Open Finale file?
Is it possible for me to open a Finale [.mus] file in MuseScore? I was sent a file by a friend, but I can't find a way to open it. Help?
Thanks!
Scott
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No, MuseScore can't open that propriatary and undocumented format. But Finale can export to XML and MuseScore can open that. Maybe Finale needs help of the Dolet plugin for exporting XML, I believe this depends on the version of Finale, not sure.
In reply to No, MuseScore can't open that by Jojo-Schmitz
I am pretty sure all versions of Finale from this century at least support MusicXML export directly. Even the free Finale Notepad does. It's Sibelius that required the plugin until more recently.
In reply to I am pretty sure all versions by Marc Sabatella
Were I to download the notepad version of Finale, could I use this to convert to XML?. Then send it to MuseScore?
In reply to Were I to download the by scottw46
Yes.
In reply to Yes. by Marc Sabatella
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***Odd that I would need to import as midi or Musicxml files instead of .mus-to-xml. Plus, the 8-stave maximum will not work for this particular piece.
In reply to Your free introduction to by scottw46
Thanks all for your advice.
I was able to get a Finale friend to convert this to .xml for me.
Scott
In reply to Your free introduction to by scottw46
You don't have to import MIDI or MusicXML. You can simply laod the MUS file. I've done it many times. Not sure about the 8-staff limit though. It's possible that only applies to newly created scores, but maybe it won't load.
In reply to Were I to download the by scottw46
http://www.finalemusic.com/products/finale-notepad/resources/
indeed, it depends.
If Finale can't export to xml, one shall add this Dolet plugin