justanotherscan

I'm bumping this as a sort of general question for the members here... I'm thinking of selling my Nintendo Power and PC Gamer, and some of the other ones I have... I don't have the space or desire to hold them. Although I want to scan the subscriber covers, and keep some of the special/signed issues I have. But part of me feels like it's a mistake to sell them. I just wanted to get some input, but maybe a mod would prefer this be a different thread. I haven't had a chance to scan the ones missing from the site, but I am working on a build for book scanning. Thanks

I've been using a Canon LIDE 200 for a few months and today noticed some thin white lines appearing in scans. You can see them in the attached cover scan, next to the word "Diablo" on the right, and running from the Future logo top to bottom (left side). I cleaned the top layer glass but that didn't resolve it. I took the glass out and cleaned under, again no change. I cleaned the LED light bar with a dry no lint piece of cleaning tissue, and it helped but a line would always remain in one place or another. I then cleaned the LED light bar with 99% isopropyl alcohol, then wiped it off again with another dry cleaning tissue, which made it as it is now. I attempted calibration with the Windows Canon software, which does different calibration from Linux scanning software. If anyone has an idea on why this is happening and how to really resolve it, I would really appreciate to hear that because it's driving me crazy!!! Cleaning the LED bar seems like the best option but there's tons of lines now and it's such a process!

I personally recommend a flatbed and an ADF scanner, if you can afford both and have enough physical space. If just a flatbed, find a unit that connects over USB of course. Go within your budget. Canon and Epson are good brands, and find a unit that is LED based for the light source. For ADF, good brands are Fujitsu, Epson, Brother. Make sure you buy a unit with duplex (both side scanning). Same thing, LED based light. I also say to always check that the scanner you want will work with Linux. You may not use Linux right now, or not intentions to, but Windows has a habit of dropping support for older hardware and drivers, whereas Linux has really good hardware compatibility even with older hardware. Check Ebay because often you will find awesome ADF units at really good pricing. Try to look for stuff made within the last 5 or so years, maybe even 7-8 to keep pricing lower. Check your local classifieds (Kijiji, Craigslist. European countries have their own regional stuff, same with Asia I've found)

Hi, are there any active lists of what covers are missing, or magazines in general? There are two threads i found here on the forums. All of these threads are a bit out of date. the EGM one for example, issue 113 was rescanned and seems complete. It seems I should scan covers for the PC Gamers I have, as all of them are not on-site here. We can ignore the digital editions found on many of the PC Gamer discs because those are compressed and modified. EGM 139, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 149, 150 appears to be missing, I have them but yes would prefer to not debind unless there's a non destructive way, such as heating the glue off for the cover. I can scan the covers for these. EDGE seems missing on-site, I can do covers for the 2 I have. I will rescan the MADs I have by removing the staple binding the pages together, and try to remove the glue carefully for the Supers. The existing scans online on archive.org for example are very low quality. Readable but not archive-grade quality. For Playstation, they are formally called "Playstation The Official Magazine", published by Future US, rebranded in 2007. Are these the ones you're looking for? They're branded for the PS2/PS3/PSP era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation%3A_The_Official_Magazine I am sorry to disappoint if this isn't what you're loooking for, they don't appear to come with demo discs.

Hi everybody. I recently remember this site existed while filling some gaps in my personal digital collection. Here is a list of the magazines I own. None of them are scanned, and I won't have access to them in about 2-3 months as 6 months worth of some personal affairs will be taking place, so they'll be in storage. I don't really want to donate any at this time, nor do I want to destructively debind any. I have two flatbeds, and an ADF at least for the next week. But I will probably buy my own soon too, they are cheap used online. All of the magazines were received or purchased in Canada, so if there is some kind of regional difference. I am currently working on a different personal scanning project, and time is sensitive with it, so I don't have much focus on my collection below. I am sharing it if there is an issue or page or something someone here might want scanned, so basically sharing it if there is something important someone wants scanned below before I am unavailable for 6 months or longer. Nintendo Power Issues 205-285. Almost all of the later ones are Subscriber Edition covers, only I think 2 aren't. Issue 231 (Aug 08 - 20th Anv issue) was signed by a number of people at the Nintendo Power 20th anniversary event at the Nintendo Store in New York City, NY, USA. Not sure if any of the signatures were related to the magazine crew or not, as I was with and met a lot of people Issue 233 was signed by Chris Slate, and one other editor with the magazine, at the same 20th anniversary event (and I got a photo with them). I have a duplicate of this issue with a clean unsigned cover. I have issue 268 as a dupe/non-sub cover (Sonic Generations I think) PC Gamer (US) Issues 222 onward are year 2012 (starting with January) Issue 158, 165, 170, 171, 173, 174, 177, 178 Issues 180-182, 184-190 Issues 192, 193, 195, 196, 199 Issues 200-224, 226-237 I have dupes of issues 212, 214, 215, 217-220 I also have Issue 201 of PC Gamer UK Dreamcast Official? Issue 8, Nov 2000 EGM Issues 106, 108, 110-113, 116-119, 120, 135-151 Issues 247-251 Edge (UK I think) Issues 224, 234 (Feb & Dec 2011) Games TM Issues 106, 109, 115 Game Informer Issue 223 (Cover 1 of 2) GamePro Issues 215-226 (Aug 06-July 07) PlayStation Official Magazine Issues 45, 47, 52 MAD Magazine Issues 170, 177, 183 Super Specials 14, 15 (including free The Nostalgic MAD insert), 19 I might have some other magazines tucked away but I doubt it. I have a few issues of a local ish one I will scan and upload. I also have a good collection of posters, inserts, and complementary stuff included with Nintendo Power and PC Gamer (US). I have the backing board posters a few PC Gamers came with, nice big full sized posters. I have some more vintage issues of Nintendo Power, and some vintage complementary stuff (like I think a secrets guide from Nintendo Power from the 90s), but I don't know where they are right now as I've moved 3 times since reading them. I have a number of game guides as well, at least these I Know I have somewhere because I have a photo of them in a stack: Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain - Official Game Secrets (Osborne) Duel Masters: Sempai Legends (Prima Official) Duke Nukem Zer:o H:our - Official Strategy Guide Pokemon Diamond & Pokemon Pearl (Nintendo Official Players Guide) Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen (Prima Official) Pokemon Snap (Prima Official) The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Nintendo Official Players Guide) The Sims Bustin' Out (Prima Official) Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum (Prima Official) Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef Of Destruction (Prima Official) Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition: Stairway To The Destined Duel (Prima Official) So let me know if there's something someone really really wants. I'm looking forward to being more involved with the site.