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Sammy Sanfilippo Posted Answered
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Running a 49in 4k TV as my monitor, Windows 10, 32gig ram, 4gig graphics card (might need to be upgraded) and a SSD

I use Finale constantly for film and video gaming scoring projects.  After recently upgrading to a 4k display, I have noticed that finale is just slower.  Slower to change tools, slower drawing crescendo and decrescendo markings, etc.  Its not crashing, but its just slow.

There needs to be an major/immediate update to the code to make 4k and 5k displays run as smooth as 1080p displays.  As monitors with these resolutions become cheaper and cheaper, they will become the new standard (like probably by the end of 2018) and Finale can't fall behind on something as like this. 

Love the product, just need this addressed in the next update.

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MM_MICHAEL JOHNSON

Hi Sammy and Adrian:

 

We are aware of poor performance on Hi-DPI displays in particular with certain workflows.  Your comments have been added to  FIN-4970, the story in our backlog on the topic. We are working to resolve this issue. Thank you for posting.

 

Cheers,
Michael Johnson
VP, Professional Notation
MakeMusic

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J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted
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When I upgraded to a 40" 4K monitor, I also upgraded my computer, and I have noticed no slowing of Finale responsiveness. Quite the opposite.

 

FWIW (if knowing this explains anything):

7th Gen Intel i7-7700K processor (8M cache, up to 4.5 Ghz)

16GB DDR4 Memory

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 w/ 6GB GDDR5 Graphics Memory

Both SSD and 7200 HD storage.

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KENTARO SATO Posted
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Please improve this aspect asap!

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J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted
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You might give MM a hand by stating how specifically you'd like to see this improved and on what OS.

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KENTARO SATO Posted
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On Windows.

It is natural for composers who writes for large ensembles to go for higher resolution and multi screen, therefore I really require the considerable improvement on the screen rendering time. Right now, it takes very long to scroll measures, and to render boxes for articulations, expressions, and smartshape. In my opinion, they must be instant in whatever the resolution. It refreshes/redrew constantly making the user to wait considerably.

 

I have been following the development of SMuFL, and Dorico, and when they implement "key-stroke-first-then-duration" of way of input, I and my students and whole team of orchestrators will seriously consider to switch to Dorico.

 

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J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Edited
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Not that Dorico is not a very promising program, but be sure to compare the speed at which Dorico renders large files; this has been a subject on their forum too.

 

(And thank you for sharing the specifics you are after. I hope it helps Finale improve as much as it helps me understand your perspective.)

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KENTARO SATO Posted
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At least Finale has been slower ever since Sibelius 2, in my opinion.

 

Personally, I am more than happy to invest to hardware (like newest CPU and GPU etc), if it accelerates the speed. In the professional world, time is money after all.

But sadly, the Finale's screen rendering seems to stack in the early 2000, and it won't response to the newer technology.

I was really disappointed that when I invested Nvidia 1080ti, it didn't improve the speed at all.

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