Video for publication

To put my string trio arrangements of pop songs on ArrangeMe (Hal Leonard Publishing) I need to make a video of the arrangement being played. In Finale, it’s simply a matter of playing the arrangement showing the score. In Dorico, what is the best mode to use? I would like to have a clean looking score with the playhead advancing so people can see and hear what’s being played. In Dorico the cleanest look is in the Print mode, but there is no moving playhead. In the Write mode the playhead is there, but there are other unnecessary things such as frame break, system break, bar number in a gray field above each bar, etc. As an example, I imported an xml file of my arrangement of Bohemian Rhapsody (attached to this post). Also, I put in the copyright info and arranger info in the Project Info page, but it doesn’t appear in the score. And how do I get rid of the double title? To see an example of what I need to make on Dorico, please see the video of Bohemian Rhapsody made on Finale: [u]https://youtu.be/8m8w7JD7PLc[/u]

Bohemian Rhapsody.dorico (1.8 MB)

You can hide all these things (signposts and system tracks):

You need to change the token[1] for {@projectArranger@} or {@flowArranger@} (or just write the information in the space, due the line break).

You can remove the flow heading [2] or delete it in Engrave Mode, and, considering that you will need to make changes in the first page, can be - here - a good option (I always take care with changes in this mode :grin:), due additional information (and cover):

And I add a cover:

The archive with changes (please, take a check):

Bohemian Rhapsody_Changes.dorico (1,6,MB)


  1. https://www.steinberg.help/api/khub/documents/iOIDcaI0Wh7vcgPrEID9PA/content ↩︎

  2. Hiding/Showing flow headings ↩︎

About video, for this purpose, well, some options… here, with two single pages horizontally. Note that was necessary make adjusts with Dorico window (or, minimize a little) and also with zoom, due the page changes and to fit, as the example, two pages. Evidently, it depends your video source/size:

You also can change the background color to blank (instead the gradient blue) in Preferences > Colors to looks a full blank page:

Hello RafaelBorba! Thank you so much. I did not expect you to make those changes for me, but you certainly went “the extra mile”, so I’m very grateful for your time and expertise. I will work on incorporating those changes in my new arrangements going forward. I look forward to the day when I’m as capable with Dorico as I am with Finale, so that I can be of help to others as you have been to me.

I’m glad to help!

You’ll be! And, you’re welcome, Stephen!

I’m accomplishing this by virtue of forgetting how to use Finale! :woozy_face: