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Did anyone get round to scanning any Games Master mags? I seem to remember someone saying they had some, just wondered as I can't find real copies of them anywhere (if they ever do pop up on ebay I usually forget about them :()

Yeah I use photoshop to scan and edit my scans anyway, it's a nice handy toolbox for anything graphic based. I do most of what you said there meppi, I guess I'll just have to persivere and maybe shell out for a scanner that's a bit faster. Thanks again. -Joel

1) Are you debinding the magazines? They are glued so no. They are part of my collection so I'd rather not mutilate them. 2) Do you have an ADF? Nope, just a bog standard Xerox 2400 flatbed. Not the best but it was free and fairly recent. I had no idea you actually cut up the glue bound mags, if I had dupes (actually I do have a few) I'd consider it but I want to keep my hard copies intact. I can see why you take this route though, it was agonising scanning that last mag. I guess I just have to bite the bullet and get on with it. Thanks for the help, if you have any more advice based on this criteria that'd be great. -Joel

Essentially, I spent almost a whole day scanning one magazine and it was torturous. Not to mention that once I was done the mag was bent and warped from all that pulling about. I must be missing something since others apparently can scan about 2-5 per day, maybe my scanner is rubbish, though it is fairly new-ish. I need to know things like: Reccommended scanners Quality settings/File Encoding/Best Compression Methods (my last scan was BIG) How to scan mags comfortably (when you get near the center it's excruciating!) Is there a full on guide to doing this out there somewhere? I can't believe it hasn't really been discussed here, those who have scanned a lot of mags must have some valuable tips for those just starting out. I have an entire collection of ST Format mags to get scanned but armed with what I currently know, I'm sunk before I start. -Joel