I'm curious how you guys are doing all of the cropping so efficiently and maintaining the proper format. Is there a software you are using or something like that? I'd like to crop my own photos so that way if I ever use them you guys wont have to do all of the cropping again.
Quote: "KAISERKILLERfr08"I would like to address my thanks to ken6528 for his helpful and impressive cropping work in Greece (ancient). What you did is amazing!
Thank you. It takes hours, but keeps me off ebay. I have saved a lot of money by cropping the coins.
Quote: "cncote10"I'm curious how you guys are doing all of the cropping so efficiently and maintaining the proper format. Is there a software you are using or something like that? I'd like to crop my own photos so that way if I ever use them you guys wont have to do all of the cropping again.
I use 3 different programs to crop the coins.
#1 Photoscape a free downloadable program. VERY easy to crop round coins. Just click the crop tab at the bottom. Chose crop round image. Circle the coin and you are done.
For odd shaped coins use Photoscape first to crop out most of the background. Use either round or square cropping tool whichever works best for the coin. Save the coin now.
I then use Corel Paintshop Pro (got it free with rebates at Christmas). Adobe Photoshop should also work. You don’t need the newest versions for what needs to be done.
If the background is all one color try to use the fill command. Keep changing the tolerance and the undo till it gets close to being done.
Now comes the hard part. Use the paint brush with white color and set the size of the brush. Do not go too small. You now have to trace the outline of the coin where the background didn’t change.
If the coin needs rotating I then use Photoshop elements. It has a free rotate tool so you can turn the coin a few degrees at a time. You then have to save the coin as a jpeg.
Round coins are easy. At first I couldn’t even do the round coins. With practice they are not that hard to do.
Quote: "cncote10"I'm curious how you guys are doing all of the cropping so efficiently and maintaining the proper format. Is there a software you are using or something like that? I'd like to crop my own photos so that way if I ever use them you guys wont have to do all of the cropping again.
I use 3 different programs to crop the coins.
#1 Photoscape a free downloadable program. VERY easy to crop round coins. Just click the crop tab at the bottom. Chose crop round image. Circle the coin and you are done.
For odd shaped coins use Photoscape first to crop out most of the background. Use either round or square cropping tool whichever works best for the coin. Save the coin now.
I then use Corel Paintshop Pro (got it free with rebates at Christmas). Adobe Photoshop should also work. You don’t need the newest versions for what needs to be done.
If the background is all one color try to use the fill command. Keep changing the tolerance and the undo till it gets close to being done.
Now comes the hard part. Use the paint brush with white color and set the size of the brush. Do not go too small. You now have to trace the outline of the coin where the background didn’t change.
If the coin needs rotating I then use Photoshop elements. It has a free rotate tool so you can turn the coin a few degrees at a time. You then have to save the coin as a jpeg.
Round coins are easy. At first I couldn’t even do the round coins. With practice they are not that hard to do.
Great ill give it a go. I wanted to add stuff to the catalog but I dont want to make extra work for you guys after youve put in all of this effort!
Quote: "cncote10"I'm curious how you guys are doing all of the cropping so efficiently and maintaining the proper format. Is there a software you are using or something like that? I'd like to crop my own photos so that way if I ever use them you guys wont have to do all of the cropping again.
Il serait utile de préciser dans les Numisdoc concernant les photos.
1- que l’image de la pièce devrait prendre le maximum de la taille du cliché, avec un maximum de pixels et sans filtre coloré.
2- d’éviter les fonds noirs ou trop sombres qui cachent les bords de la pièce confondus avec l’ombre. (corriger les articles Numisdoc)
3- de privilégier les fonds unis.
4- de prendre la photo AVANT la mise sous capsule ou étui, cause de reflets.
Yes, I guess we should make such Numisdoc. But for the next three months I have barely time to respond on the forums. All my other work I had to postpone.
Quote: "CREPOSUC"I take Canada (1st page) : Done just cropping
Il serait utile de préciser dans les Numisdoc concernant les photos.
1- que l’image de la pièce devrait prendre le maximum de la taille du cliché, avec un maximum de pixels et sans filtre coloré.
2- d’éviter les fonds noirs ou trop sombres qui cachent les bords de la pièce confondus avec l’ombre. (corriger les articles Numisdoc)
3- de privilégier les fonds unis.
4- de prendre la photo AVANT la mise sous capsule ou étui, cause de reflets.
add to the list... A solid background with no patterns. Also do not hold the coin and take a picture of it between your figures.
Quote: "Jarcek". . . for the next three months I have barely time to respond on the forums. All my other work I had to postpone.
For all referees :
As we have already done here and on the French PCAC, we will always be available to detour, or improve if possible, the photos of the catalog on the links that you will communicate us on CCIP-image cropping or PCAC.
When the whole catalog is done maybe one master cropper could take the job of visiting the 'Latest coins' section once a month to look for uncropped coins and taking care of them so we don't have to look through the whole catalog every ime?
This is a list of all new coins (without tokens / exonumia) of the last 50 days that have major cropping issues
these coins are done, waiting for referee approval.
Another problem is if the coin is already in the catalog and a new picture is added to it. There is no easy way of finding those coins unless you check every country again.
Maybe have a forum page that referees can add the coin page when they approve an uncropped picture.
J'en suis à la page 24 du catalogue, annoncé plus haut.
Peux-tu annoncer ce que tu prend pour ne pas faire des doublons. I am on page 24 of the catalog, announced above.
Can you announce what you take to avoid duplicates ? And progress from the end : page 73 72 71. . .
Quote: "nthn"You want me to start from the end? I can do that.
oui, c'est bien cela.
Ce n'est pas ce qui est fait qui nous intéresse : le référent est prévenu quand vous lui soumettez.
Mais ce que vous prenez, pour éviter de faire le même travail.
Il faut le temps de les télécharger, de les traiter, de les retransmettre, d'aller manger ... pendant ce temps d'autres peuvent prendre et faire la même chose sur les mêmes pièces avant que vous n'indiquiez "done" et qu'elles soient mises en gras par Jarcek si disponible.
excusez-moi, je ne parle pas anglais.
Yes, this is right.
This is not what we are interested in: the referent is warned when you submit it.
But what you take, to avoid doing the same work.
It takes time to download, process, retransmit, eat. . .
During this time others may take and do the same on the same pieces before you indicate 'done' ... and be bolded by Jarcek if available.
Excuse me, I do not speak English. (google translate)
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
This is not a full crop. A full crop would remove also the plastic cap around.
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
We need to split the token section up so we can do them in some kind of order. right now there is 13,277 tokens. New ones are added daily so splitting them up by 20 coins wouldn't work. Any ideas how we can split them?
There are currently 124 pages of Exonumia, my screen shows me 20 per page, do you have the same?
I suggest that volunteers take page by page by publishing successive editions in a single personal post and bold the last page they take.
This is in a specially dedicated bilingual topic 'CCIP Special Cropping Exonumia'.
The last page reached, a second sweep faster will treat the new parts.
What do you think ?
For now, I treat Gibraltar. page 24 - 23 to 15 - 14/13 - 12/11 Done
Quote: "CREPOSUC"There are currently 124 pages of Exonumia, my screen shows me 20 per page, do you have the same?
I suggest that volunteers take page by page by publishing successive editions in a single personal post and bold the last page they take.
This is in a specially dedicated bilingual topic 'CCIP Special Cropping Exonumia'.
The last page reached, a second sweep faster will treat the new parts.
What do you think ?
What if we did them 100 per page? That way there there is only 25 sets we would have to do
Quote: "CREPOSUC"There are currently 124 pages of Exonumia, my screen shows me 20 per page, do you have the same?
I suggest that volunteers take page by page by publishing successive editions in a single personal post and bold the last page they take.
This is in a specially dedicated bilingual topic 'CCIP Special Cropping Exonumia'.
The last page reached, a second sweep faster will treat the new parts.
What do you think ?
For now, I treat Gibraltar. page 24 - PAGES 23 to 15 = 16 coins in progress . . .
I just want to make it public and show my thanks for the edits you have done with Gibraltar. The last few weeks have been a little cruel to me and my family health wise. I am slowly getting edits done as well as staying firmly on top of any submissions without delay though.
I love how so many strangers can pull together regardless of nationality for a good purpose, faith in humanity restored!
Restoration addict : Verdigris Removal : Zinc White spot removal : Iron Rust Removal : Silver brooch/necklace mount Removal
Je ne suis pas seul, et heureusement, je n'ai tenté d'améliorer qu'une petite partie du catalogue selon mes capacités et mes disponibilités.
Meilleure santé à toi
et merci à tous les participants et référents qui se sont impliqués avec gentillesse, d'autant qu'il reste de l'ouvrage.
I am not alone, and fortunately, I have tried to improve only a small part of the catalog according to my capacities and my availabilities.
Best health to you
And thank you to all the participants and referents who were involved with kindness, especially since we have the work.
(translate, I do not speak english)
Quote: "Jarcek"I wanted to mark this as solved, but no! CREPOSUC is right - we skipped German Notgeld!
Jarcek, please do not close this thread. There are new coins of irregular shape. It is possible, that we'll find something in the catalog that needs to be done. We can also add here.
Les liens des demandes de modification peuvent être déposés ICI en colonne 2.
La liste est mise à jour par chaque intervenant avec l'indication anonyme "Take" ou leur pseudo pour éviter les travaux en doublons sur la même pièce.
L'indication "Done" permet ensuite de réduire la liste.
Links to change requests can be filed HERE in column 2.
The list is updated by each participant with the anonymous indication 'Take' or their nickname to avoid duplicate work on the same room.
The 'Done' indication then reduces the list.
Autriche - Jetons de lavage de voiture Done
Autriche - K & K POW camps Done
Autriche - Jetons de Nouvel An Done
German Notgeld Alsace-Lorraine - city issues Done
German Notgeld Alsace-Lorraine - military issues Done
German Notgeld Alsace-Lorraine - private issues Done
German Notgeld - Anhalt - State issues Done
German Notgeld - Anhalt - transport issues Done
German Notgeld - Baden - city issues Done
German Notgeld - Baden - district issues Done
German Notgeld - Baden - private issues Done
German Notgeld - Bavaria - city issues Done
just cropping
I am really busy these days.
+1 
So quickly and professionally! You are an example for all of us.