Finale 2014.5 est sorti (en anglais)

[michelp]

Mark Adler communique que Finale 2014.5 est sorti. En tout cas en version anglaise. La mise à jour est gratuite pour les utilisateurs de 2014.
Réparations de bugs, quelques nouvelles fonctionnalités, amélioration du code, notamment pour le Mac, et compatibilité avec El Capitan (enfin !).
L'installation se fait à côté de 2014, sans l'écraser apparemment.
Modernisation des plug-ins.
Ordre des portées plus facile à changer.
Double barre de mesure automatique (si voulue) au changement d'armure.
etc...
Plus de détails ci-dessous et dans le fichier "Read me" : ICI.

"Good afternoon everyone!

I’m pleased to announce that Finale 2014.5 is now available for download. Finale 2014.5 is a free upgrade for all Finale 2014 owners.

Finale 2014.5 incorporates new features, bug fixes, and significant modernization of Finale code, including many Mac-specific updates resulting in performance improvements and full compatibility with Apple’s OS X El Capitan operating system.

The installation of Finale 2014.5 will not change your existing 2014 installation, but installs as a new separate application. There is no need to delete or uninstall 2014d before installing 2014.5.

Features added in this release include:

Options to automatically create double barlines before key changes
The ability to change sample rates
A means to quickly and easily reorder staves
Enhanced MusicXML and EPUB support
Options to automatically create double barlines before key changes
The ability to save SmartMusic accompaniments with premium VST/AU instrument sounds, including the provided Garritan sounds
Updated SmartScore X2 Lite scanning software, with many improvements in core musical features such as beams, augmentation dots, and tuplets

All plug-ins provided with the update have also been modernized, and many have been enhanced, including Finalescript, Global Staff Attributes, Latin Percussion, TG Tools Lite, Band-in-a-Box Auto-Harmonizing and more. Finale’s documentation was also overhauled, offering vastly improved search results and compatibility with any device, including smartphones and tablets. (This could allow you, for example, to have Finale’s documentation displayed on your iPad while you work on your laptop or desktop computer.)

The release also resolves several dozen bugs, prioritized by customer requests.
A complete list of what’s included in Finale 2014.5 for Mac users exists.

You will be directed to your update to Finale 2014.5 by opening Finale 2014 and clicking Finale 2014 > Check for Updates."

EXTRAITS IMPORTANTS du fichier Read Me :

• Apply Human Playback. The Apply Human Playback plug-in has been replaced with the Apply Human Playback option in the MIDI tool menu.
• Change Noteheads. The Change Noteheads utility has been updated to include the functionality of the removed Change Noteheads plug-in.
• Latin Percussion. The names of the Latin Percussion styles have been updated to reflect whether they use the Maestro or Jazz font.
• Modernized plug-ins. All of the plug-ins included with Finale have been updated to use the latest Mac interface, and plug-ins that do not apply to linked parts (such as Voice 2 to Layer) are properly disabled when editing a linked part. Additionally, many plug-ins are more reliable, including Vertical Collision Remover, Create Coda System, and Auto Dynamic Placement.
• Removed plug-ins. The Clear Measure Number Positioning, Command Line, Find Parallel Motion, Midline Stem Direction, and Smart Page Turns plug-ins have been removed.
• Mixer/Studio View. The Mixer and Studio View control modules have been updated for clearer control.
• Scroll View. Staff names are fully visible and remain to the far left when zooming and scrolling in Scroll View.
• Menu order. The order in which menus display in Finale has been aligned so that they appear identical on Mac and Windows.
• For more information regarding specific menu command changes, see Finale 2014 Interface Changes in the User Manual.
New Features in Finale 2014.5
• SmartMusic accompaniments with high-quality audio playback. When you export an assessable solo SmartMusic accompaniment from Finale, you can now include Finale's audio playback rather than the default MIDI sounds. This includes both playback through the Garritan Instruments for Finale sounds or other Audio Units plug-ins and any loaded audio track in a document.
• Improved audio output support. Finale is no longer restricted to playback at 44.1 kHz and can play at any sample rate supported by the selected audio output device. Additionally, Finale automatically selects another output device rather than crashing when audio devices are removed.
• Reorder staves. The Reorder Staves dialog box has been restored, allowing you to change the vertical order of multiple staves and groups at the same time.
• Automatic double barlines before key changes. This option in the Document Options - Barlines dialog box automatically places a double barline before all key changes in a document. Replacing the functionality of the removed Automatic Barlines plug-in, this feature can be overridden in individual measures.
• Beaming over page breaks. The Beam Over Barlines plug-in, part of the Patterson Beams plug-ins, now beams correctly over page breaks.
• SmartMusic file compatibility interface improvements. When creating a SmartMusic accompaniment in Finale, the SmartMusic File Compatibility dialog box now provides additional options for both automatically and manually correcting possible issues.
• Updated MusicXML and EPUB export. Among other changes, exported MusicXML files now support the automatic double barlines

[michelp]

Nettoyage de bugs :

Fixes in Finale 2014.5
Copying music
• Using the filter to copy items other than notes and rests from one staff to another no longer shifts music to a different octave when Respect Instrument Ranges is selected in the Preferences - Edit dialog box.
Crescendo/decrescendo markings
• Hairpins can now be edited in measures with a whole rest in a time signature smaller than 4/4.
Finalescript
• A wide variety of defects and performance issues have been addressed, resulting in a new version of the Finalescript plug-in that is more stable and predictable.
• Finalescript now interfaces properly with the Score Manager.
• Finale no longer crashes when right-clicking multiple selected commented lines.
• The Finalescript Editor no longer reappears at seemingly random locations after being repositioned and closed.
• The add staves command now adds staff names when specified in a script.
• The search and replace command now works correctly for fonts in articulations.
• scripts are now placed in the correct folder and script names are now displayed correctly when duplicating a script.
• Deleting a script no longer results in focus issues for the Finalescript Palette and the script is removed from the Plug-ins > Finalescript submenu.
• The save dialog box command now displays the Save As dialog box.
• The open command now includes support for Finale 2014 template files.
• Duplicating or deleting a script no longer disables the buttons in the Finalescript Palette.
Global performance improvements
• Copying and pasting or inserting in some documents is significantly faster.
Human Playback
• Human Playback now correctly interprets fp (forte-piano) markings for performance.
• An issue where Human Playback preferences would not apply to VST plug-ins other than the included
Garritan instruments has been corrected.
• An "open" text expression now correctly triggers the non-muted keyswitch for Garritan jazz brass instruments.
• Finale no longer switches Volume (CC#11) values with Key Velocity (CC#7) values when exporting MIDI files.
• Custom user-defined options are now displayed in the Apply Human Playback command in the MIDI tool menu.
Inserting measures
• Inserting a measure stack on a later page in Page View no longer causes Finale to scroll back to the first page.
Linked parts
• Finale no longer crashes when unlinking lyrics baselines using the context menu.
• You can now undo adding a measure when the measure was added while viewing a part.
• Using a slash in a part name no longer results in an error message when extracting parts.
Lyrics
• Lyrics using fixed size fonts no longer cause lyric collisions when music spacing is applied.
Measure numbers
• CTRL-clicking a measure when a different measure is highlighted now correctly displays the measure number on the clicked measure.
Multiple monitors
• Dialog boxes are no longer displayed on the incorrect monitor when the order of the screens is reversed.
• Finale no longer launches on an unavailable screen when that monitor is disconnected.
MusicXML
• Exported MusicXML files now support linked graphics in JPEG, PNG, GIF, and BMP format.
• Backward repeats that jump to non-existent measures no longer cause MusicXML export to fail.
• Export is now more accurate when the Redisplay key signature if only mode is changing option is
deselected in the Document Options – Key Signatures dialog box.
• Many Finale notation elements that cannot export to MusicXML are now marked with XML processing
instructions in the exported MusicXML file.
opening and saving files
• The open/Save File dialog boxes have been updated to be resizable on all Windows operating systems.
Pickup measures
• Copying all the music from one staff to another in a document with an empty pickup measure no longer produces offset results.
Plug-ins
• Using the Resize Noteheads plug-in to change the size of only normal noteheads no longer causes normal noteheads to change to the note shape of other notes in a chord.
• The Cautionary Accidentals plug-in now accurately adds parentheses to notes with accidentals when instructed.
• The Add Cue Notes plug-in now adds the name of the cued instrument to the cue.
• The Global Staff Attributes plug-in now accurately reflects current staff attributes, including the recently-
added Redisplay Accidentals in Other Layers Within Measures option.
Preferences
• Finale now respects the state of the Save Preferences When Exiting Finale option in the Preferences - Save dialog box.
• Finale now respects the state of the Clean Up File Data option in the Preferences - open dialog box. Printing and PDFs
• Using a slash character in a part name no longer creates damaged PDF files. SmartMusic accompaniments
• SmartMusic markers are now created in a much more reliable manner.
Speedy Entry
• Showing or hiding an accidental no longer requires two keystrokes.
• Pressing 0 on the numeric keypad now activates the Speedy Entry frame after switching documents.
Text
• The right ALT key now functions properly within an Edit Text dialog box.

[JPierre]

Bonjour,

MakeMusic a travaillé sur le format XML pour cette nouvelle version 2014,5 , et très logiquement, il a aussi mis à jour son plug-in Dolet ( https://www.musicxml.com/dolet-plug-ins-update/ )

[lucbartoli]

Savez-vous quand la version en français sortira ?
La version 2014 Finale en français ne propose pas cette mise à jour (en faisant "Vérifier les mises à jour").

[michelp]

Bonsoir,

D'après IPE Music, vers la fin de l'année.