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Export PDF to true black in Finale, and a macro for all parts [updated for any PDF]

March 7, 2022July 14, 2022

A reliable way to actually create true 100% black output in PDFs from Finale, and a Keyboard Maestro script to automate the process for an entire set of parts. Plus, how to convert existing PDFs to true black, regardless of what software was used to create them.

Tips

Fix printing problems with Sibelius, PDFs, and Acrobat

August 25, 2021August 28, 2021

A solution to the persistent issue of PDFs generated from Sibelius files on a Mac appearing incorrectly when printed from Adobe Acrobat.

Meta

PDF batch utilities updated for macOS Big Sur

August 12, 2021August 14, 2021

The popular PDF Batch Utilities, available from Notation Central on a pay-what-you-wish basis, have been updated recently to fix several issues that appeared on macOS Big Sur (macOS 11).

Tips

Measure twice, cut once

February 2, 2021February 5, 2021

A little planning ahead can speed up your music preparation workflow without compromising on quality. Here’s a step-by-step guide for making your next project more organized, for the benefit of copyist and client alike.

Tutorials

Paperless composition lessons with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil

January 30, 2021February 2, 2021

Composer and educator David MacDonald describes in detail how he teaches composition using the iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, and a suite of apps, and why he can’t imaging returning to the dead-tree way of doing things.

Opinion

Preparing music scores for screens — the challenges and opportunities

September 30, 2020October 7, 2020

What are the best practices when preparing a score with the expectation that it will be read from a screen, not paper? This is an excellent question — one whose answer today may likely change in the coming years.

Tips

Set a shortcut to export PDFs in Sibelius

September 23, 2020September 30, 2020

How often do you export PDFs from Sibelius? More often than you access the fretboard? Yet the fretboard has a default shortcut, and Export PDF doesn’t. Let’s fix that.

News

PDF-MusicBinder and PDF-BatchStitch utilities for music printing

April 23, 2020April 27, 2020

PDF-MusicBinder takes the tedium of setting up PDF files for accordion-style and booklet printing and turns it into a one-click process. PDF-BatchStitch combines multiple PDFs into one file with the option to set the number of copies per file.

News

Make booklets and 2-ups with PDF-BatchBooklet

April 22, 2020April 23, 2020

PDF-Batch Booklet quickly imposes many booklets or 2-ups from single-page PDFs at once. Available for Mac & PC.

News

Quickly scale many PDFs with PDF-BatchScale

April 21, 2020April 22, 2020

PDF-BatchScale quickly scales many PDF files to any size PDF. Originally intended to scale sheet music of different sizes, PDF-BatchScale can be used for any purpose.

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