if you're going to show off your collection via scans.....

[TomMurry]

http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2006995#p2006995s

Uh unh.
Even though they are clear and easily visible, they arent uniform size. That makes you wrong...I guess. ~~~

 

[alexs64]

http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2006995#p2006995s

Uh unh.
Even though they are clear and easily visible, they arent uniform size. That makes you wrong...I guess. ~~~

If they scan in at a different size, not my fault. I did edit them to all be 400X400.

 

[TomMurry]

http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2006995#p2006995s

Uh unh.
Even though they are clear and easily visible, they arent uniform size. That makes you wrong...I guess. ~~~

If they scan in at a different size, not my fault. I did edit them to all be 400X400.

See the ~~~?
That means sarcasm.

 

[alexs64]

http://www.freedomcardboard.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2006995#p2006995s

Uh unh.
Even though they are clear and easily visible, they arent uniform size. That makes you wrong...I guess. ~~~

If they scan in at a different size, not my fault. I did edit them to all be 400X400.

See the ~~~?
That means sarcasm.

Sorry I am not up on my texting emotes...

 

[hofmichael]

My severe OCD agrees with Eric.

 

[Weimer]

I have a hell of a time getting all my scans to be straight and the same size. I've never figured out a way to make sure they're all uniform. If I put them right up against the top edge of the scanner then it cuts the top of my cards off. If I put them anywhere else they end up tilting a little bit or the scans end up different sizes.

 

[hofmichael]

I have a hell of a time getting all my scans to be straight and the same size. I've never figured out a way to make sure they're all uniform. If I put them right up against the top edge of the scanner then it cuts the top of my cards off. If I put them anywhere else they end up tilting a little bit or the scans end up different sizes.

Use an empty top loader as a spacer between the edge and the card you are scanning.Use your crop feature to keep it out of the scan.

 

[Bornagaincollector]

Maybe FCB should sell diapers for a few days to get some people over there fears of seeing crooked scans!

 

[George_Calfas]

My severe OCD agrees with Eric.

Cool, but the 84 Marino in your sig is tilted in the holder and has been driving me crazy For Ever.

 

[MOFNY]

For me, scanning has become a niche obsession within the hobby. Sort of like others are obsessed with organization or displaying. I love to produce a great scan!

 

[Casebusters]

When I am scanning a lot of cards for my website,
I put the cards in the 9 card sheet and then scan them and then crop them...
I have the "acquire now with auto slicing" but that doesn't work well when they are in sheets so I have to crop them into 9 seperate images

 

[Lancemountain]

The OP takes a lot of time with his scans, as anyone can see. I do too, and I think all TBP is saying is, take pride in your collection and spend the extra 4 seconds per scan to get them uniform.

I don't care either way, but clean, nice scans are always more enjoyable.

At least we learned what Tom Murray's dealers friends have to say on the matter. Thanks for sharing Tom!

 

[magicpapa]

Most posted picture in FCB History?

***UPDATED***

 

[hofmichael]

My severe OCD agrees with Eric.

Cool, but the 84 Marino in your sig is tilted in the holder and has been driving me crazy For Ever.

Your right.I swapped it with another scan until I can rescan it.

 

[Resident Bay Fan]

I don't care how other people scan their cards, but some people "can't" tilt their head to see the scan better. (I'm a frankinstein) I do however take alot of time to make sure my scans are straight and cropped, but I do need to rescan alot of my pc because I started scanning with a different resolution and a different scanner.

 

[zep33]

Here's some uniformity

http://home.comcast.net/~zeppelin33/Allen&Ginter/Ginter.html

 

[notjomommasclint]

Erics scans have always impressed me because of their clarity and uniformity. I am not smart enough to get my scans the same size... or the same brightness. i am going to be using my phone for them from here on out. not that i have been posting many scans...

 

[RL24]

WoW. I didn't know it was such a big deal to some people!

Check it out... I got my scanner in like 2002. I never really sit down and scan huge chunks of my collection, no time. If somebody wants to see a card for whatever reason, I'll scan it. If I add that last card so now it's a sweet set, I'll scan them. So all my scans are made at a rate of about 1 every 2 months or so. Add to that, I personally think that groups of cards should be scanned together, not separately. If you have 2 plates from the same set, or 3 plates, or 4 plates... they should be in a scan together. The scan should be as wide as possible, without messing up message board posts by making people scroll back and forth. If I have 1 card, I don't make it 600 x ___, but if I have 2 cards or 3 cards or 4 cards or 5 cards, I will. So the scans are sort of uniform? Nah, I just checked it out and my Sabathia scans are all kinds of sizes. I guess it's something I have never cared about, or had time for.



I was going to spend this one summer scanning my collection, but I wasted all that free time I could have been playing with baseball cards. I helped special needs children learn to ride horses. Then the next year I was like "this Thanksgiving I'm going to scan my collection!" but then I wasted that time doing this "Stuff the Truck" event so poor families could have a nice Thanksgiving dinner. Nowadays I waste those hours pushing a swing or playing in a sandbox with my daughter, which is a great time. You know what I mean? Some of us see you people with your perfect and uniform scans and think "Man, that time could have been spent doing something much more useful... and fulfilling."

If creating a perfect scan makes you feel good, you should try putting a smile on a kids face and see how that makes you feel. Worth a try huh?



In conclusion FCB, I sincerely apologize for the random sizes of my scans. But I try to only show 1 scan at a time so hopefully it won't bug anybody.

 

[George_Calfas]

Eric, you should be ashamed of yourself

In any event, I think I saw in this thread, mentioned by Brian, that they were thinking (or hopefully planning?) on doing something with the '48 Leaf design?

SO THIS!

the '48 Leaf set is a thing of beauty! and the Paige is easily the hardest post-war rookie card in existence.

 

[ThoseBackPages]

Eric, you should be ashamed of yourself

if i didnt have to "log in" to this f'n damn site 20+ times a day, then i would have time to properly scan my National pickups.