diff --git a/src/generate_images.py b/src/generate_images.py
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+from xml.etree import ElementTree
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import zipfile
+import shutil
+import sys
+import os
+
+
+def create_pagebreaks(data):
+    """
+    Replaces all manual linebreaks by pagebreaks in a .mscx file (xml)
+    """
+    def get_elements(root, attribute):
+        return [i for i in root if i.tag == attribute]
+        
+    def get_element(root, attribute):
+        elems = get_elements(root, attribute)
+
+        if len(elems) > 1:
+            print(f"More than one '{attribute}' found")
+        if len(elems) == 0:
+            raise IndexError(f"No '{attribute}' found !")
+
+        return elems[0]
+
+    root = ElementTree.fromstring(data)
+
+    score = get_element(root, "Score")
+    parts = get_elements(score, "Part")
+    staffs = get_elements(score, "Staff")
+    for part in parts:
+        staffs += get_elements(part, "Staff")
+
+    changes = 0
+    for staff in staffs:
+        measures = get_elements(staff, "Measure")
+        for measure in measures:
+            layoutbreaks = get_elements(measure, "LayoutBreak")
+            for layoutbreak in layoutbreaks:
+                subtype = get_element(layoutbreak, "subtype")
+                if subtype.text == "line":
+                    subtype.text = "page"
+                    changes += 1
+
+
+    return ElementTree.tostring(root), changes
+
+def create_pagebreaks_mscz(source, dest):
+    shutil.copy(source, dest)
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(source) as inzip, zipfile.ZipFile(dest, "w") as outzip:
+        for inzipinfo in inzip.infolist():
+            with inzip.open(inzipinfo) as infile:
+                if inzipinfo.filename.endswith(".mscx"):
+                    new_data, changes = create_pagebreaks(infile.read())
+                    outzip.writestr(inzipinfo.filename, new_data)
+                    print(f"Modified {inzipinfo.filename} : {changes} elements")
+                else:
+                    outzip.writestr(inzipinfo.filename, infile.read())
+                    print(f"Copied {inzipinfo.filename}")
+
+def generate_images(mscz_file, base_dest):
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdirname:
+        tmp_mscz = os.path.join(tmpdirname, "score.mscz")
+        create_pagebreaks_mscz(mscz_file, tmp_mscz)
+
+        subprocess.call(["mscore", tmp_mscz, "-o", base_dest+".png"])
+        subprocess.call(["mscore", mscz_file, "-o", base_dest+"-short.png"])
+        print("Images created")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+        print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} <score.mscz> <out_basename>", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    generate_images(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2])