PDF/image import settings
Our PDF/image importer has a few settings you can tweak to improve the quality of your imports.
These settings are available on the results page for your upload. We’ll automatically take you to the results page when your upload is done processing and you’ve finished answering any review questions. Here’s what the results page looks like:
Changing the import settings
On the results page, click “Problems?” at the top of the screen to get various options:
Lyrics in the image lets you tell our system how lyrics are positioned in your original image. By default, we assume lyrics are below the staff — but sometimes publishers put lyrics above the staff.
Chord names in the image lets you tell our system how chord names are positioned in your original image. By default, we assume chord names are above the staff — but sometimes publishers put chord names below the staff.
Instrument transposition lets you set the transposition for all instruments we detected in the image. You’d use this, for example, if your music is intended for a B♭ clarinet.
Include the following lets you exclude certain notations from the import: chord names, fingerings or lyrics. This is a handy if you don’t care about those aspects of the music.
After you’ve made changes to these options, click “Update” and we’ll immediately update the preview at the top half of the screen. We’ll also update the slice’s notation.
Reprocessing a PDF/image upload
You can always reprocess any PDF/image upload — even if you’ve closed the results page and even if you’ve changed its notation via our editor. Reprocessing will generate fresh notation from your original PDF/image, according to your import settings.
Note: Reprocessing will override any changes you may have made to the slice’s notation. But you can always use slice version history to go back to a previous version.
Here’s how to reprocess a PDF/image upload:
- Open the slice in our editor.
- Click “Reprocess.” You’ll find this button over the notation image at the bottom half of the screen.
- You’ll now be on the scan results page. Click “Problems?” to open the import settings.
- Change any settings as needed, then click “Update.”
How long does it take to reprocess?
It’s more or less instant.
What if I tweaked an import setting and then changed my mind?
No problem. Just change the setting back, click “Update,” and the music will update accordingly. These settings are non-destructive.