The Cover Project
Artist's Corner => Raw Scans => Topic started by: jhenriquelfd on February 13, 2019, 02:01:49 PM
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Good afternoon, I was amazed at how much content you have in this forum, but I searched and did not find any section of consoles, does anyone have a cover box of the Playstation 2 FAT?
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We don't... have... covers for CONSOLES? If that is what you are asking.
The normal person does not have the... tools to recreate a box...
Unless you are thinking of using something like a cardboard box and a ton of elmers glue... which would make it look kinda... kidsy....
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We have covers for handheld systems such as the Game Boy Advance SP and Nintendo DS Lite. We don't have covers for consoles and here's why. The retail boxes are huge. They would be too hard to recreate. It would require tons of scanning. After you finish scanning the box in multiple areas, you would have to stitch the scans together in Photoshop. It is too much work and not practical.
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I honestly didnt even think about the scanner aspect. The glass is never flush with the plastic (it's lower). If a large box was placed on the scanner to be scanned, it would not be flat. Otherwise... one could (with cameras now-a-days) could take a bunch of pictures, but the quality would be nothing like that of a scanner, and to Rockabilly's point... we would have to Frankenstein the pictures together into one very large picture.
Then you would have to print it on a very... large... printer, which I am not sure if Staples would really... approve of.
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You took away all the doubts I had.
"Frankstein" hahahah
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Is there ANY site on internet that have a scanned picture of consoles original boxes? You know, I've found plenty of offices that perform ANY type of printing for me, including boxes. So all I need is to find a file for ps2 fat model SCPH-39004 original box to print for my console.
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Not likely. Read Rockabilly's previous post. That's a lot of work for little-to-no demand.
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While all of the commenters are correct, I set out to see if a 'regular person' with limited resources could scan the entire box.
Short answer: Yes. In at least two ways.
1) Paid but easiest. Finding a company specializing in large format scanning services, often working with academia & museums. Think of scanning old maps or blueprints.
2) Modifying an existing flatbed scanner and stitching images using free software such as Microsoft ICE (Image Composite Editor) or Hugin. Both free.
http://hugin.sourceforge.net/
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/product/computational-photography-applications/image-composite-editor/
I've done both.
1) I paid for scanning a Nintendo Switch box and made it available for download for free. Warning, it's huge:
Direct folder with download (no spam, no paywall): 161.55MB, 8304x9708
https://imageevent.com/gamescans/consolehardware
(https://i.imgur.com/t87VI8h.jpg)
It can get pretty expensive. I don't recall exactly, but I think I paid about $200 for a 1200DPI scan.
2) I've modified my Canon LiDE scanner and wrote a tutorial here:
https://gamescannerboxart.blogspot.com/2020/04/diy-large-format-scanning-with-canon.html
By doing so, I was able to scan a SNES box which is also available for download at the link above.
So not counting my own time and a scanner I already own, this was free.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ncXJBXWm7so/XqbecxS-s7I/AAAAAAAAF1c/Q_hGtRRAPTkPfSfdVi7ppq4sho06jU6tACEwYBhgL/s1600/snes_control_deck_box_01_front_gamescanner_2020.04.27.jpg)
I still own the source files if anyone would like to try it for themselves.