Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Scanner and software recommendations


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Posted by Chuck(G) on September 15, 2003 at 20:37:11:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Scanner and software recommendations posted by Jim Andrada on September 15, 2003 at 20:03:17:

The funny thing is that the naked eye is no guide to the readability of notation for these readers. I've taken TIFFs right from the Library of Congress online collections from the 1870's and gotten great recognition rates. On the other hand, I've had some brand new crisp scores that have a recognition rate of under 50%. Go figure.

One thing that I have learned using these OCR programs is double-check the accidentals! It gets a little embarrassing when you're reading from your OCR-ed score at rehearsal and you play a note that's a semitone off from where it's supposed to be!




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