import from pdf
Hi
I imported a pdf file into musescore. It has made a good effort but part way through it has split the bars so that each new bar begins on what should be Beat 3 (It is in 4/4 time).
Please could someone tell me if it is possible to realign it so that the timing is correct again?
Thank you
Mary
Comments
Tools > Measure > Join selected measures
In reply to Tools > Measures > Join… by Jojo-Schmitz
What does this mean please?
In reply to What does this mean please? by littlemary
That's the menu to be used
In reply to That's the menu to be used by Jojo-Schmitz
I don't have a measures option under tools?
In reply to I don't have a measures… by littlemary
Bar? In the British translations Measures are Bars
In reply to Bars? In the British… by Jojo-Schmitz
I am a little confused as to how to fix this. I have uploaded the original PDF and the result of Musescore translation.
It all starts to go wrong when the time signature briefly changes from 4/4 to 2/4 for one bar at Bar 5.
It is basically a valiant effort but occasionally gets confused in a way I am struggling to correct.
I would appreciate any ideas you may have.
Thank you
In reply to I am a little confused as to… by littlemary
The PDF import technology is still in ist infancy. You'd be much better of transscribing that piece 'by hand', it's most probably easier and quicker than fixed the import
In reply to The PDF import technology is… by Jojo-Schmitz
OK, thank you for your replies, Mary
In reply to OK, thank you for your… by littlemary
Here's an attempt at fix it up to at least the first 3 systems
In reply to Here's an attempt at fix it… by Jojo-Schmitz
Wow, thank you.
So it can be done.
Can you give me any tips on how to correct it more, as it goes out of sync again later.
I appreciate this may be too difficult to explain so not to worry if that is the case.
Thank for your help so far.
Mary
In reply to Wow, thank you. So it can be… by littlemary
Step by step, measure by measure. cut/copy and paste, or re-enter manually
In reply to Step by step, measure by… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you.
I will give it my best shot - it will be good practice for me as I have only been using Musescore for a few weeks and I am a beginner on the piano.
I will let you know when I have cracked it!
Thanks again.
Mary
In reply to Thank you. I will give it my… by littlemary
And yet another result from other PDF software. You'll need to fix the pick up measure and add the D note in measures like 10. Other than those things, plus measure 5, I think this is very close.
In reply to And yet another result from… by bobjp
Thank you but I am unable to open this file, which program does it use?
In reply to Thank you but I am unable to… by littlemary
MuseScore does open XML. It compölains about this not being valid MusicXML though, but if ypu just ignore that and load it anyway, it works
In reply to I used 7Zip. WinZip should… by Jojo-Schmitz
Ok, thanks, I will give it a go.
In reply to I used 7Zip. WinZip should… by Jojo-Schmitz
The XML file doesn't give me an option to open with Musescore, I can't find how to download the XML file. When I click it just opens up a lot of coded instructions.
In reply to The XML file doesn't give me… by littlemary
In MuseScore use File > Open
In reply to In MuseScore use File > Open by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes but I cannot download the XML file in order to locate it.
In reply to Yes but I cannot download… by littlemary
Right click, save as
In reply to Right click, save as by Jojo-Schmitz
That was my first thought but no ' save as ' option appears. Just things like copy link or save link.
In reply to Right click, save as by Jojo-Schmitz
This is what happens when I attempt to open it.
In reply to This is what happens when I… by littlemary
Save it.
In reply to Save it. by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you, success.
In reply to Save it. by Jojo-Schmitz
Do you know which program created the XML file?
In reply to Do you know which program… by littlemary
Yes
In reply to Do you know which program… by littlemary
Neuratron PhotoScore, as the XML reveals
In reply to Neuratron PhotoScore, as the… by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you
In reply to Thank you by littlemary
Yes, I used a very old version of PhotoScore Lite. Not free. It comes with Sibelius. Sometimes it works well. Sometimes not. That's part of the joy of computers. I'm old enough to go back way before any of this was possible. When I graduated from music school, a computer was something that took up a floor of a building. The output was a teletype.
In reply to Yes, I used a very old… by bobjp
Thank you so much for this, it is a very good version.
I too remember when computers were that big, I was a computer programmer back in the 1970's. I worked for Norwich Union (now Aviva) and they had ICL 1900 computers which took up the entire basement of the offices and had to be air conditioned at all times.
I think they would have struggled to run something like Sibelius and Photoscore!
Thanks again for your help.
In reply to Thank you so much for this,… by littlemary
One last thought. There are many notation choices made in this piece that seem confusing and possibly unnecessary. Writing for piano is not like writing for instruments with more sustain. So the tendency might be to over compensate. But maybe that's just me.
In reply to One last thought. There are… by bobjp
Thanks for your feedback.
I think you are right and that is one of the reasons I wanted to upload this to Musescore..... so I could edit it and make it easier for me to attempt to play.
Thanks again.
In reply to Thanks for your feedback. I… by littlemary
What has uploading to musescore(.com) got to do with this?
In reply to What has uploading to… by Jojo-Schmitz
I was just saying that being able to upload the PDF to Musescore has enabled me to edit the piece.
In reply to I was just saying that being… by littlemary
I see. Not an upload at all then. Rather an import (of a PDF into the MuseScore Editor). Not a single bit travels the network into any direction.
Sorry for being picky here, but terminology does matter
In reply to I see by Jojo-Schmitz
Yes, I understand.
Apologies, I am a newbie to Musescore and still learning.
Probably best to add new instrument(s) and then copy and paste into the correct position then delete the original instrument once done.