Re: [Finale] Finale and Illustrator
Oops, I meant to say type SHIFT-cmd-G in Illustrator to ungroup everything so you can delete the bounding box squares. Sorry, I get so automated in my workflow that I forget how to describe. I've been doing A LOT of this printing Finale pages to ps files and importing them into Illustrator CS5 lately. It works great! However, when you print a Finale page containing any imported EPS graphics as a pdf file, Finale prints the preview chunky tiff file. The only way to get true postscript output is to print to a ps file and then open the ps file in Preview and convert it to pdf that way. Major PITA, but that's the way it is. On 3/6/12 10:00 AM, finale-requ...@shsu.edu wrote: On a Mac, just print each single Finale page as a postscript file. When you place the resulting ps files in Illustrator documents, all of the elements should be editable. Here's a hint: place a tiny graphic square perfectly in the corner of each Finale page you print as a ps file and it will center up nicely when you place it in an Illustrator file. Then in Illustrator, just after you import the Finale file, select all and type cmd-G which will ungroup everything, then click somewhere on the border and hit delete, which will get rid of the tiny corner squares in your Illustrator document. Hope this helps, Brian ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Finale and Illustrator
as i recall there is a severe problem with exportation of custom smart shapes in EPS depends on what the student wants, i am able to do a lot inside finale without recourse to external programmes. and i usually encourage people to do everything they can within finale, if possible. for example, some recurrent shapes can be turned into font characters and used as text in finale. but if you do need to use a graphics programme or layout programme, i strongly suggest using pages (iWork). everything done outside finale could possibly mean several extra steps and huge amounts of work for even a simple correction / edit. What Richard says is true, but you can also export the Finale file as EPS via the Graphics Menu. This will open in Illustrator and everything is editable. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Finale and Illustrator
Dear collective wisdom, Does anyone export Finale in such a way that individual elements are editable in Illustrator? I seem to remember someone telling me that this is possible. (EPS? compiling PS?) I have a student who is interested in doing this. He is a double major (Art) and has good Illustrator skills. If anyone could point me in the right direction -- or suggest another way (with different graphics programs) to accomplish this in some form, please let me know. Thank you, David Froom ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Finale and Illustrator
I print to the Adobe pdf driver, open the pdf file in Acrobat Professional, and 'save as...' eps. These files open in illustrator and individual elements can be edited. Richard Yates -Original Message- From: finale-boun...@shsu.edu [mailto:finale-boun...@shsu.edu] On Behalf Of David Froom Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 7:12 AM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: [Finale] Finale and Illustrator Dear collective wisdom, Does anyone export Finale in such a way that individual elements are editable in Illustrator? I seem to remember someone telling me that this is possible. (EPS? compiling PS?) I have a student who is interested in doing this. He is a double major (Art) and has good Illustrator skills. If anyone could point me in the right direction -- or suggest another way (with different graphics programs) to accomplish this in some form, please let me know. Thank you, David Froom ___ 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] Finale and Illustrator
What Richard says is true, but you can also export the Finale file as EPS via the Graphics Menu. This will open in Illustrator and everything is editable. J D Thomas ThomaStudios On Mar 4, 2012, at 7:11 AM, David Froom wrote: Dear collective wisdom, Does anyone export Finale in such a way that individual elements are editable in Illustrator? I seem to remember someone telling me that this is possible. (EPS? compiling PS?) I have a student who is interested in doing this. He is a double major (Art) and has good Illustrator skills. If anyone could point me in the right direction -- or suggest another way (with different graphics programs) to accomplish this in some form, please let me know. Thank you, David Froom ___ 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] Finale and Illustrator
Going directly from Finale to eps from the graphics window can leave fonts behind, depending on your Finale version, settings, OS, and the phase of the moon. Print-to-pdf then converting to eps is, from what I have experienced and read here, more reliable. But, whatever works... What Richard says is true, but you can also export the Finale file as EPS via the Graphics Menu. This will open in Illustrator and everything is editable. J D Thomas ThomaStudios On Mar 4, 2012, at 7:11 AM, David Froom wrote: Dear collective wisdom, Does anyone export Finale in such a way that individual elements are editable in Illustrator? I seem to remember someone telling me that this is possible. (EPS? compiling PS?) I have a student who is interested in doing this. He is a double major (Art) and has good Illustrator skills. If anyone could point me in the right direction -- or suggest another way (with different graphics programs) to accomplish this in some form, please let me know. Thank you, David Froom ___ 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 mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
