Re: Lilypond reading pdf's

[Phil Holmes]

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From: "Donald J. Stewart" <address@hidden>
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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.

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Phil Holmes