Scanlating/Typesetting

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>>159811509
>how much does good typesetting affect your enjoyment of manga?

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Why do people even bother deforming the text? In a pointless attempt to fill up the bubbles?

>>159812247
Ah yes, the anti-ripper .gif watermark release. Does anyone still do this?

>>159812247
The fuck is this atrocity

>>159812370
Scanlation group drama.

>>159811509
>Most of the time went redrawing all the shit underneath text and not just whiteboxing it.
Honestly, I believe free fan scanlations shouldn't bother too much with redrawing. If it takes more than 5-10 minutes you're doing too much. Just paint white over the text (better than whiteboxing imo) and slap the translation on top. As long as it's readable and you use a good font, the readers will understand. And if they don't, let them learn Japanese.

>>159811509
>What are the best resources
I've read it and this seems like a very thorough and well thought out guide, though I just do stuff from time to time when somebody dumps something in /a/
http://www.insidescanlation.com/etc/The-Idiots-Guide-to-Editing-Manga/guide/main.html
>>159813261
5 min per page you mean?

>>159811509
>Most of the time went redrawing all the shit underneath text and not just whiteboxing it.

Doing the Lord's work.

>how much does good typesetting affect your enjoyment of manga?

A lot, considering if the font type and size is what helps me read the manga.

> Have you tried Scanlating or Typesetting?
Yeah, I used to be a cleaner too, but quit because too much drama bullshit. It's like you go in with pure intentions and come out dreading the fucking world because a few people decided they deserved a fucking medal for wanting to share manga in a readable way and build a fandom in the west.

I typeset my first doujin. My friends and I are attempting to do more over time. Can I get some general feedback/assistance?

https://exhentai.org/g/1086116/ebedeeb7c5/

>>159813539
>5 min per page you mean?
Yup.

>>159813539
Thanks for the guide, I appreciate it.

I still need experience typesetting, any of you guys need help?

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>>159814976
I looked through it all and I thought it was pretty good

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If people used even a slight bit of common sense in typesetting the whole scene would improve so much.

>>159816836
You're complaining about the typesetting before the translation there?

>>159814976

Try to keep a better white margin around the text, never touching the bubble if you can avoid it. Your text size doesn't need to be huge, people can read it just fine. Aim to have the center of the text dead center in the bubble.

>>159817023
>>159816621
Thanks. How was the redrawing? It was the brickwall/floor in the second half's cumshot and the hair/glove on the last real page of the first half. Does it look okay?

>>159816921
I think I just got stockholm syndromed since their old translator was, if you can believe it, MUCH worse.

>>159817089
why is there a random heart on page 26? did you forget to turn on/off the layer? Box on the left is supposed to be blank? redrawing looks fine especially for retarded filtered images those are the ones that make you regret picking it up in the first place.

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Still no BookWalker DeDRM?
With them having exclusive shit now, it's kind of a hassle.
Also, thanks to the anon who went through the trouble to give us this by actually doing it the hard way.

>>159817023
>touching the bubble if you can avoid it
Touching the bubble or filling the bubble is fine if the original text touched or filled the bubble on accord of the character screaming.

http://prettyanonymo.us/index.php/scanlation-resources/anonblacks-typesetting-guide/

TF made a series of guides everyone typesetting should read.

I don't pay attention, I just read the text and look at whatever of the drawings

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>>159814976
Looks great, mate. I agree with >>159817023
but otherwise it's a top notch scanlation.

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>>159812247
As I've said before, at least that version of the watermark is still somewhat readable.

>>159814976
>Page 12: "Hora"
Did you leave it like that as a joke?
If that was a mistake, then yeah, just pay a little more attention to that kind of stuff I guess.

>Page 22: "A sorcer // er's"
I'd personally go with "A // sorcerer's", or maybe "A sor // cerer's"

>Page 27: "Ahh... cumming inside my mother"
I think you should lower the vertical spacing (leading) a little. This is pretty minor and pretty subjective.

>Kamui, Shara
>Tharja, Noire
Don't mix English and Japanese names.

Also >>159817023

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>>159811509
How do you typeset well? Read and understand what you're actually putting on a page.