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doofy77 · 03-15-2008, 10:47 PM

I don't know if many of you know about this. But when i browse through the uploads section i notice quite a few covers that are not 300dpi scans. some of them of them look like they were scanned at a much lower resolution and resized. i will try too find as many of them as i can and link them here to make it easy to weed out. But first things first...

HOW TO IDENTIFY A BAD COVER:

usually the way i do it is look at the disclaimer right at the bottom of the cover (Usually it's the writing with the smallest font on the whole cover). If it is clear and readable, then it is a 300dpi scan or higher. If it's not clear and readable, then it's a bad scan. But there a few exceptions:
Some covers have been scanned at a high resolution but haven't had any filters applied to them, which makes the picture look funky and the fine print unreadable. So the best thing to do in this situation is to save the image, open it up, and zoom as far as you can on the fine print. If the writing is nice, clear and readable, then it's a good scan. But if the writing is blurry and hard to read, then it's a bad scan.

If anyone has an easier or better way to identify these scans please feel free to post them here.

I will have a browse around for some bad covers now. I'll post them when i find them.

I hope I could have been some help.

03-15-2008, 10:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
doofy77 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 96 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	Bad Uploads I don't know if many of you know about this. But when i browse through the uploads section i notice quite a few covers that are not 300dpi scans. some of them of them look like they were scanned at a much lower resolution and resized. i will try too find as many of them as i can and link them here to make it easy to weed out. But first things first... HOW TO IDENTIFY A BAD COVER: usually the way i do it is look at the disclaimer right at the bottom of the cover (Usually it's the writing with the smallest font on the whole cover). If it is clear and readable, then it is a 300dpi scan or higher. If it's not clear and readable, then it's a bad scan. But there a few exceptions: Some covers have been scanned at a high resolution but haven't had any filters applied to them, which makes the picture look funky and the fine print unreadable. So the best thing to do in this situation is to save the image, open it up, and zoom as far as you can on the fine print. If the writing is nice, clear and readable, then it's a good scan. But if the writing is blurry and hard to read, then it's a bad scan. If anyone has an easier or better way to identify these scans please feel free to post them here. I will have a browse around for some bad covers now. I'll post them when i find them. I hope I could have been some help.