Is it still crazy to scan 1000 magazines?

[T2T III]

Do you think it's crazy to scan 500+ mags?

Yes, a little crazy. Then again, you could just pay some local kid to scan them for you for $50 or so.

 

[TommyVercetti]

So you are not really a magazine collector, you just want to archive the magazines for the articles?

Are you sure some library near you doesn't have the that magazine on Microfische?

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
So you are not really a magazine collector, you just want to archive the magazines for the articles?

Are you sure some library near you doesn't have the that magazine on Microfische?

They probably do but our library system is quite big (city of 1 million) It does not hurt to have extra copies

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[KarenMarie]

If I had the patience, there are loads of things I would love to scan. Sure would clear up much of the clutter here.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: ness1469
I would just get a bunch of binders with full-page slides and tear out the stuff that really matters. You could probably fit about 15-20 mags per binder. There are probably a bunch of ads you would get rid of too.

Yeah......... I am just scanning the articles. I can't just pick & choose the articles I want because you never know when you will need them and I don't want to rip the mags up

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Willoughbyva]

I don't know much about your scanner, but they make scanners with automatic feeds and batch modes. The place I used to work at had them set up to do a lot of scanning in the library ariel machine. Of course if you did it this way it would destroy the magizine when you seperated the pages from the binding.

I think if you do 1 in half an hour you are doing good. It will only take a couple months to do them all. (Well depending on how many come in a year.)

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Willoughbyva
I don't know much about your scanner, but they make scanners with automatic feeds and batch modes. The place I used to work at had them set up to do a lot of scanning in the library ariel machine. Of course if you did it this way it would destroy the magizine when you seperated the pages from the binding.

I think if you do 1 in half an hour you are doing good. It will only take a couple months to do them all. (Well depending on how many come in a year.)

I don't plan to do more then 2 in one day......... I still have work & a life

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Mucman]

Originally posted by: Aquaman

Originally posted by: oLLie
Train a hundred monkeys with a hundred scanners. It'll be done in no time.

Well.......... Mucman & Silverpig do live in the area :Q

Maybe if I buy them a bubba of beer & get them some Canucks PPV's

Cheers,
Aquaman

Add it some scantily clad 'easy' women, then I am in

 

[StormRider]

I kind of want to do this with my Maximum PC collection....

I wish Maximum PC would release a CD/DVD containing PDF versions of all their old magazines including all the ads. Sometimes it's fun for me to look at the ads for old PC hardware I drooled over. I love looking at PC magazines more than porn!

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: Aquaman

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
So you are not really a magazine collector, you just want to archive the magazines for the articles?

Are you sure some library near you doesn't have the that magazine on Microfische?

They probably do but our library system is quite big (city of 1 million) It does not hurt to have extra copies

Cheers,
Aquaman

I meant if the library has them on Microfische, then you don't really need to archive your collection.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti

Originally posted by: Aquaman

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
So you are not really a magazine collector, you just want to archive the magazines for the articles?

Are you sure some library near you doesn't have the that magazine on Microfische?

They probably do but our library system is quite big (city of 1 million) It does not hurt to have extra copies

Cheers,
Aquaman

I meant if the library has them on Microfische, then you don't really need to archive your collection.

True but maybe a school library will take them.......... it just seems a shame to recycle them

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Mucman

Originally posted by: Aquaman

Originally posted by: oLLie
Train a hundred monkeys with a hundred scanners. It'll be done in no time.

Well.......... Mucman & Silverpig do live in the area :Q

Maybe if I buy them a bubba of beer & get them some Canucks PPV's

Cheers,
Aquaman

Add it some scantily clad 'easy' women, then I am in

If only I can lure......... I mean get some ATOT women up here for you

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Ketteringo]

Pay a high school kid $10 a hour to do a good job of it.

 

[Sid59]

boring. as said above, pay some kid to do it.

 

[Aquaman]

It's really not that boring

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Shockwave]

I know people who have ripped and encoded 500+ CD's, so I wouldnt assume doing magazines is crazy if thats your thing. God knows you kick EAC to high and get a CD with some scratches on it and it'll take longer to rip that then scan 5 magazines!!

BTW, when will these be available for "online browsing"

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Shockwave
I know people who have ripped and encoded 500+ CD's, so I wouldnt assume doing magazines is crazy if thats your thing. God knows you kick EAC to high and get a CD with some scratches on it and it'll take longer to rip that then scan 5 magazines!!

BTW, when will these be available for "online browsing"

Access will be free with your subscription to Aquaman's Pay Pron Site :Q

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[edm]

I once tried scanning my baseball card collection. I made it through about an hour before I started pulling my hair out and gave up. But good luck

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
It's really not that boring

Cheers,
Aquaman

From your frame of reference I suppose. But why not just buy a single book on aquariums for reference and ditch all the magazines.

 

[nmcglennon]

Have you tried contacting the magazine publisher?

They often have digital scans of their own magazine that they can ship you. Especially now, considering alot of magazines also release a digital version as well as a printed version.

 

[nmcglennon]

BTW: I am busy scanning thousands of documents for my dad's work right now... so I feel your pain.

 

[Shockwave]

I tried to scan... "That which resides in my pants".... But after having to do 35 scans and I STILL handlt made it the whole length I gave up!
So, i can only imagine what your going through! Course, your not getting burned by the hot lamp but thats another story......

 

[Alistar7]

I had heard Canada was boring........

 

[edro]

Why don't you just tear out the pages that you wanna scan and keep them in a folder?

 

[MattCo]

Originally posted by: nmcglennon
Have you tried contacting the magazine publisher? They often have digital scans of their own magazine that they can ship you. Especially now, considering alot of magazines also release a digital version as well as a printed version.

That was what I was going to suggest. Why duplicate someone else's work. If they give you any hassle about it, take a photo of your entire collection and email it to them so they will see you already have them and are not trying to screw them over.

-MC