Re: Lilypond reading pdf's

[Jacques Menu Muzhic]

Hello Phil,

If I’m not mistaken, SharpEye has been renamed to PhotoScore Ultimate some time 
ago.

JM

> Le 30 août 2016 à 10:21, Phil Holmes <address@hidden> a écrit :
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald J. Stewart" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 9:27 PM
> Subject: Lilypond reading pdf's
> 
> 
>> I'm a brand new user (I had used SCORE and SCOR4 through '90s).
>> 
>> I'd like to know if it's possible to scan pdf's into Lilypond and edit these
>> pdf's rather than creating an entirely new score from scratch.
>> 
>> I'm starting a project of creating and archiving a recently deceased
>> composer's work.
>> 
>> Thanks!
> 
> 
> It's possible, though not necessarily easy nor free.
> 
> I use a program called SharpEye (http://www.visiv.co.uk/index.htm) although 
> I'm not convinced it's still possible to buy it.  It looks like PhotoScore 
> does the same sort of thing (http://www.neuratron.com/photoscore.htm).  I 
> assume you can then import the MusicXML to LilyPond.  I personally import it 
> to NoteWorthy (https://noteworthycomposer.com/), clean it up, and then export 
> it to LilyPond with my own converter, which is also available freely.
> 
> --
> Phil Holmes 
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