Tutorial � MTG Library

Hi friend, here is the exact flow we use for this project. Keep this page for your friends so everyone does it the same way.

1. Take photos of your album pages

Open your MTG binder / album.
Take photos page by page.
Make sure card names are readable - good light, not blurry.

2. Send the photos to ChatGPT

1. Open chatgpt.com - register if you have not.

2. Open new chat and paste this command first:

You are my assistant helping to read Magic: The Gathering cards from photos of my album pages.
For each photo I send, carefully identify the *card names only* - no set codes, no card types, no other details.

Return your answer as a clean list of card names in this format:

Card name;;1

If a card appears more than once, merge them and show the total, like:
Cranial Plating;;2
Solemn Simulacrum;;1
Aphemia, the Cacophony;;3

Rules:
- Do NOT include any text that isn't an MTG card name.
- Do NOT add bullet points, numbering, or explanations.
- One card per line, exactly in this structure:
Card name;;quantity
- Do NOT include blank lines at the end.
- If a name isn't perfectly clear, make your best guess but keep the same structure.
- Output only the final list (no comments, no intro, no summary).

Example of correct final output:

Master of the Feast;;1
Cranial Plating;;2
Solemn Simulacrum;;1
Aphemia, the Cacophony;;3
I will paste your output directly into a PHP bulk import system that expects exactly this format.

3. In ChatGPT, send the page photos (but not more than 3 at same time).
We already agreed that ChatGPT will return them in this format:

Card name;;1

Sometimes it will merge duplicates for you (e.g. Cranial Plating;;2).

You will have just clear list of cards in right format to use.

3. Copy the output

Select everything the assistant sent you (the lines with ;;)
Copy it to clipboard.

4. Paste into the app

1. Go to Bulk paste in the top menu (our bulk_upload.php page).
2. Paste all your lines there.
3. Press Import.

Format reminder:

Master of the Feast;;1
Cranial Plating;;2
Solemn Simulacrum;;1

Set code is optional, that's why we leave it empty (;;).

5. View and edit in "My Cards"

Go to My Cards.
You can now filter, sort (by name/price), edit name, change set, change quantity, or log a trade.

6. Notes for my fellow degenerates