Make your first score-follow video
From a PDF and a recording to a finished video in four steps.
A score-follow video shows sheet music moving in time with a recording, with a highlight on the line being played. Score to Video builds one entirely in your browser, and your files are never uploaded unless you choose to share them with us. Here’s the full path from two files to a finished video.
What you’ll need
- A PDF of the score. Engraved PDFs and clean scans work best.
- A recording of the piece: MP3, WAV, M4A, or OGG.
- Optionally, a MusicXML file of the score, which lets the studio time the video for you.
The PDF and the recording together make up your project. One credit unlocks a project, and after that you can export it as many times as you like.
The four steps
1. Files
Open the studio and drop in your PDF and your recording. When you continue, the studio reads the score and finds every line of music, all on your own computer.
2. Crop
Each page is split into systems, the individual lines of music. Titles and page margins are left out by default. Look over the detected lines and fix any that are wrong.
Clean, straight pages usually need no edits. Crooked or faint scans may need a quick pass to include or exclude a few boxes before you continue.
3. Sync
If the studio could read the notation (from your MusicXML file, or from a PDF exported by notation software), every line is already placed and you only need to check the flagged ones. Otherwise, play the recording and tap once at the start of each line. For fast passages, slow the playback down. Your timing stays exact at full speed.
4. Export
Pick how the video moves and looks, then render. Exports are free in 720p with a small Score to Video badge, or you can spend a credit for a badge-free video in 1080p or 4K.
Tips for a clean result
- Trim silence from the very start of your recording so the first line lands on the downbeat.
- If a line was detected wrong, fix it in the crop step. It’s faster than importing again.
- Once a project is unlocked, every export is free, so don’t be afraid to tweak.
Ready? Open the studio and make your first one.
Still stuck? Send us a note and a real person will get back to you.