emailing a score
Is there a way of attaching and sending a score to a recipient who has not got musescore. I have tried but it wont open for recipient.
Terry
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Is there a way of attaching and sending a score to a recipient who has not got musescore. I have tried but it wont open for recipient.
Terry
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If they don't have MsueScore, they can't open the score itself, but you can certainly export your score to PDF and they should be able to open that (File / Export).
Or upload it to musescore.com and they can choose to download as PDF, PDF with Parts, MusicXML etc.
Or, say in the email "Attached is a musical score in MSCZ format—this can be opened with a free program called MuseScore which you can get from https://musescore.org." That's what I've done and it works. ;-)
In reply to Or, say in the email by Isaac Weiss
Whenever I try to do this, the recipient is told that they must pay to have Musescore. I send the link that says "FREE" right on it, but they are told that it is not free. I know that I have downloaded it free a number of times, but even today when I tried to open it from online, it told me I could have a free trial and then I would have to pay.
In reply to Whenever I try to do this,… by CL00725
That is because they didnt read what you wrote, and went to musescore.com instead of musescore.org. It's very complicated.
In reply to That is because they didnt… by [DELETED] 1831606
no, I copied the link and sent it. Several times. And then I specifically sent the link "Free Musescore for MAC," since I figured maybe it was only free through the microsoft store.
In reply to no, I copied the link and… by CL00725
There is no scam. The MuseScore software is free. Always. And it is only offered here on MuseScore.org, via the download Link. Always 100% free, at no time is it even suggested there is a possibility to pay for it.
On the other hand, MuseScore.com is a commercial website where you can share and download scores, and while there are free accounts there, there are also Pro accounts. If you are sending someone an actual MuseScore file, then at no time should the recipient have any reason to even know MuseScore.com exists, much less go there or need to sign up for an account. They just need to download the software here on this 100% free site, MuseScore.org.
In reply to That is because they didnt… by [DELETED] 1831606
One is free and one is not? Is someone running a scam?
In reply to One is free and one is not? … by CL00725
Downloading copyrighted scores from MuseScore.com (or anywhere legitimate) is not free. The composers/copyright holders rightfully and lawfully demand payment. Downloading non-copyrighted scores is free. The desktop software is, always has been, and always will be free.
In reply to Whenever I try to do this,… by CL00725
It’s not clear what you mean. If you are sending them a score - an actual MSCZ file you created yourself, or downloaded onto your computer - and are also including a link to the Download page here on MuseScore.orgso they can get the software - which is free - there should be no problem or confusion. But if you’re not sending an actual score but instead merely a link to where the score was uploaded to the commercial score sharing website MuseScore.com, and the score is copyrighted and the copyright owner needs to paid, then indeed, people
trying to download the score will need to pay in order to download it.
In reply to It’s not clear what you meAn… by Marc Sabatella
It's not copyrighted. I wrote it. Then I sent it as an msc file with instructions and a link to download musescore to play it.
In reply to It's not copyrighted. I… by CL00725
What link did you send? If you sent them an MSCZ file, the o my link they need is https://MuseScore.org/download, so they can get the software, which is always 100% free.
Note though that if you don’t need them to edit the score, there is no reason to send them an MSCZ file. Just export your file to PDF and/or MP3 and/or MIDI, then they can view, print, or play the score without needing special software.
In reply to What link did you send? If… by Marc Sabatella
Ha! When I tried to send it as an MP3 is when they told me that now I have to pay!
I feel like I am living in a totally different dimension than you guys. I give up. I'm going to send it on You tube, even though it technically now belongs to the person I wrote it for and tried to send it to, and there is a danger that it will be stolen from him on You tube.
In reply to Ha! When I tried to send it… by CL00725
If you tried to send a link to an MP3 on MuseScore.com, then indeed they need an account to download. Not necessarily a paid account - a free one is sufficient if the score is original and you marked it as such when you uploaded it.
But still, that is why we keep telling you, don’t send a link to something on MuseScore.com - send them the actual MP3 file from your own computer. There is absolutely no reason they should need to go to MuseScore.com - just send them the actual files, not links to that site.
I have exported a score to pdf, and the email recipient still can't open it. I need to send scores to several people and hesitate to require all of them to download an app they might not otherwise use. Thanks.
In reply to I have exported a score to by susan.krysiak
Are you sure you sent them the PDF you created and not the original score? Try attaching it here (see File Attachments link right below where you type your response) so we can see what you actually sent. If it's a valid PDF and they can't open it, the problem is at their end. But almost everyone on earth should have a PDF reader app already.
In reply to Are you sure you sent them by Marc Sabatella
I sent the pdf to 2 different people, neither could open it. Both are basically tech savvy enough and have devices that can open a pdf easily. Maybe I'm not understanding what "export" means. I saved the score as a pdf from the original score. The pdf is greyed out in my list of scores on MuseScore. I can locate the score as a pdf in my Finder (and no where else) and send it, but the recipients can't open it. I sent it to myself from Finder and could open it because I have MuseScore. I attempted to attach the pdf here as you requested, but when I try to open the file in Finder, it takes me back to MuseScore where I can't open the pdf because it's greyed out. This only happens when MuseScore is open. Finder works fine otherwise. If there is something else I should do to save the score as an accessible and sendable pdf, please help. Thanks so much.
In reply to I sent the pdf to 2 different by susan.krysiak
Then it's not a PDF. MuseScore can't even open PDFs; it should open in Preview, instead. To export a PDF, go up the File menu and choose Export.
In reply to I sent the pdf to 2 different by susan.krysiak
You can't "save as" PDF - you have to export. That is, go to File / Export, not File / Save As. You will see PDF as one of the choices in the dropdown menu at the bottomn of the dialog (will be the default if you hadn't previously changed it). I'm guessing you did a save as and gave it a *name* ending in PDF, but it's still a MuseScore file and will require MuseScore to open. You need to use File / Export to create a true PDF file. Then it will be a real PDF file, and anyone can open it.
In reply to Are you sure you sent them by Marc Sabatella
/Users/susankrysiak/Documents/MuseScore2/Scores/Barcarolle Harp 5 triplets.pdf
Let's try this. I had to go about it in a very roundabout way. I had to close MuseScore while keeping this box open. I located the pdf in Finder and highlighted it, then rearranged my screen to show the pdf in Finder and this box, then dragged the pdf to this box, and now I'll attempt to send it. It should be easier than this. Hope it works.
In reply to /Users/susankrysiak/Documents by susan.krysiak
Bingo.
In reply to Bingo. by susan.krysiak
Well, now we know what folder on your computer the file is in. ;-) Try replying to this comment and clicking the "File Attachments" link below.
In reply to I have exported a score to by susan.krysiak
That's very surprising. I'm guessing your recipient is not very comfortable with computers. Can you ask him or her to search the web for "how to open a PDF email attachment from [mail program] on [operating system]"? (For example, in my case it would be "how to open a PDF email attachment from Thunderbird on Mac OS X.")
In reply to That's very surprising. I'm by Isaac Weiss
See my reply to Mark above.
In reply to See my reply to Mark above. by susan.krysiak
I finally figured out that when I click on Export, and the box comes up to save it, the option pre-selected is Scores, and I have to click on the down arrow for the drop box and select Documents. That's how it saves it outside of MuseScore into my computer so that I can email the pdf.
In reply to I finally figured out that by susan.krysiak
"Scores" is just a normal folder on your computer just like "Documents" is; you can send PDF from "sciores" just like you ncsan any other folder. You simply need to browse to it - eg, while viewing the Documen ts folde,r double click MuseScore2, then double click Scores, and you will see all your scores and PDF's you have exported to that location. The only thing to be careful of is that you send the correct file: if you have both your MSCZ file and your PDF file int eh same folder, and both have the same base name (like "My Score.mscz" and "My Score.pdf") you might be accidentally trying to send the MSCZ file. This problem is made infinitely worse by Windows if you have the option set (last I heard, this was still the default) to hide those extensions, meaning you'd actually just see two files named "My Score". You'd have to look at the icon and/or the file type (visible only in Details view, probably) to know which is which. Not sure about Mac.