Can I pay for people's photoshopping skills

[Mutecityracer]

So I just glanced through the rules and I didn't see anything saying I couldn't do this, so thought it would be better to ask. Can I pay for the cover making skills the cover making gurus have?

To put it bluntly, I'm contemplating a major change to my game collection.  This change will involve the creation of (to put it in exact numbers) a metric ass ton of covers (which I suck at making).  If I were to make super high quality raws for the new cases, are there any rules against me making a bounty (literally) for the creation of each cover?  Since I have so many obviously I could pay a lot per cover but I was just wondering.

[sheep2001]

Well, normally I would say that we aren't in it for the money, but seeing as stoneagegamer has done it for his new cases, let us know exactly what it is you are after.  It could be as simple as making a template you can drop existing covers into.

[Mutecityracer]

There is a template and my photoshop skills suck, I have tried and tried and all covers I make suck!

[sheep2001]

So....what is it you want?

[shenske]

No rules against it, go for it (I can't touch any requests as I already have 1001 things to do)

[TDIRunner]

No rules against it, go for it (I can't touch any requests as I already have 1001 things to do)

Is that how many NES covers still have to be converted over to the Shadowfox template?
 

[Mutecityracer]

I am working on a complete PS1 collection, 90% of the jewel cases are cracked or broken or scrated or covered in sticker residue.  I'm not a fan of the hight of the DVD cases or the thickness of the 8 disc cases.  I'm considering the poly cd cases for all of them.  TAFK started a master thread for it but has abandoned the project but I think it is the project I want to pick up and do for all my games.  But I will be a pricey investment and I have some cases coming to see how I like it before I fully jump on

[TDIRunner]

You say that the jewel cases are cracked or damaged.  Are the manuals and inserts ok?  If so, replacing CD jewel cases is extremely cheap.  There are many websites that sell replacements and they prices are pretty affordable if you buy in bulk.

Here is one example. 
http://www.checkoutstore.com/STANDARD-Clear-CD-Jewel-Case-p/clrjwcase.htm

If your manuals or inserts are damaged or missing, then you might want to go the poly cd case route.

[Mutecityracer]

I have some games complete, some just disc, and some with manuals but no inlays.  I like the way the polycases look and they are more durable in my opinion.  Still trying to decide but if I do it will be a pretty big undertaking.

[TDIRunner]

I have some games complete, some just disc, and some with manuals but no inlays.  I like the way the polycases look and they are more durable in my opinion.  Still trying to decide but if I do it will be a pretty big undertaking.

I understand.  I collect for approximately 32 different systems and out of all of those systems, my PS1 collection is the largest.  I've considered switching over to poly cases and DVD cases, but at the end of the day, most of those games are still missing covers of any kind and converting everything over would be such a missive undertaking.  Plus I would still have to store my original cases because I would refuse to get rid of them.  Therefore, I just find it easier to keep them in their original cases.

I have a small rule when it comes to disc based games.  I will not buy them unless they are CIB.  The only expection is either getting some disc only games as part of a large lot of CIB games or finding a crazy good deal on a hard to find game that is disc only.  By sticking with this rule, it's a lot easier to keep everything in a uniform (and original) case.

With all of that said, I'm pretty sure I have several PS1 games that do not have artwork on the site.  I'm more than happy to scan any of them and I plan to scan everything eventually, I just don't have much time at the moment.  But I'm happy to scan a few as requests come up.  If you need anything scanned so that someone else can make a cover, let me know.  Some have already been scanned and can be found in my scan thread.  I tried to filter out the games I own that don't have original manuals or inserts.

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[Mutecityracer]

Cool! Yeah there are some in there I know I don't have the inlays for so any scans will be appreciated....I guess maybe if I make the scans and start getting covers made maybe I won't have to shell out money to get the covers made. There is clearly some interest here I guess I just have to decide if I want to convert them all or not.

Yeah I never intended on having so many ps1 games they just became so cheap and easy to find my collection just exploded in size.  I guess I better make up my damn mind before I say for certain if I am willing to fully covert over.

[TDIRunner]

Just let me know which scans you need.  When I scan PS1 games, I always scan, the front of the manual, and both front and back of the insert.  Because of the number of scans for each game, I typically don't do more then 3 or 4 a day.  So keep that in mind if you make up a list of requests. 

Also don't forget that many covers already hosted on the site can be converted over to ploy cases, some easier than others. But that means there is already a lot of art available on the site. 

[TDIRunner]

One other thing.  You should probably put your requests in the "request" section just so we don't keep spamming the general discussion board.  I'll keep an eye out for your list over there.

[Mutecityracer]

Can do.  If I go all in I will probably set up a drop box for scans and finished covers and either take over the old master thread or make a new one