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cantthinkofanything
04-15-2014, 04:52 PM
I'm in the process of scanning all of my old horse racing magazines and trombone books into pdf's so I can read them on my Kindle. Anyone know how much memory I'm going to need per mag?
Thanks.

The Gemini Method
04-15-2014, 04:54 PM
Genuine trombone book or rusty trombone books?

boutons_deux
04-16-2014, 10:31 AM
I'm in the process of scanning all of my old horse racing magazines and trombone books into pdf's so I can read them on my Kindle. Anyone know how much memory I'm going to need per mag?
Thanks.

memory, you mean first disk space?

depends completely on the resolution DPI, 300, 600, 1200?

scan a page to disk and look at the page size.

I don't know how reliable it is, but try an OCR program that scans images to .pdf. My guess it would certainly be tedious.

ChumpDumper
04-16-2014, 10:40 AM
7.

You will need 7 memory.

mrsmaalox
04-16-2014, 10:44 AM
Genuine trombone book or rusty trombone books?

Ha!

spurraider21
04-16-2014, 11:38 AM
7.

You will need 7 memory.
:lol

TDMVPDPOY
04-16-2014, 11:52 AM
this horse racing magazine...wouldnt happen to be about horses on horses action?

cantthinkofanything
04-16-2014, 02:02 PM
memory, you mean first disk space?

depends completely on the resolution DPI, 300, 600, 1200?

scan a page to disk and look at the page size.

I don't know how reliable it is, but try an OCR program that scans images to .pdf. My guess it would certainly be tedious.

Yes dammit. Disk space. I don't want to use OCR. I just want to be able to read my mags and other books on my Kindle. But I want them to look just like I was reading them in the magazine.

cantthinkofanything
04-16-2014, 02:10 PM
http://www.amazon.com/Magazines-Journals-Kindle/b?ie=UTF8&node=241646011

Magazines available on kindle fool.

why would I pay for magazines and books that I already own???

mrsmaalox
04-16-2014, 02:12 PM
why would I pay for magazines and books that I already own???

Do you keep these magazines in a fortress of solitude?

cantthinkofanything
04-16-2014, 02:16 PM
Because they are available on your kindle. You seriously want to scan all the pages from your magazine? :lol

Come on CTOA I know you're better than this.

Just taking advantage of technology. I've got the HDX which has pretty impressive resolution. I'd love to see some of those old picks on it.

SnakeBoy
04-16-2014, 02:19 PM
Yes dammit. Disk space. I don't want to use OCR. I just want to be able to read my mags and other books on my Kindle. But I want them to look just like I was reading them in the magazine.

Why do you want to read the same magazines over and over?

cantthinkofanything
04-16-2014, 02:21 PM
I hear ya, just take about 10 shots/scans and see how much memory you use. I would just select the images you specifically want and use those. Not try and scan the whole darn thing in.

how would I read them then? I don't only want the pictures. I want to read the articles too. But some of those old pics are pretty fuzzy compared to today's standards. So one of the added benefits would be getting them in HD.

cantthinkofanything
04-16-2014, 02:36 PM
I have an answer, but you won't like it. You'll spend a lot of time and not get the end product you're looking for. If you want to try, take pictures of the pictures and articles you want in 1 magazine and check your memory.

That seems like it would take even more time than scanning. Also, if I was just taking pictures, then it would be hard to ensure the different pages would be reasonably aligned.

cantthinkofanything
04-16-2014, 02:38 PM
Why do you want to read the same magazines over and over?

Because you're gay

cantthinkofanything
04-16-2014, 02:45 PM
LOL.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRC1VfWOyNi0yhbRSLbWPKCYeQlfAP9a dhXeQG_CPlBq8fHfUq9

mouse
04-17-2014, 12:54 PM
7.

You will need 7 memory.



So 1-6 gets fucked?

Sybok
04-17-2014, 02:53 PM
why would I pay for magazines and books that I already own???
Better to pay for more memory and spend all day scanning bullshit.

cantthinkofanything
04-17-2014, 03:07 PM
Better to pay for more memory and spend all day scanning bullshit.

It's not just about the money. It's about getting to read these just as they were printed, except in high definition.

DarrinS
04-17-2014, 03:14 PM
It's not just about the money. It's about getting to read these just as they were printed, except in high definition.


hmmm

cantthinkofanything
04-17-2014, 08:32 PM
So you want to take high definition pictures of shitty pics? So the pics will still look shitty in high def?

No...I'm not taking any pictures. I'm scanning in magazine articles with pictures. The original pictures were good for their time but I want to reread the articles and see the pics in high def. Not to mention, having my whole collection available on my tablet or phone.

cantthinkofanything
04-19-2014, 09:08 PM
Ok I get it. Did you try it yet?

Not yet. Was going to start this weekend and realized my scanner plate is only 8.5 x 11. Then I realized if I took apart the mags, I could feed them through a high speed scanner/copier. I'm going to take apart all the mags first, then go to Kinkos and have them scanned.

Sybok
04-19-2014, 10:15 PM
You should have bought 5 or 6 rams.

spurraider21
04-20-2014, 12:42 AM
Just download more ram tbh. Easy solution if you have memory shortages

http://www.downloadmoreram.com

cantthinkofanything
04-20-2014, 01:31 PM
Gracias. FYI, it looks like they're running a promo. You can get 1,2, or 4 GB for free. I started with just 2 to see if it bogs my phone and tablet down. If it still runs fast, I'll go back and load the 4 GB. Thanks again.

spurraider21
04-20-2014, 02:37 PM
:lmao

mouse
05-01-2014, 05:36 PM
Any updates?

spurraider21
05-01-2014, 05:45 PM
how did the ram download go :lmao

mouse
05-01-2014, 05:46 PM
how did the ram download go :lmao



:lmao

sook
05-01-2014, 09:51 PM
Just download more ram tbh. Easy solution if you have memory shortages

http://www.downloadmoreram.com

how did I miss this shit :lmao

cantthinkofanything
05-02-2014, 11:52 AM
I don't know what half that shit means. Other than I know I'm not on Windows 98. Project is on hold because fucking taking apart the mags and high speed scanning was a mistake because the paper is so thin, they didn't run through the machine smoothly at all. I'm going to have to put them directly on the copier plate and color copy them one at a time onto good paper and then run them through the high speed scanner. I'm still going to do it but it's a longer project than anticipated. Also, I think I'm going to have to get a flash drive or something because the extra memory did not show up on my Kindle because even though it's Android, it's not technically and Android device. Or something like that.

mouse
05-06-2014, 11:41 AM
post one of the scans.

mouse
05-06-2014, 11:49 AM
I'm in the process of scanning all of my old horse racing magazines and trombone books into pdf's so I can read them on my Kindle. Anyone know how much memory I'm going to need per mag?
Thanks.


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cantthinkofanything
05-06-2014, 01:54 PM
post one of the scans.

here...

cantthinkofanything
05-06-2014, 01:55 PM
ooook...let's try that again...

cantthinkofanything
05-06-2014, 01:58 PM
fuck

[jpeg]C:\Users\Scans\Mag1\page1[jpeg]

DMC
05-06-2014, 04:09 PM
Everyone knows you cannot go from "users" to "scans" without having a specific user folder... idiot.

Oh I know, I'll use the "i'm dumb" shtick since the liquid shit spewing or booger picking comments haven't gotten the responses I crave.

cantthinkofanything
05-06-2014, 04:15 PM
Everyone knows you cannot go from "users" to "scans" without having a specific user folder... idiot.

Oh I know, I'll use the "i'm dumb" shtick since the liquid shit spewing or booger picking comments haven't gotten the responses I crave.

Shit... you're right...let me try again...

http://iampaulmort.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/middlefinger.jpg

mouse
05-07-2014, 02:02 PM
Shit... you're right...let me try again...

http://iampaulmort.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/middlefinger.jpg

:lmao