IWBNI it were possible to specify the resolution that is used by Finale for a given document. This would simplify the task of optimizing a document for a specific printer or graphic-file resolution.

As it is now, the resolution used by Finale is incompatible with the resolution of most output devices. In Finale, the resolution of most entities is 1 EVPU which is 1/288th of an inch when all resize percentages are set to 100%. For some entities, the resolution is 1 EFIX which is 1/64th of an EVPU. With only a few exceptions, the resolution of a printer is a power of two times 300 dpi (e.g. 300, 600, 1200, 2400). The resolution used for graphics files varies and is generally chosen to be compatible with the resolution of a given printer or monitor.

This feature could be implemented by adding a menu item called Resolution to the Document Settings submenu of the Options menu. This menu item would display a new dialog box called Resolution that could have the following controls:

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Resolution Dialog Box

Absolute Units: ____ per |list box of standard units {inches, centimeters, points}|

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For example, when engraving scores that are to be printed on a 600 dpi printer, one could specify that there be 600 absolute units per inch. In this case, the resolution of all entities in Finale would be 600 dpi (rather than the normal 288 dpi or 64*288 dpi).

The menu item Options>Measurement Units>EVPUs could be replaced by Options>Measurement Units>Absolute Units.

The term "absolute units" used here is borrowed from the Notation Interchange File Format (NIFF) Specification version 6a3 which states the following:

Absolute units are the writing program's own choice of units, declared in the Setup Section NIFF Information chunk.  The unit choice is expressed in two field values: the standard unit (inches, centimeters, or points), and the number of absolute units per standard unit.  For example, if the resolution used by the writing program were 4000 dots per inch, the writing program would choose a standard unit of "inches" and the number of absolute units per standard unit would be 4000.