Ok, I got the raw, I got a scanner, so what do I do now? How do I dissect a tankoubon and scan with the best quality?

I read something about using a hair dryer on it's lowest settings to melt the glue, then you carefully pull the pages apart, don't get the glue on the pages though.

Not the exact video but something similar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP-wRBfObqc

i think u should also put something on the back of the paper (just set it on it) when scanning so u dont get the bleed through prolly not sure though

yes like a heavy book

thanks Cmertb, i'm at school and scanning now :X

Lets see this :O

lolz, i debind it quite easily...but it takes time scanning 5 chapter =.=!

damn...I think I mess up the page order =.=!

Lol they should be numbered XD

Heh, debinding is better by far.. The equivalent of cleanly tearing apart a manga is a shame, but even more of a shame is to bend it out for all it's worth. I don't like seeing books with those creased edges.

nah, it was simple than I thought, just turn on the oven, 2 mins later, the glue will be melted and you can debind it page by page (but all) it just takes time and patience. I'm nearly done btw

Epic post results LOL

Damn I tried it out and took a while to debind with a hairdryer >.<
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lolz, i confused the whole chapter 35 & 36 and had to start again :X that's why it takes time

ok, so the quality is pretty good, but how come it's so damn heavy for JPEG file???
I set the quality too high? (on a second thought, I think I set the resolution to 3000x 4000 thingy)...how do I reduce them?

@DemonL lolz, I was typesetting with left hand, while right hand was scanning pages, that explains for the horrible grammar, but now I look at it, it's damn funny.

@_@ 3000x4000 WHAT??? do you mean the dpi settings? or just the size, because if it's the size I can fix that easily

size is a whatever,
dpi at 72 PLZ!

dpi at 600 i think ^^!!

Oh god, that would be why, just decrease it to either 300dpi to be nice or 72 to be smaller, you don't have to rescan it you can just change it in photoshop

I see, that explain about it, BUT WHAT THE HELL! I forgot something! WE DON"T HAVE A CLEANER FOR THIS DAMN PROJECT! (>>.<<)!

Not bad I guess? I had to resize it to 900-1300

Nice. And it looks like I'm not the only one that's trolling with scans. So wait, your NOT supposed to cut the book, but melt the binding? I've failed with that 2 out of 2 (once with hairdryer, once with microwave), and I still don't know why. But cutting leaves jagged edges (gomennasai to whoever is cleaning Lucky Star Comic a la Carte raws)...are there any other ways to get clean raws???

also, I've always used 200dpi as standard, is that enough?

I believe that DPI at 600 is the best quality for any scan . Save the file at maximum quality is also needed. But that was not what you was talking about right?
I think the best but time consuming method is debinding (meaning using heat to melt the glue). I haven't tried the hairdryer or the mircrowave actually, but I have tried:
1. Electric stove.
2. Mini heater.
3. Air conditioner.
Those three work most effectively for me. Btw, when you arrange the raw, maybe you would want to go with some certain order so you won't get confused about the page order. I will post it later (just got home now), I need to take a bath

I'll giv those a try...(looking for old books to practice on...)

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