Any scans needed?

[Luc]

Hello,

 

I am compiling a list of all my Atari stuff because I am planning to sell it in the near future. Although I still love Atari games (I play Adventure almost daily), I have completely switched to emulation and I do no longer need or want all this stuff which has been sitting in boxes for years. But before I put everything on eBay I'd like to ask if there is something that you want me to scan. I believe I have some items that I haven't seen in AA or Atarimania's databases, like a PAL Brain Games with blue front label and red end label, and maybe some other carts/boxes as well. There may also be one or two catalogs which I haven't seen on AA before - but I'm not 100% sure.

 

Anyway, if you want to take a look, my list is here:

http://home.scarlet.be/~pin00842/atari.html

 

Please let me know if you see something that you want me to scan before I get rid of my collection.

 

Thanks,

Luc.

[Rom Hunter]

Luc,

 

I highlighted some carts (mostly Atari red labels) and their boxes.

 

Would very much appreciate it if you would scan these at 300DPI.

 

Box scans (front and back) between 600 and 1000 pix. width.

Cart scans (front only) between 400 and 800 pix. width.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Edited September 13, 2009 by Rom Hunter

[seanhq]

You have some things I'd liked scanned. I'll send you a PM with my list.

 

Also, when you do your scans, make sure to do them at 300dpi as Rom Hunter suggested, but also use the magazine setting on your scanner so you get a nice clean image without lines on it.

[Luc]

You have some things I'd liked scanned. I'll send you a PM with my list.

 

Also, when you do your scans, make sure to do them at 300dpi as Rom Hunter suggested, but also use the magazine setting on your scanner so you get a nice clean image without lines on it.

 

No problem, I'll scan at 300 dpi. I can use the magazine setting, but it doesn't seem to make much difference when scanning at such a high dpi value - the ink dots are always visible at 1:1, which at 300 dpi is normal I think. Resizing the picture to 50% of its original width usually gets rid of these lines (if you use smart resizing), and then the picture is still more than 2000 pixels wide. The average Atari box scanned at 300dpi is about 5500 pixels wide, so you have to make it smaller anyway if you want to fit it on a screen.

 

Also, why should you let a simple scanner do what Photoshop or any other serious graphics program can do so much better? Isn't it better to start with an unprocessed scan and then apply the effect yourself?

 

Anyway, I'll do my best to make clear scans. Keep in mind however that some of my boxes are slightly creased or dented, and dents in the cardboard are always visible on the scan, especially when scanning white boxes.

 

Please don't ask me to iron them first.

Edited September 14, 2009 by Luc

[user42]

For the best quality final product scan at 300dpi with descreen turned on and then resize to 150dpi (after edits).

Magazine setting doesn't make that much difference...

[+Omegamatrix]

What type of scanners are you guys using?

[pinball22]

I'd like to see at least the front and back covers (to see the part number, etc.) of the color 5-language manuals for these:

 

3-D Tic-Tac-Toe

Adventure

Codebreaker

Crystal Castles

Human Cannonball

Maze Craze

Ms. Pac-Man

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Surround

Video Chess

Video Pinball

 

Thanks!!

[Luc]

I'd like to see at least the front and back covers (to see the part number, etc.) of the color 5-language manuals for these:

 

3-D Tic-Tac-Toe

Adventure

Codebreaker

Crystal Castles

Human Cannonball

Maze Craze

Ms. Pac-Man

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Surround

Video Chess

Video Pinball

 

Thanks!!

 

I see I made a mistake in my list: Codebreaker and Human Cannonball do not have a color manual in 5 languages, only the English one is in color, the Dutch and French manuals are in b&w.

 

See attached file for the other scans (150 dpi).

 

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Edit: I'm having trouble uploading the file to AA, so I've put it here:

http://home.scarlet.be/~pin00842/manuals.zip

Edited September 15, 2009 by Luc

[pinball22]

Thanks so much for those scans! My list of manuals really appreciates it.

[Luc]

Rom,

 

Here are the scans you requested:

 

http://home.scarlet.be/~pin00842/scans.zip (15 Mb)

 

All of them are scanned at 300 dpi. I will leave the resizing up to you, so you can make them any size you want.

[Rom Hunter]

Rom,

 

Here are the scans you requested:

 

http://home.scarlet.be/~pin00842/scans.zip (15 Mb)

 

All of them are scanned at 300 dpi. I will leave the resizing up to you, so you can make them any size you want.

Luc,

 

You're the man.

 

I really appreciate this.