Just a bit of fun.......Here is a scan that i did just now...........i rarely make scanned covers in fact this is only my third..........now can you tell me if you think this is a good scan or a bad scan?.............and your reasons, please:D

There's nothing wrong with it, pretty much as good as a scan will get. See you can scan and create customs :D. Did you edit it in PS after scanning?

Looks pretty good to me, but I am no expert or anything.

Take a closer look at the credits guys:D

I can't see that small :D Please enlighten me with your wisdom..

hehehehe we must both be blind as each other:D

The credits on the retail are light grey..........and there is a tendency when scanning for partial loss of this type of text when it is on a white back-ground. Also, The BAFTA logo bleeds into the orange background somewhat.
But, the main thing with this type of cover is the fact that it is almost possible to edit the whole thing in CS2.

That is one reason i dislike scans. This cover could be turned a-round to look very high-rez................but, the effort required is simply not worth it...........it would be simpler to make a custom version.

Unless of course the original scanner is a bit of a technician.............which I am not............unfortunately:D

Yep I see that a lot on light backgrounds although its not really that noticeable on print. At the end of the day, a scan is a scan and it'll never be a custom. Some people try to type in custom credits and add custom logos although if you are going to go to that extreme you may as well just make the custom from scratch.

I may work on the grey on white aspect of scanned text...........and see what develops..........;)