PDF import in Musescore 2 doesn't work - anyone else having problems
I have successfully used Musescore 1.3 with the Audiveris plug-in for some time. I was exited when 2.0 was released and the whole process was moved online. However, now matter what I try I cannot get the PDF import website (https://musescore.com/import) to recognise my PDF file. I can open the same file in my local copy of Audiveris, it just won't import into the website.
The error I get is attached.
Is anyone else having problems and if so, has anyone worked out how to resolve it?
Thanks,
Paul 
Comments
Could you attach the PDF file?
I can tell you that for the past couple of months every time I've tried the conversion result has been "unsuccessful", but I've always been able to get the PDF uploaded in the first place.
Thanks for reporting this issue and sharing the screenshot. Could you send the pdf file to support @ musescore dot com? Also, I'd like to know which browser you are using and on which operating system. Thanks for your help.
Hi there. I cannot import pdf into Musescore 2. Is there someting I can adjust to overcome this problem. Love Musescore
In reply to Hi there. I cannot import pdf by Clarimus
Unfortunately, there's a reason the PDF converter is called "experimental"—it very often for no apparent reason is completely unable to process any given PDF file.
I have been opening pdf's in Photoscore, saving as xml then opening the xml in Musescore 2. Some very minor problems easily rectified in Musescore 2
Every time I hit on pdf conversion, and then click select file - I get a blank gray page. Any help? I'm using a Mac but tried several different browsers.
In reply to Every time I hit on pdf by graywhale
@graywhale could you send the PDF you want to convert to support @ musescore.com? This way we can try to reproduce the problem.
Tried to import several pdf files and each time without success - said the files were corrupted. What type of pdf does Musescore accept? Do I have to scan the docs in a special way? All I want to do, is to be able to read a bunch or pieces so I can practice my singing line. I do not want to rekey in the whole score when I could easily drop in. Thanks for help that anyone provide.
In reply to Tried to import several pdf by Mark-Thomas
If you have the option to straighten the PDFs and increase the image contrast when you scan, that might help—crooked can cause problems, as can low contrast. Aside from that, as the page says, "Best results are obtained with gray level images and a resolution around 300 DPI."
In reply to Tried to import several pdf by Mark-Thomas
But as the other repleis here should hoepfully make clear, importing PDF and converting into actual is highly experimental and not likely to work particularly well even in the cases where it doesn't fail entirely. The technology involved is basically about where, say, voice recognition technology was in the 1980's. And Siri *still* misunderstsnds about half of what I say.