Stephen Ellis wrote:
Is there a third-party software that will actually allow you to scan music and use it in Finale? Sees like I heard about one some time ago for Windows (but not for Macs). Any thoughts?
Sharpeye, available from www.recordare.com will produce MusicXML output which can then be imported into Finale. In my opinion this is the most accurate music scanning software on the market (at least it was when I last tested it, which I haven't done in the past year or so) but still leaves problems which need to be corrected by hand. It translates the most information, but with so much still to be done by hand, it is still (in my opinion) easier for most music to simply enter it from scratch into Finale.
For modern editions which are cleanly printed on paper with no extraneous marks, scanning works very well with Sharpeye. For older music on less clear printing, it's less accurate, and don't even think about it for handwritten music.
You are aware of the "lite" scanning software that comes with Finale, aren't you? There is a more full-blown version available at a discount for Finale users.
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