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Is there a program that will scan printed scores into the MuseScore format, allowing individual parts to be printed?
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Is there a program that will scan printed scores into the MuseScore format, allowing individual parts to be printed?
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There are plenty of them claiming to do so. They are called OMR and output MusicXML. MuseScore can import MusicXML. Depending on the scan quality and the complexity of the piece, it's often faster to enter it from scratch in MuseScore.
In reply to There are plenty of them by [DELETED] 5
There should be a Frequently Asked Questions page about Musescore as this question is often asked!
Scanning a score and producing a clean score is certainly a Holy Grail.
In reply to This would be a good candidate for FAQ! by ozcaveman
Please add it to the "Feature Request" forum.
Regards,
In reply to This would be a good candidate for FAQ! by ozcaveman
pls
In reply to pls by Jerry Yang 8
You just replied to a 7 years old post...
Try https://musescore.com/import, but don't get your hopes too high
It does use @hbitteur's Audiveris mentioned further down in this thread
In reply to You just replied to a 7… by Jojo-Schmitz
So why is this a webbased feature. You want to keep it locked in order to make it a pro feature in the future? Or is somebody doing this manually?
In reply to So why is this a webbased… by fipsie
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In reply to ? [inline:18042904.png] by Shoichi
For me this button just opens the website.
In reply to For me this button just… by fipsie
Where to upload the PDF...
Or download Audiveris if you want to do tests
In reply to Where to upload the PDF… by Shoichi
I tried to use audiveris and did not like it:
1. Based on java.
2. Teribble documentation.
In reply to ? [inline:18042904.png] by Shoichi
Битлз - Облади - Облада.pdf
In reply to So why is this a webbased… by fipsie
It is a webbased feature, because it gets provided by a different program, Audiveris, which is also Open Source.
In reply to It is a webbased feature,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Okay so there is basically a script that pipes my pdf into audiveris and returns the music xml?
In reply to Okay so there is basically a… by fipsie
Yep
In reply to It is a webbased feature,… by Jojo-Schmitz
Would it be possible or maybe is there already a feature that would let me open a pdf behind a transparent score so that I could easily transcribe it? Not exactly OMR but would help me a lot.
In reply to Would it be possible or… by fipsie
I think the development builds from the master branch do that
In reply to I think the development… by Jojo-Schmitz
Okay I can open the pdf in the master branch even though it is hard to read. I found the PDF transcribing assistant but it does not do anything on process.
I set the paper color to transparent But how do I make the score transparent so that i can see the pdf behind the score?
In reply to Would it be possible or… by fipsie
Here is a screen shot of me transcribing a score, perhaps it will help.
![transcribing.png]( "transcribing.png")
I have the PDF in full screen. To scroll the PDF all I have to do is move my mouse over it and spin the wheel.
In reply to Here is a screen shot of me… by mike320
Not sure if I should laugh or cry.
In reply to Here is a screen shot of me… by mike320
Here is what I meant: The pdf is in the background (opaque) and on top of it is the musescore staff.
I can do all of this in the master branch:
1. Load pdf
2. Put it behind the staff
3. Scale staff, measure and space
I am only missing the transparency. Is this possible? Or can this easily be added?
In reply to It is a webbased feature,… by Jojo-Schmitz
What happens to the uploaded pdf? Is it deleted afterwards. I would like to convert copyrighted material
(which I legally bought) in order to transpose it to different instruments.
In reply to What happens to the uploaded… by fipsie
It doesn't get deleted, but is only visible to you (and the website admins)
In reply to pls by Jerry Yang 8
Vigyázz-rám_zongk.-Full-Score.pdf
In reply to [inline:Vigyázz-rám_zongk… by [DELETED] 33147851
Here is your score after scanning your PDF with Photoscore. Warning! There are still mistakes, but you have the essentials.
Vigyàzz ram.mscz
In reply to There are plenty of them by [DELETED] 5
I didn't have much luck getting Finale to do it either.
In reply to Good idea! by JaimeWJr
I have tried to scan in a normal trumpet part from a printed piece of music with both Finale and Audiveris to no avail. Neither program was able to make anything usable, and I agree that it would be faster to put the music into MuseScore from scratch than to try to clean up the mess that resulted from the scan.
If it worked, it would be amazing. A piece of more expensive, professional level OMR software might produce a better result, but I suspect the technology just isn't there yet.
In reply to Agreed by newsome
OMR is harder than OCR.
FYI, I'm now working full time on Audiveris next release, with this "professional level" in mind.
Bye
/Hervé
In reply to OMR is harder than OCR. FYI, by hbitteur
The OCR software I use is called Sharpeye which does an amazing job, very often with very little cleaning up needed, depending on the quality of the original of course.
Sadly there is no Linux version :(
It interfaces neatly with MuseScore via the MusicXML format.
In my erstwhile Finale days I was using it in preference to Finale's OCR import - which in a word is pathetic!
I'm not sure whether it is still in development though - there hasn't been a new version for a couple of years now.
In reply to Sharpeye by ChurchOrganist
Sharpeye is a Commercial Program, available right now on the net in Canada for $149.
In reply to Commercial Program by xavierjazz
I found it HERE for $149 as well (down from $169). It does seem to have a trial version if you click the download link, but I'm swamped right now and don't have time to investigate. $149 seems steep, but then again, if it really does what it says it does, it's worth every penny.
I see the latest version is SharpEye v.2.68, released on March 27, 2010, so it hasn't quite been two years since it's been updated, but it has been a year and a half.
In reply to SharpEye by newsome
In my experience, it's very hard to have good results with Sharpeye or Photoscore. Don't expect them to work out of the box with PDF you'll find online. If you have the paper version and can scan it correctly and it's not too complex music, you may have better results...
In reply to In my experience, it's very by [DELETED] 5
Well I started out with the trial version and was impressed enough to fork out 50 quid to register it.
It's a one time cost - all updates to version 2 are free.
None of these things are perfect - they depend very much on the quality of the original scan - in Sharpeye's case 300dpi black and white is what gives the best results.
Sharpeye has worked well for me within these confines however.