GamePro Permissions

[Swizzle]

I've got several GamePro magazines to scan.  I did the first one today but can't upload it to the site because I don't have permissions for that category of magazines? 

The scanning guide mentions uploading it to the Supplements & Misc category and a Admin can move it later - but I don't see that category in the list.  If a new user is supposed to be able to contribute files it doesn't seem like the permissions are setup to allow that to happen.

[E-Day]

Those guides need to be updated. If you upload it to some cloud storage like Mega, OneDrive or Google Drive we can take a look at it. We always look at a new scanners scan before putting it up. We've had people try to upload things of questionable quality

[Swizzle]

The first issue is here > https://archive.org/details/game-pro-153-151

[MigJmz]

1 hour ago, Swizzle said:

The first issue is here > https://archive.org/details/game-pro-153-151

awesome. Will be adding it soon.

[Melki]

i think he/she should be team member since he/she got a lot of Syzygy mags already edited/uploaded...

[MigJmz]

Cleaned up and uploaded. Swizzle needs to talk to Philly for access  to become Team member.

[Swizzle]

MigJmz - I saw once I uploaded it to archive.org there were a few pages near the front which could have used some cropping on the inside part.  Other than that was there any other areas where you had to do editing?  Looking for any feedback to improve the scans so they hopefully don't require much, if any, editing after I submit them.

I would love to get a large heavy duty paper cutter to slice magazines but can't justify the cost when I only have a small stack to scan.  The x-acto knife along the spine is somewhat of an art form.

[MigJmz]

There were many ripped pages that needed a simple content fill (in Photoshop) or image cloning tool to be fixed up. Normally we don't release stuff with visible ripped marks like this. It's quite easy to fix.

Examples:    

Other pages in the middle you can see the scanner edges. These needed a crop and some cloning.

 

Have you tried removing pages with heat? I notice theres no ripping when the pages remove from the glue.

[Swizzle]

The second one is uploading now and I think turned out much better > https://archive.org/details/game-pro-154.

There should not be more than a handful of pages which may need some minor touch ups.  I obviously learned on the first one that when the page has a small piece catching (which didn't cut through) that when I pull it there is a chance it causes a tear.  On this second scan I just went straight to cutting again.

I also changed the background in my image viewer so I can see the white edges when they need to be cropped off.

[Swizzle]

Third issue (#155) is uploaded and available now here:

https://archive.org/details/game-pro-155/GamePro_155_-_2001_aug

While the new Team Member permissions appear to allow me to upload to any category, when I select Game Pro magazine the max file size I can upload is 0 bytes.

I've learned a lot from this magazine and have a new workflow which I am tweaking.  I purchased a large heavy duty guillotine cutter which cleanly sliced off just the end binding of the magazine.  However, I was perhaps too cautious with the amount I took off as there were various areas in the magazine that had glue that had seeped a little further than the end binding.  I might have been better off chopping slightly more to start with.  The end result was I had to go in by hand with a x-acto knife which resulted in some pages needed editing after scanning.

I changed my scanning method to do 600 dpi and then run the images through SilverFast HDR for descreening, downsampling to 300 dpi, resizing, and color correction.  In the past I didn't believe this process really made a difference in the end.  However, I scanned a good chunk of the magazine my old way (300 dpi with hardware descreening) and the new way and then compared.  It was no comparison, the new method makes substantially better looking images at a smaller file size in the end.

I also switched to GIMP for photo editing to do cloning when possible instead of relying on cropping.

[MigJmz]

Message E-Day for server access to upload. We don't let anyone upload directly to the site itself. I myself use 600dpi and save to 2500px height. My understanding is File sizes vastly increase if you use any contrast/filters on pages and of course the quality you save the files (I use 95 quality or a 9 in photoshop).

Edit: File added!

[E-Day]

I've set you up with access and sent you a message with your credentials and how do upload stuff.