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While Im not sure how this makes a bad pdf more excusable than the possibility of a bad xml file.. Another solution would be to require that xml files be created from a pdf thats already hosted on the site. The time it would take to ensure quality could be as short as just checking a minute of the w...

@steltz >I have come across scores on IMSLP that had very high ratings -- 8 out of 10 -- for scans that were unusable due to staff lines that were faded or broken in crucial parts of the pages. well if there is no effective system of quality control over pdf files, then why should we worry about ext...

@PML I am not a legal or web design expert, but I will do my best. I know that I use IMSLP quite often and I know how XML support would benefit me and users like me. 1. Licensing. The upload page would have a disclaimer that uploading any original XML files would automatically imply that it is for u...

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MusicXML is like midi except that when you import it into Sibelius or Finale it will look like a score instead of a huge jumble. Importing midi files often results in getting a huge jumble which is unpleasant to look at. Many of us like to study scores and listen at the same time and having a MusicX...