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 600+ 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
To update:
633/637 (99.37%) Done
4 mags to go
52000+ scans
21gb of scans
314 lbs (144kg)weight
No Torrents
Cheers,
Aquaman
Originally posted by: sao123
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 600+ 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
To update:
633/637 (99.37%) Done
4 mags to go
52000+ scans
21gb of scans
314 lbs (144kg)weight
No Torrents
Cheers,
Aquaman
wait... you are scanning magazines that do not have naked females in them???
Originally posted by: Aquaman
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: Busie23
I could sell you our old Fujitsu M4099D which we run about 10k docs through a day...</blockquote>
Dom't think I could afford that
My new problem is that some magazines are coming in a wider format (wider then 8.5 inches). To get a bigger scanner to handle that ......... starts at $1500+ :Q
Cheers,
Aquaman
Originally posted by: hanoverphist
ive been debating on scanning the 200 or so easy rider mags i have. most came from my dads garage when he moved, but they are in pretty much brand new condition, with posters still in them. not sure it i wanna scan full mags, but i think a comic scan from all would be a cool site, as well as all the posters. the ads crack me up as much as the comics, especially the late 70s and early 80s ones.
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: hanoverphist
ive been debating on scanning the 200 or so easy rider mags i have. most came from my dads garage when he moved, but they are in pretty much brand new condition, with posters still in them. not sure it i wanna scan full mags, but i think a comic scan from all would be a cool site, as well as all the posters. the ads crack me up as much as the comics, especially the late 70s and early 80s ones.
send them to Aquaman, he'll scan them for you.
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: hanoverphist
ive been debating on scanning the 200 or so easy rider mags i have. most came from my dads garage when he moved, but they are in pretty much brand new condition, with posters still in them. not sure it i wanna scan full mags, but i think a comic scan from all would be a cool site, as well as all the posters. the ads crack me up as much as the comics, especially the late 70s and early 80s ones.
send them to Aquaman, he'll scan them for you.
No I won't
Cheers,
Aquaman
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: hanoverphist
ive been debating on scanning the 200 or so easy rider mags i have. most came from my dads garage when he moved, but they are in pretty much brand new condition, with posters still in them. not sure it i wanna scan full mags, but i think a comic scan from all would be a cool site, as well as all the posters. the ads crack me up as much as the comics, especially the late 70s and early 80s ones.
send them to Aquaman, he'll scan them for you.
No I won't
Cheers,
Aquaman
You mean I can't just randomly volunteer people I don't know to do work?
Originally posted by: Syrch
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: Aquaman
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: hanoverphist
ive been debating on scanning the 200 or so easy rider mags i have. most came from my dads garage when he moved, but they are in pretty much brand new condition, with posters still in them. not sure it i wanna scan full mags, but i think a comic scan from all would be a cool site, as well as all the posters. the ads crack me up as much as the comics, especially the late 70s and early 80s ones.
send them to Aquaman, he'll scan them for you.
No I won't
Cheers,
Aquaman
You mean I can't just randomly volunteer people I don't know to do work?
HAHA so reminds me of dilbert
Originally posted by: Kelemvor
<blockquote>quote:
Originally posted by: boggsie
Stupid quote time, but I can't resist.
So how exactly does your brother-in-law breed and raise aquariums?
</blockquote>
Well, he said he started out with 3 but since he left them alone in the dark room, now he has aquariums everywhere. He's even started giving them away.
Originally posted by: gsethi
Make sure that you have a backup of all the scans that you have done. After you are done, I would burn those ~21-22GB on DVDs. You dont want your hard drive to die after all the hard work.
Did u use the same scanner for the last 3.5 years ? If different scanner, did the quality of scans went up with the newer/better scanner. If quality is improved, are the improved pics taking more space ?
I hope you organized them into PDFs as browsing through JPGs can be a PITA.
Originally posted by: Devine
lol I've forgot about this thread, keep on truckin Aquaman, you gonna have a party or something when your finally done?
Originally posted by: mooglemania85
Originally posted by: savvy
Wow. Nice job. You are almost at an end.
No, he only need 4 more back in Feb. Now he has 18 that have yet to be scanned. He's also either found some more mags or is still purchasing them as the total has increased.
What I want to know is whether the universe will implode once he's finally finished with this monumental task.
Originally posted by: sdifox
Originally posted by: sao123
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 600+ 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
To update:
633/637 (99.37%) Done
4 mags to go
52000+ scans
21gb of scans
314 lbs (144kg)weight
No Torrents
Cheers,
Aquaman
wait... you are scanning magazines that do not have naked females in them???
The fishes are naked....