XBOX covers

[Mel]

Mega Man Anniversary Collection

[wilybird]

LOTR : The Return of the King (PAL)

does anyone have this for NTSC?
standard edition?
i can't find it anywhere really...
thanks.

i was able to find a copy of this title w/ the cover (NTSC) but the top of the spine and a bit of the back/front near spine is jacked up. looks like someone's kid brother was teething...
anyways, should i post a scan of it?
i'm not yet too savy on editing pics....
does someone think they could clean it up?

also, the case has that holographic "official LotR" sticker on it. (like the official sports title one). should i post that too? it could be included in the final cover after it's been cleaned/repaired.
what do you guys think?

[Mel]

Second Sight

[wilybird]

ok, i tried my hand at scanning the damaged cover, and repairing it.
i got a mediafire account, how do i post, lol

[wilybird]

end product: http://www.mediafire.com/view/e256rrmeu6ktluf/xbox_LOTR_RotK.jpg

[wilybird]

This i s how it started:
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/coh38740nbe6gi3/xbox_LOTR_RotK_working.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0522/coh38740nbe6gi34g.jpg" border="0" alt="Simple, Free Image and File Hosting at MediaFire" /></a>

End
<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/e256rrmeu6ktluf/xbox_LOTR_RotK.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c9eb/e256rrmeu6ktluf4g.jpg" border="0" alt="Simple, Free Image and File Hosting at MediaFire" /></a>
 

[wilybird]

ok, i think i figured this out...
this is the original scan.... i didn't have descreening available.



here's the working psd w/ the layer information (i think):

http://www.mediafire.com/download/rby3db8qwa4xmqv/xbox_LOTR_RotK_working_edited-1.psd

and the following is the final jpg, @ 600 dpi:



constructive criticism please....

[Vt102]

ok, i think i figured this out...
this is the original scan.... i didn't have descreening available.



here's the working psd w/ the layer information (i think):

http://www.mediafire.com/download/rby3db8qwa4xmqv/xbox_LOTR_RotK_working_edited-1.psd

and the following is the final jpg, @ 600 dpi:



constructive criticism please....

Your in the right direction here, but still have some work to do. Hte pointers below are purely constructive and am sure that with some practice you'll get the hang of cleaning up scans.

1. The cover is the wrong size. go with 3325x2156 at 300dpi
2. The cover looks kind of dull. Try using auto levels to add some brightness and contrast.
3. Some parts of the cover look a bit blurry wile others have nasty sharp edges and black pixelaion (specially around any white text and objects). Make sure you save the JPG at it top quality (level 12 if you are using photoshop)
4. Looks like you tried to removed the creases between the spine and front/back. If you are using Photoshop's auto correct, try using the tool at a smaller size, concentrate exactly on the crease and make a few passes until it is a seamless transition between sections of the cover.

Hope this helps.

[wilybird]

thanks Vt102!
sounds great to hear from a cover admin.
didn't have access to scanner software, but i know your'e right about the size, it's still @ 600 dpi (instead of 300), that was the max the scanner could do (at work  ).
and in my opinion, the original cover does look a bit blurry too, it's weird, but id doesn't look like high quality, well maybe not blurry but grainy, not sure if that's the same thing.
it's saved at quality 12, so i think some of the stuff i can't fix due to the scanner limitations (no software).
the crease fixes are totally on me though, i still needa work on that. i'll use a smaller brush size.

can you point out some areas that are blurry? it may be the areas i applied brushwork.

[Mel]

wilybird and Grumbleduke  I am assuming that you are still looking for this cover. I maybe able to work on another scan which is available on this site later on.

[wilybird]

Thanks Mel, u can just call me wily.
I also tries scanning the holo sticker, but that was quite tough, got any suggestions there?

[Mel]

LOTR : The Return of the King

[wilybird]

legit Mel!

please tell me, what steps do you (generally) take man?

[wilybird]

LOTR : The Return of the King

you did great man:
i'll be trying to get mine up to the site standards...

[Nacho3]

wily, take a look at the videos on this thread: http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=14505.0 I learned a lot of this on my own but it showed me the different ways to get the same result. The biggest thing I learned was the auto contrast/brightness tip from one of the videos. In Photoshop CS6 I just go to Image, Adjustments, Levels. Once the popup comes up take the arrows under the graph looking thing and pull the one on the left to the first big point you see and the same for the one on the right. It helps your cover not look so washed out. Also, Mel is a girl so you should probably stop calling her man