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  1. Yukai
    Touhou: Perfect Cherry Blossom - Boredom

    Bleh... >> Bored. Played on Easy mod. Stage 3 haha.

    Yay for noob grazing WITH Reimu A (lazy person character in my opinion) www... Homing Shots. Low scores. I'm soo noobish =P

    My computer was nice enough to stop recording BEFORE I got to the boss fight with Alice... :D [/sarcasm]
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 17, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Production Studio
  2. Yukai
    Yeah... Fit of randomness boredom. I wanted to write a spiffy KH-Vids Story too (no, Blaze of Time is just from my perspective and doesn't really involve many members. DX)

    >.> Ehz. Enjoy.

    --------CHAPTER 001: Maa-pu?--------​


    Karli nervously stepped onto the campus of the revered "KH-Vids Academy". It was the first day and she had butterflies in her stomach and filling her system. It was one of the largest boarding schools in the country and held everyone from Elementary to High School students (or Primary to Secondary in this academy's case).

    She gulped and pulled her black hair behind her ear.

    "It's okay, Karli. It's just your first day. Don't screw everything up... and everything will be fine", she murmurered to herself.

    Karli had transfered from the "PG Institute of the Gifted" (which was ranked 3rd overall on the state exam scoreboard) because of a misunderstanding that ended in disaster, causing half of it's campus to burn to the ground. All the students were forced to go to different schools. Karli hoped she wouldn't run into any trouble...

    The girl picked up her things and headed immediately for the office to pick up her schedule for the day. As she walked through the courtyard, she took a glance at the students. They were all wearing the same attire as she was, the school's winter uniform. The girls wore a white, collared shirt, covered with a dark colored blazer (as the students had a debate whether the blazers should be navy or plain black; the school board just let them wear any color as long as it was dark), a pleated navy skort with a small black bag hanging loosely from the side. Of course, their sock style (loose or tight) didn't matter as long as they were white.

    The boy's uniform was composed of a white collared shirt and dark colored blazer as well long navy pants and white socks. They didn't carry the small black bag that girls did.

    For all of the students, their shoes either consisted of white sneakers or plain black shoes and all of them wore the school's armband (of various colors to show which class each student was in) on their upper arm, despite the fact that armbands were banned from schools sometime ago.

    A/N: Armbands aren't exactly banned from schools in a sense but there have been cases where they HAVE been banned from certain schools. Mostly, they've been the black armbands that were used for mourning (in some cultures). In other cases, all armbands have been banned.

    In the story, armbands being banned is really just a made up fact.


    When Karli finally made her way through the courtyard and into the building she was amazed by it's sheer size. From her vantage point, the ceiling was miles away and the rooms were huge. The room still looked gigantic even with the myriad of students that were inside chatting. Just by looking around, Karli realized that in a school of this size, where was the principals office?!

    She began wandering around in hopes of finding a map of some sort... Preferably one of those "You are here" type maps that were in amusement parks. Unfortunately, there were none to be found and the girl had noticed that she was lost.She stopped walking in one of the hallways to check the time on one of the nearby clocks. It read "6:30".

    "Not good. In less then an hour, I'll be late for class!"

    Karli began running around in a mad dash, mimicking the students trying to find a way across campus for their own classes.

    "Where the heck is the office!?"

    She turned the corner but was promptly knocked onto the floor by a random person.

    "Ow!" a small, high pitched voice cried.

    Karli looked up to see a small girl rubbing her head. She had long black hair tied in two ponytails on the sides of her head and a black messenger bag lying open at her side. Several books were spread out on the floor in front of the opening. Indicating they fell when they were both knocked to the ground. Coming to her senses, the small girl turned to quickly grab her books and shove them back into her bag.

    "Uguu! This is not good! I will be very late! Kuuuu..."

    Karli blinked then helped her with her books. "Here you go."

    "Ah.... Thank kyuu... maa-pu..." the girl stood up and bowed her head.

    Karli stared at her, "Maa...pu?"

    "Eh?" The girl looked up and blinked several times.

    "Sorry. It was nothing." Karli stood up and brushed her skort off. "By the way. Do you mind telling me where the office is? I really need to pick up a schedule."

    "Office?" The girl pointed down the hall. "It's just down here."

    "Thanks." Karli started bolting down, when the stranger called back.

    "Hey, Newbie! You better make good friends while you're here! You'll be doomed if you don't!"

    Karli stopped and looked back to respond, but the girl was gone.

    "Weird... She was just here." She muttered to herself. "Oh well."

    Then she proceeded down the hallway.

    --------END CHAPTER 001--------​

    A/N: Well... What you think?

    Just to tell you, Karli is an original character based off my real friend, Karli. This s because I wanted to avoid introducing any members (I failed miserably at that). I wanted to see who wanted to be in it as regulars.

    'Kayz. Like... If you wanna be in it. Just PM me with this format:

    Code:
    [B]Name:[/B] 
    [B]Gender:[/B] 
    [B]Age:[/B] 
    [B]Grade:[/B] 
    [B]Classes:[/B] 
    [B]Personality:[/B] 
    [B]Apperance:[/B]
    [B]Other:[/B] 
    Put in standard classes that you'd want for yourself. (i.e.: Art, Chemistry etc.)

    Other can be just... Other stuff you'd like to note... The rest is self-explanatory.

    I'll probably alter your profiles to fit the storyline. (mostly in the classes category)

    The cast ranges from tons of cameos to the regular cast >.> So... Yeah.

    I'll limit this cast range to about 15 people then pick and choose from that.

    See yaz! [poof]

    --------CHAPTER 002: Wan-wan--------​

    Karli slowly opened the door to the office, still pondering what the little girl said.

    Make good friends...? I don't get it... Oh well. She looked around the room. Compared to the rest of the building, the office was extremely small. It contained a small beige couch, a coffee table and a desk where a secretary was writing on applications for the school. There was a bin next to it that contained several black bags, the same as the ones that the girls were required to wear. Karli didn't have one yet. Behind the secretary, there was a door with a window where Karli spotted people running about inside, she assumed it was the rest of the office. The walls were painted a blinding color of white and the carpet was a dingy grey. The room overall gave off a very dull and depressing feeling.

    The staff... really... is very good at decorating... Karli inched to the secratary's desk and stood there till the lady realized there was someone else in the room. The lady seemed to be in her mid-30's, her brown hair tied in a bun and she already had wrinkles forming, due to the stress from her job. They were poorly covered with large amounts of make up, giving her a very grotesque look. All the secretary was wearing were some brown slacks and a cream colored sweater that hasn't seen contact with a lint rollar at all. She was chewing an exceptionally large piece of gum in her mouth.

    "What do you want, kid?" The lady said in a hoarse voice.

    "Uhm... I'm here to pick up my sceduale..." Karli said softly.

    The lady blew a bubble that popped, making a large sound. Karli flinched. Eww... Gross...

    "What was that? I can't hear you."

    "I'm here to pick up my scedule." Karli repeated in a slightly louder voice. The secretary turned to the computer on her desk and started typing.

    "So, you're a new kid..." She stopped typing and turned to Karli. "Name?"

    "Excuse me?"

    The lady waved her pen infront of Karli, "Kid, I asked for your name."

    "Oh! Right. Karli Nanc--"

    "Not that one!" The secretary snapped. Karli jumped at the sudden outburst.

    "Wh-what name, then?"

    The door from behind the secretary opened and a student walked out with a stack of papers. She had dirty-blonde hair that went down to her shoulder blades and blue colored eyes. On her bag, there was a large purple star pinned to the front.

    "Linda. Are you yelling at the new students again?" The student placed the papers on the desk and looked Linda in the eye.

    Linda scowled, "If you hate me yelling at them, then why don't you take this job, Rosey?"

    "Because it's yours." Rosey turned to Karli who was staring at her.

    "Hi, there! And what's your name?" She said energeticaly.

    "Ka-Karli... Nancy Da--"

    "No. What's your Member Name?" Rosey turned to fully face her and held her elbows.

    Karli rose an eyebrow, "Member Name?"

    "Yeah. Everyone has a Member Name. You know, that changable name that you use when you apply for schools and jobs? That one." Rosey grinned. "Mine's, Rosey. Member: 7839."

    "I can see that..." Karli let out a breath. "Well then... Mine is 'karlibell22'. I don't know that number thingy..."

    Rosey turned back to Linda, "There. See? If you were nicer to us students, you'd get better answers."

    "Whatever." Linda typed in the name and rotated the computer screen to show Karli's profile. She scrolled down to show some information and some of her previous school photos. "This you?"

    Karli nodded silently.

    "Okay then, I'll print out your mock ID." Linda pointed to the bin next to the desk, "Go ahead and grab whatever bag you like from the bin and attach it to your uniform skirt."

    "Skort..." Rosey corrected.

    "Whatever."

    Karli stared at the two for a minute then walked over and dug through the bin. All the bags were the same, but varied in weight. She decided to take the lightest one. When she looked back up, Rosey was holding a piece of paper with her ID Card attached to it.

    "Keep this card with you at all times. It's your ticket to everything in the school. You'll get a real one mailed to you, which should have your number on it."

    Karli took the paper and stared at the card. It as warm had a very bad photo of her on it, but more importantly, it only had her Member Name and Grade on it.

    "Why doesn't it have my real name on it?" she asked.

    Rosey crossed her arms and thought for a moment, "It's for security purposes, I guess. I never figured out why, but if another student wants to tell you their name, they're free to. You'll only be called by your member name by the staff and official people, ya' know. Either that or they'll use your number."

    Rosey smilled then took the bag that Karli had chosen and opened it. Karli stood up and the two girls peered inside. The contents of the bag were a small map of the school, a PDA, and a package of poptarts.

    "Aww. You got Poptarts! When I got my bag, all I got was a mini-dictionary of really big words." Rosey whined.

    "A mini-dictionary of really big words?" Karli ripped the plastic ID from the paper it was attached to and slid it in the card slot stiched in the small bag and clipped it to her skirt in the same fashion that the other girls had it.

    Rosey held her head in frustration. "Yeah! A mini-dictionary! It's so unfair! I wanted poptarts!"

    "I see..." Karli looked down at the paper in her hands, which listed where she was to go.

    Grade - Lower Secondary; Second Year
    Homeroom - Class 6C

    English - Tuesday and Friday
    Music - Thursday
    Home Economics - Wednesday
    Chemistry - Monday


    Lunch was scribbled in this space.

    Basic Lurking - Thursdays
    Algebra - Tuesday and Friday
    Gymnastics - Monday and Wednesday


    Karli blinked. "Basic... Lurking?"

    Rosey snatched the paper and read it over. "Ooh, It seems that you do have that class."

    "What the heck is "Basic Lurking"? I've never heard of a class like that."

    "Oh. Don't worry about that. It's a class all new kids take, it's real easy. People are rotated into that class often. You'll probably be switched to a different one in a few weeks."

    "I see..." Karli took back the paper and looked it over. Linda prodded her arm with her pen.

    "Shouldn't you twerps get moving? You got class in 15 minutes. It's exactly 7:00."

    Rosey pulled the sleeve of her blazer up to reveal a watch. "Oh my gosh! We're going to be late!"

    She grabbed Karli's arm. "Come on, let's hurry! I have Homeroom with you, anyway."

    Before Karli said anything, Rosey dragged her out of the room and bolted through the hallways.

    --------​

    Rosey fiddled with the doorknob of Classroom 6C, finally deciding it was usless and kicked the door open, causing it to swing open and slam into the wall, cracking it. The students, as well as the teacher turned to the door.

    "Sorry we're late!" Rosey gasped out, tired from the run. Rosey then turned to Karli and opened her swinging bag, pulling out the package of poptarts. "I'll be taking this!"

    "H-Hey!" Karli watched as Rosey ripped the plastic with her teeth and bit into one of the pastries then swallowed.

    "Much better..." Rosey then placed the package into her own bag and dragged Karli in. "I was directing a new student, that's why I was late. It will never happen again!"

    The teacher placed his attendance book down and adjusted his spectacles. "I should see that it won't..."

    A male student leaned back in his seat. "Heh. They might take your modship away from you if you're late again, Rosey!"

    "Oh, be quiet, you." She squinted her eyes and pointed at the student, then turned back to the teacher. "I'll be going to my seat now!"

    Rosey skipped through the rows of desk and plopped into the empty chair with a backpack hanging from the side in the 3rd row. She waved to Karli. "Good luck!"

    "He he... Thanks?" Karli just walked up to the teacher and handed him her schedule. Taking the piece of paper, he handed it back to her and then placed a piece of chalk in her hand. "I'm pretty sure you know what to do. Just write your name on the board and introduce yourself."

    Know what to do, my foot... Karli then turned to the board and scribbled her Member Name. She really was just winging it, but judging from that Rosey told her about Member Names earlier she thought it would be the best action to take.

    Then she turned to face the class. "My name is Karlibell22. You can just call me Karli for short. Nice to meet you all..."

    Rosey clapped and cheered, "Yaaayyy! Go Karli!"

    The students turned in their seats and stared at Rosey. An awkward silence clung in the air and Rosey stopped clapping.

    "What? Come on, she's new. What do you expect?"

    The teacher rubbed his temples in frustration, "What will we do with you Rosey?"

    He sighed then turned to Karli, "Alright then. Welcome to the school, Karli. I'm Mr. Steinbeck and I'll be your Homeroom teacher. I'll also be your English teacher for the rest of the school year."

    "It's nice to meet you then."

    Mr. Steinbeck turned to the desks and scanned the room, pointing to a desk in the fouth row, 4th seat from the left from his point of view.

    A/N: I should tell ya'll about the seating charts. Most of them follow a 4x6 seating chart... Or something similar.

    "There's an empty seat there, next to 15945." The teacher scribbled her name into his attendance book and seating chart. "Alright, you're all set. You can go to sit now.

    "Thanks..." Karli went down the rows and plopped into her chair. She opened the top of the desk to see a small box of pencils, a notebook and a dictionary. She grabbed one of the pencils and the notebook and closed the lid, then placed the two objects on her desk.

    Back at PG, they don't have this kind of service. It's kinda nice. Karli grinned and drifted off to daydream-land then was prodded in her left arm. She turned to find a boy string at her oddly. He had messy hair and amber colored eyes. His hand had a wooden pencil in it.

    "What is it?" Karli wispered.

    He responded, "Pay attention. You'll be sorry if you don't."

    "Oh..."

    The boy turned to his desk when a small puppy poked his head out of the bag that was hanging from the hook on the side of his desk. It was cream colored and had small pointed ears. It pawed at the kid's sleeve. Karli jumped in her seat then pointed at it.

    "T-th-th...There's a... dog... in your bag..."

    The boy directed his attention to the small animal then picked it up and placed it on his head and continued writing. "Don't worry. He won't hurt anyone."

    Karli shivered. "But... You aren't supposed to have animals in school..."

    She slowly opened her notebook, keeping her eyes fixed on the dog that was staring at her. It barked twice, making Karli stand up, trip over her chair and hit her head on the next desk. Everyone turned to the back. Mr. Steinback diverted his attention from the board and set down his lesson book. "Is something wrong?"

    Rosey stood up to get a better look. "Ah! Wan-wan wanted to play again?"

    The kid pushed his pencil into his paper, snapping the graphite tip. "I told you, his name is not "Wan-wan"."

    The dog barked again at Karli, causing her to grab the desk leg, quivering.

    Rosey tilted her head to the side. "Is something wrong with Wan-wan, Karli?"

    Karli wimpered, "Get it awaaayyyy!"

    Mr. Steinbeck rubbed his head, "I don't see what the problem is with 15945's dog. It hasn't caused any trouble."

    "Just get it away!" Karli stood up and ran to the windowsill and jumped out.

    -------​

    Karli was standing outside the classroom with Rosey and "15945", shivering.

    "That makes sense. Still. I didn't think you'd be afraid of dogs."

    Karli nodded, "I don't wanna talk about it..."

    15945 placed his palms together apologetically, "Sorry, he scared you."

    He placed his hands to his side, "My member name is "the darkness grows within" but you can call me "Jak". You already know my number is "15945"."

    The puppy poked it's head out of his backpack, "This is my buddy, Gusk."

    Rosey hugged her elbows, "You know. You realize you're going to have to get used to the dog being around since you're sitting next to it's owner. Wan-wan never leaves his side."

    "That's great to hear..." Karli said disappointed. "I thought I could be able to change my seat."

    Rosey shook her head, "Noope."

    "Great..."

    --------END CHAPTER 002--------​

    A/N: Okays. I mades another Chappie. =]

    For everyone else who applied, I'll get to you guys soon enough. I'm still trying to plan out you guys' roles.

    I'm still taking applications so send them in.

    Oh yeah, Merry Christmas!

    P.S.: The numbers for everyone aren't random. If anyone guesses where they're from you gets a cookie.

    Also, the name "Gusk" for Jak's dog isn't random either. I'll praise you if you find out where it's from.
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 16, 2007, 15 replies, in forum: Archives
  3. Yukai
    I actually created the concept for this story when I was still lurking around. I only started writing it like two days ago though. Not sure if I want to finish it.

    >.> I stole some stuff from burnitup's fic, "Dark Hearts of KH-Vids." Yeah... Go read his fic now please.

    This probably has no real point but it shows how I was surprised at the change when I came back and it was all vBulletin-ized. XD Err... You get to see the view of one individual member? I have no idea.

    Until I decide if i should finish it, I'll just post a preview.

    ----STORY PREVIEW-----​

    Member Name: Yukai, Post Count: 3. Apparently, I was removed from the system... Taking out my lunch and slowly munching on the simple meal of rice and breaded pork-cutlet, I sat in the Spam-zone Central Plaza of the vast city of KH-Vids, New York. It's been awhile. A very long while. There were certain times when I did pop-in, just to say "Hi" and maybe see how many names I could remember.

    This place used to be so... small. Amazing what the effects of time has. The buildings were only half as tall during my last visit and there weren't even (approximately) 74% of these dang buildings when I was actually active. It feels like a completely new city. It's defiantly not one the that I knew...

    You could say that I was an oldie, someone who knows more about it's history then you do. Still, I didn't really deserve that title since I never stuck around long enough to get my name carved in stone. I knew most of everyone that you guys did and do now. Not sure if they remember me at all as I was lesser known, but let me have my happy moments where I think I'm important. It's all I have left of my self-esteem; most of it was lost when I was 6 years of age.

    Mmm-hmm. Real positive, aren't I?

    Enough about that though, no one really cares about my standings...

    I just shoved the last blob of rice from my lunch in my mouth and chewed on it before packing up. A little tour of the city is definitely in order...


    ----END PREVIEW-----​

    I dunno. What do you think? Finish it?
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 15, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Archives
  4. Yukai
    Who's up for another not-making-sense weekend of randomness and sleeping?! :D
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 14, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
  5. Yukai
    Let's play a guessing game! This would be really nostalgic for you people who have been here long enough and downloaded the really, REALLY old videos.

    :D Like... Watch this video, read the instructions and... guess what it is!

    For you KH-Vids Members... And a message for Chrono!

    The reward is a cookie for whoever gets it right first!

    :P
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 10, 2007, 13 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
  6. Yukai
    Buu... Encoding is evil...

    Accursed video that isn't lossless: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT9qoQIiYkY

    DX RAWR! 8 tries to get it looking like that and it's still too dark!
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 8, 2007, 12 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
  7. Yukai
    My friend was asking for his stuff on MSN. He used my house as his secret storage bin. I found a ton of his things hidden around my room when I was cleaning it.:

    5 Minutes later:

    :sigh: Hmm... Nope. I'm not returning his stuff till he learns that he shouldn't keep his stuff in my house... (This is like the 7th time he left junk at my house without me knowing.)
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 8, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
  8. Yukai
    [​IMG]

    I mean a real winter with snow.

    No one cared if you had really long sleeves... I really miss... looking like that when I biked to school o_o...

    So much fun to slap people with my insanely long sleeves >D

    One of the only pictures I actually used a pen with... This is like the first one. I Used my black pencil for the insanely large outline to cover up my pen boo-boos. ^^;;;;

    I like it since usually my doodles from class (such as this one) usually turn out bad and I don't like them.
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 7, 2007, 4 replies, in forum: Arts & Graphics
  9. Yukai
    [​IMG]

    Bwahaha... I couldn't resist after I wrote that story of mine XD

    Story: The Dreaded Block
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 4, 2007, 7 replies, in forum: Arts & Graphics
  10. Yukai
    The Dreaded Block
    Something totally not based on a true story that's completely random...

    -------​

    Now, I'm sure you all have experienced the "phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to begin or continue writing, usually due to lack of inspiration or creativity", as worded by Wikipedia, of course. Well, who cares about that! I certainly don't believe Wikipedia on that part. I'm really going to tell you the story of how it came about.

    In the olden days, when people thought the world was flat, people used feet to measure things... I mean actual feet. Not that silly thing called a ruler. Whoever invented the "ruler" should have called it the "straight-edge-thingy-ma-bobber". Who wants to measure things with the leader of a monarchy or some other nonsense? Seriously? Ahem, anyway...

    There lived a lady named Carta Riter. She was a linguist who enjoyed creating new words for people to use. However, no one thought that they were extremely useful.

    Everyday, when she was walking through the market, people would throw random vegetables and other produce, as well as small, round metal objects yelling such things as "rawrz u suckzorz", "i lyke bacon asfthelask!" and of course, the classic "ur mom!". Why small, round metal objects? I have no idea. I would have rather called them pennies, but pennies didn't exist back then. So, small, round metal objects it is.

    As Carta went through the market, she gathered up as many of those small, round metal objects in her basket and took them home. Soon, she had gathered up enough to initiate her diabolical plan.

    On a fine, perfectly normal, not rainy, Monday, Carta melted down those small, round metal objects and fashioned the hot, molten metal into the shape of a brick from the king's castle... but a tad thinner. More like... Uhh... Oh, forget it.

    Upon the completion of her creation, she placed a curse on future linguists and grammar related persona's to suffer that same creative suppression that she felt back then...

    Now, in present day, Makino Yukai was writing an epic compilation on how the changes in the life of a particular antagonist from a novel had came about to assist her in her journey of inner peace. In other words, a boring school essay. Using a simple ballpoint pen, the little asian girl quickly scrawled the words down on the page in her messy, cursive handwriting. Now, because she had loud Japanese music filling the confines of her room, she wasn't able to hear the ring of the doorbell. So, she was called down to the front door herself by her mother, whose name shall not be mentioned in this article.

    Upon opening the door, Yukai was met with a package that was about the size of her desk (which is actually really big) addressed to her. Surprisingly, it was light enough to pull in through the door frame and into the office, which was actually supposed to be the living room. However, since the installation of the sun room just 8 feet away, the family had moved their living area.

    Yukai, curious as to what the contents of this mysterious cardboard box, immediately grabbed the ladder from the kitchen and opened the box as fast as she could.

    You may think that she used the ladder to climb up the box, however, this is incorrect. She actually drove the ladder in the side and ripped open a hole large enough for her to mutilate the paper that was layered with more paper (because that is what cardboard is).

    The overly-caffeinated teen dug through the mounds of foam and sealed air to find a small black cube that was about the size of a soda can... only more square. She tried to comprehend why such a small object was inside such a large box (and with lots of fluffy foam) but failed in doing so and turned the small cube. Finding some type of writing on one of it's 6 sides, she stared at it for a good 10 minutes before realizing what she was holding...

    "NOOOOOOOO!!! IT CAN'T BE!", she cried.

    Scrawled on the top was "THE WRITER'S BLOCK" in silver lettering, the "W", being horribly painted on with some cheap alternative that she didn't feel like identifying. Her mind, once filled with creative and inspiring ideas was now a blank slate. The girl was unable to recall anything that she was thinking a moment ago.

    As she returned to her desk with the object, she hung her head and mumbled, "Curse you, Writer's Block."

    Looking up at her essay, then to her computer screen, she shoved the paper into her bag and grabbed the wireless keyboard that was sitting on the floor.

    "I wonder what's up at KHV.", she asked herself and began to press the buttons with the Latin text printed upon the plastic.


    And that is how that "phenomenon involving temporary loss of ability to begin or continue writing, usually due to lack of inspiration or creativity" (as worded by Wikipedia) came about. Now, I must find out why I really can't write this blasted essay properly... =.=;;;


    The End

    -------​

    He he... Random creative spark. Yeah. I managed to finish my essay if anyone is curious.
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 4, 2007, 6 replies, in forum: Archives
  11. Yukai
    Crud... My fingers are glued together and I can't pick up my pencils to draw...

    Time to break out the "chemicals that are dangerous to consume"...

    Yeah... I got Super Glue on my hands by repairing a vase that I broke (dude... I'm having total deja vu... Where have I typed this before?)
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 2, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: The Spam Zone
  12. Yukai
    [​IMG]

    Nope. Dunno much about graphics but meh...

    o_O;;; Sig for a different forum...
    Thread by: Yukai, Dec 1, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Arts & Graphics
  13. Yukai
    [has no idea where this goes, someone want to move it for me please?]

    I wrote this sometime back (like months ago), I never wrote part 2 of it because it was strenuous making the GIFs... =/

    NOTE: No tips on how to use Titles, Transitions or Effects. Sorry.

    BASIC GUIDE ON HOW TO USE WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER​

    Kelly's AMV Tips-and-Tricks

    This is one my friend made. Originally it was made for AMVs (Anime Music Videos) but it should apply to all types of music videos. The guide is basic and pretty easy to follow so you shouldn't get confused.

    Main Editing Program Used: Windows Movie Maker



    My Guide:

    How I make videos with Windows Movie Maker is a bit different to my friend, Kelly's, way of making videos. It's not much different though, but first off, my screen layout is different. Mainly because the Collections button (highlighted in red) is pressed. Just importing and Saving is different. WHOO!! LOW BUDGET MOVIES FTW~!

    [​IMG]

    I also separated all my clips into different folders which you can see here.

    NOTE: To Create new folders in the any of the folders that is in the Collections, just right click and select "New Collection", name it, then put in what clips you want in there. It's great for when you want to separate certain clips for different videos.

    So to import you would go up to the File tab at the top and press "Import into Collections". Importing music works the same way too.

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    For example, I'll just Import a video of us summoning Boogies in Kerning City and for organizational purposes I'll rename the video file in Windows Movie Maker and place it in a new folder in my Misc. section called "Etc." and delete the original folder. (Which is shown below)

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    As you noticed, the clip I imported is just one big clip while I had the option to import it as smaller clips (by checking "Create Clips for video files" in the Import window). I just do this because I find that clipping the videos myself is actually better and it's easier to preview (since I normally don't watch the footage till I actually edit it).

    If you're new at this though, I recommend to check "Create Clips for video files". It would make it easier to place clips in the storyboard/timeline.

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    This is the storyboard/timeline which is at the bottom of the window. You can go from either Storyboard or Timeline respectively by pressing "Show Storyboard" or "Show Timeline" (which is highlighted) depending on which one you have open.

    I personally use the timeline for everything but feel free to use the storyboard to easily place clips into your video then the timeline for fine tuning.

    At this point, I preview the footage then clip it without placing it in the timeline. To preview your clips just click on them then press play in the player

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    You clip the footage using the little film cut button next to the camera on the player. (It works when the clip is in the timeline or when you're previewing it.)

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    You should get that section you clipped with the original name and a number in parentheses.

    Ex.
    "Boogie Summon in Kerning (1)"

    To place clips into your video just drag it in to the storyboard/timeline. The same applies to music.

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    ABOUT MUSIC: All the functions for videos work with music. The only thing that won't work is effects and transitions.


    So now you have your music and video.

    From this point you can add transitions and effects which can be accessed through the "Video Effects" and "Video Transitions" folders in the Collections tab.


    [/end file 1]

    I'm totally considering if I'm going to finish this or not... But I have to write a segment on Rendering... o_o;;;

    EDIT: Segment on Rendering done.

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    RENDERING​

    To "render", or save as a "video" file (AVI/WMV formats), go up to "File" and select "Save as Video".

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    You will get a window which asks you where you want to save your video. Select "My Computer" then click "Next".

    A screen will come up asking you what to name your video. Name it what you like and choose a folder to save it in.

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    Of course, "Next".

    In the next window, "Movie Setting", select "Other Settings" then choose a setting.

    The settings will vary depending from computer to computer. Make sure you keep your eye on the setting details in the lower left corner and choose which setting is best for your video.

    For videos being posted on Youtube, try for a high quality 360x240 display size. However, other choices will work as well.

    My Commonly Used Settings:

    High quality video (large) [640x480 Size]
    High quality video (small) [360x240 Size]
    Video for broadband (512 Kpbs) [320x240 Size]
    Video for broadband (340 Kbps) [320x240 Size]


    I use "High quality video (small)" the most as it is all I really need.

    I would also recommend trying out the "Video for LAN" and "Video for local playback" settings, as they both have high Kbps settings.

    Try to find out which one turns out nicely.

    After you're ready, press "Next" and you'll be taken to the "Saving Movie" window. After that, just kick back and chill till it's done.

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    NOTE: Remaining Minutes varies... and no, it didn't take 99999 Minutes to Render. He he... That was just what happens when my WMM tries to process it for the first 3.2 seconds. Last time it was 133334 Minutes, ha ha.

    Poof. You're done!

    [/end file 3]
    Thread by: Yukai, Nov 30, 2007, 0 replies, in forum: Production Studio
  14. Yukai
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd1x4Zqho_s

    =ω= Kyuuu... I like it at the end where my friend goes "asdfghjkl!!"

    ↑ That is rematch of...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0orAVLcCZV4

    ...this...

    I don't mind if you laugh at me. I've been out of practice for months. So, meh...

    I usually don't sound that dumb... ._o
    Thread by: Yukai, Nov 30, 2007, 2 replies, in forum: Production Studio
  15. Yukai
    What's up? =P Haven't seen me around. Sorry. Been busy...

    Gonna lurk on the forums after I post these piccies up.

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    Yes. I actually made an avvie... Tis simple but heck. It works.

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    Kyuu... Okieeesss... Back to the world of not existing on this forum! [poof]
    Thread by: Yukai, Nov 28, 2007, 7 replies, in forum: Arts & Graphics
  16. Yukai
    [​IMG]

    I have no idea what color to color this... >< And I DID draw half of it from scratch (with reference =]) then did pen tool magic XD

    I thought I made the Nobody logo look pretty...

    Uhm. Yeah... Comments? But don't say I ripped it off... Tell someone else I ripped it off >_>
    Thread by: Yukai, Jul 26, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Arts & Graphics
  17. Yukai
    Hah! OLD OLD VIDEO PROJECT! IT'S MY END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AMV!

    Kingdom Hearts - Return to the Sea

    Here are my two "storyboard/draft" videos...

    Version 1
    Version 2 - Partial

    I suck editing with Sony Vegas but I haven't really had much experience with the program so I'm not going past that.

    X3 Err... Yeah... It's so late...

    Obviously, some of my footage could have been better, I could have picked better scenes, I should have analyzed it more then I should have for mistakes and my timing could have been better.

    The video was originally meant to be edited in WMM so I didn't expect it to be one of my best. The turn out was nice I suppose but not what I originally intended, however, with computer issues, lagg and lack of the footage... I went with what I had. The video is basically the same, I'm not sure if it's any better.

    Rate and Comment? XP
    Thread by: Yukai, Jun 20, 2007, 3 replies, in forum: Production Studio
  18. Yukai
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    I just drew this last night. I kinda tried to pay attention to detail but it didn't really work and it sorta looks like my other drawings that didn't have enough detail, plus it's sketchy.

    I already noticed that it looks like she doesn't have a right hand and that both hands are small. I'm also pretty sure that the eyes are too far apart still... Gosh I have to fix that...

    I might not even redraw this since the "sketchyness" gave it a nice effect. I creeped everyone out at school with the whole "zoned out" eyes so I was satisfied.

    Anyone wanna help me with a name for her? What do you all think? :3

    Art (c) Yukai Makino X3 No stealing or I will hunt you down...
    Thread by: Yukai, Jun 12, 2007, 8 replies, in forum: Arts & Graphics
  19. Yukai
    What's the worst experience you've ever had?

    Mine:

    Personally, I hate LAX Airport. Their system for flight check in is horrible and their lines don't move! Seriously! It can burn to the ground and I wouldn't care at all!

    So, I was coming back from the Philippines, which was right about the time I stopped posting here regularly, and was in LAX ready to go home here in San Diego. My grandmother needed a wheelchair and we needed to check in again to get on the plane to San Diego so I'm told to sit with her in the "Request for Wheelchair" area.

    I'm not fond of my grandmother since she does NOT like sitting still and still thinks I'm only... like 8. I don't blame her for getting my age wrong, I'm a midget (5'11"; it's really short here) asian kid with childish eyes, a crazy high pitched voice and eats sweets faster then you can say "Kazoo". But this is also since she can't remember that I'm 14 and has a short term memory.

    So I'm sitting there and the line to check-in HARDLY moves. Now, I'm an annoying person, so I can stand alot of annoying things. This wasn't one of the annoying things I could stand. My grandmother was asking me where my parents were ever 3 minutes or so. Eventually, she started saying that she'll go look for my parents on the other-side of the building because they can't see us... When in reality they were in the line directly infront of us. It was hard to keep her sitting in that bench.

    Half an hour of that and I started twitching and stuff... Eventually I started going insane. We've been in that airport for and hour or so after clearing customs, I'm sitting there with my grandmother who wants to ditch me and to add to that, it was almost time for our plane to leave. I hated going to the Philippines and wasting 3 weeks of my summer vacation there. I really wanted to go home and all this waiting wasn't helping.

    Our plane leaves and another 2 hours pass by... It's 11 PM and I've had 2 bottles of soda burst on me and my clothes from random people sitting next to me, I wanted to go home so badly, I was going insane just trying to keep my grandmother sitting down without yelling my head off and we missed our plane by 2 hours! Lo and behold! My parents are finally in the front of the line! Hurray... But it takes them forever at the counters (you could totally see why the lines moved at 1/8th of a snail's crawling speed). I'm already fed up with all this and I start breaking down and sobbing in the airport, drawing alot of attention. Trust me, crying is better then me going ballistic on everyone and drawing attention that way.

    After another 15 minutes pass, I'm still sobbing with partially sticky AND wet clothes and my parents FINALLY go and rent a car to drive home.

    Why did they NOT think of that before? Home is just 2 hours away from the airport and I sat there for practically 4+ hours straight listening to my grandmother ask me "Where's your parents" every 3 minutes; not adding the previous 2 hours (about) to clear customs and the 10 hour flight in the airplane.

    And the reason: the plane ticket was already paid for and non-refundable, PLUS our bags were on that plane. We missed that plane because of some uber-slow people at the counters, the tighter security because of 9/11 and the need for a wheelchair for my grandmother.

    In short, I HATE LAX! =_=


    What's your bad experience...?
    Thread by: Yukai, May 31, 2007, 25 replies, in forum: Discussion
  20. Yukai
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    This dodl is the unfortunate product of my random boredom while looking through my sketch books.

    Cookies to whoever names the characters/things in this piccie, mookies to whoever tells me what the joke(s) is. More cookies if you can name where the joke(s) in this pic originated from. EVEN MORE cookies if you can name what the new and even cornier joke is! Cookie Mookiers to whoever can name everything I just asked ya'll to name.

    Piccie (c) Me... I would appretiate it if you don't kidnap people XP
    Thread by: Yukai, May 28, 2007, 6 replies, in forum: Arts & Graphics