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Dreamcast DVD black spine request - COMPLETED
TDIRunner:
First of all, let me start by saying that I'm not a cover admin for a reason. ;)
Second, the difficult part of this project is that the black and white templates do not have the same size arch on the front (which I incorrectly assumed that they would). This means that it's not as simple as cutting and pasting the old cover onto the new template. Therefore, what I did was change the white part of the front cover to black. The downside to this is that the black cover will not be exactly uniform to the black template. I've made two covers below and I thought I would show them to you first before making the rest. If you are ok with it, I can probably knock the others out in an evening.
Please let me know about any issues you may see so that I can fix them now before making any more covers. Please feel free to be picky. You won't hurt my feelings. However, please keep in mind that I'm using artwork from pre-existing covers and if there are issues with the artwork itself, there won't be much I can do about it. I'm looking for feedback on formatting issues, and small details like logos or anything like that.
So for now, here is what I have.
NFL 2K2
NHL 2K2
shenske:
The black template should entirely cover up the white template if you put it over top of it. Is it not lining up?
TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: shenske on June 24, 2015, 11:16:21 PM ---The black template should entirely cover up the white template if you put it over top of it. Is it not lining up?
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It does completely cover the white template, but it also covers up too much of the original artwork (in my opinion). I can use free transform to narrow the original artwork to fit, but then it will appear stretched and the arch will still not properly line up.
There is nothing wrong with the black template. I just think that new front artwork would be needed which I don't have access to (or the skills to alter the original).
TDIRunner:
For example.
On the NFL 2K2 cover, I can move the original cover over to the template and place it below every layer on the front. If I switch the black layer on, everything lines up pretty well except for the "Online Multiplayer" logo. Since it's on the original artwork, it needs to blend over the black curve. Now my normal cheat for this is to just use the "Online Multiplayer" layer and place it over the logo on the original artwork. However, this will interfere with the Dreamcast logo on the black curve.
shenske:
Gotcha, yeah the online logo is in a weird spot on some of those DVD covers. I would always put mine at the top
http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?cover_id=9548
http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?cover_id=9773
http://www.thecoverproject.net/view.php?cover_id=9775