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Yoc:
A nice synopsis of the situation Jim.
Couldn't have put it better if I tried.
BobS:
--- Quote from: JVJ on August 01, 2010, 08:57:35 PM ---
And, as always, Bob, we're fighting the two-headed devil of "file size and bandwidth". Storage space and transmission time (not to mention scanning time, which is being donated gratis) will always be the determining factors, with much concern given to those who can't keep up with the latest and greatest in both technologies. Be happy that we get to see those scans at all is my take on it.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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Jim,
I'm INCREDIBLY HAPPY to get the scans, and I thank you for providing most of the books being scanned. I also thank all you scanners for the tedious work you do in scanning page after page after page and then editing the pages. I don't want to appear ungrateful for what all you do.
I have a wide monitor and my resolution is set at 1600 pixels x 900 pixels.
A lot of the early Fox comics and the earliest Batman Comics (which I got elsewhere), etc. have been scanned at 1600 pixels width.
I'm not sure but I believe Cim and Darwination both scan at 1600 pixels width. Maybe some other scanners too.
Most of the scans here are fine, fantastic even.
However, I would like to see Star Rangers v2#1 at full 1600 pixels width, especially the Jack Cole story where I do believe more detail would show at higher resolution.
Also maybe Keen Detective Funnies v2#6, with the Eisner Muss 'Em Up Donovan story (cited in Great Comic Book Heroes) and the Lucky Coyne story where the text is just readable (by my old eyes).
I doubt that these 1930s comics will ever be scanned again, and in my opinion the 1930s comics in particular need to be preserved as best possible.
Best wishes,
Bob
Public Enemy #1
JVJ (RIP):
You're welcome, Bob,
Yes, the older books DESERVE to be scanned at high rez, but folks still have to deal with the realities of upload and download speed. Deserving and getting are two different things. Alas.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
John C:
History, though, shows that one day, these things...just happen. After all, when most of us started reading old comic scans, they were individual pages of single stories in sometimes-barely-legible resolution that was probably geared for the XVGA crowd. That didn't change right away, and there are probably still some straggler pages in the scanned comics because they were already scanned. However, today, they're barely seen anymore, and most of those stories have been rescanned.
So, while I'm pretty happy with the state of affairs as-is, I do appreciate that Bob is voicing the concern earlier than later, and I'm sure the changeover will happen eventually. And if there's ever a speed boost to go along with the resolution, the odds aren't bad for re-scans, judging by what we've already seen.
BobS:
The latest 2 scans today, Fight Comics #24 (Cimmerian32) and Teenage Temptations #3 (Darwination and 2x4), are 1600 pixels wide.
Star Ranger Funnies v2 01 has a nice Jack Cole cover and his 4-page story (with 8 to 15 panels per page) is good enough to be reprinted in a book, maybe even a book solely on Cole and his work. The rest of the comic is pretty good too!
After JVJs comics are scanned, I doubt that this comic will ever be scanned again. I also doubt that anyone else has as nice a copy of the issue.
Proactive is better than too late.
Best to all,
Bob
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