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--- fumc:music-slides-workflow [2026/03/18 15:08] – created naptastic
+++ fumc:music-slides-workflow [2026/05/10 04:03] (current) – [GIMP] naptastic
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-  * time signature
+====Musescore 3====
-  * key signature
+  * **If there is a pickup note at the start** then it's easier to create a pickup measure in the wizard than after the fact. But if you forget, it's okay; you can split a measure later and make it work.
+  * Time signature
+    * Most settings are in free time, or just don't need a signature.
+  * Turn off measure numbers: Format -> Style -> uncheck Measure Numbers
+  * Turn off page numbers: Format -> Style -> Page
+  * Key signature
+    * On the left, "Key signatures" is a palette. Drag and drop (I think?)
   * add notes
-  * pickup notes
+    * It likes to jump octaves when you least expect it. ctrl+up and ctrl+down move the currently-selected note up or down an octave.
+    * Tuplets: In Note Entry mode, select a note the total length of the tuplet. (So, for 3 quarter note triplets, select a half note.) Push ctrl+3, then enter the three notes.
+    * Fermata: Select the note that gets the fermata. From the "Articulations" palette on the left, double-click the fermata.
   * add slurs
   * delete extra measures
-  * set page to A7, landscape
+  * Set page to A7, landscape
-  * Futz with the spacing until you're happy
+  * FIXME The default margins (10 mm) are probably sub-optimal.
-  * Send to GIMP, send directly to GIMP
-  * white to transparency
-  * copy into LibreOffice Impress (this step might not work right)
-  * add text boxes for words
   * Futz with the spacing until you're happy
+  * To split a measure in the middle:
+    * Select the note immediately after where you want the split
+    * Tools -> Measure -> "Split Measure Before Selected Note/Rest"
+    * Select a note in the measure before the split
+    * press enter; the lines should be how you want them now.
+  * Set zoom to 400% and take a screenshot.
+====GIMP====
+==Fix colors==
+  * Paste your screenshot as a new image and set the zoom to 66%.
+  * use Colors -> Curves to increase all values below 240 to 255.
+==Crop==
+  * Select a box around the line. Adjust the "handles" on the selection one by one until
+    - The top and bottom **handles** touch the top and bottom of the **staff**
+    - The left and right **edges** of the either touch or cut off the ends of the staff lines, as appropriate.
+    - If those dimensions cut something off, go back to MuseScore and find a clef that fits the music better.
+  * Image -> Crop To Selection
+==Export==
+  * (ctrl+shift+E) File -> Export As...
+Files should be named to this pattern: FIXME