Can you create a video file from a scrolling playback?

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Post by Sunshinenotes » Sun Jul 01, 2018 3:39 pm

Hello,
I'm doing some self publishing and it has been suggested that I create video to go along with the compositions. I've seen some that look like they are a capture of a scrolling playback of a Finale score. Is this possible and if so, what is the easiest way to do it?

I'm using Finale 25, PC not MAC....
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Post by miker » Sun Jul 01, 2018 4:06 pm

A quick google for Movie Capture Windows returned a number of hits, even one that’s built into Windows.
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Post by MikeHalloran » Mon Jul 02, 2018 2:58 am

Even easier on a Mac. The tools you need are part of the OS or downloadable for free (iMovie).
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Post by dankreider » Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:02 am

I'd recommend something like Movavi Screen Capture. I use it all the time and it's excellent. You can select the window (1280x720 or whatever), click record, and play your file in scroll view. Then you can do a little simple editing (basic fade in and fade out maybe) and, voila!
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