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Game Instruction Booklets
Shadowfox:
I guess, in my mind, I was thinking more along the lines of the older games (Like SNES) But in the Nintendo 64 area of the site there are several Instruction Booklets uploaded, but if I print them out "as-is" they are not "perfect" because it would not be printed or stapled right. (Just like Nintendo-Atari-Sega-Nerd mentioned) Now, I can scan my Instruction Booklets just like Nintendo-Atari-Sega-Nerd said cover-back, 1-14, 2-13, ect... If someone were to clean up the scans, I would think we could up load the Booklets in printable "sets". (See, I have several booklets, but I stored them loose and some of the pages need to be touched up, I would LOVE to give people the power to print out their own booklets to hard to find games like the Mega Man X's, Chrono Triger, Mario Allstars, ect...) :)
If someone wants to clean one up, I'll cut/print it out and compare the original with the print and I'll find the right paper to print them on and post the pictures on TCP.
Random:
Just a tip/opinion, don't use PDF, instead use .cbz format wich actually is a .zip file containing the images. This is not the best format for printing to automatize the process for all the pages (as far as I know). But it has some advantages:
1. Its a free format (forget it, PDF is also a free format since 2008)
2. You can edit/restore/replace single pages without "decrunching" and "crunching" the whole file.
3. There are some nice cbz viewers around (I know your project is about printing, anyway) wich, in my opinion, are better for computer viewing (faster loading times, automatic color/contrast adjusting, etc...)
For a continuosly evolving project like your I think the #2 is the more important feature.
Time ago I added one of those viewers in my gaming front-end and here is the result:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=764rnYekUT8
Kind regards and thanks, really thanks for your work.
Nintendo-Atari-Sega-Nerd:
Hi again guys just tell me what you think of doing an FAQ on scaning Instruction Booklet to be easier to print afterward.
Doom:
You have to remove the staples and scan every single page.
Very tedious.
Arseen:
--- Quote from: Doom on May 12, 2010, 03:43:08 PM ---You have to remove the staples and scan every single page.
Very tedious.
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I'm willing to do that with my manuals (those that are stabled not glued) if someone else then provides scans of manuals missing from my collection.