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[Yoc]

That's great info BB.
I think we had an old topic somewhere around here where JVJ and some others talked about their scanning techniques.  This would make a good addition to it.

[srca1941]

I don't use Photoshop rotation, or anything really. Not on my master scans that is (which I save as uncompressed JPGs). What I post here, other than having been resized, are raw scans. And yes, actions and batch processing are two of the greatest time saving features in Photoshop.

-Eric

[builderboy]

your work looks beautiful, Eric. always crystal clear

Thanks for the kind words, Yoc. I would be interested in hearing what some of the others are doing for editing techniques. JVJ gave me a handful of tools for the process.  I have incorporated some, modified others. I don't think everybody has the same philosophy or same finished product in mind when they work, so there is likely some great degree of difference in processes.

Although my process keeps evolving, I should do a list this weekend of the steps I take in an edit...throw it out there and get some reaction.  Who knows, somebody might learn something in the process of discussion (hopefully me!).

[JVJ (RIP)]

Yes thanks! And I have to say, I'm impressed with the results of a 300dpi scan saved at "low" quality. I may have to try that on my next book. I think it's better than 150dpi at "medium" quality....

-Eric

The "quality" setting in the jpg "save" window applies mainly to areas of flat color, so 150 ppi saved at "high" quality only adds more subtle details to broad areas of color and the transitional areas between hard line edges - it will have VERY little affect on the lines. Which means, of course, that you're absolutely right that a 300 ppi jpg at "low" will have more (at least TWICE the) DETAIL as a 150 ppi jpg saved at "high" simply because there are more pixels to work with.

The more pixels you capture with your scan, the better you can make your final cbz file output. Most of the compression happens in areas that your eye skims over anyway, so the jpg algorithm just tosses pixels that don't add much your appreciation of the page.

my 2¢

Peace (Hi, Tilliban!!), Jim (|:{>

[Yoc]

I'm going to move these to that scanning topic if I can ever find it again!

[Yoc]

Rangers Comics 057 - BBoy's scans from the JVJ Collection now up.
Thanks guys!

[builderboy]

Coming soon, a re-scan of Rangers Comics #50 c2c 300 dpi, fully edited, and soon thereafter, Prize's Treasure Comics #3 c2c raw.

[Geo (RIP)]

Thank you RH, we'll be looking for it.

Geo

[builderboy]

Now up: JVJ's copy of Prize's Treasure Comics 003.  I have done a lot of editing to creasing, fix ink smears, paper foxing, and some judicious color guide issues.  Other than the front and back cover, there has been no color adjustment to the interior pages, but I will revisit the issue for that at a later date.

Interestingly, (and I hope JVJ chimes in here), Jim lists the Marco Polo piece and Munson Paddock, when it seems so close in style to Dick Briefer's work.  I know that they both worked in Bernard Baily's studio together, and I am less familiar with Paddock's work.

Another interesting thing that I hope Jim will comment on is his credit of Baily on the Dr. Styx piece. GCD has it as Charles Voight, another member of what would be Baily's studio, but I don't know the chronology of when the studio was established (compared with the production of this issue), or how close Baily's studio cleaved to a single style. Jim?

[Yoc]

Thanks BB!

[builderboy]

Coming soon:  Fiction House's Jungle Comics 138 from my collection and Prize's Black Magic v1n1 from JVJ's

[Yoc]

BBoy's JUNGLE 138 is now up!

[darkmark (RIP)]

Thanks a bunch!  The end of Jungle creeps up and up.

[builderboy]

Black Magic v1 01 now up, and Fight Comics 77 on the editing board

[Yoc]

Wow, totally cool, thanks very much BB!