File Conversion
Hello,
Musescore only accepts mscz files. How do I convert a PDF in to a mscz file?
Many thanks,
Dominic
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Hello,
Musescore only accepts mscz files. How do I convert a PDF in to a mscz file?
Many thanks,
Dominic
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Inside the menu file->import pdf...
But don't expect too much, it's more experimental.
In reply to Inside the menu file->import… by kuwitt
im wondering if i can convert flp files to musescore? if so then please tell me how
thanks
In reply to im wondering if i can… by navadahlane50
Only if you can export them in best case as Musicxml file or at least as midi file with the original app to import them with MuseScore.
In reply to im wondering if i can… by navadahlane50
Look in the Handbook to see what formats MuseScore can import. Then look at your software and see if it can export to one of those formats. MusciXML is probably best, MIDI just about acceptable, PDF a bit hit-or-miss.
Welcome Dominic,
File/Import PDF...
or use https://musescore.com/import (which basically is the same thing)
In reply to or use https://musescore.com… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you all for your responses!
Unfortunately, (I've tried this twice) although it says my PDF is : "Status Queued", I received the following message:
"Something went wrong processing the file, please try again. If you keep experiencing the issue, please let us know with the following error status: 502"
All I want to do is to be able to add my scores on to YouTube recordings and I've been trying to do this for about 6 hours, is this the only way?
I would appreciate your thoughts
Best wishes,
Dominic
In reply to Thank you all for your… by pddegrande
Add some information about the PDF file, size, resolution, source (generated with a notational software?).
But, as said, don't make too many illusions
In reply to Add some information about… by Shoichi
It's 228 Kb
Resolution is 596 × 908
Generated with Sibelius
In reply to It's 228 Kb… by pddegrande
It would be easier, if you would export it as musicxml file with Sibelius and open this exported file with MuseScore.
In reply to It's 228 Kb… by pddegrande
Just wondering. How do most people go about this? Do they start off with compatible files, if so, how?
Thanks,
Dominic
In reply to Just wondering. How do most… by pddegrande
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/file-formats
and especially for sharing sheet music between different scorewriters:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/file-formats#musicxml
Regards.
In reply to Just wondering. How do most… by pddegrande
MusicXML is absolutely the One True Way to share scores between different notation programs. It's not perfect, but it's always going to be 10 times better than MIDI (the second best choice) and 10000 times better than PDF. A PDF is really just a picture and contains no useful musical information at all.
In reply to Thank you all for your… by pddegrande
Thank you!
In reply to Thank you! by pddegrande
Thanks again...
Does anybody have an opinion of whether musescore is the best or only way to get you score onto YouTube in the first place?
Thanks,
Dominic
In reply to Thanks again… by pddegrande
YouTube really doesn't enter it that I can see - the question is whether MuseScore is the best / only way to create a score. It's certainly not the only - tons of other notation programs out there. And a couple of the >$500 programs would generally be considered better. But no doubt MuseScore is the best free option :-), and actually it competes well with most of the commercial programs.
Once you have a score into MuseScore or any other notation program, making a video is easy enough.
In reply to YouTube really doesn't enter… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc, ps.. as its a share site does this mean other people can download your scores? If so would have to contact you if they wanted to use them right?
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In reply to Thanks Marc, ps.. as its a… by pddegrande
NOt sure what you mean. YouTube is indeed a sharing site, but it isn't about scores - it is about videos. So sure, if share a video of your score, people can download those videos. That doesn't mean they have any special access to your scores, any more than the fact that people can download videos of your cat means they have access to your cat.
In reply to NOt sure what you mean. … by Marc Sabatella
Sorry, I meant on musescore?
In reply to Sorry, I meant on musescore? by pddegrande
You mean musescore.com I assume? This indeed is a score sharing site ad scores you publish there can get downloaded by everyone without asking you.
In reply to Sorry, I meant on musescore? by pddegrande
The whole point of musescore.com is to share scores, indeed. But you don't need to use that web site to use MuseScore. You can create scores entirely on your computers, no sharing involved. And if you wish to create a video of your score to upload to YouTube, you can do that using the same sort of screen lasting software you would use to make videos of a score on Sibelius or of any other program (eg, OBS Studio). MuseScore.com does indeed provide a simple way of doing this, but if you don't want to share your score, you probably don't want that. It is possible to make scores private however.