version that you are working on. See TRANSLATION for details.
@end ignore
-@c \version "2.11.38"
+@c \version "2.11.61"
@node Converting from other formats
@chapter Converting from other formats
sequencers and XML converters. Refer to the
@uref{http://@/lilypond@/.org,website} for more details.
-These are separate programs from @command{lilypond} itself, and are run
-on the command-line; see @ref{Command-line usage} for more information.
+These are separate programs from @command{lilypond} itself, and are
+run on the command line; see @ref{Command-line usage} for more
+information. If you have MacOS 10.3 or 10.4 and you have trouble
+running some of these scripts, e.g. @code{convert-ly}, see @ref{Setup
+for MacOS X}.
@knownissues
Write output to @var{file}.
@item -s, --start-quant=@var{DUR}
-Quantize note starts on DUR.
+Quantize note starts on @var{DUR}.
@item -t, --allow-tuplet=@var{DUR}*@var{NUM}/@var{DEN}
Allow tuplet durations @var{DUR}*@var{NUM}/@var{DEN}.
-@item -V, --verbose
+@item -v, --verbose
Be verbose.
-@item -v, --version
+@item -V, --version
Print version number.
@item -w, --warranty
@node Invoking musicxml2ly
@section Invoking @code{musicxml2ly}
-@uref{http://@/www.@/recordare@/.com/xml@/.html,MusicXML} is an XML dialect
+@cindex MusicXML
+
+@uref{http://@/www.@/musicxml@/.org/,MusicXML} is an XML dialect
for representing music notation.
-@command{musicxml2ly} extracts the notes from part-wise MusicXML
-files, and writes it to a .ly file. It is invoked from the command-line.
+@command{musicxml2ly} extracts the notes, articulations, score structure,
+lyrics, etc. from part-wise MusicXML files, and writes them to a .ly
+file. It is invoked from the command-line.
+
+
+It is invoked from the command-line as follows,
+@example
+musicxml2ly [@var{option}]@dots{} @var{xml-file}
+@end example
Note that by @q{command-line}, we mean the command line of the
operating system. See @ref{Converting from other formats}, for
more information about this.
+If the given filename is @file{-}, @command{musicxml2ly} reads input
+from the command line.
+
The following options are supported by @command{musicxml2ly}:
@table @code
+@item -a, --absolute
+convert pitches in absolute mode.
+
@item -h,--help
print usage and option summary.
+
+@item -l, --language=LANG
+use a different language file 'LANG.ly' and corresponding pitch names,
+e.g. 'deutsch' for deutsch.ly and German note names.
+
+@item --lxml
+use the lxml.etree Python package for XML-parsing; uses less memory and cpu time.
+
+@item --nd --no-articulation-directions
+do not convert directions (@code{^}, @code{_} or @code{-}) for
+articulations, dynamics, etc.
+
+@item --no-beaming
+do not convert beaming information, use LilyPond's automatic
+beaming instead.
+
@item -o,--output=@var{file}
-set output filename to @var{file}. (default: print to stdout)
-@item -v,--version
+set output filename to @var{file}. If @var{file} is @file{-}, the output
+will be printed on stdout. If not given, @var{xml-file}@file{.ly} will
+be used.
+
+@item -r,--relative
+convert pitches in relative mode (default).
+
+@item -v,--verbose
+be verbose.
+
+@item --version
print version information.
+
+@item -z,--compressed
+input file is a zip-compressed MusicXML file.
@end table
ABC is a fairly simple ASCII based format. It is described at the ABC site:
@quotation
-@uref{http://@/www@/.walshaw@/.plus@/.com/@/abc/@/abc2mtex/@/abc@/.txt}.
+@uref{http://@/www@/.walshaw@/.plus@/.com/@/abc/@/learn@/.html}.
@end quotation
@command{abc2ly} translates from ABC to LilyPond. It is invoked as follows:
The following options are supported by @command{abc2ly}:
@table @code
+@item -b,--beams=None
+preserve ABC's notion of beams
@item -h,--help
this help
@item -o,--output=@var{file}
set output filename to @var{file}.
-@item -v,--version
+@item -s,--strict
+be strict about success
+@item --version
print version information.
@end table
@table @code
@item -h,--help
this help
-@item -o,--output=FILE
-set output filename to FILE
-@item -v,--version
+@item -o,--output=@var{FILE}
+set output filename to @var{FILE}
+@item --version
version information
@end table
@itemize
@item
-@uref{http://@/denemo@/.sourceforge@/.net/,Denemo}, a graphical score editor.
+@uref{http://@/www@/.denemo@/.org/,Denemo}, a graphical score editor.
@item
@uref{http://www@/.volny@/.cz/smilauer/rumor/rumor@/.html,Rumor}, a realtime
monophonic MIDI to LilyPond converter.
@uref{http://nicolas@/.sceaux@/.free@/.fr/lilypond/lyqi@/.html,lyqi}, an
Emacs major mode.
@item
-@uref{http://@/www@/.nongnu@/.org/@/xml2ly/, xml2ly}, which imports
+@uref{http://@/www@/.nongnu@/.org/@/xml2ly/,xml2ly}, which imports
@uref{http://@/www@/.musicxml@/.com/xml@/.html,MusicXML}
@item
@uref{http://@/noteedit@/.berlios@/.de,NoteEdit}
a LISP library to generate music notation
@item
@uref{http://vsr.informatik.tu-chemnitz.de/staff/jan/nted/nted.xhtml},
-has experimental export for lilypond.
+has experimental export for LilyPond.
@item
-@uref{http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/}, can export to lilypond.
+@uref{http://www.tuxguitar.com.ar/}, can export to LilyPond.
@item
-@uref{http://musescore.org} can also export to lilypond.
+@uref{http://musescore.org} can also export to LilyPond.
@end itemize
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