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Format

Enigma Binary File (Finale)

Summary

Name
Enigma Binary File (Finale)
Version
3+
Identifiers
PUID: fmt/397
Format type
Dataset
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 Originally made for MacOS in 1988 it was later made available for Microsoft Windows.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'.
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
File extensions
mus
Source
National Library of New Zealand / National Library of New Zealand

Relationships

Is subsequent version of

Internal signatures

Enigma Binary File (Finale) 3+

Note
BOF; Offset: 0; Magic Bytes: 'Enigma Binary File'; Version info can be found within the file but this is a generic signature to cover all versions from 3 onwards.

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length
Absolute from BOF
Offset
0
Max offset
0
Byte Sequence
454E49474D412042494E4152592046494C45
Endianness
None

Changelog

  • Updated in V118

    Release date
    30 April 2024

    Enigma Binary File (Finale) 3+: Updated description, note field and modified the signature by removing the string 'Final ®' as this can be replaced with the string 'PrintMusic®'. Submitted by Brigham Young University.

  • Added in V58

    Release date
    21 March 2012

    Enigma Binary File (Finale): Signature submitted by National Library of New Zealand.

    Enigma Binary File (Finale): Submission from National Library of New Zealand. Outline entry added.