Summary
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| Name |
Enigma Binary File (Finale) |
| Version |
3+ |
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| Identifiers |
PUID:
fmt/397
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| Classification |
Dataset |
| Disclosure |
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| Description |
A Finale (notation) document file used through Finale 2012. Enigma Binary File created for music notation software Finale. Finale was originally created for Coda Music Software, later sold to Net4Music which then became MakeMusic. Originally made for MacOS in 1988 it was later made available for Microsoft Windows. The Enigma stands for 'Environment for Notation Intuitive Graphic Music Algorithms'. |
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| Byte order |
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| Related file formats |
Is subsequent version of Enigma Binary File (Finale) (2)
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| Technical Environment |
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| Released |
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| Supported until |
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| Format Risk |
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| Developed by |
None.
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| Supported by |
None.
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| Source |
 National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand
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| Source date |
16 Mar 2012 |
| Source description |
04/2024 (v.118)- Removed the string 'Finale ®' from signature as this can be replaced with the string 'PrintMusic ®', updated description, note field and added version number. Submitted by Brigham Young University. |
| Last updated |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Note |
https://preservation.tylerthorsted.com/tag/font/
https://web.archive.org/web/19990203113959/http://www.codamusic.com:80/down/finale/eeppd.txt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finale_(scorewriter)
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Finale |
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