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| 6th Sep 2013, 6:12 PM | #1 REPORT | |
 | kab2112 SUBS ● Wales, where men are men and sheep are nervous Member since Jan 2011 15471 Points Moderator | I have scanned album covers and any inner sleeves prior to entering the albums, then uploaded all the relevant scans. I am now going to enter my albums in batches, then spend some time scanning, and upload the images sometime later. However if anyone specifically wants to see a particular sleeve, or label, send me a message and i will do the scans and upload them. KAB2112 |
| 6th Sep 2013, 10:08 PM | #2 REPORT | |
 | W.B.lbl The Collector's Collector Member since Feb 2012 3786 Points Moderator | What you describe is similar to my approach (scanning LP covers and labels before entering a record if it's not in the database already). As far as album covers go, it's easier for me as my scanner is able to handle legal size (8.5" x 14"), thus I only have to put together two parts rather than four. And with Photoshop, I'm able to make it more seamless and less obvious that the images are from two separate scans. (It's all in the alignment and erasing edges in airbrush mode.) Edited by W.B.lbl on 6th Sep 2013, 10:08 PM |
| 6th Sep 2013, 11:25 PM | #3 REPORT | |
 | nboldock Lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink. Member since Feb 2012 7198 Points Moderator |
W.B.lbl wrote:
What you describe is similar to my approach (scanning LP covers and labels before entering a record if it's not in the database already). As far as album covers go, it's easier for me as my scanner is able to handle legal size (8.5" x 14"), thus I only have to put together two parts rather than four. And with Photoshop, I'm able to make it more seamless and less obvious that the images are from two separate scans. (It's all in the alignment and erasing edges in airbrush mode.)
Download Microsoft ICE and the stitching will all be done for you, no more airbrushing, just perfect joins... |
| 7th Sep 2013, 5:20 AM | #4 REPORT | |
 | leonard ● BLANK Member since Jun 2011 45552 Points Moderator | ADOBE Photoshop has off course the same feature. In the file menu go to automatic.. |
| 7th Sep 2013, 7:26 AM | #5 REPORT | |
 | mlgh224 SUBS Member since Jan 2013 1886 Points Moderator |
leonard wrote:
ADOBE Photoshop has off course the same feature. In the file menu go to automatic..
I don't think it appeared until Version 10 (CS 3) of Photoshop (File > Automate > Photomerge) along with the Shadow / Highlight tool (Image > Adjustments > Shadow/Highlight) which helps things along if the scanner doesn't get into the shadows very well (without blowing out the highlights as an increase in exposure would do). |
| 7th Sep 2013, 4:37 PM | #6 REPORT | |
 | JPGR&B SUBS My aim - to add all my collections on 45worlds. Member since May 2009 4538 Points Moderator | Photomerge Panorama is very certainly in Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. I've just used it for the first time on this album by Revolver. It's my first attempt and it worked a dream. |
| 8th Sep 2013, 3:00 PM | #7 REPORT | |
| gordon7009 Oh yeah I'll tell you something........... Member since Jan 2013 39 Points | I'm guessing that most of us only have A4 scanners, so LP's / 12" singles will hang over the edges of the scanner, which could damage the record. My solution for this is to get an old plain inner sleeve and cut out the centre hole a little so that all the label is clearly visible, then scan and edit. Record protected, image done! |
| 8th Sep 2013, 3:56 PM | #8 REPORT | |
| kab2112 SUBS ● Wales, where men are men and sheep are nervous Member since Jan 2011 15471 Points Moderator | When scanning LPs &12" I use the glass from an 8" x 6" picture frame which is slightly higher than the frame of the scanner, and put the label onto this for the scanning.. The surface area of the record is then protected, and the scanned images look OK. All those that I have uploaded were done this way. |
| 8th Sep 2013, 8:40 PM | #9 REPORT | |
 | LaurenceD SUBS Member since Aug 2011 7708 Points Moderator |
nboldock wrote:
Download Microsoft ICE and the stitching will all be done for you, no more airbrushing, just perfect joins...
Being a non-Photoshop user, I gave ICE a try. Up until now I had been using some Canon tools and Paint.NET to stitch sections together, with less than satisfactory results. I have to say that ICE installed with no hiccups (Windows Vista), and was a breeze to use, so I give it a definite thumbs up.  One thing I noticed is that when stitching together parts of an image that is very sparse in detail, it helps to increase the amount of overlap area. |
| 27th Nov 2013, 3:05 PM | #10 REPORT | |
| kab2112 SUBS ● Wales, where men are men and sheep are nervous Member since Jan 2011 15471 Points Moderator | I am finding that to scan all the images for an album with a gatefold and inner sleeve takes 26 separate scans using a normal A4 flatbed scanner. The relevant parts need to be stitched together, then edited for size, rotation etc. On a good day it takes over an hour to prepare all these for uploading one LP onto the database. I've already uploaded the fronts for all the ones I've entered so far, but have about 1000 records to scan the backs, inner covers & sleeves as well as the labels. It's looking like a job for life !!!! |
| 27th Nov 2013, 4:36 PM | #11 REPORT | |
 | TopPopper Member since Mar 2013 2612 Points | Have you tried a digi camera? It's not generally as good quality, but much easier and quicker. It's what I use - only use scanner for labels. |
| 27th Nov 2013, 6:10 PM | #12 REPORT | |
| kab2112 SUBS ● Wales, where men are men and sheep are nervous Member since Jan 2011 15471 Points Moderator | Hi Top Popper - I've tried with my digital camera, but got poor results as I could not get the images to be Square" shaped they were always narrower at the top or the sides. You seem to get good results, so perhaps it's me. I'll just plod on with my flatbed scanner, I don't mind really as I only work a 2 day week and have time on my hands over the winter months and I'll stay indoors, as it's cold up here in the winter, just ask the sheep !! |
| 27th Nov 2013, 6:50 PM | #13 REPORT | |
| TopPopper Member since Mar 2013 2612 Points | I photograph them with a camera, then there are various steps I use, which only take a brief amount of time: 1. Crop nice and close in Picture It. 2. In Photoshop, use Image / Transform / Skew - and pull the corners to the edges so it is square-on. 3. Back to Picture It and re-size so it is an actual square. Also adjust the levels for good colour/lighting. (At this stage you can also sharpen the focus if needs be.) Lastly, I open it in Paint to cover up any blemishes and then re-size. Once you've done this a few times it becomes a quick process and you know exactly what to do with each image. |
| 28th Nov 2013, 7:31 AM | #14 REPORT | |
| nboldock Lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink. Member since Feb 2012 7198 Points Moderator | Sound advice from TopPopper there - for GIMP users, you want the "Perspective Tool" to make your covers/sleeves nice and square. Tis very easy once you've done a couple. Just select the tool, then simply drag the corners of the image to make it square (you get a dotted square to help you). Simples! Edited by nboldock on 2nd Dec 2013, 4:30 PM |
| 2nd Dec 2013, 3:58 PM | #15 REPORT | |
 | Orbiting Cat Member since Jan 2008 1183 Points Administrator | Thanks for the tips on scanning with a camera, I think this is probably going to be the most practical way to get images for most people. Even scans with smartphones such as Android and iPhone give acceptable results. Having said that, the scans that some members upload when using photo-stitiching and ICE are superb, and very appreciated  |
| 2nd Dec 2013, 11:27 PM | #16 REPORT | |
 | Bodston SUBS ● Member since May 2012 3139 Points Moderator | I use my ipad for the cover scans now. Nice big screen and a handy feature that takes square pictures. So nice and easy to line up the edges. On the odd occasion where it is too far off square, I use the perspective tool in GIMP. |
| 4th Dec 2013, 11:44 PM | #17 REPORT | |
| JPGR&B SUBS My aim - to add all my collections on 45worlds. Member since May 2009 4538 Points Moderator | I take my sleeves to work, try to find some time to scan them on an A3 scanner, then e-mail them home, save them to my PC, then use photo merge, save for web and there you go. Quite a lot of effort but great scans. Then I scan the labels on my personal scanner. Clearly it all takes time! Edited by moderator on 4th Dec 2013, 11:47 PM |
| 4th Jan 2014, 12:28 PM | #18 REPORT | |
| kab2112 SUBS ● Wales, where men are men and sheep are nervous Member since Jan 2011 15471 Points Moderator | I've still got hundreds of scans to do to add to the records that I have uploaded onto this site.......... but....... I had a new toy from Santa (a Brennan JB7) and I have been busy uploading music onto that and will be for quite a while. I will eventually add the scans when time allows. |
| 5th Jan 2014, 10:22 PM | #19 REPORT | |
| Orbiting Cat Member since Jan 2008 1183 Points Administrator |
Bodston wrote:
I use my ipad for the cover scans now. Nice big screen and a handy feature that takes square pictures. So nice and easy to line up the edges. On the odd occasion where it is too far off square, I use the perspective tool in GIMP.
Great find! To be clear, iOS 7 for iPhone and iPad adds the "square" camera feature so that you can easily take photos of sleeves without cropping. |
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