Finale 2008a.r1详细更新内容如下:
(因英文内容太多未翻译,望大家谅解.)
New Features in Finale 2008a
In files using VST instruments, audio files are no longer saved in real-time.
The process is now quicker on fast machines, and slower machines will now produce better-sounding results.
Time Signatures can now be excluded when copying stacks.
Human Playback Improvements to performance, instrument techniques, and more.
Measure settings can now be copied when either the source or target constitutes a stack.
Fixes in Finale 2008a
Audio
• Adding a new staff to the top of a score no longer removes the existing audio track without warning.
• Recording/Importing of audio now takes pickup measures into account for the start point.
• The audio track no longer disappears if a measure is inserted before a repeat where an audio track is set to play on the nth pass.
• The audio hyperscribe block is no longer temporarily erased by the cursor during repeats of the passage.
Chord Tool
• The plus sign now works properly in chord suffix creation.
• Chord Suffix IDs are no longer corrupted in some files when copying chord symbols.
Clef Tool
• If a pickup measure is included in the selected region, changing the clef no longer results in a mid-measure clef.
Copy/Paste
• Extra notes are no longer added to the target region when drag copying in certain documents.
• Drag-copying MIDI Tempo data in the MIDI Tool now works properly.
• Manual changes to measure numbers in the target region are no longer improperly overwritten on paste.
• Whenever barlines are copied, the states of the following Measure Attributes are now also copied: "Break a Multimeasure Rest," "Break Smart Word Extensions," and "Override Group Barlines."
• When inserting a non-stack selection with "Notes and Rests" unchecked in the Edit Filter dialog box, rests that are inserted are considered and the music is rebarred accordingly preventing overfilled measures.
• Expressions in staff lists no longer occasionally disappear from the source region after copying.
• Copying and pasting no longer causes redundant accidentals or naturals to appear in the target region.
• The custom Arrowhead for Smart Shapes is no longer left off when Smart Shapes that use custom arrowheads are copied.
• Redundant accidentals or naturals (that are already part of the key signature) no longer appear in the target region while pasting
• When a partial measure is selected in all staves, pressing Shift-up/down arrow no longer subtracts from the selection in only one direction.
• If a measure plus an eighth note in the previous measure is highlighted, it can now be drag-pasted to all possible beats of an empty measure.
• When copying with a filter only checked items are overwritten in the target region.
• Tablature string alterations are now retained when copying and pasting.
• Performance of paste operations with attachments such as measure expressions has been improved.
• Note attached items like Slurs, lyrics, note expressions and chords are now properly copied when you use a filter.
• Copying passages without stack selection is no longer slower than copying in previous Finale versions.
• It is no longer difficult or impossible to paste music into a region that starts with a pickup measure.
• Tie alterations now copy correctly even without Dot Alterations checked in the Edit Filter dialog box.
• Copying with a Filter no longer causes "Slur" to become improperly unchecked in Edit Frame dialog.
File Menu
• When multiple files are open, Finale no longer crashes after closing the 1st open document in the list and then changing layers in one of the remaining open documents.
• The presence of tempo data in some files saved in Finale 2008 no longer cause silent notes. (Finale 2008a automatically checks and resolves this when a Finale 2008 file is opened).
• Finale no longer crashes when importing some MIDI files.
• Tempo data is now accurate in saved MIDI files.
• Inserting measures in front of a measure containing an expression assigned to a Staff List with Top Staff checked no longer duplicates the expression.
• Copying notes that contain articulations no longer duplicates the articulation in the Articulation Selection dialog box in the default music font.
• There is no longer an unsightly line break in Save/Print disabled warning message on Windows Vista.
Edit Menu
• The switch between Play Through MIDI and Play Through AU can now be undone under the Edit Menu.
• The Edit Menu no longer displays incorrect keyboard shortcuts for Clip Files (Cut, Copy, Insert and Paste).
• The Undo list no longer refers to the Audio Track as a Staff.
Expression Tool
• Note-attached Expressions no longer draw at incorrect sizes when added at percentages other than 100% in Scroll and Studio view.
FinaleScript
• Help buttons have been added to the FinaleScript dialog boxes.
• Batch processing open documents is no longer erratic.
• Calling plug-ins from a script now functions properly
• Menu item commands with hierarchy (e.g. menu item "document/page format/score") now works with a slash '/' and semicolon ':'
• Save as MIDI now functions properly.
• The Swap font/font search and replace results are not visible immediately on-screen.
• Search/Replace File Info now functions properly.
• Search and Replace now supports the following additional attributes: articulations, group names, subtitle, composer, arranger, and lyricist.
• The ‘staff height’ and 'system size [x]%' commands no longer hang Finale.
Graphics Tool
• Final barlines no longer print out as thick double barlines when exported as an EPS.
• File size no longer increases after adding then deleting embedded graphics.
• EPS graphics exported from Finale under Windows Vista can now be opened in GSview.
• Redo of an embedded graphic placement no longer leads to a crash.
Human Playback
• All Human Playback dialog boxes now include help buttons.
• Performance and stability improvements.
• Playing back with some Staff Set selected no longer cause a hang.