Christmas Time

Hi!
How's it going everyone? Christmas is nearly upon us and I really can't wait to see my family again. It's been a while since I could visit last, so yeah, excited!!! The last few week were pretty hard, actually. Lots of work to do; I finished one internship and am now in another one. I was also sick for quite some time and still have the sniffles.
Otherwise everything was quiet. I didn't get too much work done. I've been working on Morning Musume's One-Two-Three PV (+ Dance Versions) - which should be out in a few weeks/days - and I am currently trying to teach myself aegisub template effects - which is harder than it might sound.
I did some translations for a friend, prepared some new project scripts and worked on sorting and distributing projects to our people.

Since Christmas is nearly here I decided to release a few new PVs with Kizuna. Please check them out and maybe leave a comment or two. I'll probably release some again between the holidays, but it depends on wether I'll find help seeding them during that time.

I wish you all a great holiday and hope to see you back here next year.

Merry Christmas!!

Random Notes

Hey guys, it's me again! I just installed Blogger on my cellphone and thought I should try it out and blog about what is going on.
So, here's a short update.

I finished working on a new H!F concert performance which should be out later this week.
Also HPFansubs told me he had a project ready for QC. Dunno when he's going to actually send it in, but I hope in time for a next-week-release.

On a side note, SC finished timing a few new project, which I can't reveal yet. Let's just say: gorgeous ladies, lots of dancing and tight beats.
After some bitching, because the timing was just dreadfully hard, I got SC to also time the latest MM song for me. YAY!!!
I've been sitting at that project all Sunday long and I am still not done color-coding the script. (I actually posted a screenshot on our groups Facebook page)

Anyways. Lots of things got done and I'm now lying in bed listening to great audio books and awaiting sleep.
I would love to recommend this audio book to whoever loves Fantasy and Dragons, but the story is recorded in German, so so not helping, I know.
Unfortunately until now this story was never written into a book and is currently only available in German. Oh well.

Have a great night, peeps!

Love Hunter, It's You!

So, here's a short update with the latest vids we release in Hello!Fansubs.

The first round was "Ren'ai Hunter" by Morning Musume. Since I loved the song so much I was happy to work on it, even though we actually had more pressing projects. We first planned on letting NottMiyabi work on this, we even got the timings from his group, but due to unforseeable events - his computer broke down - I had to take the project over. After talking with him we agreed that I would be copying his effects from scratch and update the effects a little. Well, I did that and now we've released 2 versions of this PV, since I just adore the dance version and had to add it.

 

After that I was actually supposed to work on the Buono Batch release we still have cued, but after looking through my To-Do list I actually realized that I had effect ideas for this one, so without further thinking about it I just worked on it. It turned out great and we didn't have a concert perf for a while. This was Sayumi Michichige's solo song "It's you" backed up by the now gone but lovely Ai Takahashi and Eri Kamei as back-up dancers.

Since working at my internship now actually takes a lot of energy I'm not sure when there's going to be a new release. We'll see, I guess.

Maji desu ka?!

"Maji desu ka?!" means something along the lines of "Are you sure?!" and yes, we're sure. Here's our latest H!F release.

Morning Musume - Maji Desu ka Ska! it is and we even made it in two different versions.
First is the regular version, which is even in Blu-Ray quality.

Since I really love this song I also insisted on working on the Close-up Mix version of this song.

I hope you will all enjoy it as much as we did!

Next release!

Just a short message before I leave for the mountains this weekend.

We've got a new H!F release!! \o/ yaaaaaaaaa~y!

This was the 44th single of Morning Musume and also the last one to feature the Turtle (Eri) and the Pandas (Lin² and Jun²).
At first this project was a real piece of *work*, but after consulting with my dear friend OJ and his awesome scripting help I was able to work out the finer points of this video, namely the whole color fiasco. You don't know how long I was working on this (and I actually forgot but about 4 months, I think) until it was finished. I was glad when the muse struck me again and I was able to finish it in a few short hours after having problems with this project for so long. Now it's done and we're actually chronologically on a good way. I think we're not missing a lot of other Momosu releases, per se. We've got everything done from the 31th to the 46th single. The 49th is already in the making, but we're currently missing the timings for the projects inbetween. We also got most single pre 31th done, except for maybe 5? though 3 of them were done by other groups... WOW, actually.

Okay. I need to make a run now. I'll see you all again for the next release!

J

Release roll-up post!

Sorry, that it took me so long. So here's a comprehensive list of the new releases.

1. Abe Natsumi - Ameagari no Niji no you ni

So, this was the last official single Nacchi released and marks her 12th solo single. I was glad we were able to get this done and it was also a great single to work on, as I was craving a slow ballad style song at the time and this was just the perfect project.
Nothing much else to say about it. Just enjoy!

2. Niigaki Risa - Egao ni Namida ~THANK YOU! MY DEAR FRIENDS~ (Reg+Close-Up Vers.)

So this project was a special wish of mine. It marks the Sotsugyou/Graduation single of Risa and is also a favorite song of mine, even before she covered it. The funny thing about this project was, that I told SC that I would like to do it sometime while uploading the raw, and lo-and-behold the next day I had shiny timings on my FTP that were just screaming for me to work on. Thanks again, SC! Love you! Especially since you did them the night before your Japan trip.

3. Mano Erina with Smileage - Lucky Aura (H!P '10 Winter Kachou Fuugetsu ~Mobekimasu!~) (BR)

So ever since this single came out (way back in her indie days) this song was just the thing for me. I loved the catchy tune and her voice in it and was sad when I found out, that there was never a PV released for this song. Well, I was glad when I found this awesome performance of the song and even more when I got the change to work on it. So please enjoy! It's even in shiny Blu-Ray quality and 60fps!

4. Berryz Koubou - Aa, Yo ga Akeru (BR)

So I actually swore that I would never work on this project (27th BK single) because I absolutely hate the song and costumes (I mean, really, nightgowns?!). Weeell, when the graving for a ballad overcame me again I was kind of force to do it - I mean, we didn't have any others timed. But while working on this project I actually enjoyed working on it. I still hate the costumes with a vengeance, but the song isn't as loathsome anymore. I can even listen to it now! :D

5. Berryz Koubou - Watashi no Mirai no Danna-sama (BR)

So back when we still took requests (by AimxAim, dinbesut, Goblin89) and we were actually pretty much on time with the current releases (wow, that's been a few years ago, actually) we started working on this, but ever since that song came out I had maaaajor problems with the effects. I adore the song, love it in fact, but I didn't get any creative ideas for it that worked with the PV. Now that was annoying, as you can imagine. I even tried to give it a Trainee or someone else, but noone was up to take it. Funnily enough, after finishing with Aa, Yo ga Akeru and looking at this PV again I had a sudden idea and here's the finished product.
SC released this yesterday and I hope you'll enjoy it.


So next up will be projects we determinded via a Facebook poll last week ( :D that was sooooooo much fun, I wanna do it again!!!). The winning results were Momosu with 2 more votes than °C-ute. So, now you know what will be next.

Busy-body

So, the weekend's over and I totally did not have the time to write a blogpost. How amazing is that? But I still was a busy-body. Honest! I actually finished 2 new PVs which will be coming out soon at H!F "central" ;) so I hope it's not that big an issue.

I already posted teaser pictures on our facebook page, so please check them out and if you can leave a comment. (We're desperate for comments [and attention!]...)

It's currently early moring and I worked most of yesterday afternoon and the night on our latest release, so I hope you'll like it. It'll probably be out late this week or early next week, depending on how SC feels, I guess.... o.Ó
Ah well.

I'll try to update my blog this week with releases that I haven't mentioned yet on the blog. So backdated posts, aaaah....

Okay, now time for a little shut eye... or I need to get some food or something, because my foot is jumping which is a sign that somethings not right.
I'll leave you now and I'll see you all back this week, right?

Work in progress

Sorry for showing up so late, again (and I hate that practically every post so far started with a similar apology). I always forget and the god-awful heat doesn’t help any.
SO, I’ll try to update the blog this weekend, so stay tuned for a few posts. Meanwhile, a short summary.

KIZUNA reached 300 releases!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *dances* YAAAAAY \o/
Finally! Though honestly, I totally forgot about it and was like: "Oh, that’s actually my 300^th video… weird!"

We also got some new H!F stuff releases – even HPFansubs participated and we got loads done!

I also started updating you guys via H!Fs Facebook page what’s going on in the Typesetting/Karaoke department. Soon, there’ll be another teaser picture ;)

We would love to see you interact with us via Facebook more often *pretty please* Or leave us a comment on our group page.

What else is there to say:

Ah yes, I had the glorious idea to clean my flat in an 88°F weather… that was stupid, but necessary.

I’ll see ya later!

Batch BR Releases #4

Hey everyone!

Sorry to be late again with my updates! Seems like H!F released some new and shiny stuff.

First of all, we were finally able to release the Morning Musume Blu-Ray Batch. Everyone who loves MM as much as we do, check it out on our webpage or on the Hello!Online Tracker. The Batch includes:

Go Girl ~Koi no Victory~
Iroppoi Jirettai
Pepper Keibu
Nanchatte Renai
Kimagure Princess
Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai
Seishun Collection
Only you

Go Girl is a new and shiny version that we totally worked over. Everything is the same in shiny BR quality.

After we were finally done with all the Batch releases good news came to our ears – BUONO is going to also release a Blu-Ray DVD this year. YAAAAAAAY! We’ll be doing some of the Karaoke again. Unfortunately all the early stuff got done by GTO, who is now a very busy doctor in his homeland and not working anymore. That’s why we’re only going to start with the releases were I took the Buono Project (Singles #6 to #10) over. So stay tuned – we’ll probably release it in late June or early July.

Also, great news for all you Nacchi fans out there. We FINALLY were able to release her very last single. We have had the scripts for a few months now, but we didn’t have a typesetter for it. After finishing all the Batches I was desperate for a calm and soothing song, and I found it.

I hope you all enjoy it.

We’ll see each other soon!

(Nearly all the BR releases will be done in German too)

Happy Easter Update!

Hello everyone!

Sorry that I didn’t have time to update my blog lately. I do write a few tweets every week, so you can read there what I’m doing.

But just for those that don’t follow me on Twitter:

I finished working on both Opening and Ending for the Anime Brave 10. I love the effects and even posted them on my YouTube account. They seem to have garnered some interrest as I had at least 15 new follows since the day I posted it. It's amazing!!!!
I also had a bad moment when I heard I needed to fix some old Macross videos. I’ll probably do that after the Easter Weekend. I so don't look forward to it... :(

After our April Fool’s Day surprise at Hello!Fansubs I nearly finished working on all the Morning Musume BR Re-Releases. I’m glad that we’re going to be able to finish those in time of our 5^th anniversary this year.
I hope everyone will enjoy them as much as we do.

So folks, that’s it for today. I’m leaving in 15 minutes to go to my grandparents over the weekend.

I’m sure I’ll see you all back around after Easter.

Bye until then!!!

Batch BR Releases #3

Time for another one!
Today is Momoko's birthday and we present you with a big birthday present for her (and us).
Here's our painstakingly compiled BR Batch Release from all the videos we could still find.

Included this time are:
Nanchuu Koi wo Yatteruu YOU KNOW?
Waracchaou yo BOYFRIEND
Yuke Yuke Monkey Dance
Dakishimete Dakishimete
Seishun Bus Guide
Rival
Ryuusei Boy
Otakebi Boy WAO!
Tomodachi wa Tomodachi Nanda!
Heroine ni Narou ka!

We also released Tsugunaga Momo - Momo Play 2 as well as MC's and Skits from the BK Concert Tour '10 Shoka ~Umi no ie Otakebi House~ in celebration of Momo's Birthday.

We hope you'll enjoy them!
Have lots of fun with all these releases!

Batch BR Releases #2

Since I already mentioned it before, here's the information on our second Batch release.
We actually wanted to have this one for January, but things came up, a script was stubborn, and it took me forever to find the errors.
I tell you: trying to adjust scripts by other typesetters, especially if you do not write your own effects with the same program, is nerve wracking, seriously time consuming and drove me nuts.
What really made this batch release taking so long was "Haru no Arashi". It was previously done by one of our new typesetters, that came and went within 2 or 3 releases - Meyouu.
I really had no idea about template karaokes n stuff before that, but during the past 3 weeks I actually learned a lot, and also realized - it's not my program of choice!
I love you asscalc!

Anyway! This Mano Batch includes the following singles:

Otome no Inori
Hajimete no Keiken
Sekai wa Summer Party
Kono Mune no Tokimeki wo
Love & Peace = Paradise
Haru no Arashi
Onegai Dakara…

You will especially enjoy the last one "Onegai Dakara", because it was encoded in all it's 60fps splendor and looks like you can dive into the video and touch her face. I was seriously drooling over this video when I saw the encode...I think I freaked out SC quite a bit right there.

The good news with this batch is, that we still had all the scripts up until her 7th major single. We will also do her 8th and 9th single at some point - we even kept the BR raws for that and have scripts waiting - but the sad news is, that we will probably drop her after that. I didn't much enjoy her latest 2 singles and I'm not going to force them on me, or SC for that matter, since he's not the biggest fan of her anyway.

Okay, that's it for now.

The next Batch-torrent will be out early next month, if everything goes according to plan. Stay tuned!

Batch BR Releases #1

Hey there everyone!
I think I forgot to talk about a few releases that came out in the past month from H!F, so here we go.

Late last year UFA released the BLUray DVDs for most PV singles of their affiliated groups, especially Hello!Project. Since we do like us some BR quality, we, SC and I, decided that we'd release our old videos in the new and shiny BR resolution and quality. And that's what we did.
Since we do not have all the scripts to all the songs anymore (okay, honestly, we mostly still have those that I worked on personally, but not the ones that other Typesetters did) we decided to grab those videos that we still had scripts for and release them in a batch.
But since adjusting scripts can be time consuming, and we try to find any mistakes that we previously overlooked, this took us longer than we thought.

Our plan now is to release the videos in Batches according to groups (C-ute, BerryZ, Mano, Morning Musume). Since we never worked on any Smileage related videos we'll skip on those.
That said, our first Release Batch was C-ute.

The Batch Torrents includes remakes and adjusted scripts for the following Singles:

Edo no Temari Uta II
FOREVER LOVE
SHOCK!
Campus Life ~Umarete Kite Yokatta~
Aitai Lonely Christmas
Kiss me Aishiteru

The highlight in this batch was definilty "Kiss me Aishiteru" since this is a new release, that we never released previously. It is also the first finished project of one of our new typesetters. He's unfortunately kind of slow, but he is thorough, which is why it takes some time but the end product is really enjoyable.

'Nough said for today.
Please enjoy this Batch and look forward to our next one (which is Mano Erina and should be out today).

Christmas & New Years releases!

Sorry everyone! I nearly forgot.

Here's what we at H!F released around Christmas and New Years. After releasing the Shige² concert performance we were up for a little surprise for you guys on the 25th, right on Christmas. We decided to release all the different versions for the second single of MM's kyuuki-members: "Only you".
I have to say it turned out quite awesome. The Font search alone took me several ours, but I think I found the best to go along with the jewelish feeling of the video as well as the effects I wanted to create. YAY for that!!
In total we released all 5 versions of this song, keeping the effects the same, but changing highlight colors to fit the background.

After that, on the 31st, we released the last of our special release spree we had prepared for our followers and friends. This time it was a concert performance from one of our favourite groups (at least from mine). It was one of the few performances those guys had and it was definitly one of the best - both voice and costume wise. We're talking about Zoku v-u-den's renedition of the V-u-den hit song: "Koisuru Angel Heart".
We kept the feather intro of the PV that was released years ago and changed some of the effects.
JUNJUN I MISS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As always we hope you enjoy our work and we'll see you back after our hiatus.
See ya!

Pink! Pink. Pink?

Hello there! It's time for our weekly release, right?

Well, this week we had a very pink release. Very, very pink!

This is actually back from 2009. We wanted to release it as a special to Koharu's MM Graduation (we did release her signature song: Furusato, from the same concert), but never got around to do it. After that it was part of our trainee program, but that didn't work out either. So I decided to finish it for our Christmas Special, because I know there are still Koha fans out there, even if I'm not one of them.

Either way! Really cute, very pink, and a little emotional.

Have fun with this release and look forward to next week!

There are still at least 2 vids coming out for you before New Years Eve!!!

Bring back the Old School

Hey everyone!
It's been some time. Due to the power outage in some parts of the West Coast we're pretty late in releasing these, which is why they pretty much came out back to back.
So here's what we got for you this time.

We first released this really old concert performance from the H!P '07 Wonderful Hearts Concert. This was at some point a trainee project, but we never found someone to actually work on this. As we're trying to get out the really old stuff now (and since trainees want to work on more recent stuff) and concentrate on the newer stuff later, we're pumping these Old School videos and perfs. This marks the oldest perf we've still got in our work pool.
Combines some of the most loved members into a great Melon Kinenbi song - Kousui.

Sometimes I’m really amazed at what can be found on my HDDs. In some deeply buried folder I found these nifty timings for a song that I have loved since it came out – even though I’m not a big Ishikawa fan.
This marks the 8th single by Country Musume and also the last one they released together with Ishikawa back in November 2002. (Wow, that song is really old!!!)
Unfortunately, since this project is pretty old, and due to a forum crash a few years ago, we lost the information as to who did the initial timings. So, to whoever thinks s/he worked on this for us: we’re sorry!!!!!!

Have fun and as always you can find the video were we always store them ;)

Happy Belated Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone had a wonderful day yesterday with family and/or friends celebrating Thanksgiving. Or maybe you're going to do it on the weekend?
Well, for this occation we've just the right PV to go along with. A slow autumn-y PV with the lovely Mano Erina in front and smileage as background dancers. This was Mano's 4th single and it was also one of the few that we're still missing of her. Now we're only missing the latest PVs. Guess we've still got work to do!

Well enjoy and have a great evening"

Problems'n'Releases

Time for a new blog post!

Lots of stuff going on right now. Though before everything turned upside down and became the utmost chaos I was able to finish a few new PVs and concert performances. So stay tuned and check out the H!F homepage frequently. You'll see our new surprises there soon.

Also, thank you for over 500 followers on our H!F facebook group. We appreciate it!!

Unfortunately that's it for the positive part of this post.
Things happend that turned out quite bad for me. I lost my income and am now living off my saving, which aren't too big anyway.
Unless I find a job very soon it's going to be a nightmare. I'm not sure what I should do and sometimes I feel like crying. But since crying never helps you get back on your feet, I'm trying to stay positive. Not sure what's going to happen in the future.

Wish me luck!

So this is the first in our release spree that will last you until christmas. Each week we will either release a concert performance or a PV.
This was an amazing song and it was also one of the last performances that was held by the Rokkies together. If I'm not completely out of the loop Eri graduated a few weeks later.
Ookii Hitomi translates as "Big Eyes" hence the first pic in this capture where they make google eyes for Reina! haha

Stay tuned for next weeks release! And if you can leave us a comment either on the torrent, FB or on our groups Homepage ;)

Onna ga Medatte...

Sorry for taking so long in updating, again.....!

Here's our latest release. It took us some time to finish this, but it's finally here. I actually had to work on it, because SC asked me to help out on another project - the Keitai Deka The Movie 3 Morning Musume. Kyushutsu Daisakusen! -Pandora no Hako no Himitsu- Movie! It was released on the same day and featured the "Onna ga Medatte Naze Ikenai" song, as well as "Namidacchi" (also previously released by us). Since I already had to work on the Medatte song for the Movie I decided to just work in the whole PV as well. So that's why it's here and done.
I'm glad, and I hope you'll all like it. I had to work on some parts using really old methods - like working and positioning letters by hadn. That was something!