[Coco] Magazine archiving

tim lindner tlindner at macmess.org
Fri Feb 13 15:26:33 EST 2015


On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Bill <cwgordon at carolina.rr.com> wrote:
> Which is the best way of scanning the Hot Coco magazines I have (entire
> 1984)? Should I just undo the staples and fold as needed, or undo the
> staples then cut the pages apart?
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> I'm working with an auto/manual scanner, so I could cut them apart and scan
> them automatically.

Opinions follow:

Remove the staples, scan, then replace the staples. I think it is
always best to have the real magazine exist after scanning.

Scan at no less than 300 dpi in color.

Making less than 300 dpi versions for people who don't have the
bandwidth is an easy second step.


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tim lindner


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