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sostrich

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HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« on: October 01, 2015, 09:36:52 PM »
Hi All,

New to the forums, pretty new to PC Engines as well.   Recently cobbled together a PC Engine + Briefcase + Non-working TG16 CD system.  Can't wait to tear apart the CD Drive and rebuild it; the guides in your technical section are incredible!   

Anyhow was bored and started making a custom cover for my loose System 2.1 card.  I know it's mostly useless, but I like having small cart/chip/card games in cases so they don't get misplaced.  When I started working on the cover I was having a hard time finding the many fonts used by NEC/Hudson on their cases, so I ended up re-drawing the CD-ROM System logo... was having fun, got on a roll, and ended up re-creating a whole pile of logotypes and spines. 



This is a 50% preview, which hides some blemishes in the 300dpi version.  I still have come cleanup I'd like to do before publishing the XCF file.  If anyone has other variants they'd like to see added, let me know, if you can provide a clear photograph or a very clear description I can add it to the template.

PS. Here is the System Card 2.1 front cover; couldn't find any scans so just ended up re-drawing it from the art on the system card, and a blurry photo I found on eBay.   Could probably use some tweaks, but I'm mostly happy with how it turned out.



Full Size Here ->
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pdiggitydogg

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Re: HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2015, 10:37:33 PM »
I really need to put one of these together, for Ys. I hate that my pack-in copy has no labelling or cover....
I will probably use your spine label :)
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Re: HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2015, 04:42:42 AM »
Welcome aboard!

More insert repros, nice!  Are you this guy's long lost twin brother?  :mrgreen:
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Re: HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2015, 05:05:39 AM »
Quote from: Necromancer on October 02, 2015, 04:42:42 AM
Welcome aboard!

More insert repros, nice!  Are you this guy's long lost twin brother?  :mrgreen:


Ha-ha, no, not unless I have a twin I don't know about. Wait sostrich do you have a gotee?

Nice work there sostrich. Would you mind if I added some of those spines to my template? So people can have even more options.
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sostrich

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Re: HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2015, 06:56:53 AM »
Quote from: Necromancer on October 02, 2015, 04:42:42 AM
Welcome aboard!

More insert repros, nice!  Are you this guy's long lost twin brother?  :mrgreen:


If I am, my parents have some explaining to do  :-k

Quote from: IvanBeavkov on October 02, 2015, 05:05:39 AM
Nice work there sostrich. Would you mind if I added some of those spines to my template? So people can have even more options.


Thanks!  Once I have the full-res versions finished, I'll PM you.

Also, If anyone has additional photos of HuCard spine-label styles for other companies, don't hesitate to post them. 
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HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2015, 01:23:33 PM »
I love all of this!

Someone needs to scan/take better pictures, but here are old photos that illustrate the UPC's on the back of HuCARD cases...I should have taken a pic of all the spines....you can see the different publisher logos/brand aesthetics and color palettes...

 
http://junk.tg-16.com/images/UPC_on_PCE.jpg

 
http://junk.tg-16.com/images/UPC_on_PCE2.jpg


Obviously, there are many more...
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sostrich

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Re: HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2015, 01:48:43 PM »
Quote from: esteban on October 02, 2015, 01:23:33 PM
Someone needs to scan/take better pictures, but here are old photos that illustrate the UPC's on the back of HuCARD cases...I should have taken a pic of all the spines....you can see the different publisher logos/brand aesthetics and color palettes...

These are great, I've found eBay really useful for the barcode stickers as well.    Found some clear shots of Taito and Masaya spines, going to add those next.    Once I've got a couple more of the profilic companies done I'm going to extend the hinge-side end to replicate the fold-over sticker, and probably the barcode stickers as well.   That way people can print inserts that replicate the look and feel of the early HuCard releases (before they had insert artwork).
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Re: HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2015, 05:26:16 PM »
Welcome!  Maybe you can do the W-Ring front sticker too.  ;-)
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Re: HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2015, 08:34:50 AM »
So took a break from the jewel case inserts (read: got distracted).   Wanted to stick my loose Ordyne card into a case so I threw together a Namco HuCard cover template.

Some examples using this template;



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  Note this one is rough; the best image source I could find was a photo on a blog.  Might try and clean it up a bit down the road.

You can download the Gimp XCF template, including with the font here;

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3VKktIcO5JmX1VmdTlsc09mNlU/view?usp=sharing
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sostrich

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Re: HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2015, 05:32:42 PM »
If anyone has a scan of Valkyrie no Densetsu's cover (or even a really clear, high-res photo) that'd be amazing.
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Re: HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2015, 09:53:46 PM »
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sostrich

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Re: HuCard & CD jewel case insert template WIP (Also, Hello!)
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2015, 06:26:33 PM »
Quote from: tknjin on October 11, 2015, 09:53:46 PM
would something like this help?


A bit on the small side,  I'll keep my eyes open, sometimes ebayers will post really high-res photos of covers.   Thanks though!
 
Got Wonder Momo cleaned up. 
    Looks a little over sharp on screen but should look perfect when printed.
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