Embedded Font Problems in Music Book

Jack Verga · 06-18-2017, 04:15 PM

I'm trying to convert a music text book i wrote from pdf to epub and mobi.
The music is all converted to useless random text instead of music.
I've tried to embed the music fonts, but they do not show up in the font list and when I try to add them they are greyed out in the list and inaccessible. Do any calibre wizards know how to resolve this font issue, or know how to get calibre to recognize music instead of just text?

PeterT · 06-18-2017, 04:46 PM

Unfortunately, conversion from PDF is full of issues.

See Read this before Posting PDF Questions

JSWolf · 06-18-2017, 09:41 PM

You have an iPad. Just read the PDF.

BetterRed · 06-18-2017, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

You have an iPad. Just read the PDF.

The OP wrote the book, I'm sure he knows how to read the PDF on his iPad, But what he probably wants is to buy some food from the proceeds of selling copies thereof to people who have Kindles, Kobos, etc!

@Jack Verga - I think there are some threads about music notation in the EPUB and/or the Kindle forums.

BR

stumped · 06-19-2017, 12:25 AM

we need to know how you got the music notation into the pdf in the first place, else it's all guess work
can you upload a sample + a how you did it .
the obvious fix, which some kindle music books use, is to add the music as images, with no attempted text conversion

FYI
the big web sites who sell sheet music as "pdf", use plugins like Scorch. so what you get is a scorch file not an actual pdf. you can get scorch for ipad from teh app store, to see it in action
http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/FAQ/en391291
http://www.avid.com/products/avid-scorch

06-18-2017, 04:15 PM	#1
Jack Verga Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2017 Device: ipad	Embedded Font Problems in Music Book I'm trying to convert a music text book i wrote from pdf to epub and mobi. The music is all converted to useless random text instead of music. I've tried to embed the music fonts, but they do not show up in the font list and when I try to add them they are greyed out in the list and inaccessible. Do any calibre wizards know how to resolve this font issue, or know how to get calibre to recognize music instead of just text?

06-19-2017, 12:25 AM	#5
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	we need to know how you got the music notation into the pdf in the first place, else it's all guess work can you upload a sample + a how you did it . the obvious fix, which some kindle music books use, is to add the music as images, with no attempted text conversion FYI the big web sites who sell sheet music as "pdf", use plugins like Scorch. so what you get is a scorch file not an actual pdf. you can get scorch for ipad from teh app store, to see it in action http://avid.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/FAQ/en391291 http://www.avid.com/products/avid-scorch Last edited by stumped; 06-19-2017 at 12:29 AM.

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06-18-2017, 04:46 PM	#2
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,168 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	Unfortunately, conversion from PDF is full of issues. See Read this before Posting PDF Questions

06-18-2017, 09:41 PM	#3
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,015 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	You have an iPad. Just read the PDF.