Document how to scan a score and import into Musescore
Not sure if this should be in Feature Request or Documentation.
A frequently asked question is how to scan a score and enter into Musescore.
The answer is to use another program to do the scanning then save in MusicXML format.
Next, import into Musescore.
Here is a partial list of programs - they are all commercial programs.
Photoscore
http://www.neuratron.com/photoscore.htm
Sharpeye
http://www.music-scanning.com/sharpeye.html
Smartscore
http://www.musitek.com/
Charles
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http://audiveris.kenai.com/
In reply to Open Source. by xavierjazz
If you have an account on this forum or on MuseScore.com, log in and go to http://musescore.com/import. Upload your PDF and you will receive an email with a MuseScore file if the conversion engine worked on your PDF.
In reply to Now another option by [DELETED] 5
Excellent! It works really well. I had just to restore the ligations.
Musitek Midi edition costs Euro 49 and looks like the cheapest
In reply to Musitek Midi edition costs by kevin.mannerings
Definitely not, Audiveris is free http://audiveris.org
In reply to Definitely not, Audiveris is by [DELETED] 5
Well, I have reinstalled Java and tried the lauch program for Audiveris several times, it doesn't even produce an error message. Any ideas?
In reply to Well, I have reinstalled Java by kevin.mannerings
What operating system?
Anyhow, even if you don't install it yourself, you can use the online service on musescore.com, which uses Audiveris under the hood.
In reply to What operating by Marc Sabatella
It fails to work most of the time and does not tell you why.
In reply to Well, I have reinstalled Java by kevin.mannerings
I have the same issu..
@ozcaveman
The URL which you gave for SharpEye is out of date and expired. Here is a link direct to the original SharpEye website:
http://www.visiv.co.uk/
I'm trying to submit a scanned PDF file of an early 19th century score for conversion to MuseScore using MuseScore's implementation of Audiveris. I tried scanning the page with two different applications (one the HP scanning software that came with my scanner/printer, the other with Adobe Scan (on my iPhone). Both scans failed to be converted. Does anyone have experience scanning and submitting PDF files of old (early 19th century) scores? Thanks
In reply to I'm trying to submit a… by theorbo-ak
https://musescore.com/import
Best results are obtained with gray level images and a resolution around 300 DPI
In reply to https://musescore.com/import… by Shoichi
Hi, I scanned both times at 300 dpi, and I used grey-scale.
In reply to Hi, I scanned both times at… by theorbo-ak
I picked out a score I scanned in to a JPEG, put it in a PDF with LibreOffice draw, and uploaded it. The result came back in under a minute (it blinks every few seconds to show it's working, I guess) and the result missed a few notes but it was fairly accurate.
I've atch'd the jPEG, see if your scan was as good a quality.
In reply to I'm trying to submit a… by theorbo-ak
You can't expect a conventional OCR app to read a music score.
I've found that PhotoScore is the most successful music-scanning app available. You can download a trial version I believe to try it out on your 19th century score.
You can also use PlayScore 2 for this. Simply take a photo of your sheet music or import a score from online. You then have the option to save your music as an MusicXML file for import into MuseScore. Please note you'll need the professional subscription of PlayScore 2 to access the MusicXML feature.
https://www.playscore.co/blog/scanning-music-into-musescore.