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X Bomber Encyclopedia
Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:11 am
by Vanessa
It came from Japan (not meant to be sarcastic), that's where I purchased it.But it was Machina and his legendary internet searching skills that actually tracked one down that was for sale, and helped with the purchasing formalities.
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 12:11 pm
by Crash
Does he speak the language?
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:33 pm
by Vanessa
Ermm, I don't think so, but there are some good internet based translation features that are available now.I can say that it wasn't cheap to get hold of... :-S
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:43 pm
by Happosai
There are also websites that will act as an intermediary for people who want to buy things from Japanese sellers that don't speak English or ship overseas (e.g. eBay auctions).[Happosai]
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Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:14 pm
by Dr. Ben
I'm sure it wasn't cheap. I remember an internet auction some years ago that had a remarkable opening bid.
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:33 am
by Crash
Then you've got to factor in getting a company to scan the book.Well, I'm grateful for having got to see it!
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Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 1:14 am
by Bladez636
I don't get why half the book is in B&W, but I'm working on custom profile pages and am thus colorizing some of them:Is it perfect? No, but it's better than in B&WIf anyone has any of the profiles from other magazines in color, please help me out.
X Bomber Encyclopedia
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:23 pm
by Happosai
(Bladez636 @ Oct. 06 2012,02:14)QUOTEI don't get why half the book is in B&WTo make it cheaper to print.
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 11:26 pm
by Crash
How do you do that? Is it a manual process or is there an automatic way like you see them do with old film? - (how they extract colour information from B/W film that's not visible to the naked eye).
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 4:17 am
by Bladez636
(Crash Override @ Oct. 11 2012,00:26)QUOTEHow do you do that? Is it a manual process or is there an automatic way like you see them do with old film? - (how they extract colour information from B/W film that's not visible to the naked eye).Just Photoshop and referencing