Product Overview
A fast, effective way to scan music for transpositions, arrangements, and editions.
- Available for both Windows and Mac OS X Universal Binary
Opens PDF files (with Ghostscript installed - free download available)Plays back
Saves MIDI files
Sends scores directly to Sibelius and G7
Saves MusicXML, NIFF and PhotoScore files for opening in Finale and other notation programs*
Saves WAV/AIFF audio files (also for burning to CD)
Handwritten music recognition for note entry away from computer
Reads slurs and tiesties only
Reads hairpins and dynamics
Reads text (lyrics, title etc) in 120 different languages (including bold, italic, etc.)
Reads articulation marks
Reads triplets and other tuplets
Reads grace notes and cue notes
Reads cross-staff notes and beams
Reads guitar chord diagrams
Reads 4- and 6-string guitar tab6-line only
Reads 1-, 2- and 3- line percussion staves
Reads double and repeat barlines
Reads repeat endings, Coda and Segno
Reads ornaments and pedal markings
Accidental types: 7
Clef types: 8
Shortest note value: (128th)
Maximum voices per staff: 4
Maximum staves per page: 64
Maximum pages per score: 400
Maximum dots per note/rest: 3
Reads the length of irregular bars
Transposes
Prints scores
Automatic scanning and reading after scanning (removes the hard work of choosing scanner settings)
Playback with astonishing realism using Espressivo feature licensed from Sibelius
* Note that PhotoScore MIDI Lite can save MIDI files only, and that these cannot be opened in PhotoScore for later editing
Product Details
Neuratron PhotoScore Ultimate 6
More than 16 years experience in recognition technologies has enabled Neuratron to design and create the formidable OmniScore² dual-engine recognition system which makes the PhotoScore Ultimate 6 music notation software over 99.5% accurate on most originals. PhotoScore Ultimate 6 picks out virtually every detail and even recognizes 4- and 6-line guitar tablature, as well as 1-, 2- and 3-line percussion staves. The Scanning software is also the world's first commercial program designed to read handwritten scores.
Ease-of-use has been a central design aim right from the start, and with automatic scanning and recognition, plus licensed Sibelius-style editing interfaces, PhotoScore Ultimate 6 music notation software even becomes fun and exciting to use.
PhotoScore Ultimate 6, Neuratron's flagship software, boasts the latest technology and includes a complete set of features.
What do people use PhotoScore music notation software for?
•Accompaniment and guidance when practicing instruments
•Transposing (for example to bring a vocal part into range)
•Scanning music for use in sequencers or other editing programs; for rearranging or extracting parts
•Scanning handwritten music for note entry away from a computer (PhotoScore Ultimate only)
•Creating MIDI files to put on web pages for others to hear
•Just for fun! With PhotoScore you can scan in your favorite song, have it played back to you, change the instruments and so on
PhotoScore Ultimate 6 notation software can read most printed musical markings, including:
•5-line staves (normal and small), 4- and 6-line guitar staves, 1-, 2- and 3-line percussion staves
•Notes (including appoggiaturas, cue-sized and cross-staff notes), chords (including stem direction, beams & flags) and rests (including multirests) in up to 4 voices per staff
•Accidentals and articulation marks
•Clefs, key signatures, time signatures
•Tuplets/triplets
•The format of the page, including the page size, staff size, margins, and where systems end
•Slurs, ties, and hairpins
•Text including lyrics, dynamics, fingerings, instrument names, tempo, and technique markings
•Guitar chord diagrams
•Various other markings such as codas, segnos, ornaments, pedal markings and repeat endings
•64 staves per page
•400 pages per score
The music notation software can read the following handwritten markings:
•Notes & chords (including stem direction, beams, and flags)
•Rests, augmentation dots (single and double)
•Sharps, flats, and naturals
•Key signatures
•Slurs and ties
•Barlines, 5-line staves, systems of staves
•The format of the page, including the page size, staff size, margins, and where systems end
•Time signatures (calculated from the music - not specifically read)
•Tuplets (calculated from the music - not specifically read)
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- System Requirements
Windows Versions
To use PhotoScore 6 for Windows, your system requires the following hardware:
IBM-compatible Pentium or higher PC with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7
At least 512MB is recommended.
At least 40MB free hard disk drive, more preferred
Adobe Reader 6.0 or later should be installed to view PhotoScore's PDF help
Sibelius/G7 users note:
PhotoScore will work with Sibelius/G7 version 3 and higher, however it is recommended you use Sibelius/G7 5.0 or higher as it has greatly improved PhotoScore importing capabilities
A scanner (probably connected to your computer via a USB, printer, or SCSI port), and installed TWAIN or WIA driver software
Mac OS X Versions
To use PhotoScore 6 for Mac OS X your system requires the following hardware:
Apple Macintosh Intel/G4/G5 with Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
At least 256MB RAM and 512MB is recommended
Your computer should also have a reasonable amount of free hard disk space At least 40MB free hard disk drive, more preferred
Apple Preview or Adobe Reader 6.0 or later should be installed to view PhotoScores PDF help
Sibelius/G7 users note:
PhotoScore will work with Sibelius/G7 version 3 and higher, however it is recommended you use Sibelius/G7 5.0 or higher as it has greatly improved PhotoScore importing capabilities
A scanner (probably connected to your computer via a USB, printer, or SCSI port), and installed TWAIN or WIA driver software (it is highly recommended you visit your scanner manufacturer's website and download the latest version - also note that classic Mac OS TWAIN drivers will not work)
You may need to contact your scanner manufacturer for information on installing a suitable TWAIN driver. If a Mac OS X TWAIN driver is not available for your scanner, you will need to scan using separate software, save suitable TIFF files, and open these in PhotoScore
