Ability to Import TablEdit Files
I notice that MuseScore 4 will import Guitar Pro files and also, in pilot, PowerTab files. I have a website (https://www.stevemcwilliam.co.uk/guitar/tab.htm) with a large number of TablEdit files on it for free download and I have been a user of TablEdit since 1994. I would very much like to make the pages of files I currently have available made available on the MuseScore library in Musescore (.mscz) format.
I have attempted exporting from TablEdit in MusicXML, Midi and pdf formats but have come across many issues which at present I do not have the ability to solve. An import mechanisms/function in MuseScore to accept TablEdit (.tef) files would assist greatly and would ease my learning curve and workload as well as providing the ability for many hundreds of thousands of TablEdit users to follow my example.
Many thanks for any help you can provide in this direction.
The TablEdit author (Matthieu Leschemelle) can be contacted via: matt0308@tabledit.com and the website can be seen over at: https://tabledit.com/
Cheers,
Steve J. McWilliam (SteveMcBill)
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Same issue ... following this thread closely.
Hello,
I've just written a specification for the new TablEdit 3.0 file format, in effect since 2020.
I'm at the disposal of MuseScore developers.
Best regards
Matthieu Leschemelle
Hi Steve,
could you explain what issues prevent you from using MusicXML ? Depending on the complexity of the TablEdit file format, native support in MuseScore could require significant effort. The aim of MusicXML was to reduce this effort by having a single interchange format. Thus developer time may be better spent on improving MusicXML transfer between TablEdit and MuseScore.
Regards, Leon.
Hi Matthieu,
could you share the specification of the TablEdit 3.0 file format with me ?
Regards, Leon.
Am looking into this. Currently investigating the file format. Note: no commitment for actual implementation yet.
Regards, Leon.
In reply to Am looking into this… by Leon Vinken
Did you manage to get a format specification? Can you share it?
In reply to Did you manage to get a… by yonah_ag
Yes, I have received the specification. I am also in contact with Matthieu Leschemelle.
The specification is copyrighted, I don't know if I am allowed to share it.
Regards, Leon.
In reply to Yes, I have received the… by Leon Vinken
Leon,
Having been in recent discussion with Matthieu regarding this matter I know he would be appreciative if the TablEdit file format specification was NOT shared without his express permission.
Cheers,
Steve
Steve J. McWilliam
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In reply to Leon, Having been in recent… by SteveMcBill
Thanks for clarifying.
In reply to Yes, I have received the… by Leon Vinken
Question is whether code based on a spec that is under an NDA would be allowed into MuseScore's code base.
Seems a matter of maintainability, if only one programmer (not even member of the core/staff team) has access to the 'secret sauce' needed.
In reply to Question is whether code… by Jojo-Schmitz
To further clarify, I did not have to sign an NDA to get the spec. I simply cannot share it myself as it is copyrighted, the header contains:
To get a copy, contact Matthieu Leschemelle.
In reply to To further clarify, I did… by Leon Vinken
Seems fine then
Created issue https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/26144
In reply to Created issue https://github… by Leon Vinken
This is pretty exciting. Thanks for you work on TablEdit import!!