The closer the manuscript resembles printed music, the better the recognition will be. The greatest variable in recognition accuracy is the quality of the printed music to be scanned. Larger fonts with crisper, more detailed printing will have better accuracy than smaller, faded scores or copies out of multiple generations. Avoid scores having broken, faded or segmented note stems and staff lines. Good scanners work best The next greatest variable is the quality of the scanner used.
Most flatbed scanners are adequate.
Never use hand scanners if at all possible. Leave SmartScore s Auto Deskew checked on or open your scans in the Image Editor prior to Recognition and manually straighten the image. Higher resolutions can generate better accuracy Higher resolutions do not necessarily equate to higher accuracy. There is a point of diminishing returns when the optimum resolution is exceeded. Remove any excessive white or black portions from the image file.