1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:08,132 One of the biggest improvements we've made in MuseScore 4 has to do with the engraving – 2 00:00:08,132 --> 00:00:10,720 – the way the scores themselves look. 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:16,000 Actually it's not one big improvement, but rather hundreds of tiny little improvements 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:19,760 that will make your scores appear more polished and professional. 5 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:24,320 If you're opening a score from an older version  of MuseScore, you may notice some differences. 6 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:27,920 This video briefly shows you how  your scores might be affected. 7 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:31,920 We've made some significant  changes to beams, slurs and ties, 8 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:34,499 horizontal spacing, and page layout. 9 00:00:34,499 --> 00:00:37,470 These changes have meant re-writing  some of our engraving algorithms 10 00:00:37,470 --> 00:00:41,840 and setting new default positions for various kinds of notated elements. 11 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:46,400 So if in an earlier version of MuseScore you found yourself manually adjusting 12 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:49,430 something like this beam because you didn't like its default position, 13 00:00:49,430 --> 00:00:52,931 then those manual adjustments may  appear differently in MuseScore 4 14 00:00:52,931 --> 00:00:55,840 because the default positions for beams have now changed. 15 00:00:55,840 --> 00:01:00,239 Or here, for example, where the spacing  between these notes is pretty inconsistent. 16 00:01:00,239 --> 00:01:02,991 You might have previously tried to adjust the layout stretch 17 00:01:02,991 --> 00:01:05,150 or the leading space to fix this. 18 00:01:05,150 --> 00:01:08,800 In MuseScore 4, we've had to reset the  layout stretch so our new horizontal 19 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:14,480 spacing system can work its magic. Now these  notes look consistently spaced, by default. 20 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,812 You might have also moved slurs like these, for example, 21 00:01:16,812 --> 00:01:20,596 so that they're closer to their associated note stems or beams. 22 00:01:20,596 --> 00:01:24,800 Slurs in MuseScore 4 will now adopt these positions automatically. 23 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,931 The good news is that our new default positions across the board 24 00:01:27,931 --> 00:01:29,957 are much better than they were before, 25 00:01:29,957 --> 00:01:33,517 meaning you'll need to make far fewer  manual adjustments in your new scores. 26 00:01:33,517 --> 00:01:36,750 And while we do try to preserve as much of the manual customisation 27 00:01:36,750 --> 00:01:39,944 you might have previously made, we'd like to encourage you now to 28 00:01:39,944 --> 00:01:44,392 manually reset these styles when you open your older scores in MuseScore 4. 29 00:01:44,392 --> 00:01:46,880 Resetting your styles is really easy: 30 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:52,400 First, go to Format > Style and then click "Reset all styles to default". 31 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:57,680 And as an additional step, select everything  by using Control A (or Command A on a Mac), 32 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,960 and then go to Format > Reset shapes and positions. 33 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:05,445 Now your score will use our new default  positions and improved algorithms. 34 00:02:05,445 --> 00:02:07,788 For a more thorough look at all our engraving improvements, 35 00:02:07,788 --> 00:02:09,944 and how they might affect your older scores, 36 00:02:09,944 --> 00:02:13,211 check out this detailed article on the MuseScore.org website 37 00:02:13,211 --> 00:02:16,056 (linked in the description below). And as always, 38 00:02:16,056 --> 00:02:18,718 be sure to subscribe to this channel to learn about new updates 39 00:02:18,718 --> 00:02:21,974 and feature improvements in MuseScore.