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time_is_now
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« on: 18:09:03, 04-10-2008 »
I've just been sent some files in .ETF format. They're music scores ... Anyone got any idea what I can open them in?
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« Reply #1 on: 18:13:30, 04-10-2008 »
Looks as if they might be Finale files, t.

That being the case, then Sibelius 5 should have a plug-in that will open them. Ollie, being a Fin/Sib dualist, might be able to confirm either or both of these facts.
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« Reply #2 on: 18:29:02, 04-10-2008 »
Ah.

I don't have Sibelius or Finale! Undecided
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« Reply #3 on: 20:53:39, 04-10-2008 »
Send me the file and I'll do you a pdf, tinners.

At least, I'll give it a go.
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« Reply #4 on: 21:22:24, 04-10-2008 »
.etf is the native file format of ENIGMA.  FINALE will read it without altering any formatting.  However, I have heard reported problems from people who have edited Enigma files in Finale, "saved as" .etf  - and then found that ENIGMA does not correctly read the edited version.   So be cautious Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: 17:46:11, 06-10-2008 »
It doesn't know about etf (yet - updates welcomed), but one place to look up unrecognised file extensions is http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM.  If it has infomration of the fiel type it will also give you info on programs will read it (and to what extnetn they'll render the original correctly), when those programs are due to become unsupported and all sorts of bits and pieces (I shoudl perhaps say that I look after the back-end database for this, but since it's a government thing, I don't directly gain anything from advertising it).
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« Reply #6 on: 19:14:30, 06-10-2008 »
Quote from: David_Underdown on 17:46:11, 06-10-2008
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM.

PRONOM?
I'm very pro-NOM myself.
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« Reply #7 on: 19:15:13, 06-10-2008 »
Thnaks Davdi. Actualyl Oliel sotdre otu ym porblme for em relaly quikcly (thakns Oleil! Smiley) but thsi is realyl usfuel to nokw anwyay.
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