Import failures
Hi Peoples,
please - has anyone found the "import from .pdf" option to be successful?
... a 37 bar piece as simple SATB imports with so many errors it is of little use.
Any pointers as to enable correct transcription? Thank you.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| Almighty_and_everlasting_God_Gibbons.pdf | 55.07 KB |
| AaEG_OG.mscz | 19.96 KB |
Comments
The MuseScore option File > Import PDF... relies on the Audiveris open-source app.
Some users on this forum have achieved much better recognition by downloading the Audiveris app, installing it on their own PC, and then experimenting with its configuration settings.
Product description: https://audiveris.en.lo4d.com/windows
Download page: https://audiveris.en.lo4d.com/download
The import from PDF, the optical music recognition, does not work perfectly. Although your PDF has a quite good quality, some things are not recognized. Sometimes it is faster to write the score by hand than to correct such errors.
There is a standalone, free program called 'Audiveris' (which is also used by MuseScore as a cloud service - as far as I know). I have edited your PDF using my local Audiveris program. The result seems to be better, but it generates errors on other measures. There is a possibility to correct errors already there; unfortunately the program is not easy to use.
There are also commercial programs. Maybe these are a bit better, but certainly not perfect either. I have never used one.
Attached is the raw mxl file as output by Audiveris. It can be opened in MuseScore, but still needs some rework.
DanielR - thank you kindly for your suggestion - I shall give it a try, cheers.
In reply to DanielR - thank you kindly… by Bebbspoke
FWIW my scanner did a good job on the notes, but does not do lyrics.
In reply to DanielR - thank you kindly… by Bebbspoke
For example: user @Mr Fox installed Audiveris locally and reported improved recognition:
"I use a locally installed version of Audiveris and depending on the PDF quality I also get title and lyrics."
See post in a thread titled "Does import PDF include text?":
https://musescore.org/en/node/354248#comment-1206581
In reply to For example: user @Mr Fox… by DanielR
See my mxl file above. It is the uncorrected output of my locally installed Audiveris.
Lyrics are partly recognized.
In reply to See my mxl file above. It is… by HildeK
I have Audiveris. The UI is extremely complex. I don't use it often because I'd really like to just input a PDF and have it read.
To all those who think that optical music recognition (OMR) does not do a good job, here is the anthem in MuseScore 3 format, complete with lyrics.
I have made no corrections to the generated MusicXML, and in MuseScore I added only Title and Composer. The voice parts still play as Piano, so they need to be reset. I also did Ctrl+A then Ctrl+R, to reset the formatting. That's all.
And this was achieved with a very old Windows commercial OMR program with a DOS-like interface - SharpEye (now part of Neuratron/Photoscore).. Here's a link to SharpEye's ancient web page:
http://www.visiv.co.uk/