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jdsuave2003
03-18-2004, 04:50 AM
I went to download some of the older manga to check it out..little did I know that each page was a seperate jpeg file!!

I was just thinking, that it may be a good idea to convert the jpegs into adobe pdf files before uploading them to the servers....mostly for 2 reasons.....

1) Ease of viewing - its a heck of a lot easier to read a chapter of manga when you dont have to constantly switch between picture files.....and plus adobe gives you thumbnails of each page so you can jump to any part of the chapter you want in an instant!

2) More Compact Files - As hard as it is to believe, its actually a much smaller size file when all of the jpegs of a chapter are simply pages in a pdf file....and too, adobe files for some reason have the ability to shrink like crazy...so when you archive it to put it onto the servers for downloading...it will actually make a big differnece (nearly1/3 less space when archived!)

I've akready started to convert the older files, but its a fairly painstaking process, so it'll be a while before i'm up and current with the new chapters... so if you think you want to do it, just let me now and I'll get cookin on the rest of the confersions.....

anyhow, thats my piece, later regs 8)

SynFcuk
03-18-2004, 10:24 AM
yea i agree... but its zafar's bandwidth.. i don't think he'd mind much anyways

good thought though =)

jdsuave2003
03-18-2004, 12:33 PM
Hmm, guess I need to email him then....I mean seeing as how he's never in here or anything :? Cuz it could end up savin him alot of space in that area...

imported_zafar
03-18-2004, 07:04 PM
im never in here???? lol anyways thats a really good idea. Im gona learn how to use it and possibly introduce new chapters in them. thanks for the idea

jdsuave2003
03-18-2004, 10:46 PM
AHHHHHH!!! He LIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock: heh no prob man...and hey like I said...if there is a way for you to have me upload it to the site directly...I'll convert them for ya....I'm almost done with teh second volume already... anywho....anything I can do to help, k? :D

Aosagi
03-18-2004, 11:09 PM
jdsuave - if you need help with this project let me know I can help make those files I have done the same for AkuTenchi's translations in the past.

jdsuave2003
03-19-2004, 03:07 AM
Heh, thanks blue...I'll let you know if it seems like its getting out of hand or taking too long.... and zafar, I know you guys are doing some serious overhaul in the system, so if you want to have them to put up by a certain time, lemme know a time ok?


ps-if its in the next day or two, then blue, i'm definitely gonna need your help on this one... :shock:

Aosagi
03-19-2004, 04:04 AM
I'll be watching this thread ^_~

jdsuave2003
04-16-2004, 01:15 PM
hey zaf......ummm....ive got some of these thigns ready to upload if you've got the bandwidth, lemme know how we can work this out ok?