VP of MusicXML Technologies at MakeMusic
Michael Good commented,
In Finale 27.2 you can tell if a font is SMuFL or not by whether the "Import engraving settings from SMuFL font" check box is active (SMuFL) or dimmed out (not SMuFL). I know that's not the same as...
Michael Good commented,
It's not invoking the FinaleScript batch export feature, but it is doing something similar. You have to have a Finale file open to export it, so yes, there will be a lot of Finale files opened duri...
Michael Good commented,
I apologize for missing this question here earlier. Yes, this did turn out to be a problem with newer Windows PCs not always including the short 8.3 file names. This is why you would see it on some...
Michael Good commented,
Finale's file format is not very much like MIDI at all. I don't think MIDI would be very helpful for you as an archival format unless there is something very special about the playback in these Fin...
Michael Good commented,
If you DM me on Twitter (either at MusicXML or MichaelDGood) in a way that I can DM back, we can follow up from there.
Michael Good commented,
What is the target for the newer format? Finale v26, MusicXML, or something else? Do you have printouts or PDFs of the 2001 files as well as the Finale file? Roughly how many files / pages are invo...
Michael Good commented,
Finale v25.4 now exports uncompressed MusicXML files with a .musicxml extension by default. That can confuse some other applications until they add support for MusicXML 3.1's new extension. But you...
Michael Good commented,
Gerry, have you tried setting your Finale v25 default file to your old template, and then importing a MusicXML file? Does that still cause a problem? If it does, could you please open a support c...
Michael Good commented,
I suspect there may be something in your custom default document that the MusicXML importer isn't expecting that may be causing this problem. If you open a new document without libraries and then i...