Converting .mscz to PDF
Howdy everyone!
Am going to post this a few different places, my apologies for the repetition! This has also been posted in the Support and Bug Reports forum.
I'm having problems saving an A3-sized score to PDF. The PDF is blank.
Have written a piece for a composition competition, but have to go to a printer for the scores. The printer needs PDF files, and mine are all blank.
The deadline to mail the scores is this Monday, Oct 31 2011...
Would anyone out there be willing and able to convert the scores for me? I'm thinking it would work to send the .mscz files to someone, have them saved as PDF and then sent back?
Is that possible?
Thanks, MS Community!
Seabass
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Sharing the MSCZ file should work if you didn't use special fonts in it. You can send me a message if you want : http://musescore.org/en/user/4/contact
But why is the PDF blank ? Which version of MuseScore are you using? On which platform? Do you try to save as PDF or print on PDF?
In reply to Sharing the MSCZ file should by [DELETED] 5
I'm finishing up the score editing now and should have them to you in a bit.
Using MuseScore 1.1 and Mac OSX 10.5.8. When I save as PDF on an A3-sized score, the preview is blank. When I went to the printer, it printed blank too.
If I save it on A4-size paper, the preview and printing are fine...
I don't get it. But I spent a lot of time trying to figure it out and just need to finish at this point.
Thanks so much for helping!
Seabass
In reply to Sharing the MSCZ file should by [DELETED] 5
Thanks again! Here are the first two movements...
In reply to Sharing the MSCZ file should by [DELETED] 5
Third movement...
In reply to Sharing the MSCZ file should by [DELETED] 5
...and the final movement.
In reply to The Blank PDFs by RogerRabbit95
done
In reply to done by [DELETED] 5
That was FAST, and they look great!
Merci beaucoup!
Hello! I've got the same problem - my file is attached... could someone convert it to .pdf for me? Thanks! You could sent it to my email at 'destroyzach@gmail.com'
Thanks so much!
Zach
In reply to PDF Conversion by zzurn
Here it is.
Hello Could you transfer this file to pdf? Thank you
In reply to Hi by jullynous
here we go
In reply to here we go by Jojo-Schmitz
Can you please tell me how to convert this score to pdf so i can save it to my usb drive and print it off a separate computer that doesnt have the program?
In reply to Can you please tell me how to by abm0791
Simply save as pdf. In 2.0 use the export submenu instead
BTW, for those Mac users needing files converted to PDF because Save As... PDF doesn't work on their systems, it should work to create a free account on musescore.com, upload your score, and let musescore.com convert it to PDF for you.
In reply to BTW, it should work to create by Marc Sabatella
Does Print>PDF work?
I'm having a somewhat similar problem; I only have access to a public computer and can't download musescore to convert the file to PDF, and I have no idea how to do it otherwise. Does anyone have any tricks for this?
If anyone could help me with this I'd greatly appreciate it!
In reply to Similar problem by michellezwi
Where did you get the MSCZ file from? an you not also get a PDF from the same source?
Anyhow, two options come to mind. One is to create a free MuseScore.com account and up.oad the file there, which will then allow you to download the PDF. The other is to install the "portable apps" version of MuseScore (Google should turn it up), which allows you to run it directly from a thumb drive.
Of course, for just this file, I imagine someone who is sitting at their computer right now might be able to just do the conversion for you.
In reply to Similar problem by michellezwi
here we go
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
In reply to HI! Can you convert these files for me please! by vanvanero
sorry forgot to say PDF
In reply to HI! Can you convert these files for me please! by vanvanero
Have you tried to do so yourself>? There used to be a bug in the system used by MsueScore to produce PDF files that would produce blank pages on some people's systems (certain version of MacOS, I believe), and that's why in the past sometimes some people needed help creating PDF's. But I don't think that bug still exists (or does it)? Have you tried File->Save As and selecting PDF? If your are on Mac, have you tried the facility for creating PDF's that it is built in to MacOS? And have you tried the approach of creating an account on musescore.com and letting it do the conversion for you?
To convert your Muse score to PDF:
1- Go to the "SAVE AS" window
2- Just under "FILE NAME" is "SAVE AS TYPE"
3- Select PDF
In reply to Simple Solution to PDF converting by dawn41182
Not quite sure why you revive this old thread, but exactly your solution didn't work for those people reporting the issue here, apparently some problem on Mac with save as PDF
Can You please turn mine into a pdf!
In reply to Can You please turn mine into by Dynamtie6464
File/Export
Welcome ;-)
In reply to Can You please turn mine into by Dynamtie6464
The Information above was valid for MuseScore 1.x, in 2.0 it is File/Export, just as Shoichi wrote
Hello. I have written a komposition in a Musescore program, but I have to make it as a pdf file.
Could you help me?
Thanks!
Rondo.mscz
In reply to Hello. I have written a by musekomp
You can easily do this yourself, in MuseScore 2.0 just go to File → Export and pick PDF (it is the default, but remembers whatever you last used for an Export Format).
And in MuseScore 1.1 (pretty old, any specific reason not tu upgrade to 1.3 or better 2.0? Unless you're on Mac OSX 10.4+ Universal, I can't see any reason not to upgrade), which this score apparently has been creared with, it is in File → Save As.
However, MuseScore 2.0 reports your score to be corrupt, so you'd better first fix it:
Measure 57 Staff 2 incomplete. Expected: 3/4; Found: 1/4
See https://musescore.org/en/node/54721
It also has several slurs andf hairpins that have been used wronglyy, dragged by mouse rather then extenden via shift+right. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/slurs#adjustments and https://musescore.org/en/handbook/hairpins#edit-hairpin
Attached a Version with fixed corruption, saved in MuseScore 1.3, along with the PDF created with the same version. I left the slurs and hairpins untouched, they look vialually OK in 1.x, but go bad pretty when loading them into 2.0
In reply to Hello. I have written a by musekomp
To convert a score to PDF, click FILE>Export, and then ensure that PDF appears in the 'Save as type' field in the dialog box which wil appear. Give the file the name you wish and save it in the directory you prefer.
However, there are a number of typographic issues to resolve before that file is ready to print or publish, so you might want to work over the formatting, etc., a bit more before converting it to PDF.
Here are three examples:
1. A dynamic mark floating in the margins between two pages.
![graphic issues 1.png]()
2. Slurs/ties/phrase-marks which need adjusting.
![graphic issues 2.png]()
3. A number of collisions as well as ottavas which run off the edge of the page.
![graphic issues 3.png]()
In reply to To convert a score to PDF, by Recorder485
@Recorder485: I've noticed that too, but then File ↠ Info revealed that this score got created with MuseScore 1.1, so I opened it in 1.3, it looks quite OK there, even with the problems it does contain. It looks pretty bad in 2.0 though.
In reply to @Recorder485: I've noticed by Jojo-Schmitz
I did wonder about that, but when I checked File>Info, it showed up as created by 2.0.1--probably because I opened it with that version and told the program to ignore the corruption. (EDIT TO ADD: Hmmm...very odd. When I opened it again (in 2.0.1) and told the program to display the details of the corruption, I got the same message you did, and after that, when I checked INFO I saw it had been created with 1.1)
This discussion does highlight the problem of 'mousing' certain elements into place, however. For most users, I think that click-and-drag editing tends to be the instinctive method they try first, and if that appears to work, they call it done and move on to the next element. The problems only appear later when the line- and page-breaks shift automatically as stretch and scaling are adjusted.
Is there a reason mouse-editing for voltas, ottavas, hairpins, etc., cannot be made the equivalent of stretching them using SHIFT+→ ?
In reply to I did wonder about that, but by Recorder485
Well, sometimes you *do* need to make fine adjustments, so we definitely need both methods. Which specific shortcut or gesture corresponds to which method is certainly open to discussion, though.
In reply to To convert a score to PDF, by Recorder485
Important to know: its better to open 1.1 files in 1.3 and save the score, and open the saved result in version 2. MuseScore 1.3 save much more layout information as opposed v 1.1.
If the resulting layout still looks bad: Ctrl+A and Ctrl+R to reset the layouting can do wonders.
In reply to Important to know: its better by Thomas
Ah, yes, I had completely forgotten about this 1.1 vs. 1.3 thing
Hello Could you transfer this file to pdf?
https://musescore.com/user/8846711/scores/1969536
In reply to Hello Could you transfer this by Bekzyia Buribaeva
On the page MuseScore.com click the appropriate button
In reply to On the page MuseScore.com by Shoichi
Thanks so much!
In reply to Hello Could you transfer this by Bekzyia Buribaeva
Better yet, just go to "File / Export" from within MuseScore.
Hi, I am also having a big problem with converting it to a PDF file. Can someone please covert from mscz to PDF? Please, I would be so grateful. I actually need it by today.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4NRxOZ-0iO-cDA4aEtjRUtxdFk
In reply to Hi, I am also having a big by shafreen
That file has restricted access, so we can't help you by that route.
But did you read any of the above? Just go to the File menu in MuseScore and choose Export. Or, choose Save Online, and then download the PDF from the website.
In reply to That file has restricted by Isaac Weiss
Sorry I don't think I logged in as I did it. I actually have no access to my laptop either right now.
In reply to Sorry I don't think I logged by shafreen
I emailed it to you just now since it's an emergency and you don't have it with you. In future, just go to File -> Export within MuseScore and choose PDF.
May you please convert this into pdf.
In reply to May you please convert this by Dynamtie6464
You can do it yourself from within MuseScore. Just click on the File menu and choose "Export". If that doesn't work for you then let us know and we will try to help, but nobody is going to do it for you until you have given it a proper go yourself.
In reply to You can do it yourself from by shoogle
I have just converted it for you :)
It is as simple as File>Export>PDF :)
Some type of Duet.pdf
In reply to May you please convert this by Dynamtie6464
By the way. Is this score exactly as you intended? Not a criticism, just an observation :)