> Tony,
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> If you have scores on your own computer and never open and save scores in a different version of Sibelius than the version it was created in, then you can successfully label the version of Sibelius in the score file name.
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> If you ever open a score in a later version of Sibelius and save it, the score will be converted to the new format, and the file name information will be wrong.
Bob - I can work on something which was originally in 6, saved as 6, open it in 7 and save it immediately as 7, and I then have two different files which I can open using either version.
> If you get scores from anyone else, you have no good way to know what version they are saved it; you can open scores with your version of Sibelius if its version is greater than or equal to the version the file was saved in, but opening a score from, say Sib 3, in Sib 7.5 will cause conversions to take place, which could affect the layout, and to some users it is important not to change the layout at all.
Bob - If one is working with an unknown client, then that client has to understand which version to send. If he cannot, then he must agree that his own set up is not compatible, and ask a colleague to convert for him.
If `I` have to `mess around` then this will increase the size of the final invoice. For example, I will need to spend days finding someone with ver 3, or 4 Yes? No?
> In such cases, if you know the saved version of a score, and have multiple versions of Sibelius installed, then you could choose an appropriate version of Sibelius to open the score with.
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> This is not an issue for most users. I have encountered this working with publishers.
Bob - But how many music processors (copyists) these days possess all versions? The main and emminent writers days have the latest version, and probably wouldn`t employ a copyist who didn`t have the same version. Certainly, both would need the ability to communicate immediately.
I.e. "Outer Mongolian musician seeks composer/copyist to work on a CSIRAC music project". :)
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