Music
Scanning
Tips
'n' Trix
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Tip:
Scan music into Finale or Sibelius from a PDF file.
The
issue:
Many publishers
are now supplying downloadable music in PDF format. What if you want
to transpose it to a different key? The built-in "Lite" scanning
software in both Finale and Sibelius will not let you open a PDF.
Start
PhotoScore Professional. Select a PDF file by going to File>Open.
When
PhotoScore specifies a recommended DPI resolution, accept it.
If you don't get a good interpretation, try it again with a higher
or lower DPI setting.
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Allow
PhotoScore to read and interpret the PDF. Don't worry about any
perception errors it makes at this point.
Correct
the errors later in Finale or Sibelius.
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If
you want to send it to Sibelius for transposition just click the
"Make into Sibelius document" icon on PhotoScore's toolbar.
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If
you want to send it to Finale for transposition, select "Save
As..." from PhotoScore's File menu, and select "MusicXML"
as the format. Give it a filename. The extension "XML"
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go to Finale's File menu and select MusicXML> Import and open
the file you saved in PhotoScore. |
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