I own an older version of SmartScore, and for the most part I find it to
be pretty effective. A friend of mine uses Visiv SharpEye, and I've been
very impressed with how well it scans. So much so that it is on my wish
list.
The differences between SmartScore and SharpEye, from my limited
experience with SharpEye, are mostly speed - SharpEye is faster - and
the ability to deal with less than perfect source material. Put another
way, if you have a clean copy of a score both programs seem to read with
about the same accuracy. If the score is smudged, bent, folded,
spindled, or mutilated in any way then SharpEye tends to provide a more
accurate scan.
SharpEye is available in a demo version, download it HERE
<http://www.visiv.co.uk/dload.htm>.
SmartScore also has a demo, available HERE
<http://www.musitek.com/downloads.html>.
I hate to be so wishy-washy, but really, you're probably best served by
trying both demos. But I will grow a backbone long enough to strongly
urge you to demo SharpEye...
Bill
Ken Parsons wrote:
I'm thinking about purchasing the SmartScore Pro software for use with Finale,
but wondered if there's a better program out there, or if SmartScore is the way
to go.
Any suggestions welcome!
Ken
Ken Parsons
Technology Coordinator
School of Music
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN 37315
(4230 236-2886
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