musicxml export has existed for quite some time in Finale. There is a convertor out there alreay written in Python by Guido.
I am not sure it is up date. But I recall it works quite well I don't have the url right now but when I do I will post it or send it off list. Aaron On Wed, 2004-11-24 at 11:12, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I face a similar problem, except that I have to deal with a continuous > flow of Finale files. It is not a one-time operation. I'm currently > considering > writing a (or using an existing) MusicXML to LilyPond, and use Finale's > export mechanism, rather than spend time on a truly proprietary format. > > It is true that MusicXML export is available in Finale 2005, I'm not > sure it applies to older versions. > > Darius. > > Quoting Han-Wen Nienhuys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I bought a copy of Finale about 7 years ago. Because I bought > > > it, they gave me a license to download and read the documentation > > > for ETF format, which I did. IIRC, you actually needed to put > > > in a password on their web site in order to access the docs. > > > I e-mailed them to ask if they thought it was legal for me to > > > show the docs to other people, and they never replied. I don't > > > remember whether there was a EULA. > > > > > > I never intend to use Finale again, so if there's a lilypond > > > developer who's interested in working more on the ETF-ly > > > converter, I'd be happy to donate my copy of Finale, which > > > would then presumably make it legal for that person to use > > > the ETF docs. (Well, at least that's my interpretation under > > > the doctrine of first sale in U.S. copyright law, but IANAL, > > > and I guess most of the lilypond developers are in Europe. > > > I also haven't looked carefully to see if they're claiming > > > it's a trade secret or something.) The ETF documentation was > > > actually quite complete and well written. > > > > this would not perchance be the same as > > > > http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen/lily-devel/etfspec.pdf > > > > ? > > > > -- > > Han-Wen Nienhuys | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanwen > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > lilypond-user mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
