Is it still crazy to scan 1000 magazines?

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
Back on track........ 115 mags scanned

Cheers,
Aquaman

Your CRAZY dude but keep the work up :beer:

Koing

 

[ctcsoft]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
I have collected over 15 years of Aquarium magazines but they are taking a lot of room up in my den. I don't have the heart to just throw them away (I will probably give them to a local library) but I am still in the hobby and I still enjoy reading them and using them as a resource.

Do you think it's crazy to scan 500+ mags? I won't be scanning every page but all pages with articles on them so for example a 70 page mag will have 45-50 pages that have articles or pictures on them.

I guess I will find out how tough my Canon Scanner is

Cheers,
Aquaman

fvck d00d.... let me just pay for your doctor visit. thats all i ask.

u need the help more than me

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
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Originally posted by: JeffreyLebowski
PIF me the magazines?

or let me look at your scans.

What is PIF?

Cheers,
Aquaman[/quote]

PIF=Pass it forward, or give them to me.

 

[Aquaman]

Woot ............ 124

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[0roo0roo]

have you looked into cheap migrant workers?

 

[Aquaman]

Nah........ no need for migrant workers

I'll be done soon

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[dr150]

Hire Some High school kid to do it.

 

[NTB]

you're scanning all these to .pdf, right? grayscale, 150dpi. How big are the files that are generated (ballpark figure will be fine) I'm just curious, because I'm thinking about doing something similar with a ton of magazines I've got floating around my house. I'm trying to figure out how you can do a mag in 1/2 an hour though...are you just setting it down and hitting scan (no preview)? I have a hard time not having some of the pages come out really cockeyed, especially on thicker mags with a glued binding, if I don't do a preview scan first.

One last thing: how do you have the access DB set up?

Nate

 

[Kelemvor]

You interested in giving (or selling) copies when you are done? If so, let me know which magazines and issues and such you have. My Bro-in-law just sold his fish business but he's still a fish freak and might be interested in them if they are organized and cataloged. COuld make an intro PDF page that would link to articles in the rest. But that'd probably take as long as the initial scanning. heh heh.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
You interested in giving (or selling) copies when you are done? If so, let me know which magazines and issues and such you have. My Bro-in-law just sold his fish business but he's still a fish freak and might be interested in them if they are organized and cataloged. COuld make an intro PDF page that would link to articles in the rest. But that'd probably take as long as the initial scanning. heh heh.

I'd probably sell locally because I would want to get rid of them all at once and shipping them would cost way too much for the buyer.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: NTB
you're scanning all these to .pdf, right? grayscale, 150dpi. How big are the files that are generated (ballpark figure will be fine) I'm just curious, because I'm thinking about doing something similar with a ton of magazines I've got floating around my house. I'm trying to figure out how you can do a mag in 1/2 an hour though...are you just setting it down and hitting scan (no preview)? I have a hard time not having some of the pages come out really cockeyed, especially on thicker mags with a glued binding, if I don't do a preview scan first.

One last thing: how do you have the access DB set up?

Nate

I am actually scanning them in colour because there are a lot of diagrams &amp; pictures. I am scanning 150dpi colour (magazine, as opposed to photo) Jpegs and the scans range in sizes of 250-600kb (beleive it or not........ plain text with no pictures takes up more room). I don't preview the scan I do all of the scans at once then review them afterwords. Depending on how big your magazine is......... it take between 45-90 minutes (50-90 pages). Unfortunately I also have problems with the glued binding mags so I will have to cut the bindings &amp; do them page by page. I'll probably leave the glued binding mags for last sincec I have not made any pdf's as of yet. I have not tackled the issue of Access DB yet, that will probably happen after I have finished all of the scanning &amp; PDFing.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Chebago]

I was thinking of suggesting if he had kids, he could just pay them to do the scanning for him, kinda like allowance or something...that's my plan with my kids to scan all my mom's old journals so I will have a copy.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Chebago
I was thinking of suggesting if he had kids, he could just pay them to do the scanning for him, kinda like allowance or something...that's my plan with my kids to scan all my mom's old journals so I will have a copy.

I guess it would help if I had a wife or girlfriend .......... in order to have kids

Realy does not take that long........... I do at least 1 a day so that I don't get backlogged........... I usually do it after my morning workout and shower before I start work

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

129 down ............ many more to go

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[NTB]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
I am actually scanning them in colour because there are a lot of diagrams &amp; pictures. I am scanning 150dpi colour (magazine, as opposed to photo) Jpegs and the scans range in sizes of 250-600kb (beleive it or not........ plain text with no pictures takes up more room). I don't preview the scan I do all of the scans at once then review them afterwords. Depending on how big your magazine is......... it take between 45-90 minutes (50-90 pages). Unfortunately I also have problems with the glued binding mags so I will have to cut the bindings &amp; do them page by page. I'll probably leave the glued binding mags for last sincec I have not made any pdf's as of yet. I have not tackled the issue of Access DB yet, that will probably happen after I have finished all of the scanning &amp; PDFing.

Cheers,
Aquaman

Went back and played with my scanner and paintshop for a while last night, and you're right - scanning to Jpeg and then converting to PDF makes for much smaller documents, even in color (about ~1/2 to 3/4 the size that I get scanning in grayscale straight to PDF - and I could probably get it even smaller if I increased the compression on the original scans). Goes faster this way too, believe it or not. I just preview the first scan to line everything up, then scan the rest of the magazine. Now if only I could figure out how to get PS to default to Jpeg rather than psp, I'd be in good shape

For now I'm setting aside all the stuff with glued bindings; I'll work on that later - after I figure out a quick and easy way to hack the binding off without destroying everything.

Nate

 

[Aquaman]

I am thinking of trying this paper cutter.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

137 So many more to go

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

Go for it!

 

[Aquaman]

I am determined to finish by years end....... I am 30% finished already

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[lobadobadingdong]

been wanting to do that to my bassmaster backissues myself.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
I am determined to finish by years end....... I am 30% finished already

Cheers,
Aquaman

That's pretty good Aquaman.

Its now official that you have no life

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: Aquaman
I am determined to finish by years end....... I am 30% finished already

Cheers,
Aquaman

That's pretty good Aquaman.

Its now official that you have no life

Well besides this, work, getting my civic fixed, watching canucks games. playing hockey &amp; stalking you....... yes I have no life

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[cronos]

bump for perseverance

 

[Aquaman]

141 finished........... got slowed down by thelong weekedn

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Slickone]

It looks like maybe they do scan their magazines to offer online. Have you asked how far back they've scanned?