should I upgrade to Finale 2007?
Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 7:53 pm
Ok, here's my situation. I used to use Finale 2002, which I liked.
Recently, I started using Finale 2005, which I was given as a gift. It has been a pain to learn to use the different entry system, but that's another story...the biggest problem has been that older charts I created with finale 2002, when I open them, their format is totally screwy. I wanted to give someone a chart I had written three years ago, and I couldn't give them a fresh copy, because of the formatting discrepancy...I couldn't get it to open properly in Finale 2005...that, to me, was just a crime....
Anyway, I found out about a deal I can get to upgrade to Finale 2007 for a little over a $100. I'm wondering if I should do it...can anyone advise me?
I of course don't want to have a hassle opening charts I have already created in versions 2002 or 2005...
Any suggestions? Are there ways around this format problem? is Finale 2007 worth the upgrade price?
Here's what I use it for: I write charts for small groups and also large jazz ensembles and print them out. I don't need lots of professional fonts and bells and whistles that a professional copyist would use...and I don't do really strange modern music...
I appreciate any suggestions.
BJ
Recently, I started using Finale 2005, which I was given as a gift. It has been a pain to learn to use the different entry system, but that's another story...the biggest problem has been that older charts I created with finale 2002, when I open them, their format is totally screwy. I wanted to give someone a chart I had written three years ago, and I couldn't give them a fresh copy, because of the formatting discrepancy...I couldn't get it to open properly in Finale 2005...that, to me, was just a crime....
Anyway, I found out about a deal I can get to upgrade to Finale 2007 for a little over a $100. I'm wondering if I should do it...can anyone advise me?
I of course don't want to have a hassle opening charts I have already created in versions 2002 or 2005...
Any suggestions? Are there ways around this format problem? is Finale 2007 worth the upgrade price?
Here's what I use it for: I write charts for small groups and also large jazz ensembles and print them out. I don't need lots of professional fonts and bells and whistles that a professional copyist would use...and I don't do really strange modern music...
I appreciate any suggestions.
BJ