Comments on: Scanning Help Needed Part Two!

By: Rebis

Rebis — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:57:57 +0000

"Would that be high resolution? If so, then sure, Iâ€™ll try it." Ahh, there's the rub. No, I don't think it would be high-res. (That's 300 dpi or so, right?) So it depends on how big you want to run the photo ... If your monitor is big and you're watching "Raiders" full-screen when you do the screen grab, the quality should be sufficient to run the image about 3 or 4 inches tall/wide. (It's worked for me in the past with printed materials, not just for website purposes.)

By: Loren

Loren — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:49:37 +0000

"A picture of the rolling boulder scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark."

I don't suppose this cuts it?

http://pelaajalehti.com/wordpress/wp-content/2008/02/boulder7.jpg

By: Andrew Collins

Andrew Collins — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:05:19 +0000

Swampthingroots.com has a pic up of the unpublished Swampy cover.

http://www.swampthingroots.com/images/largecovers/st_v2_088-unpublished.jpg

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:47:09 +0000

Hey Brian. Canâ€™t help with anything on this list directly, but if you own a DVD of â€œRaidersâ€ (I donâ€™t), that oneâ€™s easy enough to do: Slide the DVD into your computer (um, Iâ€™m talking Mac here, but I assume you could do this on a Windows-based system too). Pause it during the scene when the rockâ€™s rolling at him and do a screen grab. Youâ€™ll end up with a â€œstillâ€ of the exact moment you want. (And itâ€™s kind of fun, clicking on the pause button to get a â€œframe by frameâ€ analysis of the action.)

Would that be high resolution?

If so, then sure, I'll try it.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:46:00 +0000

Thanks, Patrick, we shall see!

It's better than what I had, at the very worst!

By: Patrick Hamilton

Patrick Hamilton — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:55:06 +0000

I sent you an e-mail with attachments containing the two Superman strips. I don't know if they'll work resolution-wise, but thought I'd send them along.

Patrick Hamilton

By: jakob1978

jakob1978 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:51:11 +0000

whoops, I also didn't see the "High resolution" section, but i'm sure if you contacted that newspaper, they might be able to help you

By: jakob1978

jakob1978 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:49:49 +0000

here's the picture of Walt Disney from the Daily Emerald

http://media.collegepublisher.com/media/paper859/stills/3dd5278b6c5fc-54-3.jpg

story - http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2002/11/15/News/One-Duck.or.Two.part.1-1978791.shtml

By: Scott Rowland

Scott Rowland — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:32:59 +0000

I think Ray Palmer was editor of "Amazing Stories," the science-fiction magazine, not "Amazing Heroes" the fanzine put out by Fantagraphics in the 1980s.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:42:53 +0000

Argh. I skipped the part where you said high resolution and went right to the list. Ignore me!

By: Matt Bird

Matt Bird — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:45:23 +0000

It just occurred to me why you keep asking for print-quality pictures of items that have previously been discussed in "Urban Legends Revealed": you must be publishing a book! That's great news. "Urban Legends" is the gem of the site and it deserves hard-copy prosperity!

By: Rebis

Rebis — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:52 +0000

Hey Brian. Can't help with anything on this list directly, but if you own a DVD of "Raiders" (I don't), that one's easy enough to do: Slide the DVD into your computer (um, I'm talking Mac here, but I assume you could do this on a Windows-based system too). Pause it during the scene when the rock's rolling at him and do a screen grab. You'll end up with a "still" of the exact moment you want. (And it's kind of fun, clicking on the pause button to get a "frame by frame" analysis of the action.)

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:25:07 +0000

This is probably not good enough quality, but:

http://www.geocities.com/sshumsuper7fan78/wwspacefinallg.jpg

By: Patrick Joseph

Patrick Joseph — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:21:03 +0000

If there are any readers who held onto their Comics Buyer's Guides from the late 80's, I recall the Swamp Thing art appearing there in 1989 when the story first broke. Alas, I tossed mine many years ago.