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Banned for actually working on Galism.

Tough luck.

Say... Charms?

Phi-brain, Iteza? Really? I saw the first episode and found it way too ridiculous for my liking... "Solve those poor unhappy puzzles, my son." ... XD

Highlight of the season: Nisemonogatari

For me, the best dub out there is the one of Eureka Seven. It is one of the few anime I could bear to watch dubbed and on of the even fewer where I thought the voices fit the characters.

Having fun, reading all the amusing posts on the forum.

S&W, Madoka, SZS (I didn't expect you to like this one, Lily. You surprise me yet again) are all anime I'd recommend to anyone.

The last good anime I saw was Shiki (I mean the anime). Marathoning it was one of the best ideas I have had in a while. At first it starts slowly, the first ten or so episodes, then little by little it picks up pace till you are watching the final episodes glued to the screen. Horror, thriller and suspense at its best.
I would't put it as "the best", but it is definitelly in my favorites.

Shiki (yes, you), since you liked Madoka, you should really consider watching it.

Quote from: Furgeson on August 20, 2011, 21:08
How sentimental, Sharwin. Werr the scary says "Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."

And I stand by that. Though what Sharwie says is cynically correct too.

Dictatorship.

Be blind, or allergic to sex.

I think you guys messed up here.

MCDXLVII <-- Correct number.

Quote from: Furgeson on May 05, 2011, 10:33

Quote from: werr on May 05, 2011, 08:31
Well, V, when a girl calls a guy who is not her father, or a similar in power and/or influence authority figure, then it has a different meaning.

You GO and teach your cute wittle daughter about them birds and bees, man XD What a big step in your development as a father ;)

I think this is a couple of dozen steps further than birds and bees.

Quote from: mangaluva on May 01, 2011, 11:03
Question 1: What do you mean?
Question 2: So what does it mean?

:P

Well, V, when a girl calls a guy who is not her father, or a similar in power and/or influence authority figure, then it has a different meaning.

Three people out of a couple of dozen daily active staff? I think I am impressed.

I think you guys all focus on the wrong thing. You are all fixated too far in the time line. Everything, as in the whole Irak and Osama business, with the attack on 9/11. That, and starting from there, is when things should have been done in a different way, not now. Now is too late. No matter what anyone does or says, first, the past can't be changed, and second, things are way too complicated and intertwined now to be simply, if not peacefully, resolved.

Ryu, no one really expected Osama to be captured alive. That was simply out of the question.

No Lily, I don't want nor expect Obama to say that, but every good liar should know when to start letting a bit of the truth show, when to start letting the farce become a little more transparent and stop trying so hard to fool people with grand words. True, that's why he is there, that's why all politicians are what they are, to be an entity that manipulates it's own people, but honestly, that speech was so corny, I was almost laughing.

And really, whether Osama is killed or not, whether his body was thrown into the ocean to avoid creating a tomb that may turn into a place for adoration and peregrination... I don't particularly care for any of that. Has any of you an idea of the statistics of the people who have died so far in the war on both sides?
US troops - ~4400.
Iraqis - over 100 000.
Those are, obviously, estimates (though maybe the US does keep good track of their own), but no matter how vague or uncertain, the difference in numbers is quite noticeable. Also, keep in mind that the Americans killed are all trained soldiers who get paid to kill and to die, while more than two thirds, or even up to 90% (According to the Classified Iraq war logs on Wikileaks, out of the 105 000 Iraqis who have died between 2004 and 2009, between 66 000 and 92 000 are civilians, depending on the source.)

I ask this. Is it not obvious who's more at fault here? Is it not more than obvious that this war was never about hunting down a terrorist (and really, who starts three wars over something like that), but for the sole purpose of profiting? Yes it is. Everyone knows that, but things still continue the way they have been.
Now what? Osama is dead, so what excuse will they give in order to continue with the occupation? I am thinking of half a dozen and I am sure they have ten times the amount.

Quote from: candyness on May 01, 2011, 13:26
Nodame Cantabile (season one)! Even though the artwork can be a bit...unbearable...the plot is good, there's a bajillion eccentric characters, and the music is great~ (Rachmaninoff piano concerto no.2 <3)

~Puella Magi Madoka Magica~ At first, it seems like the typical kiddy, girly anime that 10 year olds watch, but don't judge a book by it's cover! Once you keep watching it (past ep.2), it actually becomes really dark and bleak with a lot of unexpected twists and turns.

Madoka is by far not a kids show. If you just look at the tags, you will see "psychological, seinen, drama, tragedy...".
And I also agree that it is simply a great anime. SHAFT made a big hit with this one.

As I hadn't seen any news for a while, Honey just told me that he had been in fact killed and that is confirmed. So I looked for more information and found this article on the official White House web site.

Quote from: Obama11:35 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Good evening.  Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.

It was nearly 10 years ago that a bright September day was darkened by the worst attack on the American people in our history.  The images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory -- hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless September sky; the Twin Towers collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the Pentagon; the wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction.

And yet we know that the worst images are those that were unseen to the world.  The empty seat at the dinner table.  Children who were forced to grow up without their mother or their father.  Parents who would never know the feeling of their child's embrace.  Nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts.

On September 11, 2001, in our time of grief, the American people came together.  We offered our neighbors a hand, and we offered the wounded our blood.  We reaffirmed our ties to each other, and our love of community and country.  On that day, no matter where we came from, what God we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one American family.

We were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice.  We quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by al Qaeda -- an organization headed by Osama bin Laden, which had openly declared war on the United States and was committed to killing innocents in our country and around the globe.  And so we went to war against al Qaeda to protect our citizens, our friends, and our allies.

Over the last 10 years, thanks to the tireless and heroic work of our military and our counterterrorism professionals, we've made great strides in that effort.  We've disrupted terrorist attacks and strengthened our homeland defense.  In Afghanistan, we removed the Taliban government, which had given bin Laden and al Qaeda safe haven and support.  And around the globe, we worked with our friends and allies to capture or kill scores of al Qaeda terrorists, including several who were a part of the 9/11 plot.

Yet Osama bin Laden avoided capture and escaped across the Afghan border into Pakistan.  Meanwhile, al Qaeda continued to operate from along that border and operate through its affiliates across the world.

And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, to make the killing or capture of bin Laden the top priority of our war against al Qaeda, even as we continued our broader efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat his network.

Then, last August, after years of painstaking work by our intelligence community, I was briefed on a possible lead to bin Laden.  It was far from certain, and it took many months to run this thread to ground.  I met repeatedly with my national security team as we developed more information about the possibility that we had located bin Laden hiding within a compound deep inside of Pakistan.  And finally, last week, I determined that we had enough intelligence to take action, and authorized an operation to get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice.

Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted operation against that compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.  A small team of Americans carried out the operation with extraordinary courage and capability.  No Americans were harmed.  They took care to avoid civilian casualties.  After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body.

For over two decades, bin Laden has been al Qaeda's leader and symbol, and has continued to plot attacks against our country and our friends and allies.  The death of bin Laden marks the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda.

Yet his death does not mark the end of our effort.  There's no doubt that al Qaeda will continue to pursue attacks against us.  We must –- and we will -- remain vigilant at home and abroad.

As we do, we must also reaffirm that the United States is not –- and never will be -– at war with Islam.  I've made clear, just as President Bush did shortly after 9/11, that our war is not against Islam.  Bin Laden was not a Muslim leader; he was a mass murderer of Muslims.  Indeed, al Qaeda has slaughtered scores of Muslims in many countries, including our own.  So his demise should be welcomed by all who believe in peace and human dignity.

Over the years, I've repeatedly made clear that we would take action within Pakistan if we knew where bin Laden was.  That is what we've done.  But it's important to note that our counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan helped lead us to bin Laden and the compound where he was hiding.  Indeed, bin Laden had declared war against Pakistan as well, and ordered attacks against the Pakistani people.

Tonight, I called President Zardari, and my team has also spoken with their Pakistani counterparts.  They agree that this is a good and historic day for both of our nations.  And going forward, it is essential that Pakistan continue to join us in the fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates.

The American people did not choose this fight.  It came to our shores, and started with the senseless slaughter of our citizens.  After nearly 10 years of service, struggle, and sacrifice, we know well the costs of war.  These efforts weigh on me every time I, as Commander-in-Chief, have to sign a letter to a family that has lost a loved one, or look into the eyes of a service member who's been gravely wounded.

So Americans understand the costs of war.  Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly by when our people have been killed.  We will be relentless in defense of our citizens and our friends and allies.  We will be true to the values that make us who we are. And on nights like this one, we can say to those families who have lost loved ones to al Qaeda's terror:  Justice has been done.

Tonight, we give thanks to the countless intelligence and counterterrorism professionals who've worked tirelessly to achieve this outcome.  The American people do not see their work, nor know their names.  But tonight, they feel the satisfaction of their work and the result of their pursuit of justice.

We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation, for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism, and unparalleled courage of those who serve our country.  And they are part of a generation that has borne the heaviest share of the burden since that September day.

Finally, let me say to the families who lost loved ones on 9/11 that we have never forgotten your loss, nor wavered in our commitment to see that we do whatever it takes to prevent another attack on our shores.

And tonight, let us think back to the sense of unity that prevailed on 9/11.  I know that it has, at times, frayed.  Yet today's achievement is a testament to the greatness of our country and the determination of the American people.

The cause of securing our country is not complete.  But tonight, we are once again reminded that America can do whatever we set our mind to.  That is the story of our history, whether it's the pursuit of prosperity for our people, or the struggle for equality for all our citizens; our commitment to stand up for our values abroad, and our sacrifices to make the world a safer place.

Let us remember that we can do these things not just because of wealth or power, but because of who we are:  one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you.  May God bless you.  And may God bless the United States of America.

Can he, Obama, be any more hypocritical? Does he seriously expect that after all this time people are just going to believe all that bullshit he says? Wait, he does. And what's worse. People do believe him. Not so many anymore, but they still do.

Obama watches online.
Interesting hobby, if you ask me.

But back on topic. Now that Osama's dead, what happens? Are we to expect his followers to quiet down, or seek revenge? They are not known for their peaceful nature and according to this piece of news, they have already sworn revenge for their chief's death.

Whatever the case, it seems that after almost a decade, one of the most wanted terrorists is dead. And what? What did that achieve? So far, unless I am greatly mistaken, nothing good.

Quote from: icewing on April 24, 2011, 17:35
@V: aw...>.< you can still CALL him daddie...

Do you truly not realize the implication of that?

And I am going to post just to spite.

Mangaluva.

Quote from: Furgeson on March 31, 2011, 15:51
Because I say the same thing to every single of my TS trainees, I'm finally frustrated enough to draw a list on what NOT to do. I hope you'll enjoy it~ :)

And Werr, you forgot to mention how to do this in your cleaning section:

Quote- No specks on white at 100% zoom with dark layer on (don't have to be strict on this if the raw is bad)
- Black areas should be black.

I did explain. I simply did it using a different way of speech. And I am looking forward to that list.

Just woke up in the middle of the night feeling irritated and can't go back to sleep...

Quote from: Evory on April 26, 2011, 05:20
It sounds a bit fishy to me... If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

QuoteQ. What genres will be offered?
A. Currently we are planning to start off with mainly yaoi titles, but eventually we will add more mainstream genres like shoujo and shounen.

I'm out. I haven't lost my innocence yet.

I second that. It is all too uncertain. And yaoi is really not up my alley...

You actually make me want to resume my watching of Clannad, even though I can't stand the art.

Rosario + Vampire? Are you even remotely serious? That anime was just plain bad. Even the manga, that is about fifty times better, I wouldn't place as my number one, much less that pathetic excuse of an adaptation.

And Lily, please don't compare CG to DTB...

Quote from: mangaluva on April 24, 2011, 11:19
I'm parent-less!

Welcome to the cruel reality of life.

Yes, Evory, that's all right. But since she is not on Transcendence anymore, we would be divorced or...?

Alright people, here's what. I would like to be excluded from the family tree completely (Because I made a certain someone ... jealous). I don't want to be anyone's brother, father, husband, aunt or whatever. I apologize to everyone who's involved with me in one way or another (like making Evory redo the tree), but I really don't feel like dealing with this and I certainly wouldn't appreciate it if it continued on without me knowing in what direction. And if I really do need to be included, as staff, then as last resort, you can put me as your brother, Evory, or in some similar position.

Evory, I think Icey would be up to that.

Rave is a shounen anime, pretty similar to Fairy Tail (same mangaka), Bleach or any other of that genre.

http://privax.us
http://surfsafeme.info
http://ultimatepro.eu
http://anonymouse.org
http://wildtunnel.info
http://firecable.info
http://unblockmyspacenow.com

It has been quite a while since I saw so long an introduction and to meet a person who takes things seriously is like a breath of fresh air.

After reading how you got interested in Japanese culture years ago from an anime, I thought that is not so different from any of us here. But I have to say I am impressed with how you actually took that dream of yours so to heart and made it true to the point of even living and working in Tokyo. There are not many people who go to such lengths for the things they want to do. Take me for example, I am so laid back, I am actually lazy. I like peace and quiet and usually can't be bothered for anything. I still work, as that is unavoidable, but there is nothing particular I do or want to...

In other words, you can say that despite not being like that, I respect people who are.

So. Welcome to the team.

Welcome to Transcendence.

Regarding compressed archives, as a quality checker, you will only need to know how to unzip one. Which is just two clicks more difficult than opening any other file. You do not even need to download a program, since we only use .zip format and that one is supported by all operating systems by default.

@Darselo: Dragon Ball, in my opinion, is definitely better than Dragon Ball Z.

@oOblackwhiteOo: [spoiler]He proposed via those fireworks, if I remember correctly?[/spoiler]

Welcome to Transcendence. If you have any question or need any help, feel free to bug whoever you spot.

You really managed to create so many different intros to all those project discussion threads. I am impressed.

NtoH, is a really unique manga. It's very short (as in each chapter is but 8 pages long) and I wasn't sure what to think of it at first, even though I was part of the reason we started this project in the first place, but it really grew on me and it is now, surprisingly, one of my favorite manga.

Quote from: Disturbance on March 28, 2011, 06:32
why does everybody wants kataki as their uncle/cousin?

Because he is easily manipulated?

That's cute. Reminds me of NtoH.

Welcome to Transcendence, enjoy your stay.

Mind telling me how am I supposed to know which one is the latest? The first one, or the last one?

He's name is Gintoki...

Quote from: icewing on March 17, 2011, 18:16
DISLIKE GINTAMA.

BUT I LOVE THE DUCK THINGY!! <3

No one really asked you if you dislike Gintama... Why do you dislike it anyway?

Pro Nails (Rusko remix)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YhQ7BetDdM

http://myanimelist.net/anime/440/Revolutionary_Girl_Utena

Though the premise is kind of misleading. All the story plot that's explained isn't really the focus of the anime (in the wasy most anime focus on the story). Utena is more psychological than anything else.

Revolutionary Girl Utena. There has never been a similar anime and most likely there never will be. It is unique in any possible way and that's what I value the most in an anime. It is also able to be hilarious one moment and then sadder than The grave of the fireflies the next. And the symbolism used in it, is really interesting, though you might need to re-watch it a time or two in order to understand all of it.

Seeing all those girls post, I decided this thread needs some contrast. Only listing the more famous characters, because if I listed the rest, you wouldn't know half of them...

1. Horo (Spice and Wolf)
2. Anthy (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
The rest are without an order of appearance.
Tatsumi (Beelzebub)
Gintoki (Gintama)
Laforet (Baccano!)
Re-l (Ergo Proxy)
Senjougahara (Bakemonogatari)

First of all, welcome to Transcendence. If you are reading this you are probably a new member who has decided to join us, for which we are very grateful, as we are always in need of staff. Now, to get to the point. A few days ago I thought that it would be best to save me and the rest of the trainers some a lot of work by creating a sort of a basic guide that combines all in one place, about training and editing in general.


Last update: 27 April 2011


Rules for this section of the forum:

• Only one thread per trainee per position.
• Trainers are assigned by the one in charge of that function (currently, that being me).
• Double posting is allowed, as updates would not be noticed in some cases.
• If a trainee does not reply to his/her thread for two weeks without having notified before hand, training is put on hold and the person in charge of it needs to be informed via PM for it to resume.
• Upload your zipped files to either megaupload or mediafire, unless you can provide a hot (direct) link. Links that require registration, long waits or have restriction on downloads per hour are unacceptable. Protecting the file with a password is unnecessary as well.

EDITING


Even if are not totally inexperienced in the area of working with Photoshop, you might still consider checking out our tutorials section, or this thread, where you can find links to many useful tutorials.

If you have a basic idea of how Photoshop works, we can start.

The first thing you must do, for your training to start, is of course send an application form. Then register and introduce yourself on the forums, then if you get approved you receive the rank of "editor in training". Though if you are here, we assume you have already been in contact with one of our recruitment officers and they have accepted you for training. Next, you should post the practice pages you have cleaned/typeset in this forum in a thread with a name like this "[Position] Username".


CLEANING

Guideline for cleaning:
[spoiler]

Quote from: XyeThings you should know:

- All files must be saved in .PNG format
- Save in PSD if you are doing cleaning only.
- All files and folders names should follow the naming rule (refer to Here)
- Always keep a .psd version of your work (at least until the chapter is released).
- It is strongly suggested that you have a mediafire or megaupload account, so that your files will not be deleted.


- Set image mode to GrayScale
- Image width: 730px (If raw is smaller than 730px, use a Denoise and a Sharpen filter after resizing.)
- No specks on white at 100% zoom with dark layer on (don't have to be strict on this if the raw is bad)
- Black areas should be black.
- Clean SFX out if possible. Can leave the hard to clean ones out.
- Remove Page Numbers
- Stamp the group stamp at every 3 to 5 pages (found Here)
- Always keep a duplicate of the raw layer at the bottom in order to facilitate typesetting later.


- You are NOT required to redraw a double spread (but you are free to do so if you want to). Just leave a blank space separating the 2 pages.
- You are expected to make the credits page. Or find someone to do it. (You can make your own OR take a sample from the "Credits page".)
- All credits can be found in the Job Spreadsheet in the forum or in the specific thread of that chapter (if not sure, Ask).
- Don't forget to add the Recruitment page!

- All Pages, Stamps, Tools needed can be found under "Staff Corner" in the forum.


====Tutorial Zone=======
If you need a tutorial, refer to this site:
http://www.ruinevil.com/rawr/editguide/index.html

A good leveling tutorial can be found here:
Leveling Tutorial.psd
Need more Leveling tutorial? Watch this video

Here is a video i did on cleaning. It will help you if you are new to manga cleaning. (watch it in HQ fullscreen)  <---Watch this as your last resort XD

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The steps you need to take for cleaning are these:
*video tutorial to be added*

• Unzip the file and open the JPG raw (yes, raw as in not cooked, or in this case, not edited) images with your image editing program (Photoshop).
• Make sure you know how to use actions, for they will save you a lot of time.
• Make a copy of your background layer, because you or the typesetter might need it to compare. You can do that by either pressing Ctrl+J while the layer is selected, or by dragging it with your mouse over the layer mask button ()
• Rotate the page if needed. The easiest way is to select the measurement tool () and make a straight line following the border of a frame. Then go to Image > Rotate image > Arbitrary. It should straighten it out automatically.
• Crop. In many cases, there are torn edges, borders that look bad, or simply missing parts (when you rotate the page for example, you will find yourself with four triangles at the edges of the image, that are blank) that need to be eliminated. To crop, you can either use the crop tool (), by pressing enter after you have selected the area you wish to remain, or using the marquee tool () and then going to Image > Crop.
• Resize the thing. As the rules state, all images must be 730px wide. Go to Image > Image size (Ctrl+Alt+I) and make sure "Keep aspect ratio" () is checked. If the image is smaller than 730px, then you need to upscale it, which causes it to lose quality and detail. In order to regain the most of what is lost, you need to perform a denoise (Filters > Noise > reduce noise) filter and then a sharpen one (Filters > Sharpen > Smart sharpen). Settings will always differ.
• Level it. A good tutorial on the subject. But still, here are my two bits. White must become white and black black. Different RAWs need less or more leveling, depending, so you need to slide the arrows for shadows and highlights until they reach the black on the diagram, like shown on this image. But try to never go over 40 for the input for shadows and under 215 for the highlights, because that is called over-leveling and it looks terrible. Also, do not touch the middle arrow. Leave the grays alone. Next, anything that cannot be done automatically, must be done, obviously, manually. Take the dodge ()/burn () tool with a soft brush and these settings: Dodge, highlights, 5-15%; Burn, shadows, 5-15%. Burn the black parts and dodge the white, being careful with the gray.
• Remove the text. Either use the brush tool () with a hard brush and simply paint over the asian text with while, or select it using the lasso tool () and the fill it with white (Shift+F5).
• Redrawing. That's kind of a tutorial by itself and is probably the most difficult part of editing, so it will be covered personally. And I'll add a video tutorial later.
• Stamp every three or four pages, using this logo. Make it smaller and place it in a corner of the page.
• Save it, first, as PSD (Ctrl+Shift+S), then as PNG by going to Save for web and devices (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S) and using these settings. Tutorial on how to apply an action on multiples files automatically. It can be used for saving, renaming, etc.
• Rename following these rules.
• Add recruitment and credits pages.
• Compress as '.zip', please, not '.rar', then upload both the PSD and PNG (when you are actually working on a chapter, you will only need to upload the PSDs if you are a cleaner and the PNGs, if you are a typesetter).

What the trainers will be looking for when revising the test:

Overall:

• Proper naming of the files.
• Whether the images are inside a folder when they are compressed.
• Presence of both .PSD and .PNG files.
• Image mode. .PSD must be in greyscale mode. .PNG in index mode.
• Stamp on every 3 to 4 pages.

Scaling and cropping:

• Image is 730px wide.
• Scan is "straight". Vertical and horizontal lines match the borders of the image.

Levelling:

• No under or over-levelled pages.
• Existence of at least one level layer.
• All text has been removed (for SFX, consult with trainer and/or person responsible for the project)
• No dust, specks or gutter shadow.
• Black is burned. (AKA: black is black and not grey)

Cloning and redrawing:

• Smoothness. Touch up and clone lines are not noticeable and don't pop out from the scan.

TYPESETTING

Guideline for typesetting:
[spoiler]

Quote from: XyeThings you need to know:
- All files must be saved in .PNG format
- All files and folders names should follow the naming rule (refer to Here)
- Keep an .psd version of your work (at least until the chapter is released).
- It is strongly suggested that you have a mediafire or megaupload account, so that your files will not be deleted.
- Don't forget to add the Recruitment and Credits page (if it is not already added by the cleaner).
- At the bottom of the last page in every chapter, type in the notice "To read and download the next chapter of [PROJECT NAME], visit www.ourtranscendence.com!" using the font Neucha.

Typesetting Rules:
-Please set your text to "smooth" because it kills people's eyes when they are set as strong, etc. 
-Also before saving to PNG format make sure that your text layers are all above the leveling layers. Why? Well because they affect the texts too! In some of the chapters the words look over-leveled (kills the eyes).
- Look at the raw when you typeset. It can help guide you on how your font sizes should change and how things should look...
- Break up words at their syllable breaks. I.e., un·for·tu·nate·ly <– You can only break them at those spots. Not unfo-rtunately. Avoid breaks if possible.
- No vertical dialogue, thoughts, narrations, asides, ellipses, or dashes.
- Punctuation should always be on the same line as the last word in a sentence, except in the case of very thin bubbles.
- !? or ?!?!?!! -> ?!
- !! -> ! or !!!
- .. or .... or ............ -> ... or ...... An ellipsis lasts three periods. Not four, five, or two. Three. A group of six is allowed when the bubble only contains periods. You may refer to the ellipses section of the PR guide for more information on ellipses usage.
- When there is a note to help explain a word or something that happens in a series, put an asteriks (*) after the word and make a note in the margins

-The standard regular speech: Wildwords.
  For small-text: Augie, but you may choose any font that's easy to read.
  For small/medium SFXs: Completely up to you.
  For a Emphasis/scream : Wildwords Bold Italic.

-For SFX translations of uncloned SFX: 'Comic Book Commando' font

-All Pages, Stamps, Tools needed can be found under "Staff Corner" in the forum.

If you need a tutorial, refer to these sites:
http://www.ruinevil.com/rawr/editguide/2.html
http://www.unblessed.net/guide/main.html

If you have no idea of what Fonts should be used, here are some suggestions:

a.Regular Speech: Wildwords generally 11-14px
b.Small txt: Augie, Gorilla Milkshake
c.Thought Bubbles: Zud Juice italic (#666666)
d.Thoughts: Marker Felt (#666666)
e.Emphasized Speech: Wildwords bold italic, Yikes
f.Narration(box): Pristina
g.Signs/TNotes: FlairSSK
h.Flashback: Chronicles of a Hero
i.Spooky Speech: Jangly walk, Belizarius, Chiller
j.Uncloned/Big SFX: Comic Book Commando
k.Med/Small SFX: Abberation, Almagro, Badaboom BB, Jangly Walk, Markymarker, Yikes, Big Fish Ensemble, Chiller, Cat Trap, Umberto, Baloney

Fonts download: Here // Mirror

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Basic steps for typesetting:

• Download these fonts from a free font site (ex. DaFont.com) and install them. If you are using Windows, go to the fonts' folder (C/Windows/Fonts, or Win+R to open run and type in "fonts") and simply copy them there.
• Make sure you know how to use actions, for they will save you a lot of time.
• Unzip the file and open the PSD files with your image editing program (Photoshop).
• Open the page you need to typeset, take the type tool () and make sure you start typing above the last adjustment layer, because we don't want the text to be affected and to set and set the anti-aliasing to 'smooth'.
• Make a square with the TT inside the bubble and paste your text in.
• Be certain to centrally align () the text. Then center it inside the bubble, giving it the most circular shape possible, and if you can, without splitting words onto two lines.
• If the background is not white (the way it usually isn't when it somes to SFX, or sound effects) you might need to use a stroke. Tutorial.
• When typesetting SFX, don't hesitate to use your imagination as to what font and shape would suit the sound the best.
• Save the PSD as PNG by going to Save for web and devices (Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S) and using these settings. Tutorial on how to apply an action on multiples files automatically. It can be used for saving, renaming, etc.
• Compress as '.zip', please, not '.rar', then upload both the PSD and PNG (when you are actually working on a chapter, you will only need to upload the PSDs if you are a cleaner and the PNGs, if you are a typesetter).

What trainers will be looking for when revising the test:

Overall:

• Proper naming of the files.
• Whether the images are inside a folder when they are compressed.
• Presence of both .PSD and .PNG files.
• Image mode. .PSD must be in greyscale mode. .PNG in index mode.
• Stamp on every 3 to 4 pages.
• All text should be smooth (anti-alias)

Fonts:

• Font size measurement in Photoshop set to pixels and not points.
• Consistency in size.
• Consistency in font.
• Compliance with the font guideline. (SFX being an exception)
• Thoughts should be grey. (#666666)
• Text in exclamation bubbles has to be the font used for normal speech (Wild Words or Anime Ace) in bold&italic.

Text:

• Position inside the bubble. Must be centerd.
• Maximum size for a stroke is 3px.
• No vertical text or punctuation.Punctuation should always be on the same line as the text.
• Proper Hyphenation

In short, that's it. Guides for quality checker and proofreader might be added by someone else, as that is not my area of expertise.


Credits:
To Saki, for giving the idea and compiling the list of "what will trainers look for".

Eureka Seven. Doesn't matter what genre of anime you want to watch, you can't go wrong with E7.

Quote from: hiyo on March 06, 2011, 22:52
thank you for welcoming back guys.. 

i started the traning.. and i hope you take easy on me.. 

I can't do that. You are good, so there is no need to go easy on you.

Granted, but he turns out to be a manipulative and abusive person.

I wish my girlfriend didn't live so far away.

It seemed a bit rushed.

Quote from: Furgeson on March 04, 2011, 16:21
@Darselo: Of course you shouldn't be worried about me! Everyone *glares* is just struck by my overwhelming kindness evilness! >.>

This.

Well that's good to hear. We are in need of proofreaders indeed. So I welcome you to the forums and wish you good luck with Lily (she can be quite stubborn).

Quote from: Disturbance on March 01, 2011, 10:01
I just finished reading Desire Climax (not sure whether i read it before, memory fails me)

Anyway, it contains lots of nude scenes, its a smut x mature x shoujo manga.

I remember I read that a long time ago. [spoiler]Man, that whole business with not knowing who whose sibling is.. x.x[/spoiler]

What about Cat Street, Icey?

You should work on her eyes, because they seem a bit out of place, but I like the second one.

Quote from: Disturbance on February 27, 2011, 21:44
Beauty Pop is awesome! I reread it more than three times already. Marvelous storyline and ending :)

So I am not the only one...

I was surprised when I started reading it that I liked it so much and even more when I finished it and liked it even more...

Quote from: Disturbance on February 27, 2011, 01:44
It was awesome.
Well a scifi manga is.
With shoujo.

Chobits isn't shoujo... Not everything that has romance is shoujo, you know...

Quote from: icewing on February 23, 2011, 10:12
i don't really like Clamp that much...none of the plot-lines in tsubasa made much sense and it was...BORING.

I can't say I like Tsubasa much, but one thing I enjoyed, were the twists in the plot. Maybe when you grow up, you will understand them...

Quote from: icewing on July 09, 2010, 11:57
OMG. I JUST FOUND ANOTHER MANGA!!! Watashi ni xx Shinsai!  so cute and sweet...   AND THE GUYS ARE SO CUTE!! xD

That one's good.

To whoever hasn't read Bitter Virgin, Beauty Pop and Cat Street, drop your howework and start on it.

Who, me? Never. *whistles*

Well, so many people join every day, I'd have your posts if I were to welcome them all... And I do welcome staff, acasionally...

Please abstain from replying to old threads such as this, in the introductions section.

Locked.

Oho, awesome, finally a proofreader.

Welcome to the crew, have fun, but don't slack off. T_T

I can only play well the guitar. And a bit of flute, piano and drums...

Quote from: Catriona on February 19, 2011, 13:36
well i can date you first xD

Actually, that seems like fun. :)

So many reasons to hate China... I am insure of what to think.

So... So... So, now... So now, my marriage with Catri is ilegal! Or is it fictional? It's not in any of the archives! ...
Doshiou...

game

Mistborn trilogy
Night Angel trilogy
Far Seer trilogy


All three (though the later two especially) deal with a main character that is an assassin.

Oh and I recently read the Magician by Raymond E. Feist, but I can't say I was particularly impressed...

Sharwin is right. The lighting on the girl come from the top middle, even a bit to the right, while on the bird, it comes from the left. If you take his suggestion and use a light in between, place it not exactly in between, but a bit to the left and up. Also, the background could use some light too, to give it depth. Even if it is just a background, it does not necessary have to be plain.

Quote from: yama-chan on June 04, 2010, 07:01
Katanagateri
It's taking a lot time for it to be subbed. The plot is interesting. But some episodes are a major let down

It takes more time to be subbed because it is 50 minutes long. It takes a lot of time to be released, because as Sharwin said it is released one episode per month. The plot is just great if you ask me and so far there has not been a single episode that has been a let down.

I agree about the rest of the anime you watch except for Hakuouki, which is a freaking reverse harem with an awful amount of bishounens...

Wow, poor doggy, it looks so weak... >.>

But the rest are really good and it's not that the dog isn't cool, it's just... poor.

Welcome to Transcendence.

Have you PMed Xye? You should take the test.

Welcome to Transcendence.

I see you already met our biggest spammer Lily (Furgeson). She is a nice girl, just don't get her angry or you will have to wash your ears profoundly afterwards.

Gets: a lazy procrastinating translator...

Inserts: a very angry grizzly bear.

By the way guys, seriously, what's this? The "insert" and "get" are supposed to be connected somehow...

Quote from: FurgesonInserts: A rubber tire with a string attached to one side of it

Quote from: xdeathcatGets: a naked women screaming

Quote from: xdeathcat on May 20, 2010, 00:05
What is "pwash"? o__o Why mango tunip and cabbage? .____.

CMLXXXIX

Have you not learned yet? Do not try to make sense of what Lily is saying, it will only make your brain hurt.

CMXCXII

Quote from: Furgeson on May 05, 2010, 20:21
Thanks for being a pain in the ass so insightful!

You are most welcome.

Quote from: Faye on May 15, 2010, 09:44
Oh it's ok, Furge
I'm sure
*COUGH*werrshallletyouseethenicesideofwerrthegreatglobalmodoftranscendencesoon*COUGH*

I sense... ahh... sarcasm.

I never understood what is so fun about spamming...

Quote from: Sharwin on May 05, 2010, 23:52
Bribe your grade and use underhanded tactics~

Words of wisdom.

Though I'd say "Be yourself."

Quote from: Faye on May 11, 2010, 21:52
It is! 

OHHHHH Maybe you can give me one?
Yes >.< definitely better than dogs but my mom doesn't want
cats because their fur...my brother is allergic to cats xDD

You should get a hamster then.

Ef a tale of memories
Ef a tale of melodies (the sequel)

This anime is perhaps the best romance anime I have seen. It is beautifully made and it almost made me shed some tears and that is not an easy feat.

Quote from: Faye on May 11, 2010, 08:30
I'm currently watching Bleach and Toradora
at the same time.  I just love both of them.
And Bleach is getting really exciting! I also
liked Detective Conan although it's not yet finished 

Neither of those three is an anime movie, but if you are interested in watching anime I'd suggest you try something out of the "popular anime" box. There are countless anime, way better than Naruto/Bleach/Death Note/etc. that are underapreciated.

Welcome to Transcendence Faye, enjoy the happy bunch, but do get some work done ;)

It look like Xye approved your application as a cleaner, so I welcome you to the team as well. Congratulations.

Quote from: Catriona on May 09, 2010, 11:55
Who said that we can't do double post for introduction? O_o
Werr is being strict these days......

I do not remember saying that, but it is correct. I only see the point in double posting when you are updating a thread that you last posted on. If you were to simply edit it, no one will notice. Everything else is just pure... ah... laziness.

Welcome to Transcendence Ayaki, enjoy it as much as you can and don't hesitate to bug the staffers if you need anything, we do not bite... at least not all of us.

Whoa, everything that Sharwin said is exactly as I think. The best anime are the ones based off a novel or original works, because an incomplete ending is one of the things that bug me the most.

One.

I prefer shounen manga.
I prefer shoujo manga.
I prefer seinen manga.

Xye, I didn't know you could cook >.<

I am just wondering, but wouldn't it be easier and more productive if you were to look into some recipe books, or check out some cooking sites on the net?

Here is a better way of rendering the lines:

Make the background a normal layer, go to channels, press the little button at the bottom that looks like a circle made out of dots and press delete. Create a new white layer underneath and you have the previous image only separated. Optional: lock the transparency and fill with black. It makes the lines look thicker and usually it's better. Then you just start making layers for each colour or shade between the background and the lines.

As for the eyes, it's better to redraw them, because the original won't look good if only coloured.

Quote from: SmileOfJoy on May 04, 2010, 20:26
Ummmm, okay then....
Please don't eat me

I am sorry, but even I cannot guarantee your safety...

I think you should soften her expression... :)

Talking about conventions, this is the one:

http://www.japan-expo.com/art-1-en-accueil.html

Welcome to the crew Ele, enjoy your stay.

Hoang, Furgeson, SmileOfjoy, please keep the spam to minimum. There is a section for ranting, this one is, after all, for introductions.

@Animus: actually, I'd say college is the easy part of life...

Welcome to Transcendence Clavier. Good timing, we need more editors.

Quote from: charmy on April 25, 2010, 23:24
grade ten. i suddenly feel so old T.T

It makes you feel old, doesn't it...

Welcome to Transcendence Prismatic, enjoy your stay and if you need help with something just ask freely.

Darn it, and here I was hoping for a japanese translator

Welcome to Transcendence Animus, have fun.

Quote from: Catriona on April 23, 2010, 01:45
Welcome! Yessss new editor... editing is really, really fun. I mean, REALLY FUN so keep it up! 

You are a translator, what do you know about editing? XD

Welcome to Transcendence IceWing.

A pop fan... well there are many here who share that interest in music.

CMLXXIX

Quote from: Sharwin on April 18, 2010, 01:32

Quote from: werr on April 18, 2010, 01:12
But Sharwin, there is always a site or two that gets left out, even from such censoring.

Oh I know, but I just find it annoying to have to google it and find it (I know like a huge extra 10 seconds xD...)!

That must be a pain... I mean, 10 seconds...

It's funny though, how they censor some stuff, yet other, even much exposing, are left. There is just never justice.

PS: I just stumpled upon a similar to Dance in the Vampire Bund manga. Blood Alone. it even has a vampire loli and all...

Oh, a new dishwasher? Welcome to Transcendence.

I shall politely exclude myself from the pretty boys conversation.

Quote from: Furgeson on April 19, 2010, 12:29
most of the time.

Uh-huh, precisely.

Welcome to Transcendence.

Do not worry, you will work just as much as you want to and if you need breaks you just have to inform us, so we can assign someone else to work on your project while you are gone.

Quote from: Dia on April 18, 2010, 17:30
why hot girls? ? ? always hot girls!  why not some hot guys too! 

Because there are only bishounens on this forum ;)

Quote from: Hoang on April 18, 2010, 00:34
If you look past the loli in Vampire Bund, it seems like a really good manga.

Hmm, Nina is all cool, but that's besides the point.

It's the first time I have come across this and I think it is unfair. As long as tehre are thousands of free pornographic websites available for everyone, including children, I don't think they hae any right to censor such things.

But Sharwin, there is always a site or two that gets left out, even from such censoring.

 
Finally. Both look really great Xye, the first one is amazing, love the surealism, though I think the background could be a little darker.

So you can draw girls :) The second one is just as great, the both look really nice and ... real (if I can say that for an anime drawing). There are no misproportions and the hair is brillant... who much time did you spend on it? Maybe it's the same technique you always use, but it feels somehow different.

YOu have found the perfect breast balance. Congratulations. (personal opinion of course)

Really. No cute girls? No hot girls? Again? Typical, just like Xye...

On topic. They look great, you are really good at copying, but have you tried doing something original? With your skills you should.