
These two factors make the learning curve easier. Development of SharpEye stopped some years ago.ī) Neuratron's PhotoScore has a modern interface and can handle PDF files.

SharpEye exports a file as *.xml (which you can rename later to *.musicxml). But SharpEye is very good at recognising music notation (though less good at OCR of the lyrics). I use 300 dpi resolution and black & white (not colour, nor greyscale). It does not handle PDF format, and I only had success in using TIFF format images (one per page). They are both good, but in different ways.Ī) SharpEye has an old-fashioned interface and it took me a long time to make it work effectively. In the past I have purchased two different optical music recognition (OMR) products: (I have already tested the inbuilt Musescore "Import PDF" Function and unfortunately, I need something much better) I just want something that works and that delivers a solid product. I would like something similar to Photoscore but which is compatible with Musescore. Ive read a lot about Photoscore, Playscore, Scanscore, etc. So my question is: what is the BEST pdf to midi/xml converter? So cheers to the Musescore guys for creating a solid product. Everything is overcomplicated for no reason. However, after two weeks of trying to use Sibelius everyday, I have concluded that I am allergic to it. Recently, I have downloaded the Sibelius free trial ONLY because people told me it comes with an amazing add-on called Photoscore which can get a pdf/image and import it into Sibelius. I am a longtime Musescore user and I love it and have produced some very good products with it.

Do more with PhotoScore & NotateMe Ultimate

From there, you can play back the score, send it to Sibelius for editing, and save it in a variety of other formats, including MusicXML, NIFF, and MIDI. The software can read printed scores using a scanner, or notation from a PDF, JPEG, bitmap file (Windows), or TIFF or Pict image (Mac). With it, you can easily turn printed sheet music or notation in JPEGs and PDFs into editable scores that you can send to Sibelius for further editing.Īnd with NotateMe now included, you can quickly handwrite scores using a tablet and stylus, or on your laptop with a mouse or trackpad, and then send to Sibelius for finessing. Developed by Neuratron, PhotoScore & NotateMe Lite is a free music scanning program included with Sibelius.
