dec 2010 at 8:57, David McKay wrote: I'm looking for a program that will convert files on a DVD to files such as .avi that I can upload to YouTube. The files are performances of students at our CONSERVATORIUM performing in scholarship concerts. All I want to do is to edit the original

Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Handbrake Sent from my iSomething On Dec 8, 2010, at 1:58 PM, David McKay davidmcka...@gmail.com wrote: Hope this off-topic query is acceptable. I'm looking for a program that will convert files on a DVD to files such as .avi that I can upload to YouTube. The files are performances of

{Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/8/2010 5:09 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: Recent experience shows me that AVI is a very poor format for anything at all. How do you mean? Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale

Re: [Finale] iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread Blake Richardson
On Dec 8, 2010, at 1:00 PM, finale-requ...@shsu.edu wrote: From: David H. Bailey dhbai...@davidbaileymusicstudio.com Date: December 8, 2010 9:09:09 AM EST To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] {Spam} iPad as electronic music stand Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu Is the iPad screen really too

Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread David McKay
I have tried Handbrake. I am guessing that I need more information on how to use it. It took over 6 hours to convert a DVD to mp4 and then the file which it created was 2gigs and crashed Windows Explorer. David McKay Sent from my iPhone On 09/12/2010, at 9:15 AM, Eric Dannewitz

Re: [Finale] iPad as electronic music stand

2010-12-08 Thread Eric Dannewitz
You know there is a clip thing for a microphone stand that you should look into http://www.ikmultimedia.com/iklip/features/ On Dec 8, 2010, at 2:34 PM, Blake Richardson wrote: On Dec 8, 2010, at 1:00 PM, finale-requ...@shsu.edu wrote: From: David H. Bailey

Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Handbrake's speed depends on your computer's speed. And the settings you have it at. I generally set Handbrake to convert things into Universal Apple format, but you might want to check what Youtube recommends.. You can download the latest builds of it here https://build.handbrake.fr/ If

{Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/8/2010 6:22 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: I don't know what would work for you other than Handbrake. I use Handbrake all the time on Windows with no problem. Note that if you're ripping a commercial DVD, you also need something to remove the encryption, which Handbrake will not do for you.

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread Eric Dannewitz
Well, he had two questions. How to rip stuff into avi format and then upload to YouTube. I'd also agree with previous statements that avi is a dead end for video, and that mp4 format is better all around. I just don't know exactly how YouTube handles files as I generally do everything through

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread David McKay
I am grateful for all the suggestions. Thanks! I discovered that one of my problems seems to be caused by a compatibility issue with Windows Movie Maker. I was getting the sound OK, but a scrambled screen at the top and a big green block below. I followed the suggestions here:

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread Aaron Sherber
On 12/8/2010 8:53 PM, Eric Dannewitz wrote: Well, he had two questions. How to rip stuff into avi format and then upload to YouTube. I'd also agree with previous statements that avi is a dead end for video, and that mp4 format is better all around. Well, AVI is just a container format, not an

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread David W. Fenton
On 8 Dec 2010 at 17:27, Aaron Sherber wrote: On 12/8/2010 5:09 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: Recent experience shows me that AVI is a very poor format for anything at all. How do you mean? It's difficult to get a reasonable file size with decent video and audio quality. I wouldn't use AVI

Re: {Spam} Re: [Finale] DVD to YouTube

2010-12-08 Thread David W. Fenton
On 8 Dec 2010 at 21:38, Aaron Sherber wrote: Also, I think the AVI container continues to have a higher penetration because Windows Media Player can play an AVI but cannot play an MP4. There are, of course, plenty of free Windows players that do play MP4s, but they don't usually come

Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend?

2010-12-08 Thread GERALD BERG
Much appreciated all .     Jerry Gerald Berg From: Eric Dannewitz ericd...@jazz-sax.com To: finale@shsu.edu finale@shsu.edu Sent: Wed, December 8, 2010 3:32:00 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Help: Computer recommend? Yeah, I dunno what he is talking about.there