Re: translate a pdf file

[Urs Liska]

Am 17.05.2012 13:37, schrieb D'Arcy Cain:
> On 12-05-17 05:52 AM, fabio wrote:
> > sorry i'm still at beginner level..!i want to know if it's possible 
> > to get a ly
> > file from a pdf,if there's any way to translate a pdf file to ly 
> > file!thank you!
>
> Other than reading it and retyping, no.  It's like trying to make eggs
> from omelets.  Not to say it won't ever be possible.  Think OCR.
In theory that's already possible.
There are programs that translate scanned scores to a music format (e.g. 
Finale or Sibelius). Some of these programs can then export to musicXML 
which can then be converted to .ly.

But that's quite cumbersome - and you're not very likely to get useable 
results.
So most of the time retyping will be faster and better.

HTH
Urs