yatesl said:
How do you lot add these covers? Just use a standard scanner?
There are quite a few PAL-UK covers missing (mainly the 3D one), which I can probably get a hold of. I'm currently lacking a scanner, though.
The 3D covers are generated automatically from the flat cover(s) if I'm not mistaken. Yes...from the site...
"Do not upload 3D covers, those are generated automatically."
As for where the covers come from, it appears many people get them from elsewhere, where customs are allowed (see below), or they just can't read and make their own customs and upload them despite the site saying custom covers are not wanted/allowed. I too download my covers but I know they are original scans (I double check them with another source anyways just to be 100% sure...the quality isn't all that, but at least they're original).
I would encourage anyone who DOES have a decent scanner and access to original covers to check the site and actually see what the cover(s) look like on there instead of simply checking to see if they have a version, because as I said, there are still customs getting through or in the case of the covers I've uploaded, the quality could be improved upon. I really don't know what people would prefer. That I not bother with the covers I put up due to quality issues and they simply use the standard resolution ones until someone gets a nice clean HQ one up (I have uploaded some 'recent' releases, but many of the covers I've uploaded were for games that were several years old, so no telling when a better version might have shown up), or that I go ahead and put mine up in the hopes that anyone else who happens to come along with a better version will take the time to actually compare the one they have against what's on the site, instead of simply checking the game and seeing there already is a HQ cover and moving on.
For those that don't know or don't bother to read, the site can accept multiple copies of the same version cover which are then manually compared on WiiTDB's end with the best version, in their opinion, being the one made available on the site.
BTW guys, the Arc Rise Fantasia (RPJE7U) NTSC HQ cover is a custom (pretty good one I must admit, but a custom nonetheless - the Ignition portion on the back should be UTV Igntion, and it's also using the barcode from an Austin Powers movie...). If anyone has a nice good version, please upload. I have one that needs a bit of tidying up which I'll put up soon, but a nice clean original would be better.