Printing scores and parts.
PDF-BatchStitch 1.7.0 is now available from Notation Central. The update adds sequential page numbers with placement options, headers & footers, and a "Don't stitch" mode that processes every file in a folder separately.
PDF-Counter 1.1.0 is now available from Notation Central. The update adds a Columns dialog with ten selectable data fields — including page size, file size, dates, and more — and names the output file after the scanned folder.
A small but meaningful update to the PDF Batch Utilities ensures markings survive processing, improves counting reliability with "incremental" PDFs, and adds a clever new shortcut in PDF-BatchScale.
The PDF Batch Utilities for music printing get their biggest update yet: native Apple Silicon, codesigning, new icons, bookmarks in output files, bug fixes, and a brand new app — PDF-Counter.
Specific lessons about calibrating a Ricoh printer to fine-tune music printing translate into general advice for optimizing your workflow, for the benefit of your future self, and possibly others.
The last in a series of several articles about the end of Finale's support. How to archive your work, update the Finale files, and exporting to MusicXML and PDF. And, some thoughts about alternatives to Finale.
What do we mean when we refer to the "weight" of paper? We sort out the definitions of paper weights, sizes, and the various means and methods of calculating them — pound for pound.
Dorico has a remarkable set of features to assist with producing PDF files that are reliably organized, but you need to know how to finesse the settings to get a consistent set of results.
Dorico 5.1.70 brings updates in the areas of note input, printing, project templates, and tuplets. Additionally, more than 40 bugs have been fixed.
A seemingly standard music printing job, and all the software, hardware, tools, and supplies — not to mention technical knowledge — needed to get it done correctly.
