MissConstrueAug 29, 2024

Calling all white hat #hackers who have music knowledge. #Finale announced it was shutting down. Their files are proprietary and nothing else reads them. Composers are really screwed. This particular Mastodon (@Lichtenbergian ) composer could really use help saving his life’s work. https://mastodon.sdf.org/@Lichtenbergian/113040223337445188

This is way out of my wheelhouse, but surely someone I know can help?

The Lichtenbergian (@Lichtenbergian@mastodon.sdf.org)

Attached: 1 image In which I explain how Finale's shutdown has affected ME... https://www.lichtenbergianism.com/blog/2024/8/28/arggh

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Show threadKevin Karhan 

@MissConstrue @Lichtenbergian Good question.

I hope #Finale has some means to export #SheetMusic with #SMuFL-compliant #PDF or something similar that i.e. #MuseScore can import.

  • Cuz I'd assume that there's a way to let Finale export PDFs (if necessary via a "soft printer" like #GhostScript) of sheet music and a way to import that into competing solutions...

The best contacts with knowledge I'm aware of are @tantacrul & #DanielSpreadbury, the latter one leading the #Dorico team and being
on #Twitter...

Aug 29, 2024 at 9:06pmWeb
Show threadThe LichtenbergianAug 29, 2024
@kkarhan @MissConstrue On the Mac at least you can print to PDF in the Print dialog box.
Show threadKevin Karhan Aug 29, 2024

@Lichtenbergian @MissConstrue same with [most] #Linux #desktop distros...

Worst-case the composer in question will have to basically get their scores exported as PDF and then someone has to painstakingly enter them elsewhere if not wait for an #OCR-Tool that can handle #SheetMusic and output stuff in #SMuFL as a #Unicode & #W3C Standard to display sheet music.

  • Ideally we'd see like a #ePub-Style container format to allow for #OpenDocument-style transferability between all major modern tools but I kinda doubt this will happen...