[Typeset] 5-day TS Tute by Silver Sea

Silver_Sea · September 09, 2007, 03:31 AM

TSing is more than just typing, which everyone can do. That's why it takes 5 days to learn according to this tute. I'm also counting in days because I'm assuming you have 19 pages to do.

[EDIT] I have discovered a faster and more powerful method to train a typesetter that can replace this tute. Meanwhile, I think this tute is still useful to new-comers so enjoy yourselves, I hope this helps. ^^

The Group Process: Raw > Cleaning > Typesetting > QC

The Typesetter's Process:
Day 1: The reference RAW
Day 2: Grunt work
Day 3: Bread and Butter
Day 4: Tweaking
Day 5: Zen mastery

DAY ONE:THE REFERENCE RAW
The most convenient way I know to refer to the RAW is to have it as the background layer in a .psd file visible by switching on/off the layers. I find it a lot more convenient than having a separate RAW to refer to and well worth its extra filesize. Even if you are solo, use the .psd system.

Spoiler: The photoshop file

DAY TWO: GRUNT WORK

~~Typeset like a wo/man on fire...~~ Wrong! Copy-paste from a .txt file.

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I failed for the longest time, because I did not select the text tool in PS.

What you should do is copy the script (ctrl c) from notepad/word/internet, enter PS, choose the type tool ( T) and draw a text box. Paste (ctrl v)the text in. The font it will appear in is the last font you used in the Type tool.

Spoiler: how to install fonts

DAY THREE: BREAD AND BUTTER

After the grunt work you can embellish your script with a few key, "bread and butter" fonts.

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Bread and Butter fonts:
1. Dialogue: Wild words / Anime Ace / Jack Armstrong/ Digital Strip...
2. Shouting: Badaboom / Yikes / Damn Noisy Kids ...
3. Title: Umberto ....etc etc.

Additional embellishments:
Evil: You murderer / smudger let ...
Cute: porky / hzs cc Jim Lee ...
Handwritten: irezumi / indiestar ...
SFX : Atland Sketches ... etc
Symbols: Hearts ( custom shape tool ) and Symbol fonts.

Japanese Manga Font Conventions:
WHITE fonts denote fear
BLACK with white shadows denote fierceness
GREY fonts for thoughts
Italics is sometimes used for the unseen storyteller.
Italics sometimes used for thought bubbles.

DAY FOUR: TWEAKING

Fine tuning the leading/kerning/scales. The "auto" leading tends to be too wide sometimes. When the type is vertical and it is too thin, try Tweak the leading( -100) And scales ( vert: 130. hor:90 ) A lot of emotions can be expressed within the same font: Aggression ( tight leading) Cheerfulness (vert. scaling) Seriousness ( kerning)

An example of the versatility of tweaking:

__"faux" bold

__3 voices created by differently scaled Jack

Spoiler: Jack "faux bold" is very different from Jack "bold"

Spoiler: effects of scaling

DAY FIVE: ZEN MASTERY

Centering: IMO, a key method to allow English Text to embed itself into the artwork. Balance...or what I call "Silence" is achieved.
Hyphens: Correct use of hyphens to create a good bubble shape (Diamond with lots of cushion) Don't rely on the auto hyphens. Emphasize pronunciation.
[EDIT] I've progressed beyond this technique and the current rule is not to break up any words unless ABSOLUTELY neccessary. The same goes for fontsize. All effort is made to keep them unchanged unless absolutely necessary. Sorry about the confusion but I guess the fact that we evolved is a good thing

Spoiler

Flatten > Save for web, save as png-8 > send to QC
[Try not to use "save for web" more than twice. The image will begin to look hard]
In some groups, the files are passed to the QC in .psd form, and the QC does the final saving.

Quote: Appendix A: Font selection exercise...Warning: Good for self-education, but don't ever use it for group work because it will stumble up your TSers

Page01: Dialogue

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Page02: Strong dialogue + SFX

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Page03: Title w/ shadow

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Page04: Shouts, Screams and Exclamations w/ white fonts

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Page05:Alien speech

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Page06:Intense shouting and yelling

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Page07: Aggressive commands

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September 09, 2007, 03:31 AM	#1
Silver_Sea Translator 上級員 / Jyoukuuin / Sr. Member Join Date: May 2007 Gender: Posts: 334 Country:	[Typeset] 5-day TS Tute by Silver Sea TSing is more than just typing, which everyone can do. That's why it takes 5 days to learn according to this tute. I'm also counting in days because I'm assuming you have 19 pages to do. [EDIT] I have discovered a faster and more powerful method to train a typesetter that can replace this tute. Meanwhile, I think this tute is still useful to new-comers so enjoy yourselves, I hope this helps. ^^ The Group Process: Raw > Cleaning > Typesetting > QC The Typesetter's Process: Day 1: The reference RAW Day 2: Grunt work Day 3: Bread and Butter Day 4: Tweaking Day 5: Zen mastery DAY ONE:THE REFERENCE RAW The most convenient way I know to refer to the RAW is to have it as the background layer in a .psd file visible by switching on/off the layers. I find it a lot more convenient than having a separate RAW to refer to and well worth its extra filesize. Even if you are solo, use the .psd system. Spoiler: The photoshop file Layer 3: Typesetting Layer 2: Cleaned Layers merged into one ( paint + redrawing) Layer 1: Background Total size for 19 pages is about 10MB DAY TWO: GRUNT WORK ~~Typeset like a wo/man on fire...~~ Wrong! Copy-paste from a .txt file. Quote: I failed for the longest time, because I did not select the text tool in PS. What you should do is copy the script (ctrl c) from notepad/word/internet, enter PS, choose the type tool ( T) and draw a text box. Paste (ctrl v)the text in. The font it will appear in is the last font you used in the Type tool. Spoiler: how to install fonts Go Start> my computer > c: drive > program files> Fonts >copy-paste the font folders inside. Go Start> Run ( bottom right margin) > type in the following command> %windir%\fonts> ok The font directory appears: Go File> install new font > double-click C:\windows >program files> Fonts > select the file, eg Jack Armstrong > It appears on the list of fonts> "select all" >ok Done, your font is now installed! DAY THREE: BREAD AND BUTTER After the grunt work you can embellish your script with a few key, "bread and butter" fonts. Spoiler Try to specify only 3 main fonts if you are in a group....because specifying more than 3 fonts will have your TSer MIA rate increase dramatically. KISS Keep It Simple and Stupid. Bread and Butter fonts: 1. Dialogue: Wild words / Anime Ace / Jack Armstrong/ Digital Strip... 2. Shouting: Badaboom / Yikes / Damn Noisy Kids ... 3. Title: Umberto ....etc etc. Additional embellishments: Evil: You murderer / smudger let ... Cute: porky / hzs cc Jim Lee ... Handwritten: irezumi / indiestar ... SFX : Atland Sketches ... etc Symbols: Hearts ( custom shape tool ) and Symbol fonts. Japanese Manga Font Conventions: WHITE fonts denote fear BLACK with white shadows denote fierceness GREY fonts for thoughts Italics is sometimes used for the unseen storyteller. Italics sometimes used for thought bubbles. DAY FOUR: TWEAKING Fine tuning the leading/kerning/scales. The "auto" leading tends to be too wide sometimes. When the type is vertical and it is too thin, try Tweak the leading( -100) And scales ( vert: 130. hor:90 ) A lot of emotions can be expressed within the same font: Aggression ( tight leading) Cheerfulness (vert. scaling) Seriousness ( kerning) An example of the versatility of tweaking: __"faux" bold__3 voices created by differently scaled Jack Spoiler: Jack "faux bold" is very different from Jack "bold" Spoiler: effects of scaling DAY FIVE: ZEN MASTERY Centering: IMO, a key method to allow English Text to embed itself into the artwork. Balance...or what I call "Silence" is achieved. Hyphens: Correct use of hyphens to create a good bubble shape (Diamond with lots of cushion) Don't rely on the auto hyphens. Emphasize pronunciation. [EDIT] I've progressed beyond this technique and the current rule is not to break up any words unless ABSOLUTELY neccessary. The same goes for fontsize. All effort is made to keep them unchanged unless absolutely necessary. Sorry about the confusion but I guess the fact that we evolved is a good thing Spoiler Flatten > Save for web, save as png-8 > send to QC [Try not to use "save for web" more than twice. The image will begin to look hard] In some groups, the files are passed to the QC in .psd form, and the QC does the final saving. Quote: Appendix A: Font selection exercise...Warning: Good for self-education, but don't ever use it for group work because it will stumble up your TSers Page01: Dialogue Spoiler Page02: Strong dialogue + SFX Spoiler Page03: Title w/ shadow Spoiler Page04: Shouts, Screams and Exclamations w/ white fonts Spoiler Page05:Alien speech Spoiler Page06:Intense shouting and yelling Spoiler Page07: Aggressive commands Spoiler Last edited by Silver_Sea : December 15, 2007 at 11:44 AM.