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(...) NO! Imagine people putting up sticker scans, which you'd want as sharp as possible for reprinting. Using JPEG and having them scaled would kill the details there. Why not educate the clueless user instead of killing features power users might (...) (18 years ago, 9-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's the idea. So many of us have, for example, Star Wars Lego's in boxes that are in pristine condition and they just sit in bubble wrap inside plastic tubs or whatever. Your comic book in a special plastic bag allows you to still view the (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Is this the equivalent of keeping comic books pristine in special plastic bags? (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Great point, John. Affordability is important. What other comments? Hypothetically, if you were Mr. Gotta CaseIT, what would you want...something that could hang on a wall, sit on a shelf, fit on a coffee table...??? Role play a little if you (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Since Lego makes many different sets with the same size boxes, you could save yourself some money by not putting the set name on the display case. (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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Hello, Lego Fans! I am a newbie to this site and I would like to, if I may, open a thread for listening to your honest opinions regarding a prototype display case that we are considering putting on the market. This is NOT to solicit sales, so don't (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yep. That's part of it. I'm pushing those pictures out in part to have an additional backup (I'm horrible at writing CDs for backup, but if I have a copy of my pictures on BrickShelf, on my work laptop, and on my home computer, I've got a lot (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) [...] (...) Hi Holger, Don't forget that some users use BS as a storing facility for their own needs or just to exchange stuffs with friends...and not for the pleasure of the "spectator" you are. But this thread is a great one and I agree most (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Or auto-convert them to JPG when they are uploaded. But that takes lotsa CPU cycles. Steve (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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Looks like the Dark Knight will be the next LEGO video game from TT Games, according to (URL) this article> I just ran across. Speculation was the next game would be Indiana Jones, but apparently not. I'm looking forward to Batman - should be fun, (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.games, FTX)
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If brickshelf were to completely ban BMP files, that would be a good start... (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree. But there could be a voting without consequences, like at mocpages. One category could be "artwork and presentation". So blurry pics could cause a "negative" vote. (...) If the photographer takes both overview and detailed pics there (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No, that was my fault. I implied that. Sorry Holger. Calum (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Singapore Airlines A380 lands at LEGOLAND® (URL) Singapore Airlines has unveiled its latest aircraft addition – an A380 aircraft model built entirely of LEGO® bricks – in LEGOLAND®, Billund Denmark. Using over 75,000 LEGO bricks in eight colours, (...) (18 years ago, 8-Sep-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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Aloha! ===== This newsgroup seems to be quite inactive and without any posts in the past few years, so I thought I'd make one. (Actually, I wanted to make a post a long time ago, but forgot about this newsgroup.) Auwe! Anyway, I just wanted to (...) (18 years ago, 7-Sep-06, to lugnet.loc.us.hi, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) WRT to time, I think if you're prepared to spend hours building a great MOC, it's not all that much more time to prepare nice pics. Of course that falls down when it's not a great MOC or it only took a few minutes to build. Inclination is (...) (18 years ago, 7-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Agreed. However, I would think if it would ever be there, it would have already been put up. In my conversations with Kevin from a couple of BrickFests ago, he indicated a desire to keep text to a minimum and allow the content to be the main (...) (18 years ago, 7-Sep-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I would've thought the most logical place to put an article about how best to upload pictures to Brickshelf, would be on the front page of Brickshelf itself. May I suggest to Holger that he emails a cut down version of the post at the top of (...) (18 years ago, 7-Sep-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I have now idea if it's practicly feasable, but maybe have a text file automaticly uploaded in every new brickshelf acount, containing basic reccomondations plus a link to more extensive information, would be another chanel to educate at least (...) (18 years ago, 7-Sep-06, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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Holger "HoMa" Matthes wrote: Lots of great advice snipped... Though one comment - not everyone has the time or inclination to do all of this. Though certainly are a few thoughts that don't really take all that long to do. (...) This is one of the (...) (18 years ago, 7-Sep-06, to lugnet.general)
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