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<h1>Dolet<sup><font size="-1">®</font></sup> 8 for Sibelius Release Notes</h1>
<h2>Version 8.3</h2>
<p>January 2023</p>
<h3><a href="#Installation">Installation</a> - <a href="#Using">Using Dolet
for Sibelius</a> -
<a href="#New">What's New</a> -
<a href="#Limits">Translation Limits</a></h3><hr>
<h2><a name="Installation"></a>Installation</h2>
<p>Dolet 8 for Sibelius only works with Sibelius Ultimate 2019.5 and later. To export
MusicXML files from Sibelius 5.1 through Sibelius Ultimate 2019.4.1, you will need to use
the Dolet 6 for Sibelius plug-in.</p>
<p>If you are upgrading from an earlier version of Dolet for Sibelius, we
recommend that you uninstall the earlier version first to avoid confusion
between different versions of the Dolet plug-in. On Windows, uninstall using
the Control Panel. On the Mac, uninstall by removing the MusicXML folder
from your Sibelius plug-ins folder. This is usually the Library/Application
Support/Avid/Sibelius/Plugins folder within your home directory</p>
<p>To install on Windows, first quit Sibelius, then run the
Dolet83Sibelius.msi installer program. The installation location is where
this readme file and your software license are installed. The actual
plug-ins are automatically installed in your folder for user copies of
Sibelius plug-ins.</p>
<p>To install on Mac, first quit out of Sibelius. In the Dolet 8 for Sibelius
Finder window, drag the Plugins folder into the Sibelius folder. When you do
this, you might see a dialog appear in two different situations:</p>
<ul>
<li>If you already have user-edited or user-installed plug-ins for
Sibelius, the dialog will ask "A folder named 'Plugins' already exists
in this location. Do you want to merge or replace it with the one you're
copying?" Click the Merge button to install the latest version of the
Dolet for Sibelius plug-in and keep your other user-edited or
user-installed plug-ins.</li>
<li>If you have already installed an earlier version of the Dolet
plug-in, but no other user-edited or user-installed plugins, the dialog
will ask "An older folder named 'Plugins' already exists in this
location. Do you want to replace it with the newer one you're copying?"
Click the Replace button to install the latest version of the Dolet for
Sibelius plug-in.</li>
</ul>
<p>On some Mac systems, you might need to right-click on the Sibelius
folder, choose "Show Original", and then drag the Plugins folder into that
original folder. Either way, you are copying the Plugins folder into the
~/Library/Application Support/Avid/Sibelius folder.</p>
<h2><a name="Using"></a>Using Dolet for Sibelius</h2>
<p>Dolet<sup><font size="-1">®</font></sup> software serves as a translator
between music programs. These translations are done using the MusicXML file
format. Dolet 8 for Sibelius writes MusicXML files, allowing you to exchange
music between Sibelius and other programs that can read MusicXML files such
as Finale and SmartMusic. You can see a full list at
<a href="https://www.musicxml.com/software">https://www.musicxml.com/software</a>.
Dolet 8 for Sibelius saves files in the MusicXML 4.0 format, which allows
more notation information to be transferred between applications.</p>
<p>To save a Sibelius score as a MusicXML file, go to the Plug-ins menu and
select the MusicXML submenu. Then select the "Export MusicXML" item. You
will then see a standard save dialog box asking where to save the XML file.
By default, this will be the same as your existing Sibelius file name, with
".musicxml" used instead of ".sib" for the file extension.</p>
<p>You may translate an entire folder of Sibelius files to MusicXML format.
This batch routine will overwrite any MusicXML files with the same name that are
currently in that folder. Use the "Translate Folder of Scores to
MusicXML" menu item to save MusicXML files from your Sibelius files.</p>
<p>You may translate all the dynamic parts in a Sibelius file to MusicXML format.
Use the "Export Parts to MusicXML" menu item to save MusicXML files
for each dynamic part. This will export MusicXML part files into the same folder
as the currently open score, including the part number and name in each file name.
This will overwrite any MusicXML files with the same name that are currently in
that folder.</p>
<p>Some applications that only support older versions of the MusicXML format
may give you error messages about unrecognized elements or attributes when
importing the MusicXML 4.0 file you have exported from Sibelius. You can
ignore these messages and the file will continue to import correctly.
However, the import will not include the new MusicXML 4.0 features listed
below.</p>
<p>For best results, do the following before exporting a score:
<ul>
<li>If you are using magnetic layout, freeze the
magnetic layout positions before exporting your score. Otherwise the
score will export with the positions that objects would have if magnetic
layout were turned off. To freeze the positions, first select everything
in the score using Ctrl-A on Windows or Command-A on Mac. Then go to the
Layout menu and click on the Freeze Magnetic Layout Positions item.</li>
</ul></p>
<h2><a name="New"></a>What's New</h2>
<p>Version 8.3 adds the following new features when used with Sibelius
2022.12 and later:
<ul>
<li>Dotted and thick barlines are now exported.</li>
<li>The "Wings on repeat barlines" engraving rule is now used while
exporting repeats.</li>
</ul>
</p>
<p>Version 8.2 is now released under the MIT open source license, rather
than the more restrictive license used in previous versions. It also included
the following new features and fixes:
<ul>
<li>Figured bass is now exported. However, figured bass that changes under a
note and figured bass extensions are not yet exported.</li>
<li>Text tracking is now exported.</li>
<li>The percussion clef glyph is now exported.</li>
<li>The octave-down treble clef glyph is now exported if it differs from
the commonly used treble clef with an 8 below.</li>
<li>Changes to octave-transposing clefs now take the instrument
transposition into account when exported.</li>
<li>Exporting the end points of ties that start on tuplets has been
improved.</i>
<li>Exporting the end points of cross-staff slurs and glissandos has been
improved.</li>
<li>Exporting flat symbols in part names has been improved.</li>
<li>Exporting text that changes to a music text font midway through has been
improved.</li>
<li>TAB clefs no longer export a line element.</li>
</ul>
<p>Version 8.1 included the following new features and fixes:
<ul>
<li>Headers and footers are now exported. As with other page-aligned text,
positions are based on common default house styles since plug-ins cannot
access text style definitions.</li>
<li>The page number wildcard is now exported. (Regular Sibelius page numbers
are still not exported due to ManuScript limitations.)</li>
<li>The year of composition wildcard is now exported.</li>
<li>The dynamic markings ffp, ffmp, fmp, fpp, msfz, and msfzp are now exported
as dynamics.</li>
<li>Standalone symbols for notes, noteheads, rests, augmentation dots,
bar repeats, barlines, clefs, flags, and octaves are now exported.</li>
<li>The Sibelius formatting string for turning off a music text font while
retaining other aspects of string formatting is now exported.</li>
<li>Page-aligned text with a repeated mix of words and dynamic symbols no
longer exports with invalid MusicXML that other applications cannot open.</li>
</ul>
<p>Version 8.0 added MusicXML 4.0 support, including MusicXML 3.1 features that
were not available in Dolet 6 for Sibelius. This includes the following new
features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Export and batch export use the .musicxml file extension instead of the
.xml file extension.</li>
<li>Concert scores now export transposition information, including alternate
clefs for transposed parts.</li>
<li>Many more standard symbols are now exported.</li>
<li>Musical symbols in a music text font that are mixed together with text
are now exported.</li>
<li>The n, sfzp, and pf dynamics are now exported.</li>
<li>Repeated measure numbers are now exported correctly.</li>
<li>L.V. ties now export as MusicXML let-ring ties, whether entered as
native Sibelius L.V. ties or using L.V. symbols.</li>
<li>Buzz rolls are now exported more accurately.</li>
<li>System directions exports with the system attribute, providing better
results when creating parts from an imported score.</li>
<li>Flats in part name credits now export with a flat symbol rather than
a lowercase b.</li>
</ul>
<p>Version 8.0 added support for ManuScript changes made to Sibelius
over the past five years. This includes the following new features:
<ul>
<li>Cross-staff notation is exported starting with Sibelius 2021.9.</li>
<li>Scores with annotation items are now exported correctly.</li>
<li>Batch export always exports the score, no matter what part was open
when the file was last saved.</li>
<li>Batch export no longer prompts for saving after each file.</li>
<li>Files are now exported in sorted order during batch export on Mac.</li>
<li>Tied Into ties and tie line styles added in Sibelius 2020.1 are now
exported.</li>
<li>Initial font families for text now export for text without font family
changes.</li>
<li>Initial font sizes now export for text without font size changes.</li>
<li>The default words font is now exported more accurately.</li>
<li>The version number is exported correctly from the new numbering
systems introduced in Sibelius 2018 and Sibelius 2020.</li>
</ul>
<p>Version 8.0 also included the following features and fixes:</p>
<ul>
<li>MusicXML files for each dynamic part can be exported all at once
using the new Export Parts to MusicXML menu item.</li>
<li>Page-aligned text is now exported except for headers and footers.
Positions are based on common default house styles, since plug-ins cannot
access text style definitions.</li>
<li>Text that mixes dynamics with words now exports correctly.</li>
<li>Grace notes are now exported with correct beaming.</li>
<li>Hidden accidentals now export correctly.</li>
<li>Metronome marks with numeric ranges now export correctly.</li>
<li>Concert scores with octave-transposing parts such as guitar and piccolo now
export correctly.</li>
<li>Expressions are now exported as italic text unless overridden in a
specific case.</li>
<li>Text repeats are now exported as bold text unless overridden in a
specific case.</li>
<li>Text repeats at the end of a bar are now exported as right-justified.</li>
<li>Font size changes within text are now exported.</li>
<li>The part name, opus number, and composer dates wildcards are now
exported.</li>
<li>Plain system text, musical structure text, and timecode text are now
exported.</li>
<li>Text on blank pages at the end of a score is now exported.</li>
<li>Direction placement is now exported for directions that are clearly above
or below a staff.</li>
<li>The xml:space attribute is now exported for text that contains line
breaks.</li>
<li>Text preceding metronome marks is now exported more accurately.</li>
<li>Metronome marks followed by text are now exported correctly.</li>
<li>Text repeats now export with playback in cases with simple repeat
structures.</li>
<li>Fingerings on notes following grace notes are exported more accurately.</li>
<li>Multi-line fingerings are now exported as fingerings rather than text.</li>
<li>Hidden time signatures are now exported as hidden.</li>
<li>Additive time signatures are now exported.</li>
<li>Duplicate slurs starting on single notes are no longer exported.</li>
<li>Dynamics mfp and sffzpp are now exported as dynamics rather than text.</li>
<li>Dynamics in the Maestro font are now exported correctly.</li>
<li>More symbols are exported from Sibelius chord fonts, including the
different ALT symbols.</li>
<li>Parts that have an ossia staff and octave-transposing clefs now export
correctly.</li>
<li>Slurs on beamed grace notes at the end of a measure now export
correctly.</li>
<li>Metronome tempo playback is now exported from ranges like 100-120, using
the midpoint of the tempo range.</li>
<li>The MusicXML group is now exported, indicating whether a file is a score
or a part.</li>
<li>Instruments defined with an A# transposition now export the key signature
correctly.</li>
<li>Export no longer hangs in some rare cases with complex tuplets.</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="Limits"></a>Translation Limits</h2>
<p>Any type of translation has limits. Things expressed in one language
sometimes cannot be expressed the same way in another language. Sometimes
the translator does not yet understand all the idioms and vocabulary in both
languages. Dolet and MusicXML provide much greater music notation accuracy
than MIDI translations, but both types of limits apply to this software.</p>
<p>In particular, Dolet 8 for Sibelius is limited to the musical information
provided in ManuScript. Dolet does not have access to custom articulations,
user-defined lines and symbols, stem length, and most house style formatting
information. Guitar bends are exported as slurs.</p>
<p>When Dolet 8 for Sibelius cannot export some notation accurately, it logs
the problem in the MusicXML file using an XML processing instruction. These
processing instructions start with "<?DoletSibelius". You can search for
these processing instructions in the MusicXML file after export to find
known translation limits that were encountered while exporting your Sibelius
file.</p>
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