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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: chazparks on January 25, 2010, 08:10:27 AM

Title: Converting CD covers to DVD covers
Post by: chazparks on January 25, 2010, 08:10:27 AM

I was thinking of scanning my PS1 cover and instruction manual doing some editing and creating a DVD cover.  This would cause some weird stretching though.  What is the best way to handle this?

Title: Re: Converting CD covers to DVD covers
Post by: dejimus on January 26, 2010, 07:50:27 AM

your best bet for the back is to either rearrange the text and screen shots to fit the longer box, or but a border over around the original back art to make up for the empty space, for the front its probably easiest to just find different artwork

Title: Re: Converting CD covers to DVD covers
Post by: chazparks on January 26, 2010, 11:32:48 PM

Here is my first attempt:  http://cid-dba19cbd6570e120.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/DarkStalkers3%20PS2.jpg (http://cid-dba19cbd6570e120.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/DarkStalkers3%20PS2.jpg).

I'm not sure what do with the spine.

Title: Re: Converting CD covers to DVD covers
Post by: AppleQueso on January 26, 2010, 11:47:18 PM

Almost all of the DVD covers you see were created from scratch, the with original fronts/backs used mainly as reference, with actual art lifted from them sparingly if at all.

The approach you're taking is not at all what we do on the site.

Title: Re: Converting CD covers to DVD covers
Post by: ShoothimNow on January 27, 2010, 12:03:35 AM

http://www.thecoverproject.net/uploads/TEMPLATES/DVD/PS1%20Template%20-%20Shenske.psd

PS1 template for Photoshop

Title: Re: Converting CD covers to DVD covers
Post by: the7k on January 27, 2010, 01:31:42 AM

Yeah, it all has to be created from scratch - there is no stretching or anything involved. If you can find the source images used, then that's great. If all you have to work with is the original cover, that'll be touch. Impossible in some cases.

If it helps, I am planning to make a Darkstalkers 3 cover very soon. It'll be pure custom though.

Edit: And I just posted it. http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=1058.msg29850#msg29850

Title: Re: Converting CD covers to DVD covers
Post by: chazparks on January 27, 2010, 11:24:42 AM

It does look alot more professional.  I was just was wanting to do some quick converts so that I can get my jewel cases off the shelf and I can put PS1 and PS2 collection together. 

Where do you get artwork from?

Title: Re: Converting CD covers to DVD covers
Post by: dejimus on January 27, 2010, 12:20:55 PM

in a lot of cases(snicker) you can just do a google image search of the game title for large images

Title: Re: Converting CD covers to DVD covers
Post by: the7k on January 27, 2010, 04:26:34 PM

The art that I used came from various artbooks. Darkstalkers Tribute for the front image and Capcom Design Works for the back image.

I've also got a few obscure games that I need to case...games like Future Cop LAPD, Ball Breakers, Robo Pit 2 and a few others that I'm just not going to find art for online. In this case, I have two choices - find unrelated images that look like they could fit, or just edit whatever source images I have to make them usable.