Amiga Format time to PDF them!

[asymetrix]

I have most Amiga Format magazines, i looked on usenet - they dont have all issues.
all different quality and resolution unfortunately and no way to verify all pages complete.

i scan some myself, but need help - if a team could be setup it would go faster.

I dont mind scanning - if someone else formats them.

sample quality :
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=836392#post836392

[asymetrix]

Yes it was a good idea I came up with

Why are people scanning them again? They've been done!!

Can someone HELPFUL go on USENET and download all issues available (about 75%) and just upload them directly to Archive.org so EVERYONE can view them.

Scan issues never scanned before first and then go back to replacing unacceptable scans. Unlike the C64 era where we needed to have 600DPI scans to see the control codes in the program listings of games to type in it's fine at even 150DPI for now (more important to have the pages flat 100% on scanner glass....an issue with many CU Amiga scans making them useless to read)

My thoughts exactly, have been downloading for such this reason, question is do I upload as is or spend the time cleaning them up ?

I have a copy of AF Annual 1995 (black cover) and it does in fact show a few issues, but just showing select issues does not guarantee a missing/mislabeled issue.

If and when PDFs uploaded they need to be checked and validated - ie QC.

If only I had the issue before it, sigh ...

[asymetrix]

I'd love having every issue of Amiga Format even if I have to donate a couple of bucks. Wonderful!!!

As Digiman said, 150 DPI should be enough but I'd like to add something.

I'm tired with reading scanned PDF comics because, when scanning a page, a white card should be put at the other side of the page you are scanning. Otherwise, it is very likely, in every page, to see portions of the next one because, don't forget, the light of the scanner passes through the whole sheet (two pages).

The card should be white for comics because that's the colour for pages. I wonder which should be for AF. It could be white but some page could need another color.

I know this makes even harder the scanning process but the result I believe could be much better. I have never tested that.

What do you think?

I know what you mean, Its a common problem, which i have resolved myself by sticking a black rubber sheet on the underside of the scanner lid - it works perfect.

I use 240 DPI, it gives high enough quality without sacrificing scanning speed.
Take a look at the links i gave earlier, that I scanned myself - the quality is far better than anything.

1 magazine would take 1-3 hrs scanning and processing eg crop, restore,clean etc 1-3 days.

Even if someone did 1 magazine in 3 days it would take a year or so and alot of sleepless nights and loss of sanity.

This is a multi year project as once scanning is done and pdfs made, in future all text needs to be extracted and magazine layout in HTML done - with full DB search is the ultimate goal.

[asymetrix]

I got the supplements of Underground-gamer but they are the same as the one on bomberjack yes.
To bad bomberjack do not have many issues of the magazine.

Im still in need of missing Magazine issues

It would be great if you can share the magazine pdfs you have. torrent ?

I also have alot of physical magazines and PDFs which i will probably upload to mirrorcreator.com.

Only by working together can we get a complete Amiga Format magazine collection set up.

Im thinking add to the list on EAB with a complete list, listing any missing issues.

[asymetrix]

Great idea!

I am thinking of setting up a file server containing all my TB of Amiga related material, I just have to organize it before it go public, also I have to sort out the software that still are being sold to avoid getting hate

Im also in process of switching ISP for higher upload speed since my servers and seedboxes are quite heavy used atm and I got little to none bandwith over (the biggest thief is my seedboxes, damn you retro oriented torrent sites)

So give me time and all I got will be avaliable to Amiga.org

Great - cant wait.

In the meantime I will upload what I have to Mirrorcreator.com, I will announce here when its done.
 
If anyone can contribute missing PDFs, upload it and post a link here.

@orange

We dont need 300 DPI for OCR. 150-150 DPI is fine.

It would be interesting to know what people plan to do with OCR versions.
I could OCR the PDFs, but to search multi pdfs for text is something we dont have.
A better solution would be to rip the text out as raw text.

This raw text people could use in some database/structure for data stream to apps or export to other file formats.

For now :

1, Amiga Format issues to be uploaded
2, validate, check all pages correct
3, note poor quality issues/ pages and reupload
4, OCR

[asymetrix]

Here is an updated list of Amiga Format Magazines from USENET and other places.

I hope to complete the collection with your help.

Any remaining issues I will scan more myself to hopefully have a full set.

If you do download, please contribute and mention errors or bad scanned pages.

cheers and have fun

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?p=834166#post834166