8.5 x 11 or 11 x 17 sized graphics are slightly large than the respective page size in Finale

Alex Cap Editado 25 de septiembre de 2017 17:09

I've exported an 8.5" x 11" image and an 11" x 17" image to use for the cover page of my parts and score respectively. I exported at 300 dpi, which was the same resolution as the test page graphic I exported out of Finale to compare, and made sure that they were the same dimensions in pixels as well (2550 x 3300 for letter and 3300 x 5100 for tabloid). However, when I import the images I created with my graphics editing software (Paint.net in this case) into Finale, it spills over the edges of the page slightly whether I center it or put it at 0,0 in the top left corner. Viewing the graphic attributes in Finale on my score, for instance, it says it is 17.0555" x 11.0347" when at 100% scale.

Any reason for this minor discrepancy? For now I will just resize the graphic to fit better on the page, but does anyone know of any other ways around this, to make exported full-page images fit perfectly without needing to be resized??

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MIKE HALLORAN Posted 27 de septiembre de 2017 02:18

Need more information:

https://makemusic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/215729367-General-Discussion-House-Rules

A Google search shows no result when I look for a graphics program called Paint.net.

Alex Cap Editado 27 de septiembre de 2017 03:58

https://www.getpaint.net/

"paint dot net"

(Windows only)

MIKE HALLORAN Posted 27 de septiembre de 2017 16:38

What happens when you use a commercial app instead of freeware? There are a number of products that you can demo to test.

In other words, how do you know it's Finale?

Please read the link I posted and give us the info we need to begin to help if we can.

Alex Cap Editado 28 de septiembre de 2017 20:57

I measured the tabloid-sized image in GIMP, another freeware, and it also comes out to precisely 11 x 17 inches. When I get some time I'll try it in a commercial demo software.

I don't know, but Finale is designed for notation, not graphics, so I have good reason to believe that is where the weak point lies.

What part of the General Discussion House Rules are you trying to draw my attention to?

Unrelated, is it possible for regular users to have a signature, or is that a privilege reserved for the community experts?

J ADRIAN VERKOUTEREN Posted 27 de septiembre de 2017 21:54

Did you ever mention the format of the graphic file you exported? TIFF? JPG? PNG?

It might make a difference.

MIKE HALLORAN Editado 28 de septiembre de 2017 00:04

>Unrelated, is it possible for regular users to have a signature, or is that a privilege reserved for the community experts?<

It looks like you figured it out. Great!

Now if we could get our pictures to show...

DEAN CROCKER Posted 28 de septiembre de 2017 01:29

I created a US-LTR sized graphic with the GIMP. Saved as tiff, jpeg, png, and pdf. All of them imported into FinWin25 as exactly 8.5×11. Maybe Finale isn't the problem?

Alex Cap Editado 28 de septiembre de 2017 20:57

"It looks like you figured it out. Great!"

Ah, yes, but mine was just a "code" block. I want to be able to style it, too! And not have to copy and paste it every time across posts... Curiously, signatures only appear when a user is logged into the forum. EDIT: I figured it out; it's the only thing in my profile I can edit.

"Now if we could get our pictures to show..."

Wishful thinking!

Alex Cap Editado 28 de septiembre de 2017 20:56

Dean, thank you for doing those tests with the GIMP! I will do those myself (importing to a clean, new Finale document just in case) using legal and tabloid as well. You are probably right! But even if it is user error, I do generally like to know where the problem stems from. If the GIMP does the trick, I'll abandon Paint.NET.

Alex Cap Posted 29 de septiembre de 2017 22:10

I tried it on a new document and the files I made with both Paint.NET and the GIMP worked perfectly. I think it was just a problem with the document I had been working on, some kind of user error.

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