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NeoNero - Mar 6, 2004

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		vbt		Jun 25, 2004
			Thanks a bunch Quakester2000 :thumbs-up:

Quakester2000

Jun 25, 2004

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by vbt@Jun 25, 2004 @ 06:38 PM



 Thanks a bunch Quakester2000 :thumbs-up:

Which magazines did you download?

vbt

Jun 25, 2004

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Quakester2000@Jun 25, 2004 @ 09:06 PM



 Which magazines did you download?

I took Saturn Magazine Issue 22 and Sega Magazine 14. The last one is in progress.

I have none of them. If someone is interested, I have scanned a Console + magazine (a french mag)

		racketboy		Jun 28, 2004
			Ok guys, I need some help. I have about 20 old gaming mags besides my Sega Visions. I need somebody who is experienced in scanning that I could ship them to and have them scan them and be able to give me a good 200dpi scan of them (the version posted online will probably only be 150dpi). I'll pitch in for shipping too if necessary. These are mostly from the 16-bit era, but some newer and older If two people want to do 10+ mags each that's fine.

		Cloud121		Jun 28, 2004
			They're sending them back to you right racket!!?!?!!?! Edit: Oh wait... nevermind. I noticed 20+ BESIDES the Sega Visions. Whew... had me worried there....

		racketboy		Jun 28, 2004
			hehe yeah they can keep them afterwards. And I must mention that separating the pages makes the process much easier.

racketboy

Jun 28, 2004

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Ammut@Mar 7, 2004 @ 02:06 AM



 I have 2 scanners  but no mags to scan  



Though I may have 1 complete ODCM laying around still, I'll check for that.



---Ammut

I'll send you some mags if you want Ammut

		M3d10n		Jun 28, 2004
			Oh, I have buttload Brazillian mags. I have nearly every issue from a certain mag that spawns from Phantasy Star 4 announcement up to the DC's first year. Then I got internet and stopped buying. I also have older mags, with NES, Gameboy, Master System and even Atari reviews, cheats and whatnot. Scanning them all is a monstrous task I'm not sure I'm up to. I have a vague memory of reading/hearing about printed media digital archivement services (companies that will take your files/printed stuff scan and put in CDs for you). I have no idea if such thing really exists, or if there's such company around here, but I'll take a look.

		racketboy		Jun 28, 2004
			I'm sure there is, but it cost $$$ I can usually scan and clean a mag in a couple nights worth of free time.

		WiseMan		Jun 28, 2004
			ugh i hate scanning in huge amounts like this. there was a time i was building a megadrive cover site. jus scanning ALL my own covers took an unbelievable amount of time of was incredibly boring. i've got a couple sega pro mags, couple saturn powers, dcuk, just various stuff. i'd be willing to contribute them if the first step is made. ie. if this thing gets off the ground.

		APE992		Jun 28, 2004
			MAY/JUNE 92 AUG/SEPT 92 NOV/DEC 92 APRIL/MAY 93 JUNE/JULY 93 AUG/SEPT 93 OCT/NOV 93 FEB/MARCH 94 APRIL/MAY 94 JUNE/JULY 94 DEC/JAN 94 Those are the issues of Sega Visions I have. Missing quite a few and hope to fill in sections sometime. I've also go all issues of ODM from maybe 5 or 6 to the very end.

		racketboy		Jun 28, 2004
			your scanner can make a difference in scanning speed. I can scan a full page at 300dpi in about 4-5 secs. And with my RAM, I can scan the whole magazine without running low on memory

Quakester2000

Jun 29, 2004

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by racketboy@Jun 29, 2004 @ 04:52 AM



 your scanner can make a difference in scanning speed.



I can scan a full page at 300dpi in about 4-5 secs.



And with my RAM, I can scan the whole magazine without running low on memory

Thats true a scanner does make a big difference, but not everyone has super fast one

Anway what are the DPI and Resolution settings your using to scan magazines.

		racketboy		Jun 29, 2004
			I scan them at 300dpi, I then I bring them down to 150dpi for the downloads

		racketboy		Jun 30, 2004
			here's a good deal on a decent Scanner at Amazon Scanner... Rebate...

		4am		Jul 1, 2004
			Oh this would be so sweet. I threw my magazines away a few years back. The one thing I'd most be looking forward to is seeing articles previewing and reviewing Night Trap. One of my all time favorite games, no matter how ugly the replay value. I hope this project moves along nicely. Good luck getting things done!

Quakester2000

Jul 2, 2004

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by racketboy@Jun 29, 2004 @ 02:02 PM



 I scan them at 300dpi, I then I bring them down to 150dpi for the downloads

When will the mags be up for download since you already submitted some to iceman?

		Dr_Frankenmiga		Jul 2, 2004
			Do you guys want me to scan what I have in? Might go look in the local crap shops they usually got tons of old gaming mags for like 10pence and silly prices. I got lots of time and PC`s up to the job. Its all sorts of platforms though. If not dont worry.I am sure I can help some other ways

		racketboy		Jul 2, 2004
			I'm scanning lots of multiplatform stuff. So go for it. And I got most of mine at a used bookstore for 10 cents each as well

		NeoNero		Jul 4, 2004
			Hi guys, been away for a while but im back, i have just bought a new scanner so im gona start scanning soon. Heres a couple of test images i did to show the quality you'd be looking at, please note that the images are not aligned and need to be cleaned up, they are just to test if the text is readable and that the images look nice. Click here for front cover... Click here for a page with text on it to see quali... Any comments would be most welcome as would some magazines to cut up, as sadly id rather not cut some of mine up, especially my issues of arcade. Oh and just quickly the images are huge due to the way the jpeg resizes them, on my screen in my scanner program i can see it as the actual size it scans with, and its this i'd create the pdf's/html files.

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