Re: Sibelius conversion - sib2ly

[Domain Admin]

Wow, thank you all for the feedback - I'll answer some of the direct
questions, and give my input on some of the indirect ones.

> 1. I can find the but not your plugin via the link you give ?

My apologies.  I uploaded late last night and forgot to allow
unauthenticated users to download the file.  You should now be able to
see an attachment at http://drupal.mjs-svc.com/sib2ly containing the
plugin.

> 2. Would it be easy/possible/difficult to port your conversion code to a 
> standalone commandline utility
> ( coded in C or Python like some other existing xxx2ly utilities that come 
> with the lilypond distributions ?
> (and related queries)

I don't think the Sibelius format is open, and hacking binary files is
not my forte.  I would love to, really - after all, Sibelius and
Finale are my only reasons for sticking with windows, and I can't
abandon them for my composers.

> Does Sibelius support musicXML?  I'm wondering if it might be faster in the 
> long run to help Reinhold with musicXML2ly.
> (and related queries)

Sibelius supports IMPORTING musicXML, but not EXPORTING.  To export,
you need to get the Dolet plugin, which is a bit out of my price-range
at the moment.  Plus, when I do start making money, It may not be in
others' price range, and I would like to continue offering a free
alternative.  That said, I would still be willing to help with
musicXML2ly.

> Would you like me to send you some test data?

I have a good number of scores to keep testing this out with and,
unfortunately, not a whole lot of time, though I thank you for your
offer.

Next on the list is text, and after that, some way to work with
objects that extend beyond one note (lines, tuplets, etc.).  Since
there seems to be some interest, I'll mention the next major update.
It may take some time, what with work and school, but midterms are
over, so hopefully I'll have more.

Yours,

Matthew