v8.0.25 [Apr 29, 2013]
1. Note recognition
Recognition of most note objects was revised and now is much more reliable. Such note objects are eighth rests (and shorter rests), half note heads, cross note heads, treble and bass clef, symbol C, beams (especially thin ones), ties and slurs.
- Staves with strongly differing line distances which occasionally appear in PDF files are now accepted more tolerantly.
- Percussion staves with only one note line will be automatically recognized if they appear together with „normal“ lines in a system.
- Pedal brackets in piano notation are now recognized.
- Breath marks are recognized.
- Text and music symbols (dynamics etc.) from PDF files are taken over directly (when existing). Notes themselves are still recognized by looking at the created image (bitmap). This will only work for PDF files which were created directly via the print menu of a notation program. You can identify such PDF files by being able to mark and copy single symbols with mouse or computer keyboard.
- Greyscale information will now be applied for lyrics recognition, too.
2. Automatic image optimization
The scanned/loaded note image can be automatically optimized for note recognition before starting the recognition process. These optimization steps will be considered:
- Invert if white on black
- Remove shadows (greyscale images)
- Optimize brightness (greyscale images)
- Optimize contrast (greyscale images)
- Adjust page orientation
- Reduce too high resolution
- Remove white spots
3. Import/Export
- Improved Midi export (via capella-tune) with several export options
- Revised file dialogs:
- The capella file format can now be selected more easily in the „Save notation“ dialog.
- In the „Open image“ dialog there are additional PDF import options.
- In the „Save level of recognition“ dialog the image file can be saved as well.
- A converter PDF-bitmap is included, Ghostscript is still supported.
- Processing of colored images (scan, load, save)
4. Functions
- keys are now framed with a dotted red line to distinguish them from single accidentals.
- Improved means of voice reduction in the System Template as well as directly in the stave properties. Voices can be left out in order to create a voice extraction. This saves you from correcting mistakes in voices you do not need.
- Triplet note values can be interpreted either as reduced or as prolonged.
- Quarter and half note heads can be optionally accepted without stem.
- Graphic objects can now be anchored to barlines.
- In „Options“ you can set which graphic objects are to be anchored to which objects (to notes, rests and barlines) and if they are to be counted to the upper or lower stave.
- With the “Search” function text with differing font can be found and then unified. This way you will obtain plain text in capella rather than freeform text.
- Several settings are saved separately together with each level of recognition (playback tempo, voice reduction).
5. Objects
- Octave brackets
- Pedal brackets
- Free lines
- Quarter tone accidentals
- System brackets consisting of a straight line
- Program handling
- Object groups can be marked by multiple mouse clicks. Repeated clicking on a note head marks the head first, then its stem, then the beam or triplet group, then the accidentals, then the entire voice in the bar, then the entire voice in the stave, then all objects in the stave. Instead of quick multiple clicks you can also keep the Alt key pressed and then do multiple unhurried clicks.
- Duplicate objects with Ctrl drag.
- Zoom by pressing and turning the mouse wheel.
- System Template: Transposition, instrument, volume and voice reduction can be set with keys /- and 0...9.
