Choose File > Open and double-click the 'Tutorials' shortcut.To prepare for this tutorial, do the following In this section, you will learn how to synchronize Finale with video and use the tools necessary to successfully compose an accompanying sound track. Also, to help guide you, measure number “time” indicators can be used to show the elapsed time at any measure. For example, the tempo of your Finale score, or portions of your score, can be modified to fit within a specific duration, so the music flows with the movie perfectly. To play Windows Media movies in Finale for Mac, a Windows Media player (such as the free Flip4Mac player available at ) must be installed.įinale offers performance tools designed specifically for writing to video. If you decide to use Finale’s integrated Movie Window, videos need to be in MP4, QuickTime, or Windows Media format. If you would like to sync Finale to another software product, it must be capable of receiving MIDI Time Code, which is the SMPTE medium that can be sent from Finale for synchronization. You can write to picture in Finale using either the integrated Movie Window or a SMPTE-compatible movie player or editor.
