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Optical Score Recognition for Mac & Windows
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PhotoScore, from Neuratron Software,
scans and reads printed music into Sibelius. Once the music is read, you
can edit or transpose the score in Sibelius, play it back, extract parts
and print -- just as if you'd inputted it yourself.
PhotoScore builds on the features of
PhotoScore Lite (which is included free with Sibelius), in three
important areas:
Reads more - Reads
Faster - More accurate
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Reads
more
PhotoScore is the most advanced software package of its kind. Capable of reading
thirty-two staves of music per page, two polyphonic voices per stave, as many as
eight different types of clef, seven different kinds of accidentals, and
articulation marks like staccato, tenuto, hairpins, and fermatas (pauses).
PhotoScore even reads text such as dynamics,
which is included in your score for editing in Sibelius. (Note that text reading
cannot be as accurate as dedicated text OCR software because of the wide variety
of fonts and sizes used in each score.)
Reads
faster
The full professional version of PhotoScore is up to 60% faster than PhotoScore
Lite. Because PhotoScore is so quick to read a page, it's the lightning-fast way
to make arrangements, transpositions and editions.
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More
accurate
PhotoScore uses specially optimised optical recognition routines to gain
higher levels of accuracy than ever before, and the more accurate
PhotoScore becomes, the less time needs to be spent by the user to
correct errors.
Prices & How to Buy
Click here
for details.
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Feature comparison
Take a look at the advantages of the full
version of PhotoScore over PhotoScore Lite:
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Lite
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Full
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Reads articulation marks
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no
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yes
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Reads slurs, etc.
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no
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yes
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Reads hairpins
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no
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yes
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Reads double & repeat barlines
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no
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yes
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Reads text
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no
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yes
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Number of accidental types
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3
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7
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Number of clef types
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2
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8
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Maximum voices per staff
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1
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2
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Maximum staves per page
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12
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32
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Minimum note-value
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16th
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128th
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Maximum number of rhythm dots
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1
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2
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Maximum pages per score
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20
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200
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Note that tuplets and transposing
scores are not currently handled, but are expected to be in an update later
in 2000. Scanned tuplets can currently be corrected in Sibelius.
System requirements
System requirements for PhotoScore are identical to those
for Sibelius. Click here for more details.
Mac users should note that you will require a TWAIN-compatible scanner
for use with PhotoScore.
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