I am pondering offering engraving services with LilyPond. I wonder if there are people ready and willing to share information on the possibility to make modest money this way.
I found one (slightly broken) thread in the archives: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2007-10/msg00482.html http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lilypond-user/2007-11/msg00002.html which indicates that several people use LilyPond for professional projects, but they seem to be activities within a larger job, rather than pay specifically for engraving. I found one person offering Finale engraving ranging from 2 cents to 5 cents per note: http://home.earthlink.net/~rscarbro/russell/music_prep.htm but I didn't understand precisely what he was charging for. His examples looked to me inferior to LilyPond results, but they were in low resolution pictures. I found a list of people offering mostly Finale engraving from $20 to $80 per hour: http://www.musicengravers.com/ I have no idea how much they accomplish in one hour. I like the relative objectivity of a charge per note. So, if there is enough interest (i.e., at least 2 other people), I suggest that we develop a discussion within the LilyPond Wiki: http://wiki.lilynet.net/index.php/Main_Page If there's enough response, I'll join the Wiki, make sure that this is within it's scope, and provide a front page. So far, I have some examples to share, and a crude sed script for counting notes. Cheers, Mike O'Donnell _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
