I use Sibelius 6 to notate and publish music (as a printable score with
lyrics and also as a sound file).
I've just noticed that if I "export graphics" as a Microsoft TIFF file,
the default dot density is 254 dots per inch. What an incredible
coincidence! That's exactly 10 dots per millimeter!
If I export as a Sun StarOffice TIFF the default is 300 dots per inch.
Curious!
By the way, I have Sibelius set up on my computer to work in metric
units for layout, etc. So far, this "dots per inch" bit is the only
non-metric indication I have seen on it. I happen to know that Sibelius
is quite popular in Europe so I wonder if Europeans have to wrestle with
"dots per inch" in all their computer graphics programs.
One other oddity occurs in Sibelius with metric settings. If I move
objects, their distances from the appropriate reference point is given
in millimeters, but in increments of 1/8 of a millimeter!
If anyone here uses Finale's Allegro instead of Sibelius please let us
know if it, too, can be set up in metric units. And, if so, does it
retain that "legacy" bit of "dots per inch".
Jim
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