How well/poorly does the scanning software associated with MS work?
The subject line says pretty much all. I'd really like folks' impression and experience using this scan score feature. I have looked for years for reliable scanning software to convert pdf's into MS notation, but I have found that it is either way too complicated for my non-techie brain or just too much work reconciling the finished scan.
Any advice appreciated!
Scott
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If you mean the free open source program Audiveris that is used internally by the web service that "File / Import PDF" from within MuseScore takes you to, I'd say, most people would agree it's not really state of the art. it's actually a pretty full featured program capable when used manually - installed on your own computer and with the customizations this makes possible. But used in its full automatic mode as it necessarily is here, results are to me seldom so good that it's easier to correct the errors than to simply enter the music manually.
People do have more success with some of the various other commercial programs out there, but still, bottom line for me is, it's seldom good enough that I couldn't enter the music better myself in less time.
In reply to If you mean the free open… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks, Marc, for your candid answer. I have looked for quite a long time for something, but it has always just been not worth the effort, only have to fix countless mistakes.
Someday?
Scott
In reply to Thanks, Marc, for your… by scottw46
Probably at least a few days after Siri becomes an equally error-free way of entering text compared to typing. On a good keyboard, that is - some might argue it's already as good as typing on a tiny virtual iPhone keyboard.