2) The final saving format: JPG with 75%-90% quality
3) Please try to scan all parts of the inlay at once without any trimming!
Wrongly: https://www.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sin ... ssics).jpg
Correctly: https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/zxdb/si ... ssics).jpg
4) Cropping and rotating - for these two neccessary actions you can use e.g. IrfanView (https://www.irfanview.com/).
Edit > Crop sellection and Image > Custom/Fine Rotation.
5) Remove scratches, tears, marks, etc. These operations are for more experienced users who can work with Photoshop and similar tools. So you can skip this step if you wish.
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6) How to name the files correctly.
ENRY_ID[#LABEL_ID].jpg - for titles without reverse side of the inlay
ENRY_ID[#LABEL_ID]_front.jpg - front side of the inlay/box
ENRY_ID[#LABEL_ID]_back.jpg - reverse side of the inlay/box
[#LABEL_ID] ... you don't need to use it, if we are talking about the original publisher
You can get [ENRY_ID] from URL with detailed informations about the title, e.g.:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.php?cat=96&id=718
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/7 ... /Bruce_Lee
(Bruce Lee entry_id is 718)
You can get [LABEL_ID] from URL with detailed informations about the label/publisher, e.g.:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... bel_id=815
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?label_id=815
(Americana Software label_id is 815)
Some examples:
718#815.jpg ... Bruce Lee inlay, re-release from Americana
718#815_2.jpg ... Bruce Lee inlay, re-release from Americana, the second/alternative inlay (_3, _4, etc.)
4179_front.jpg - Robocop - front side of the box, release from Ocean Software (the original publisher - you don't need to add label_id)
4179_back.jpg - Robocop - reverse side of the box, release from Ocean Software (the original publisher - you don't need to add label_id)
4179#4437_poster.jpg - Robocop poster, re-release from Erbe Software
4179#4437_instr.jpg or 4179#4437_instructions.jpg - Robocop scanned instructions, re-release from Erbe Software
The same logic for cassette/tapes:
718#815_tape.jpg ... Bruce Lee tape, only one side, re-release from Americana
4179_sidea.jpg - Robocop tape, side A, release from Ocean Software (the original publisher - you don't need to add label_id)
4179_sideb.jpg - Robocop tape, side B, release from Ocean Software (the original publisher - you don't need to add label_id)
XXXX_tape01.jpg, XXXX_tape02.jpg, XXXX_tape0X.jpg - for titles with multi tapes
7) Share prepared files with us in this Preservation section!
I would like to ask nicely all regular contributers if they could begin to use this new structure of filenames.
[mention]Andre Leao[/mention], [mention]TugaofSpectrum[/mention], [mention]Frankie[/mention], [mention]Ivanzx[/mention], [mention]8BitAG[/mention], [mention]wallyweek[/mention], ...
OR USE THIS NEW UPLOADING FORM!
(only with the correct naming we can process your files fully automatically!!!)
What we are looking for now:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/missing_inlays.php