Gatherer: 199x285 (card space) =  56715 area : 233x310 (total space) =  72230 area Only 79% is actually card space : 72230-56715 = 15515 black pixels Magiccards: 298x431 (card space)  = 128438 area (226% bigger than Gather)  : 312x445 (total space) = 138840 area 93% is actually card space  : 138840-128438 = 10402 black pixels (67% less black pixels) The last image is a super high res of Magiccards.info (which is bigger than the normal ones). Things Gatherer has over Magiccards.info: Cards are available sooner in general  Colors are generally more vivid (but they’re small, so there’s not much point) Cards have consistent quality (Magiccards operates off of scans when new cards come out, and they put up low res placeholders while they work on higher quality ones)
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Gatherer: 199x285 (card space) =  56715 area : 233x310 (total space) =  72230 area Only 79% is actually card space : 72230-56715 = 15515 black pixels Magiccards: 298x431 (card space)  = 128438 area (226% bigger than Gather)  : 312x445 (total space) = 138840 area 93% is actually card space  : 138840-128438 = 10402 black pixels (67% less black pixels) The last image is a super high res of Magiccards.info (which is bigger than the normal ones). Things Gatherer has over Magiccards.info: Cards are available sooner in general  Colors are generally more vivid (but they’re small, so there’s not much point) Cards have consistent quality (Magiccards operates off of scans when new cards come out, and they put up low res placeholders while they work on higher quality ones)
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Gatherer: 199x285 (card space) =  56715 area

: 233x310 (total space) =  72230 area Only 79% is actually card space

: 72230-56715 = 15515 black pixels

Magiccards: 298x431 (card space)  = 128438 area (226% bigger than Gather)

 : 312x445 (total space) = 138840 area 93% is actually card space

 : 138840-128438 = 10402 black pixels (67% less black pixels)

The last image is a super high res of Magiccards.info (which is bigger than the normal ones).

Things Gatherer has over Magiccards.info:

  • Cards are available sooner in general 
  • Colors are generally more vivid (but they’re small, so there’s not much point)
  • Cards have consistent quality (Magiccards operates off of scans when new cards come out, and they put up low res placeholders while they work on higher quality ones)

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  1. sm-3 reblogged this from thirdchoiceurl
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  3. blargenspargle reblogged this from mtgfan and added:
    My mistake. I apologise.
  4. mtgfan reblogged this from blargenspargle and added:
    The message is strictly towards quality of images. Sorry if that wasn’t clear to you.
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  8. sarroth said: Is there a comments section for magiccards.info, because that’s one thing that I really like about Gatherer. I also really, really prefer Gatherer’s look, but I’m sure if I used magiccards.info more often I’d get used to it.
  9. kitanya said: I appreciate your opinion, but I’ll stick with Gatherer. ^^
  10. nontoxicrainbow reblogged this from hymnofthefaith
  11. swingforlethal said: THIS. FREAKIN’ THIS. I <3 Magiccards.info. I seem to get more info there and if I need rules and stuff I use them. Of course, for newer cards, I’ll use Gatherer. I’m not picky. c:
  12. hymnofthefaith reblogged this from mtgfan
  13. hazyreverie reblogged this from mtgfan and added:
    fact that gatherer’s color filter hasn’t worked
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