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All,
I apologize for the absence of an Interaction Archive update. Things have been really busy on my end here, but I am not one for excuses. That being said – things have been moving foward on the project nicely, and I have put together a really quick web page that should clarify where we are.
1st off we need to decide on a compression to use for distribution. Please visit this web page :Link: http://www.bradherbert.com/interaction.html(http://www.bradherbert.com/interaction.html)
There you will be able to download sample files to compare compression quality vs. size, and be able to “vote” for your preference. Please keep in mind that each file is several MB in size.. and could take awhile on a dial-up connection.
Please use the charts there to determine what you feel is an acceptable quality vs. how many CD-ROMs it will take, vs. final CD cost to distribute. Please post your comments back on this website.
Once all the gears are in place, we should be able to crank out 5-10 magazines every 2 weeks. That means a completion time of 4-8 weeks I am hoping.
Features will include :
Custom CD case and label.
Software interface for accessing magazines.
Full search capabilities.
Ability to print out a “copy” of the magazine.
Please post back with your feedback and suggestions!
Thanks!
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(re: Interaction Magazine Archive UPDATE!)
Dang it! I wish I would have been more resposible about my collection of mags and other Sierra stuff. When I first moved into my house I had everything in carboard boxes and sitting in basement directly under my powder room. We had a pipe burst within the first 6 mos (Yes I was still unpacking stuff) and all my magazines from way back to the Sierra Newsletter days were ruined. The insurance agent couldn’t believe that I wanted to claim each magazine as a collectors item. He only gave me cover price for each one 🙁 Anyhow, I’m sure I had at least a few of the missing mags along with other stuff like letters from the staff, t-shirts, posters and other promotional stuff.
Needless to say I’m excited about this project and personally any of the resolutions would do fine for me. I just want to be able to read them. Not print them or anything else. So the smaller size the better. This way I can read them on my laptop.
Have you been working on the CD jewel case art? I was just thinking how kewl it would be to print each CD with a different Sierra emblem as they had quite a few over the years.
Good luck and I’m anxious to see the results. Please feel free to ask for help if needed.
Adam Taylor
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(re: Interaction Magazine Archive UPDATE!)
Having checked out all three documents, I’d have to say that, IMHO, the scans of the covers are acceptable at all resolutions/quality settings. Didn’t even see a difference until I reached page 6.
For the pages that have text, to my eyes, there’s also not a great difference with each of the resolutions. The “low quality” settings make the text too blurry, though.
Bear in mind that I talk about reading off a computer screen. For hardcopy, things may well be different.
The higher the scanning resolution, the less a lower quality setting will affect perceived output quality.
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