Topic: URUSEI YATSURA, A NEW BEGINNING FROM THE END !!

[sidzero]

We'll see if you can beat me to it then.

[GiovaneDinamitardo]

What can I use to grab an image and then edit it ?!?

I want to have a chance !!!

[DarkDevil]

And you'll have it.

[sidzero]

Grab an image and then edit it? I don't really know what you mean by "grabbing an image" but for editing, photoshop is the best, flat out.

[cata]

We need voices and songs, too.

[GiovaneDinamitardo]

What do you think about using adobe premiere ?!?

I need a graphic editor who can grab some scene from the films/OVA and who is also able to modify them.

[sidzero]

Don't really know too much about it other than that it's used for editing video. I don't do much video work, honestly. If I do my thing, it's gonna be a manga, not anime.

It's probably good though, I trust Adobe products over similar products by different companies, with few exceptions.

[GiovaneDinamitardo]

Now I'm trying to get 2 programs: "Manga studio" and "Comic book creator".

I don't know if I'll be able to design something of decent but my ususal thinking is: "everyone has the right to get almost one chance".

[sidzero]

I have Manga Studio, it's not bad. A little confusing though. It's a bit like Illustrator, but tailored specifically for creating manga. Never thought of using Comic Book Creator. Always seemed like TOO much of a shortcut.

[GiovaneDinamitardo]

otherwise what I can get ?!?

[sidzero]

Well, it all depends on what you're looking to do. Tell me that much and I'll tell you my recommendations.

[GiovaneDinamitardo]

well, first of one I have to grab some scenes from some episodes (for instance, for the chapter 1 I want to capture lots of designs from "boy meet girl"), then I'd have to arrange them.

so I need a program who can capture a scene without losing its quality, then another one to edit it (if I need).

[sidzero]

Well, screen capturing can be done without even using a graphics editor, as long as you're using a video player that will allow it. I've had troubles trying to screencap from Windows Media Player, Winamp, and RealPlayer. The one I use when I want to screencap is Core Media Player (google it if you want to find it). As long as you have a program you can do it with, it's simple. It's a function built into Windows itself... just hit Ctrl-PrntScrn. It's copy to the clipboard everything on the monitor, from there you can just take it into any graphics program, even MS Paint, and crop it down to the part you want (I use Photoshop for all graphic editing, just my preference). From there you can edit it.

Like I said, Photoshop is the best choice for the matter, in my opinion, but there are plenty of other graphic editors out there you can use... Paint Shop Pro or GIMP are two of the biggest rivals.

[GiovaneDinamitardo]

All right for GIMP: I've already this program, this is the time that I will learn to use it !!!

I think I'm going to begin the next week to edit the first scenes !!

[sidzero]

Good luck!