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2012-02-24, 01:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2003
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- Philadelphia, PA
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Re: CBR/CBZ: Not going to happen. I don't know anything about the format, and I'm very comfortable with PDFs, since we used to use them back when I did textbook design and production. If you want to read it on a tiny screen, my advice is: don't. Just don't read it on a tiny screen. Wait until you get home, or use a laptop. Is it really essential that you have total access to every piece of media at all times in a format that is perfectly sized? Will you ever need to reference O-Chul's origin story while escaping from a burning building? No. So, it's not essential that it be 100% mobile friendly.
It's a country from the campaign setting I was running at the time I founded GITP. I just didn't rename the file from my desktop. There's no reason you should have ever heard of it.Rich Burlew
Now Available: 2023 OOTS Holiday Ornament plus a big pile of new t-shirt designs (that you can also get on mugs and stuff)!
~~You can also support The Order of the Stick and the GITP forum at Patreon.~~
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2012-02-24, 02:05 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2006
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- Manila, Philippines
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
CBR/CBZ is super easy; just arrange all the files as JPG and use a compression program to Zip or Rar them and then rename the extension as CBR for RAR compression or CBZ for Zip compression.
IMO PDFs are better for mobile devices as the images render faster for the smaller screens. I have PDFs and CBR/CBZ on my tablet and the both look good but PDFs seem to work more smoothly.
On the other hand; CBR/CBZ is much faster on the desktop.
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2012-02-24, 02:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2004
Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Man, I remember when your avatar was from that setting, and not an OOTS-Style self portrait. I feel old.
Also, having just stayed up to listen to that podcast interview you gave for GeekAdemia, I must say, your voice sounds nothing like I imagined. Not that I can clearly remember what I imagined....
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2012-02-24, 02:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2009
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- Sydney
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
*sigh*
Can't you read? He's not interested, honestly some people won't stop preaching about their OS/edition/preferred file format. PDF is what were getting, which is something that pretty much everyone has on their PC anyway. You may as well expect people to get photoshop just because you like sending it as a psd.
And Giant, I read OotS on my smartphone sometimes, as sometimes there's no choice.
Still would like to know about the last mystery prize.
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2012-02-24, 03:52 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2007
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- Denmark
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Hah, you really are a bit old fashioned, aren't you? It's cool, I like that
Completely agree, I think the voice was deeper than I imagined. Although it was nice to hear that he sounds just as sharp and meticulous live, as he does in text.
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2012-02-24, 03:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2010
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- Sort of South East
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Mr Burlew, are you still closed to the idea of an OotS computer game (simple or otherwise), especially in light of the Kickstarter turn-out?
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2012-02-24, 06:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jan 2007
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- In the playground
Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Avatar by the great Lord Herman. Many, many thanks!
Empress Catherine by Dr. Bath!
Castaras made the PiratZarrrrr. Thank you very much!
Special thanks to Banjo1985 for the Catstronomer.
Squid Bones: They exist!
Spoiler
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2012-02-24, 06:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2007
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Personally, I'm fine with any format that isn't JPG. As a pixel artist (among other things), I HATE JPG with a fiery passion, or any other format that goes "I disagree with your choices and will force my own upon you."
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2012-02-24, 06:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2012
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- close to Frankfurt / germ
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
What I really admire is the addition of the "broke-ass-student" reward!
Bravo!!!
I saw the comment of someone saying he waits for such a reward in the forum and thought "poor bastard, I know how you feel"
and I think many of us can relate to this.
I was really happy when I saw, that Rich had added such an award. Sure, it was a limited reward, but it was just beautiful to see it!
I salute Rich for this!
Also I find it well phrased, that you should have the right to claim it and not take advandage in this case.
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2012-02-24, 08:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2010
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2012-02-24, 08:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2012
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- Boston, MA
Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
WinZip, WinRAR, 7-Zip, or something similar.
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2012-02-24, 09:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2007
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- Argentina
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
You're going to need to export the PDFs one page at a time into PNGs or GIFs.
Then, Zip the pages into a single file (using any compressing software), and change the extension from .zip to .cbz.
There, it's done.
Edit: For CBRs, change "Zip" with "Rar" and "cbz" with "cbr". The process is the same, you just have to use RAR compressing instead of Zip.Last edited by Xapi; 2012-02-24 at 09:07 AM.
Nothing to see here, move along.
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2012-02-24, 09:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2003
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- My Cave, Atlanta, GA
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Let the Yaggle Gakkle-ing begin.
Beware! Beware!
All children of the 'ground
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2012-02-24, 10:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2004
Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
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2012-02-24, 10:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2006
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- New York
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2012-02-24, 10:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2007
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- Argentina
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2012-02-24, 10:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2006
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- New York
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2012-02-24, 11:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2006
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- Manila, Philippines
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
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Last edited by LibraryOgre; 2012-02-26 at 03:05 PM.
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2012-02-24, 11:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2006
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- Manila, Philippines
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
There are programs that will do this step for you available as freeware with no watermarking.
PDF is a higher quality format so it's easy to take that and produce the CBR/CBZ if that's what you want. But to take a CBR/CBZ and convert it to PDF is a real pain in the butt so it's better to have the PDF released from Giant and then convert it yourself later. (for those out there who are demanding this format)
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2012-02-24, 11:45 AM (ISO 8601)
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- May 2007
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- Seattle area, WA
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
Super easy? Let's think about that for a moment -- both of these sets of instructions involve a potentially labor-intensive step of "...arranging all the files as JPG/PNG/GIF...". Then while Windoes does Zip itself, Rar-ing them is going to take yet another program. Then the extension rename -- if there are several of these compressed packages, this is another labor-intensive step which windows actually makes a bit more bothersome when changing extensions, what with its warning dialog every single time.
So, super easy? Far from it.
No -- "Super Easy" will only be achieved when one can speak to their computer, Star Trek style, and simply say "Computer! Convert my files to CBR/CBZ".
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2012-02-24, 11:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2010
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- Vienna
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2012-02-24, 12:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2012
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- Boston, MA
Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
It's pretty easy once you have the right tools. WinRAR and 7-Zip are easier to use and have more features than WinZip, worth the effort of acquiring one of them. As for file renaming, there's the command console that lets you mass rename and ignore warnings, and there's also my personal favorite, Bulk Rename Utility.
No -- "Super Easy" will only be achieved when one can speak to their computer, Star Trek style, and simply say "Computer! Convert my files to CBR/CBZ".
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2012-02-24, 12:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2009
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- NE
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2012-02-24, 01:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2003
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- Philadelphia, PA
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
OK, no more discussion of file formats in this thread. Start a new thread in Friendly Banter for discussing the pros and cons of various formats if you really must, but not here.
Rich Burlew
Now Available: 2023 OOTS Holiday Ornament plus a big pile of new t-shirt designs (that you can also get on mugs and stuff)!
~~You can also support The Order of the Stick and the GITP forum at Patreon.~~
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2012-02-24, 01:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2003
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- My Cave, Atlanta, GA
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
No. It was an array of 7 circles (four above, three below), each with a black outline and filled with a different color. If I recall correctly, they represented the 7 schools of magic with the opposition schools connected by solid black lines. The whole thing was on a white background.
That sounds right or close to right in my mindLet the Yaggle Gakkle-ing begin.
Beware! Beware!
All children of the 'ground
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2012-02-24, 01:38 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Dec 2007
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- Argentina
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Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
When are we going to get a new Kickstarter Update? I was under the impression you'd get to work oin that after the comic was posted, but maybe I was wrong...
Edit: In case the tone isn't quite getting through, this is an actual honest question, not a demand.
I'm extremely happy with the amount of updates in the comic, Kickstarter, and generally huge amount of work the Giant has been doing for us.Last edited by Xapi; 2012-02-24 at 01:41 PM.
Nothing to see here, move along.
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2012-02-24, 01:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2004
Re: The Post-Kickstarter Discussion Thread: Bask in the Afterglow
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2012-02-24, 01:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2008
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- Chicago
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2012-02-24, 01:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2007
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- Denmark
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2012-02-24, 02:04 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2009
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- NE
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