Magnetic Layout

[Kevin]

Obviously this is the big seller for the up grade, a real time saver.

[Deleted]

It would be handy to be able to select all slurs / other lines in one go and revert them to default / magnetic as well (unless you can already do that? I never found it in Sib.5). Particularly handy when importing a musicXML from Finale in which all the layout things are a mess.

[Kevin]

It is not in Sibelius 5 Peter, which is why I have stumped up the cash. It will save so much time and effort that is not musical.

www.sibelius.com/products/sibelius/6/index.html

[Kevin]

Well I got the upgrade and it is worth it! Everything just slots into place about 95% of the time which saves so much work.

[Deleted]

Jul 14, 2009 8:02:54 GMT Kevin said:

Well I got the upgrade and it is worth it! Everything just slots into place about 95% of the time which saves so much work.

Well, well, that's good to hear.

Can you now import MusicXML 2.0 files as well? Sib.5 couldn't really handle it well. It left out all kinds of things I had to add back in afterwards. If it does I will send you the xml for the new piece(s)..

[Kevin]

Not sure about xml 2, why not send one and I will see what happens!

[Deleted]

I've used Sib 6 since the end of this January, and Magnetic Layout has already saved me hours on layouts, especially parts layouts. Almost every layout adjustment I did manually in Sib 4 happens automatically in Sib 6.

[Kevin]

I know it is an amazing time saver for me as well.