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faislittlewhiteraven · 2 years ago

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Ooh this is the kind of thinking I love to read (same 'just wanting to chatter about all the possibilities) and honestly Pokeballs being reinvented, potentially many dozens of times over history, makes total sense. <3 (I cry foul on no one before 'Pokemon meiji esc era' figuring out that Pokemon could be tamed or willing to allow themselves to be 'caught' inside certain kinds of hollowed out 'berries'. That feels very 'what modern PokeJapan wants the world/history to think while elsewhere the rest of the world mostly remembers Prof Laventon's complied PokeDex as one of the most scientifically and throughout versions of a pokemon focused biological encyclopedia that his title for it caught on everywhere and became THE name for about any Pokemon focused information collection... Which in turn could explain Professor Oak's 'Invention' of the modern PokeDex which is more accurately the 'automated data collecting machine that's hooked up to a trainer's automatic pokemon storage systems/ID' rather than the first concept of a PokeDex ever to be made). But er, back on topic. An alternative idea for why newer Pokeballs have so much more tech bits in them than Hisuian times is that all that tech stuff is not specifically for the catching of mons but rather for providing the 'additional' capabilities we see modern Pokeballs being capable of, such as the ball itself being able to grow and shrink in size, being teleportable, being stored along with the Pokemon inside in storage boxes on computers (however that works), preventing other people's pokeballs from catching a 'registered' mon, and potential 'comforts' for the mon inside like IDK TV or internet or something, etc (no idea what Pokeworld people see as stuff to enrich their mon's lives though I will assume Luxury balls are like IDK 4 star hotels that adjust to the mon's preferences once they actually allow the ball to catch them). Using this logic we can also perhaps see some in-inuniverse advancements from 'older' to 'newer, more advanced' modern style pokeballs even over the course of the games, as newer games, presumably set later, now prevent poisoned pokemon from losing hp while in the ball whereas before they did not, thus potentially implying that now Pokeballs have more of a 'stablizing' or 'freezing in time' factor than they used to.(1)

(1) ...I am now suddenly wondering if that mechanics switch happened around gen 5's black and white because if so I can suddenly understand why for a number of people even those outside Plazma's cult worries about the rights of Pokemon might've spiked in universe a bit (automatically freezing a pokemon in 'timeless status' if they're hurt sounds like a fantastically easy thing to exploit for ill intentioned types, even if it would also be an invaluable tool for saving the life of a mon with life threatening injuries). Edit: The change in 'poison in pokeball' mechanics DID occur in Gen 5! No proof as far as I know that any of this was a consideration in the design of Team Plazma or Unova's Pokemon rights concerns but the idea of such a shift does feel akin to N's own forced 'isolation in a time bubble' and he does outright go 'Pokedexes are screwed up because tons of Pokemon trapped in the Storage system!' at Professor Juniper so there might be a link there! =D Which in turn makes S/M's 'poison on the brain' Lusamine rant that's basically 'what's wrong with what I do when you trainers shove mons in the PC and it's fine' rant even more unsettling than it already was (yaaay for 'but everyone uses the boxes' being an implied in universe 'everyone knows its wrong but everyone still does it so its fiiiine' issue).

Alternatively we could both be overthinking this and all the fancy tech is just there so that cheap, non apricorn and tumblestone materials could be used to make pokeballs in mass production which might not be feasible otherwise. Which would partly explain why pokeballs seem so much more effective in Legends Arceus than they were in a ton of the 'modern setting' games; because by this logic they 100% were and Pokemon in the modern day are much more dubious about cheap, non apricorn alternatives... Which actually would explain why kurt's apricorn made pokeballs always have a 'special catching effect' compared to normal Pokeballs as well; more studies done on what specific kinds of Apricorn attract what kinds of mons for the purposes of marketing but in the process the 'wanting to industrialise' Pokeball companies find that most, if not all, species of apricorn trees require more specialized conditions to grow than they can mass produce which results in them turning to other materials, which in turn end up needing additional things to match the comfort/stability an effective Pokeball requires to work. ----

And um I'll stop for now I think but thank you for opening the conversation, and hope there ends up being lots and lots of ideas for all of us various flavors of PokeTheorists to gush over~ XD

Theory: Pokeballs were "re-invented"

I was thinking about this today and just wanted to share it. So you know how in most depictions for "modern pokeballs, the insides pretty high tech? Obviously that all does something to make it work, right?

But that poses an interesting question, how in the hell did people manage to make these things out of rocks, iron and apricorn husks back in the pre-industrial era?

Even though we don't get a good look at the inside parts of the pokeballs in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, I don't think its unreasonable to assume that there weren't all sorts of high tech looking greeblies in there. Then how are they able to function?

Personally, I am of the belief that there used to be much more magical stuff going on in the pokemon world, most notably in the time of PLA. You see wisps and all sorts of divine intervention stuff going on, so one can't help but wonder if that could explain how pokeballs were allowed to work. Were they more of a magical thing than a machinery thing, or something in between?

Furthermore, the seals containing the ruinous pokemon in Pokemon SV could function in a similar way to the pokeballs of the era?

My point is that as the world progressed and more of the mysticism of the world began to fade, so did the knowledge of magical phenomena and crafting techniques to make items like the old pokeballs, and now only a few people still keep up the tradition of making pokeballs the old fashioned way, such as Kurt in the Johto region.

The world eventually progressed to the point that modern tech based pokeballs became the norm, with the magic of the past mostly forgotten.

There are definitely holes in this theory, but I felt like it was too interesting of a possibility to pass up. I've always been curious about possible explanations for the technology and whatnot within the pokemon series and just wanted to talk about it.

#fun making Pokeball based headcanons and theories #mine might be mundane in comparison but magic-esc stuff happening in the Pokemon world past and present is absolutely canon so I'd buy it #though given the magic association with fairy types it might be 'a specific pokemon reality in the multiverse' deal #with different world's very different mechanics all happening to converge in certain areas like Pokeballs going from apricorn to more tech

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oydis · 2 years ago

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Tutorial: make readable books for The Sims 4

I’m not sure if this could classify as the best method to make readable books in general, but I can at least explain my work process for creating the readable books I made in the past. I will try and be as detailed as I can, making this tutorial beginner friendly :)

Things you will need before we start:

Sims4Studio - choose the appropriate Open Beta version depending on your operating system

any image editor (free options I know are Gimp or Photopea)

To spare you all from endless scrolling I’m putting the full tutorial under the cut.

First things first, you should open sims4studio (it may take a while the first time you open it because the program is indexing all items in your game) and write your creator name in the white space on the bottom right, then in the Object menu select Create 3D mesh and click the Object button

You will now see a list of game objects you can use as a base for your custom content. But let us not be led astray: we want books, right? Just check the Show Debug Items option and run a simple search. You can also filter for base game items only, it will help you avoid accidentally using an item from a DLC as a base: choosing a base game item ensures that your new custom content will be base game compatible.

At this point you have a good amount of books to choose from. What I did is I picked skill books as a base. That’s because they come in different sizes: level 1 is thin while levels 2 and 3 are thick. Select the book you want based only on its shape (we’re going to change everything else), then click Next.

At this point you will be prompted to choose a name for your new package and save it. The file will automatically open for you, and at this point customization can start.

Name: type the title of your book. If you want to make it searchable by creator name in the build/buy debug catalog you can use the “ | “ as a divider between the title and your name. This way your creator name won’t appear alongside the title but will still be searchable

Description: here goes the book summary or anything else you’d like to write about it

Price: choose how much a sim will have to pay for the book

Then comes the editing of the cover and inner part of the book: in the Texture tab you can see the picture that will be wrapped around the 3D mesh of the book. Click Export, save the picture and edit the book cover to your liking using your image editor of choice (you can also edit the page texture if you want). Use the Import button to replace the original texture with yours.

Similarly you can also import a custom catalog thumbnail, making sure that its size is a square of 116x116 px. Alternatively you can just let the game generate a thumbnail for you, if you change your mind you can edit it later.

Now the book should be looking good, but we can’t leave it like this because if we did the sims reading it would develop the cooking skill (in this case, since I chose a cooking book). If you’ve chosen another skill book they would develop that skill, or if you’ve chosen a book that gives a moodlet they would get the corresponding moodlet. This may be what you’re actually looking for. For my books I just wanted sims to have a read without any other element involved. In order to do that we’re going to change the tuning of the object.

Move to the Warehouse tab on the top left, and search for the line containing Object Definition. Then scroll on the right panel until you find these two values that we’re going to edit: Tuning + TuningId

I experimented a bit and personally I found this tuning to my liking: book_Fun_Set4 (id: 116313). To my knowledge this tuning gives your sims about 2 hours and 15 minutes of reading (ingame time) with no additional skill or moodlet. At this point the only thing left to finish your book is to write the info for the new tuning and save the package. Of course you can experiment with different tunings for different purposes.

I think this is everything, the only thing left is testing your new book! :D I just want to point out that if you use the same tuning I did, it is actually meant for thick books and reading animations for thin books will look a bit strange. However it’s just a minor weirdness in animation, nothing to worry about and in my opinion it can be easily overlooked.

I hope it was clear enough and if not don’t hesitate to ask :)

#ts4 tutorial #the sims 4 #i hope this is somehow useful

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antihumanism · 3 years ago

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When I type everything out as a single run-on sentence I want you to imagine me cornering you off-guard in a crowded room, my empty brown cow eyes staring straight at you and reflecting you--nopony home here, she checked out and hopped away forever ago on the toxic chemical trains and clacking cattle cars years ago--and just, for no reason, I’m here and you’re there pocketed in the corner of a crowded room, and I’m channeling my alternate history past-self who was a preacher that got kicked out of the church for delivering sermons about the impossibility of sin and just ran off to Point Sur with my harem of distractions since I could never stop blessing my congregation saying “Go forth and know that you cannot sin, in the beautiful eyes of God and in my beautiful eyes there can be no wrong or evil” which backfired on me when they started setting fires and it all went to Hell, but I’ve won out over them because the world honored my wishes when I sighed “I should like to start again,” and so I’m here with you and you’re hear with me and I’m saying some insane shit like: “Looking back on Emily’s early works it is easy to see where her later reactionary turn comes from, because, from the start, Alfred Alfer was a story about the fear of castration, I mean, the first video was literally about Alfred getting neutered and escaping into a violent fantasy where he is loved and praised for his violence and the ‘punchline’ establishes the general theme of ‘reality by despair,’ which is to say that Alfred’s clearly dissociative episode is ‘verified’ by his destruction and it is this self-destruction that establishes ‘reality,’ like ‘pinch me i might be dreaming,’ but the pinch is violent and unfair self-destruction as hope is still ripped away, but hope remains, because it is a hope to die rather than be changed by the world, and this theme remains throughout her most famous work (the Alfred’s Playhouse trilogy which cements in canon the jokes of her previous Rise of Alfred cartoon) where Alfred is possessed by the spirits of Stalin and Hitler--a false equivalency made by the authoritarians that have passed for liberals for years--in Rise of Alfred, one would be remiss not to mention the phallic imagery in both the title and the video itself, Alfred is cut loose upon the world by the absence of a Near God or little other by the orders of a Distant God or big Other (in this video played by a droning and irrelevant corporate figure that can offer nothing more than a wall without lead paint that one can lick), and this is the essence of reactionary thought, the idea of a big Other who is totally incompetent yet all powerful and somehow worth respecting and suffering for (King Henry II saying ‘will no one rid me of this troublesome priest’ or the departed Daiymo of the 47 Ronin), the reactionary sees the big Other as a master who can only set the dogs off the chain, the police chief who needs to get out of the way so McBain or Dirty Harry or Paul Kersey (especially in Death Wish III) can do what needs to be done and purge away all the filth and make the world right again (no different than Rambo--even the first movie, which for all of it’s goods part still is reactionary propaganda bullshit pushing the fascist lies about a ‘fifth column’ that was rude to poor little meow meow war criminals--or modern day fantasies about nuking all of MENA until it glows green (fantasies delivered to raucous applause at Republican presidential conventions); the reactionary is perpetually trapped in this fantasy of destroying the world and escaping into the void of space, freed of the ground where the riff-raff are so they don’t have to negotiate life with their neighbors, and this is true, yes, even of people who spout bullshit about Fully Automated Luxury Communism who only want the right to consume as much as possible free of guilt--a condition they think is inflicting upon them by the big Other--as the Champagne of Shame Socialists of the 60s), and the righting of the world for the reactionary is just that, that the world must be Righted and the reactionary must be loved for all of their violence and because of their violence, for the reactionary finds themselves ever needing new excuses as they open new fronts in their fake, phony Culture War, and that is all they need (excuses), which is why Emily is so obsessed with justifying her edgy shit based on some Trauma (which is handy excuse to do Anything, even Things that Cannot Be Excused like war or self-harm or wanting to be seen), and so here you should already be able to hear so much madness, so many plaintive cries, all aligning around the same point (the trannies in the ‘wrong’ bathroom, the refugees in the ‘wrong’ country, the people in the ‘wrong’ neighborhood, the Jewish Question, etc), and, anyway, so in Rise of Alfred, Emily’s OC directly addresses the audience and tells them that they must love him/her--the castrated bitch desperate to be let off the leash--and in Alfred’s Playhouse she/he simultaneously affirms and denies the nature of a trauma that justifies everything (one is constantly reminded of The Act of Killing where one of the mass murderers imagines how, depending on the editing of the final film, he could be either a woobie or a war criminal) as the Trauma is simultaneously a joke--’sodomized with a popsicle!’--and the alleged real event that motivates her self-mutilation as we’re expected to believe Emily is processing something, but what is she is processing, hmmmm, isn’t that the true spice,” I rail and rave against your poor ear drums as my empty, dead cow’s eyes capture your entire body and reflect it back at you and the ice cubes in my drink pop and shatter and dissolve and as my fist clenches tighter and tighter around the glass containing them and I continue: she’s processing a fear of castration, which is shown clearly in Alfred’s Playhouse where Alfred’s “sodomy” is demonstrated by the sight of his crotch covered in blood (a scene that will be repeated in The Alfred Alfer Movie) but “what is castration,” one might ask, and one can respond “it is the removal of power by the Father,” and this is how we wrap back around to our root in the nature of Emily the Reactionary who believes herself to be deprived of the power she holds by The Bolshevik Jew that has inserted itself between her and the Father and this is the cause of the big Other’s ineffectiveness, and this is also the core of the reactionary as a whole, the reactionary doesn’t want a daddy to control them, but a Master to set them off the chain because they hate the Father who has castrated them, this is the nature of the mumbling corporate manager in Rise of Alfred, but it is also the nature of Alfred herself--and now you may ask if Emily is trans and the answer is I literally couldn’t fucking care less about any question left forever unanswered on God’s Green Earth and you shouldn’t care either--but Alfred the Castrated is also the Father/Mother of Alfred the Dictator, the murderous inner-self that is immune to consequences of the onrushing future (The Alfred Alfer Movie) but not immune to the justifications of the imagined past (Alfred’s Playhouse trilogy), and therefore free to inflict whatever violence that Emily the Reactionary desires, and it is in pursuit of this freedom that the reactionaries set off in the name of New Sincerity (two things to be noted here: (1) the Death of Irony was proclaimed at the birth of the 21st century police state and the new Forever War with all of its genocidal objectives, that is to say, 9/11, and (2) the broken necked coward who complained of American Psycho that it’s author provided no easy outs for easy survival was the one who offed himself while Bateman’s father still lives) and the Talking Cure (i miss who we used to be), and at this you should see me slugging back the whole lukewarm glass in between two syllables and continuing on without pause (as if this dog still has legs on which to receive them in any case), “Emily, like Alex Jones, is so desperate for an excuse because neither of them can accept that they have to be the one that pulls the trigger, like all liars they don’t understand that they have to define reality by action, the answer to what one might do is found in the difference between the types of irony, one type is constantly desperate for excuses (such as the broken necked coward found one day) for violence, and the other irony, the true spice, is the irony that releases from excuses into violence and energy, one must seek not to know or endure but to inflict, knowing that this inflicting was always inevitable, no searching for justifications, instead the answer is to realize that there was never a chain there connecting you to the Master or the present to the past, and the Father/Mother never had the power of castration (the past, after all, is a foreign country bombed and blasted to ruins already and better forgotten), and you can just be fucked up and terrible and do whatever amuses you right now without needing an excuse, and to the extent that anyone should, one should, because that is what fascism needs, fascism needs the need for an excuse and that is the irony of fascism--where the falling angel (the superego) meets the rising ape (the id) in an ego of ultimate violence which seeks only release from both of its creations in an instinctually and totally misunderstood caricature of dialectics--which opposes its opposite irony (the irony without fascism which is the id’s violence against purpose and reason rising free of anything else to obstruct it), and if you let go of that, if you just, ya know, if you just, you just have to cut loose and go and no one can stop you until it is too late, because there’s no Jew sitting over your shoulder to justify everything in terms of opposition or support, not even The Nazarene is real, but do you understand that you’ve always been free to just go? You’re free to go. You’ve been free to go all this time. You never needed permission for this or anything else. You’ve been free to go all this time. You’re free to go. A whole day off. Just mind the mo(u)rning and get on with it.”

#emily youcis #Alles ist wahr Nichts ist erlaubt #let's live now before we're back below

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mathcat7 · 3 years ago

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Getting Started with Fire Emblem Fates Texture Editing (Tutorial 3.0)

This version of the tutorial addressed new advancements in texture editing for Fates, while still keeping things simple for people looking to get started. Credits to DeathChaos, Moonling, thane98, AmbigiousPresence, and others for tools, and to YiannisG for helping me when I first started out.

What you will need:

Peridan's Texture Remix. There are alternatives to using this tool, and it's not the best thing out there, but it's quick and requires little setup

Moonling's branch of Fire Emblem Archive Tool.

Image manipulation software, preferably one that can interperet alpha/opacity, but it must be able to save images as “.tga” files. I use Paint.net personally, but other people suggest GIMP or Photoshop.

A dumped romfs of Fire Emblem Fates (any version will work). There are multiple ways to get this, but the way I did it is by dumping my copy of Conquest via GodMode9 and extracting it with HackingToolkit3DS.

ID Editor. I still use AmbigiousPresence's version of this tool, but it has since been integrated into thane98's Paragon, if you do other forms of Fates modding.

This toolpack from DeathChaos25, which contains a few file converters we will need.

Acquiring what you want to edit:

So, we'll start by looking into the dumped romfs. Within the directory there should be folders titled "bx","bu","bp", etc. we're stating simple, so stick to the "bu" folder, where most character body models are stored. Inside that you'll see a bunch of .bch.lz files whose names won't make sense at first. You can look at this cheat sheet to see what each file name corresponds to. I learned a lot from just extracting folders at random. You might also notice a few files denoted like "ch_###", which usually means a specialized texture and/or model for a given character. You can look at this post to understand what those correspond to, as well.

Let's use a female Basara texture for an example. It comes in two parts "uBody_F_nagi_2_cl0n_P.bch.lz", and "uDres_F_nagi_upp2_0_cl0n_P.bch.lz", but we'll be talking about the former primarily. Open FEAT and drag the files into the corresponding window. This should spit out a .bch file and a folder of the same name, and within the latter you should see two .pngs. One will look like a very dirty version of how Basara looks in game, as if from taking severe damage multiple times, while the other looks nearly transparent. (Seen below)

Alpha Removal with Texture Remix, and Editing:

Open Texure Remix, and drag the second of those .pngs into the upper tray. You’ll want to match the red, blue, and green leads from the Image 1 tray into the leads at the bottom by clicking. (You may need to try a few times, this program is finicky about click detection). Do not touch the grey lead, for now. It should look like this:

Select an output folder, click “Save Images”, and the resulting .png should show up in said output folder. If done correctly, it should look something like this:

Now from here, you can make whatever edits you choose. I won’t tell you how you should make your edits, but keep in mind that you do not need to adjust the parts that correspond to skin if you are making a darker skinned character. There are ways to mess with that I’ll touch on later. Also, it may help to separate your edits into layers. Once you’re done, save the file as a .png somewhere else. You should also save this a .tga, which for our example should correspond to “uBody_F_nagi_2_cl0d_P.tga“ This naming should match up with the damaged texture from before, because this file will serve in its place. (You could edit the “cl0d” .png from before instead and have that serve for this .tga, but again keeping things simple)

Reapplying Alpha with Texture Remix, and Recompressing

You'll want the new .png we just saved, and the transparent .png we started with, and drag them both into a new instance of Texture Remix. The new file should have its red, blue, and green leads attached to the bottom like last time, but this time we're gonna match the grey lead from the original .png into the grey lead on the bottom. Assuming you dragged these files in the same order as I mentioned, it should look like this:

Set the output and save, and the resulting image should look transparent like the .png we started with (if not, either you used a .tga or set the leads wrong). Save this one as a .tga, matching the name of the .png we started with, e.g. "uBody_F_nagi_2_cl0n_P.tga"

With this and the other .tga file in tow, we can use them in DC's conversion pack. Drag them both into the folder named "Texture Stuff". From there, drag each of them into the ".tga to .ctex" batch file, which should convert these into .ctex files. Now select both of those .ctex files and drag them both into ".ctex to .bch textures" (you MUST do both at the same time).. This should give you a singular "output.bch", which you can then rename to whatever you want. Keep it recognizeable, I'd recommend keeping the same naming scheme as the actual .bch.lz files and titling it to match the name of whatever character you're making it for. My example might use Mozu, for example, so I'd name it like "uBody_F_nagi_2_cl0n_M.bch" or "uBody_F_nagi_2_ch121_cl0n_P.bch". That being said, if you're only replacing a texture and not adding a new one entirely, you could just name it to match the filename of the original file (and skip the final section of this tutorial). Once you've named the file, you can recompress it with FEAT by holding CTRL while drag-dropping the .bch file into it. This will give you a .bch.lz file which you can now either replace in your dumped romfs (in case you're planning to recompile the game), or in the luma directory of your Fates game, aka "luma/[titleID# of your copy of Fates]/romfs/bu" (if you do a lot of plug-and-play modding).

Using ID Editor

I'm writing this step as if you're using AP's version of the tool, and not the Paragon version, though the two should be mostly interchangeable. In the dumped romfs, the re should be a folder titled "asset" which contains 7 files titled "ROM#.lz", where # is 0 to 6. Open ID Editor and, assuming you're editing a playable character, have it open ROM3.lz (the other files correspond to generics, enemies, weapons, etc. That's out of scope of this tutorial, though). You're gonna see a lot of entries titled AID, followed by Japanese. Things get a little touch-and-go here.

You might want google translate (and the cheat sheet from before) open for this, at least for translating AIDs, which correspond to character names. You could also look for AIDs without a corresponding JID, as those usually denote denote the character voice they’re attached to in the data. Once you find the AID of a character you’re creating a new texture entry for, hit CTRL+SHIFT+I to duplicate the AID Entry. From there, you’ll want to put in the box labeled condition 1 with the JID matching the class of the texture you made. My example of Basara Mozu would have these entries:

Next, we’ll want to set all the other entries. Leave any entry I don’t mention blank. Body Model entry will match the filename of the uBody texture we started with, minus the extension and the “cl0n_P” stuff., Body Texture will be the exact same name as the filename we ended with, minus extensions. Same goes for Outer Clothing Model/Texture, but uDres instead of uBody (assuming you modified those as well). The end goal to our example should look something like this:

(Sidenote: ID Editor is where we can edit skin tones, like I mentioned before. Can set to whatever hex color you please!)

Once you’ve made all your changes, either save here (for recompile purposes), or hit Save As (to place it in your luma directory, aka “luma/[TitleID# of your copy of Fates]/romfs/asset“).

And you're done!!!

Do whatever else setup you need and test out the textures in Fates! For character textures, I recommend checking the accessory shop to get a good look in-game.

If you run into any problems, feel free to ask around in the 3DSFE Romhacking Discord Server!

#Fire Emblem Fates #fire emblem #FE #modding #hacking #tutorial #texture editing

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spnorwhatever · 4 years ago

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Niche interesting-to-me-and-idk-who-else sort of free-form ramble/discussion on 1901 Castiel’s fashion to follow:

okay so 1901 Castiel isn’t very height-of-fashion-trends 1901, HOWEVER I don’t mind that it’s a bit more late 1890s, since the average person doesn’t just suddenly change all their clothes once the decade turns over, and (if we’re going by the actress’ age) the vessel would be like.. 20? at the time. I found a handful of fashion plates, ranging from 1893 to 1898, which look similar in silhouette/cut to what they put Castiel in. This one in particular, I think, probably was a strong influence/strongly resembles the coat the put her in, down to the darts and the pockets: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O606532/fashion-plate/

They put Benjamin in something very similar, if not the same, so I imagine that they just modified Castiel’s to make it double-breasted [edit: JUST KIDDING it’s not double-breasted? just looks it bc it’s pulled over asymmetrically] (these ones are double-breasted: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O606621/fashion-plate/ ; https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O606507/fashion-plate/ ; https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O606598/fashion-plate/ ; here’s another one with a jaunty hat from 1896, titled “Latest styles in hunting costumes” https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O606538/fashion-plate/ ‘ here’s some actual photos, it looks like, of coats from 1899. the sleeve is much slimmer than what they did on the show https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15324coll12/id/8800 ). some of these other examples, though, have a clearly contrasting skirt, and I honestly like that better. Also, for the period, the hat would have been worn square on the head, NOT at a jaunty angle lmao. But like... okay at least they had them in hats lmao, as would have been proper for the time.

I do want to give props to the costuming department, because it does look like they at least did SOME research, and I can see their references to the late Victorian era, if not an exact time, even if the fit is not stunning. Like, I would have nipped in the sleeve a bit more (you can see above that the sleeves do go fitted thru the elbow to wrist, and they didn’t do that which is why she looks so chunky from the 3/4 angle), and done something else with the skirt, since having the skirt in the same sort of suiting fabric for an unembellished tan-on-tan look is... not very stunning. also they altered it so it was long, but with an asymmetrical/cutaway kind of opening? That’s odd. And I think makes the tone-on-tone look weirder, bc clearly it’s a COAT coat, not just a like dress bodice made to look coat-like. Benjamin’s, in contrast, works a bit better bc it looks like it goes no farther than, like, mid-thigh? knee? I saw some long coats, but like the front would meet in the middle and the hem ended just above the skirt hem (more like ankle-length), not be full floor-length like the skirt would be. Which makes sense, you’re not going to launder your coat as much, it makes less sense to make your coat foor-length where it’ll drag on the floor & in the dirt and through everything. Actually, in the full-length shot from the show you can see the skirt & the coat (rip) darkened at the hem from damp lmao.

Like, yes, bodices would match skirts as like suit sets, but the thing is that Castiel’s top looks to be more of a coat than, say, a bodice of a suit set, so it makes less sense for me to have it match. Also wish they’d done a different design for Castiel, because Castiel and Benjamin look to be in the same/similar kind of look, and idk... it just makes it feel a bit too mass-produced. Like. they cooould have just happen to have the same kind of look. But they’re not really fashionable for the era either, especially not in that color/fabric, so it doesn’t suuuper make sense to me. Another also is, wish they’d put like a tie/cravat on her. Could have been a pop of color that hearkens to his current tie. I just feel like it’s missing a little.. something so it’s not just tan on tan.

Anyway I was digging around for colorized fashion plates, and so here’s some other ones in the rough period (1890-1900) that I like and kind of wish they’d done more instead of just like tan-on-tan:

(the attribution for the above I found said 1899) like I think a black skirt would have been nice with a coat like this, it would have looked smart, and would have hearkened to his suit he wears under the coat. Yes it’s not a long coat, but.. idk I think this works.

Another alternative

(attributed just as “late Victorian”?) like I think this one’s great, it looks like a plaly on menswear, so you have a little something that even looks similar to a modern tie, and it’s a bit more interesting than just unembellished tan on tan

this one looks like she’s wearing a tie/cravat kind of deal, so again, modern tie reference. The lapels can be adapted, and the embellishment on the skirt give the illusion of a long coat without it being an actual long coat.

I mean. I don’t mind the long coat, or even necessarily the fabric (though to my eye the fabric looks a biiit heavy to make the skirt out of also)

Here’s an extant suit in about the same color: https://thedreamstress.com/2016/11/rate-the-dress-tailored-details-in-1900/

but I think what makes it work is the like... shorter top, embellished skirt, and like. better fit sleeves lmao. Also, again, Castiel’s isn’t a suit set, so like that, plus the ill-fitting sleeves, really makes it kind of unflattering? Especially at the 3/4 angle, the way the sleeve blocks against her little bustle/bustle pad. Which is a shame, because from the front, it looks like they either have her in proper period underpinnings, or faked it well enough. edit: I do also want to say she looks rather.. deflated. Like, the fashionable silhouette of this era wasn’t achieved solely by corsets & lacing lmao, it was also done with padding, esp in the area between the bustline and the shoulder to really smooth out that area & fill it out, and the sleeves. And like, her coat clearly isn’t padded where it should be to really create that fashionable late-Victorian silhouette (and neither is Benjamin).

This is really roughly edited, but just imagine if we’d gotten a cute little neck thing, and a black skirt, and lmfao.. a coat that wasn’t fckn... floor-length (like, even just a midi-length like his modern coat, but worn open-ish towards the bottom or whatever):

Honestly even just a tiny. boop of blue at the collar is a HUGE improvement. Like, c’mon, it was perioddddd. Pls.

#txt #if you read all of this props to you #if you have thoughts PLEASE let me know!! would love to talk historical costuming and or just costuming in general #I don't like. hate the cut of the coat they put Castiel in. the asymmetrical esp that long doesn't seem to show up in any fashion plates #not that I've seen yet #but I'm like. hey *shrug* I'm willing to go with it for that little like.. hint of it kicking out #but like. tan on tan? and to the floor like that?#also clearly her sleeves aren't padded. and they should be #and they also should be more fitted in the forearm 8) that would have improved a lot #like. a blue neck thing. I don't know what the period term would be. but it's period AND it's cute!!!! ;-;#(oh also. Lily Sunder's top is too big/not tailored in the neck which is awkward #and something abt her skirt isn't cut right in the waist either. like it's too much bulk in the waist and the Victorians #were all about reducing bulk in the waist area #so much so that walking skirts would have very narrow waistbands to reduce as much bulk as possible)

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Title: Kismet {4}

Henry Cavill x Famous OFC Aliya Taylor

Warning: Plot Heavy, Slow Burn, Mild Cursing, Flirtation, LOTS OF DIALOUGE

Words: 4k

Summary: Aliya is a singer turned model turned actress. Since she was fifteen, she’s been creating her empire in the entertainment world. As the daughter of a famous fashion model/designer and Hollywood director, you’d think life is easy for her, but her past has been anything but easy. Due to past trauma, she’s forever changed and no longer trusts any man that is not in her family and a select few in her team. She’s sworn off love and serious relationships and has planned never to fall again, but love isn’t something that can be planned. It just happens when it’s meant to. Can Aliya outrun a love that seems hellbent on holding tight to her, a love that is Kismet?

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-Aliya-

You were groggy, and you knew why. Once you got in from your impromptu date, you were so aroused you had to immediately jump into the shower. You’d hoped the water would have helped alleviate the situation, but your multi rainfall showerheads only made your body more sensitive and hungry. So after as much resisting as humanly possible (two minutes), you decided to take care of it yourself. The only problem was once wasn’t enough, twice barely took the edge off, and by the time you made it to your fourth attempt, you were minimally appeased and still thinking about the man with the captivatingly blue eyes that were as deep as the ocean itself.

Sleep was not even an option, so you snuggled in bed wrapped in his sweater that cocooned you with his scent—a scent that you already loved. When you went through your phone, you nearly rolled out of your bed when you saw the four additions he’d added to your gallery. The four selfies were perfection. The lighting was on point, and each and every one of the photos showed how gorgeous he was. He had no bad angles, the sun loved him, the night loved him, and you were sure the rain, snow, sleet, and wind would too. No man should have that amount of gorgeousness. It wasn’t fair.

After spending way too much time gawking at his pictures, you found the pictures he’d had most likely have seen. When you looked through them, you wanted to die. The pictures definitely didn’t leave much to the imagination. You wondered what he’d thought when he saw them or even if he had to do a little self-gratification when he saw them or even when he got home. For some reason, you’d wanted him to have been overcome with desire for you, even though you weren’t sure just what the hell you were doing.

As you sat at your table with your friends for brunch, you tried to ignore the flashes of cameras from the tables within sight of yours. It wasn’t something anyone ever got used to. You always felt like you had to be “on.”

“It feels like it’s been years since we talked,” Amaya whined out as she gripped yours and Alicia’s hand. She was the dramatic one.

“I know. It’s crazy how dependent we are on our cellphones,” you added.

“Leece filled me in and told me everything,” Amaya began. She dropped her jaw and bugged her eyes for emphasis.

“Everything?”

“Yep, now for you to continue,” Amaya steered.

You groaned and exaggeratedly rolled your eyes. “I’m too hungry for this,” you whined as you flipped through the menu. You were starving enough to eat the entire menu.

“Welcome to Blue Café. My name is Will. What can I get you guys?”

The waiter in a blue apron had a great smile and an even better head of curls. He definitely could have been a model.

“I want something heavy. I drank a lot last night. Hmm, the split pea soup to begin, a cheeseburger with the works except for onions and mushrooms. Very well done, please and to drink ummm, a strawberry and mint lemonade,” you listed.

“All right, and you, ladies?”

Your friends ordered as you checked your phone to find Henry calling. It was at this moment you realized he’d programmed himself into your phone even with an ID pic. He’d really gotten comfortable with it. The amusement of his boldness had you smiling to yourself.

“So?”

Amaya’s voice had you putting your phone down after dimming the screen to give them your attention.

“We had dinner,” you blandly announced.

“So, you actually stayed.”

Nodding to Alicia’s inquiry, you continued. “I did. He said if after drinks and appetizers I couldn’t stand him, then I could go.”

“I guess you could stand him,” Amaya sarcastically slid in. You knew just what she was implying.

“Guess so.”

“How’d he look?”

Your smile spread before you could stop it. “Amazing, gorgeous. I have no words for how beautiful this man is,” you practically screeched as you tried to wipe the stupid grin off your face. It was too late to, though, they’d already seen it, and you knew they were judging.

“He’s not a piece of meat, Liya,” Alicia sarcastically chastised.

“Uggh, are you sure because I’d say he’s prime grade A man steak,” you said. As soon as the words were out, your friends laughed loudly, bringing the attention of those around you. Even though you tried not to, you had to laugh as well.

“He is fine. I’ve seen his movies. God him in spandex for Superman did it for me,” Amaya confessed.

You didn’t blame her, that man in spandex would do it for any woman.

“How was the conversation?”

Practicing some etiquette, you cleared your throat and sat back. “Good. Flowing, no awkward pauses except the stares and dirty thoughts that had me sweating like a horny teenager.”

Amaya snorted then fanned herself. “It would happen to me too.”

“How was he?”

Alicia always knew how to ask the right questions. You were convinced it was her superpower. You thought back to Henry’s smile and demeanor last night, and that had you smiling. “Eh-em, he was the perfect gentleman. He opened doors, pulled out chairs, was respectful to the servers, courteous, mannerable—he was good.”

The two of them exchanged looks that said this questioning wasn’t anywhere close to finished.

“What happened after dinner?

“We went for drinks.”

“Ooh, an extended first date,” Amaya sing songed.

“Eh, this wasn't a date. It was an exchange of phones,” you clarified.

“Did you get your phone?”

“I did, after the bar. Turns out, he looked through it and saw my semi-nude,” you announced.

“Which one?”

After showing them the picture, they giggled. “Oh, the suggestive nude, nude,” Alicia joked as she rolled her eyes.

“Yeah, now I’m weirded out. Not because I was pretty much naked but because he saw me pretty much naked and--.”

“—There is nothing between you now, and that makes it much harder to ignore because you want to rip his clothes off,” Alicia filled in like the mind-reading Aliya whisperer she was.

You rapidly nodded with your eyes widened; she got it. your laugh slipped out, and it made you feel like a raving lunatic. “Oh my god, this man has invaded me.”

“Sounds sexy,” Amaya said.

“It’s not,” you flatly corrected.

“It can be if you let it,” Alicia suggested.

You rolled your eyes again and fiddled with your phone. “Guys, he’s juggling two women.”

“You don’t know that,” Amya blurted out, the first to come to his defense.

“Explain two women blowing up his phone daily for a week and a half. Explain that. As a woman, I am not going to blowing up any man’s phone like that unless I’m sleeping with him.”

You looked between them and watched as they both came up with their defenses.

“That could be anything. Sisters,” Amaya suggested.

“He has no sisters, four brothers.”

“Brother’s wives?”

You narrowed your eyes and gave them the “do I look stupid” look, but they continued.

“Assistants, he is an actor,” Amaya added.

After kissing your teeth in the loudest way possible, you rolled your eyes. “Whatever.”

“Ask him,” Alicia advised.

“For what? There is no reason to. We are nothing to each other,” you concluded.

The two of them sat there quietly, looking at you as if you were a bold face liar. You didn’t care. It was your truth.

“When you got home, did you touch yourself?”

Your jaw dropped as you gaped at her. “Shut up!”

“Oh my god!” Amaya’s loud ass mouth brought all the eyes. You had to cover your face as they obnoxiously laughed at you.

“Enough. We’re done rehashing this,” you grumbled.

“Wait, one last thing. During dinner, did you ever get the impression that he couldn’t wait for it to be over or that this may be all about a conquest?”

You knew what she was doing. Amaya was not as slick as she thought she was. You rolled your eyes again and sighed before you answered. “No.”

“Okay.”

That was all she came back with as if her hypothesis needed no further defense. They always ganged up on you, and it was clear where they stood in this new situation, and it wasn’t with you.

Shopping followed your brunch, but that was cut short by the paparazzi hounding you after the third store you emerged from. Someone must have dropped the tip to bring them. It was a madhouse and an immediate good time killer. The three of you had to alternate your plan for a day of fun and finished it out with a drive to Santa Monica to enjoy the boardwalk. All in all, it turned out to be a really chill day, one that you’d needed more than you knew.

By the time you got back to your house, it was nearing six. Once in front of your door, your jaw dropped seeing a jaw-dropping floral arrangement sitting there. You didn’t know who it was from, but you had your suspicions. It took some strength, but you managed to get it inside to your kitchen. With it on the counter, you just stared at it. Under the light, it was even more beautiful than outside. After admiring the display for a few moments, you pulled the card from between the leaves and petals then read it.

-Aliya,

I hope this finds you well. I had a great time last night, and it was because you trusted me enough to give me time to prove why I deserve your time. Hopefully, this is just the first of many dates.

-Henry-

What started as a straight face turned to a small smile, which led to a full-on elated, goofy grin. He was unpredictable for sure and so damn polite. Damn the British; you thought as you buried your nose in the bouquet. You moaned and inhaled the aroma of flowers that looked like they’d cost a pretty penny. He was definitely working overtime, that was for sure. The question you had now was what exactly did he want.

Sighing, you took out your phone and opened up your messages prepared to shoot him a quick thank you text. With your finger hovering over one of the letters in your keyboard, you sighed again, feeling the overwhelming urge to call instead. After putting it on speaker, you sat in the barstool and waited two rings until Henry’s deep voice filled your kitchen.

“Hello?”

Your belly did backflips.

“Hi,” you whispered.

“Hi. How are you?”

“Good.”

You were desperately trying to recover from the unexpected reaction his voice had.

“Glad to hear it. I called you earlier.”

“Uh—I must have missed it. I was catching up with some friends.”

“Okay,” he replied.

Silence fell between you as each of you waited for the other to speak.

“Um, I wanted to call and thank you,” you began.

“For what?”

“The flowers I’m looking at. They’re incredibly beautiful.”

“Do you like them? The florist said the day after flowers should be subtle and sincere rather than flashy or extravagant,” Henry explained.

You smiled wider as you checked the mental box for him being considerate.

“Well, the florist knows what she’s talking about. They are perfect; you chose well.”

“Good. I’m glad you like them.” He sounded like he was smiling as widely as you were.

“How do you know where I live?”

He paused for a few moments before he spoke. “I had your phone for twelve days. I probably know more about you than most of the world.”

Those could have been the creepiest words you’d heard in a long time, and it was like your head was trying to figure out if you should take it as a red flag or laugh.

“Have I freaked you out?”

The way he said it sounded like he was finding amusement in it. You snorted and shook your head.

“Why would you say that? Just because you went through my phone and figured out where I lived to send flowers? No, isn’t that what normal men do?”

Henry’s laugh followed your words, and it drastically did away with any awkward tension that was in the air.

“With you saying it out loud, I can see how you’d be freaked.”

“To be honest, my initial reaction was shock, and then, strangely enough, it went away like this was everyday life,” you explained.

“I’m really not trying to freak you out; I promise,” Henry pressed.

“Then what are you trying to do exactly?”

The silence returned, and you wondered if he would even answer the question.

“Right now—I’m trying to ask you to have dinner with me tonight.”

You put your head on the cold granite of your counter and sighed out.

“We just had dinner last night.”

“I’m told, based on human physiology, we actually have to eat three or more meals a day in order to sustain,” Henry explained.

“Really?”

“Yeah. Don’t shoot the messenger.”

You smiled again and rested your chin in your palms.

“Don’t you have things to do?”

“I might, but I don’t care. I’d like to have dinner with you instead.” His conviction was so damn sexy. He wasn’t shy about professing his wants.

“What if I have work to do and can’t shrug it off like you, Superman?”

“I’m sure you can if you want to. Guess that’s the question. Do you want to? I take it you’re a woman who does what she wants when she wants no matter what. I doubt scheduling conflicts could keep you away from a dinner with someone you wanted to be at dinner with. Do you want to?”

He probably did well in school with debate. He spoke beautifully and had a way with words.

“I’m going to be at Taylor’s Steakhouse in Koreatown at nine tonight. I’ll wait until nine-thirty. Hopefully, I see you there,” Henry said before he hung up.

Pressing your fingertips to your eyes, you groaned loudly. “Oh my god!”

You stared at the flowers again and toyed with the petal of one of the blush-colored roses. The debate of the night wasn’t if you wanted to go or not. It was if you should or not.

By the time you were dressed, it was close to eight forty-five. You were sitting in your closet in front of the mirror, still trying to convince yourself to go.

“It’s no big deal, Aliya. It’s food, drinks, nothing more.”

Your words sounded sure, but your face looked anything but.

“Then why did you put so much effort in if it’s no big deal?”

You sat there going back and forth with yourself like a crazy person. For every pro, you had you quickly came up with a con. It was endless. When your phone rang, you expected it to be Henry but were relieved when you saw it was your grandmother.

“Oh my goodness, Gramaw. How did you know I needed you?”

“I felt your distress. What’s wrong?”

“I have a date, but I don’t know if I should go,” you blurted out.

“Date with who?”

She sounded shocked, and you didn’t blame her. It had been years since you’d spoken to anyone about a man, let alone a date. You spent the next ten or so minutes explaining everything to her, not leaving out one bit of information. You needed her to understand the situation now and give you the best advice.

“Wow,” she uttered.

“Yep.”

“Why exactly are you debating going? It sounds like this has been decided for you.”

“Uggh! Fate. I hate fate.”

Your Gramaw laughed at you. She was one of those old souls who firmly believed in fate, destiny, and all the hoopla around it. You, on the other hand, had been disenchanted by it all.

“Why do you hate fate?”

“It’s always been hanging around me,” you whined. Again she laughed.

“Oh honey, this is the first time fate has been anywhere near you. Other times has been sheer coincidence.”

“So, you think this is fate.” You’d be lying if you said the thought hadn’t flashed across your mind. It had, but you would never admit that out loud.

“It’s not for me to say. What do you think?”

“I think this is very unwelcomed. I think I don’t have the time or the energy for this. I think I don’t want these feelings. I think—I’ve never felt anything like this. I think--e’s beautiful,” you finished with a sigh.

“What is it that you want to do?”

You groaned because if you knew the answer to that, you wouldn’t have been calling her. You cursed and dropped back onto the floor to lay there until you’d gotten your shit together.

By the time you got to Taylor’s, you were late. You were always late. The time on your phone said he would be leaving in fifteen minutes if he hadn’t just gotten fed up and left already.

“Welcome to Taylor’s I’m Kimmie. Do you have a reservation?”

“Um—well, I’m meeting someone here.”

“Okay. What’s the party’s name?”

You looked around, making sure no one was watching then leaned closer. “Henry,” you whispered.

“Ha, yes, he did mention he was expecting someone. I should have put two and two together. He’s a celebrity, and you’re a celebrity. Duh,” she rambled. You didn’t know if she was anxious, nervous, or if it was her normal thing. She cleared her throat and spoke again.

“Right this way.”

It was like she was a completely different person. You followed her through the restaurant taking note of the exits. She lead you through a set of double wooden doors that led to a whole separate side of the restaurant. This area had its lights dimmed a little lower and looked more secluded. As you approached the table, you saw him sitting near a window sipping a drink. He looked nervous; it was adorable. You couldn’t help but smile. It was then he looked your way, and the moment it sank in, you saw him release a breath as if he’d been holding it the whole time.

“Enjoy your evening,” Kimmie muttered. It was then you realized you’d been standing in front of him, not saying one word.

“You came.” He sounded surprised.

“I’m sorry, I’m late. My Gramaw called, and I got caught up in conversation.” It wasn’t a lie per se. You didn’t need to tell him she had to talk you off the ledge.

Henry stood and walked to the seat diagonal from him. “It’s okay,” Henry began pulling out the seat for you. You sat and allowed him to push it in for you. “Truth be told, I would have waited past nine-thirty,” He whispered into your ear, giving you a hint of his cologne and what he was drinking in that glass. Bourbon. As he walked back to his seat, you tried to keep your thirst under control.

“Thank you.”

“You look very fetching,” Henry added.

“Fetching? Oh, the English gentleman is shining through tonight I see.”

Henry smiled widely, showing off his perfect teeth. “I’m always a gentleman.”

“Thank you. You look very striking,” you countered. He began blushing, and that blush had a shiver rushing through you.

“Are you all right?”

“Yes.”

“Got a chill did you?” You could hear the cocky in his voice. The man had every reason to be.

“Sure did. This is pretty impressive,” you said, motioning to your surroundings.

“You’ve never been?”

“No. I don’t venture out a lot. I find four or five restaurants I like and stick with them.”

“So not so adventurous, huh,” Henry surmised.

“I’m too busy really.”

“Ah, the life of a mogul,” Henry teased.

“I am no mogul.”

“I think you are, someone important,” Henry concluded.

“Oh, I think there is more to the definition than that.”

“Maybe you’re right. What do you call yourself?”

“Aliya,” you joked.

“Cute.”

“Thanks for noticing, you teased. “I don’t think of myself the way others seem to think of me.”

“Welcome to Taylor’s. I’m Sam. I’ll be your waiter. Can I start you guys off with drinks?”

“I’m ahead of you by one, catch up,” Henry said, raising his glass.

“Um, how about a Negroni?”

“Coming up,” Sam said before he walked away.

“Another Guinness?”

“No, Bourbon,” Henry corrected. The way he said it sound so prime and proper. He sounded better than James Bond himself.

“Oh, Bourbon man too?”

“Tell me,” Henry urged as he sat back in his seat.

“Bourbon dry, hmmm. Only rich men drink it like that. Or men who come from money. They say the ice ruins the flavor of it, so they prefer to have it the way it’s intended. You’re sophisticated, fun, intelligent, and you value honesty and things right between the eyes. You don’t like games, and always know what you want. You might even be difficult and used to getting your own way and don’t know what to do when someone goes against it.”

His smile was so telling. You’d gotten it completely right.

“I do like getting my way,” he confirmed.

“I know.”

“What about you?”

“I usually get what I want. I’ve never had anyone not give me what I want,” you said. Henry laughed loudly.

“I bet.”

“What does that mean?”

“Sadly, men do not know how to go against a pretty face,” Henry clarified.

You stifled your laugh, letting out only a snort. “So that’s all you see when you look at me? A pretty face?”

The waiter came back just in time with your drinks. Henry looked speechless. He asked if you guys were ready to place your orders, but neither of you had even looked at the menu. When he left promising to be back in a little while, Henry spoke.

“I’m sorry if I offended you. I didn’t mean to.”

“I’m not offended,” you said before you sipped your drink and moaned as the flavors filled your mouth. “This is good.”

“When I look at you, I don’t see a pretty face.”

“Oh no? So my face is ugly?”

“No!” He cleared his throat, then began again. “You’re very beautiful.”

“So just a pretty face then.”

He looked so flustered you wanted to bust out laughing. The longer you continued this teasing, you knew you’d end up laughing in his face. It was cute how panicked he looked.

“Aliya, you are drop-dead gorgeous. There is no lie about that, no mistaking it or looking past it. When I look at you, I see something I’m drawn to. There is something about you, this aura. I get the sense that you’re down to Earth, kind, smarter than anyone knows and deeply a good person.”

As you sipped your drink again, you smiled on the glass. He had a way with words for sure.

“You are good under pressure.”

“Was that a test?”

You shrugged with a smile on your face. “ If it was, you passed.”

Again Henry laughed and shook his head; he didn’t look angry though.

Throughout dinner, the conversation never stopped. You talked about everything from his family to acting and the experiences you both had in the industry. The longer you talked, the more you realized you had plenty of things in common. You laughed at all his jokes, but not because you felt like you had to, he was genuinely funny. Every time he spoke, you couldn’t keep your eyes off of his mouth, which led you to look at his neck and the peeks of hair on his chest. Your fingers tingled from the want to touch. You could listen to him talk all night. It was an exciting revelation, and you were interested in what other revelations you’d have before the night was through.

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Masked Omens: Week Seven, Part One

[Image Description: Image 1 - A simple rendition of the Masked Singer UK logo, a golden mask with colourful fragments flying off of it. The mask has a golden halo and a golden devil tail protruding from either side. Below, gold text reads ‘Masked Omens’.

Image 2 - A page from the Entertainment section of the Capital Herald, dated 6th February 2021. Full image description and transcript below the cut. End ID.]

Read the fic here! All news stories and events are entirely fictional; real names of people (with the exception of image attributions) and places are used only for context. No affiliation is implied, and no disrespect is intended by the use of their names in this work of fiction.

[EDIT: With thanks to HolRose/@hasturswig for spotting that I had overlooked the sad passing of John Noakes, who originally appeared on this page!]

The Capital Herald - Saturday, 6th February 2021 Entertainment, page 15

Top left: Grasswater redo rumoured Will anybody tackle the ‘cursed’ adaptation? [Image Description: The ‘w’ in ‘Grasswater, ‘h’ in ‘the’, and ‘o’ in ‘adaptation’ in the above headline have been circled in pencil. End ID.] It's been nearly a decade and a half since the critically-acclaimed adaptation of Sir Thomas Parsett's The Grasswater Affair flopped into cinemas, and rumours are once again circulating about a possible reboot. The first attempt at transferring Parsett's magnum opus to the big screen was released in 2009 after a series of setbacks to the production process. Among the calamities that befell the set were a fire in the wardrobe department, an overdose requiring producers to recast the lead role of Fabian, and a bout of food poisoning that halted filming for over a week. There were whispers, among the more superstitious, that the film was cursed. By the time The Grasswater Affair was finally released, the delay had whipped the original book's fans into a frenzy of anticipation, and excitement over the forthcoming film actually pushed the 19th-century novel into the bestseller lists for the first time in the weeks before the release. Early reviews were promising, and the good press only fed the hype machine. But the crowds that packed into cinemas to watch it emerged disappointed; while the reasons they gave for their disappointment varied wildly, everybody from casual viewers to die-hard book lovers seemed to find it lacking in some aspect or another. It deviated too far from the source text, while adhering precisely to the minor details that didn't matter; it featured a young actor fresh out of drama school, rather than the promised household name; it lingered too long on shots of the actresses' bosoms, and the key object that proved key to the plot was left entirely out of focus in the background of a crucial early scene. While, naturally, some audience members enjoyed it in its own right, it never became either a blockbuster hit or a cult classic, and it still boasts a lowly 2.9 stars on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) and 24% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. This being the case, it might be hard to understand why rumours continue to circulate about a revival of The Grasswater Affair, or what might make this time different from the many, many other occasions when such a story has surfaced on the internet. The first question is easily answered by a look at the thriving community of Parsett fans who adore the original novel – and, indeed, the rest of the series The Grasswater Affair is part of. Following first Fabian, and then various other heroes, through a sort of alternative 19th century underpinned by magic and other fantasy tropes, it's been hailed as a masterpiece – and it's aged surprisingly well despite the shift in society's views and tolerances since its publication. 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Perhaps I could tell one of my favourite stories, one that I didn't originally write. I'm actually talking to some people... We'll have to see. Hopefully I'll have news for you soon.” Hopefully you will, Noel. Hopefully you will. CITRON DEUX-CHEVAL Top right: Summer’s operatic offerings Last of Glyndebourne festival announcements [Image Description: The apostrophe and ‘s’ of ‘summer’s’ and the ‘t’ of ‘operatic’ in the above headline are circled in pencil. Below the headline is a short, wide picture of a theatre auditorium with red curtains. Small text over the bottom of the picture reads ‘Photo: Gabriel Varaljay | Unsplash’. End ID.] Opera fans are in for a treat this summer, as Puccini's Turandot returns to Glyndebourne Opera House. The venue in Lewes is renowned as the home of great opera, and Turandot is a favourite no matter where it's performed, so this combination of the two is a perfect match. Throw in popular young tenor Jeremy Wensleydale – most recently seen on ITV's The Masked Singer - performing the role of Calaf, and it's a performance guaranteed to impress. The play follows Calaf as he sets out to win the hand of the titular princess. Each suitor is asked three riddles, and failure means instant death. But answering three riddles is not enough to win the heart of Princess Turandot, and Calaf strikes a desperate bargain; if she can guess his true name by daybreak, she may put him to death regardless. If she fails, the marriage goes ahead. It's an interesting method of courting, to be sure, but the opera has enchanted and delighted audiences for many years now. And, if nothing else, who can resist an opportunity to hear 'Nessun Dorma' live? Glyndebourne members can book tickets now for dates between 25th May and 22nd June; remaining tickets will be available from the 18th of April. Turandot is the latest title to be announced by the opera house and completes their summer season's line-up. There will also be performances of Cosi Fan Tutte, Tristan and Isolde, Il Turco in Italia, and an array of concerts and other events. The Glyndebourne Summer Festival is always a highlight of the arts scene in the middle of the year, but there are events all year round. Currently, the opera house is a stopping-point for a touring production of Romeo & Juliet, which has already passed through the Chichester Festival Theatre and will then go on to Colchester, Ipswich, Cambridge, Sheffield, Manchester and Leeds. The show is a daring new interpretation of the age-old Shakespearean tragedy, fusing music and dance with the familiar story, and a full review will appear in the Capital Herald on Thursday. From the middle of February, Romeo & Juliet will be replaced at Glyndebourne with a more traditional #approach to La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi. The music of La Traviata may be familiar, even to audiences unfamiliar with the story, as it was rather liberally plundered for inspiration by Donato Lovreglio in 1865. Of course, that does assume a familiarity with Lovreglio - but if you find yourself humming along during your first attendance, that might very well be why. Incidentally, for more opera and classical music trivia, you might find my recent book, Inside Opera, worth a read - especially if you need to brush up on your cultured conversation points before you visit the opera house this summer. EDWARD BIGGS Inside Opera, by Edward Biggs, is published by Byker Press and is available now in all good bookshops. #Hardback RRP ￡9.99/€11.99.

Centre left: Capital Herald scoops NMA Star-studded ceremony honours news greats [Image Description: The ‘H’ of ‘Herald’, ‘A’ of ‘NMA’, and ‘t’ of ‘star’ in the above headline are circled in pencil.] The 2021 News Media Award ceremony took place on Thursday evening at a glamorous event held in the Mayfair Room at the Connaught Hotel, Mayfair. While many of the attendees are more used to operating the cameras than parading in front of them, they rose to the occasion with great aplomb, rubbing shoulders on the red carpet with some of the most famous entertainers in the UK who'd come to add their own special touches to the ceremony. It will come as no surprise to learn that Trevor McDonald, Natasha Kaplinsky, and Naga Munchetty were in attendance, as were Tom Bradby and Dan Walker. But the attendee who really got heads turning was Carmine Zugiber, notorious for attending very few events on UK soil. Although she's normally out in the field, she's been based in London for the last couple of months, covering the political beat for News World Weekly in Uriel Scrolle's absence, and it seems she couldn't resist the opportunity to collect her awards for Best Combat Coverage and Outstanding Field Reporting in person. Wearing a glamorous Ligur gown in striking red to match her hair, she paused on the red carpet to exchange words with some of those less fortunate reporters covering the event. “I don't know what to do with myself, with nobody shooting at me!” Zugiber joked. “Where's my bulletproof jacket?” The ceremony featured a performance of 'Messy (If I Want To Be)' by rapper P-White, who also presented an award for Entertainment Columnist of the Year to the Capital Herald's very own Citron Deux-Cheval. Another of the Capital Herald's staff writers, Edward Biggs, was nominated in the category of News-Adjacent Achievement for his 2020 trivia book, That Guy From That Thing. While the award, presented by Dame Angela Crowley, eventually went to News World Weekly's Donald Eath for High Score: A Study in Arcade Machines, Edward did get a chance to meet Dame Angela and exchange a few words. “She said I shouldn't feel discouraged, as she didn't win anything at her first awards ceremony either – and she wished me every success with my new book, which has just come out,” said Biggs of the star. “Hopefully, next year, I'll be bringing home a trophy too.” At the end of the night, as the winners and losers drifted home, the presses were already roaring into action to print the morning's papers. The news never stops; there was precious little time for the winners to enjoy the warm glow of appreciation, and no time at all for the less successful nominees to lament their losses. But at the end of the day, the whole industry could sleep safe in the knowledge that the work we do is valuable, and valued. MARY HODGES

Bottom left: Blue Peter garden party ‘22 Celebrating 10 years in show’s new location [Image description: The ‘B’ and ‘e’ of ‘Blue’ and the ‘h’ of ‘show’ in the above headline are circled in pencil. End ID.] The BBC has announced that it will be holding a party for former Blue Peter presenters, guests, and viewers in 2022. Held in the Blue Peter garden in Salford to celebrate ten years since it was relocated from London, the party is expected to provide an opportunity for Blue Peter presenters, past and present, to mingle and let their hair down, as well as catching up with some of the guests who've appeared on the show over the years. Former presenters such as Adam Young, Katy Hill, Radzi Chinyanganya, Anthea Turner, Gethin Jones, Pat Maputi, Yvette Fielding and Konnie Huq can expect an invite, of course, as can the current team of Lindsey Russell, Richie Driss, Mwaka Mudenda, and Adam Beales. But the former guests are an even more varied bunch; everyone from Idina Menzel and Sir Chris Hoy to McFly and Tim Peake could be invited, to say nothing of the hundreds of farmers, bakers, teachers, parents, and kids who've taken part in the show. While the party is quite a long way off yet, the BBC are already hard at work figuring out a lottery system that will allow them to give every viewer an equal chance to be invited to the party. Register your interest now on the Blue Peter website to make sure you don't miss out. SARAH JEUNE Ad, bottom right: [Image Description: A black background with a dark-grey crown resting on it. There are smudges of a lighter colour on the background. Above the crown, graffiti-style text reads ‘P-White’. Below it, written as if in chalk, are the words ‘Chalkdust tour’, underlined as if in chalk. Beneath it, a red bar reading ‘New dates added’ covers the words ‘Sold out’. Below that is the web address ‘www.chalkdust-tour.com’. Tiny writing in the bottom right hand corner reads ‘Photo: Zach Angelo for ProChurchMedia | Unsplash’. End ID.]

[End of transcript]

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Throughout NaNo I posted a bunch of excerpts from the extended edition of The Last Damsel, so I’ve decided to collate them into one easily accessible post!

(Mild spoilers and a rather long post ahead.)

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“Hey Tim?”

“Hmm?”

“Do you think Cedrix will let me marry his cousin?”

“Isn’t she already married?”

“Yep, and she’s got a girlfriend. But, c’mon,” If smirked, striking a dramatic pose and waving a hand in her own general direction, “Who wouldn’t want a piece of this?”

Given that ‘this’ was a four-foot-nothing scrawny fifteen year old covered in mud and bruises and currently missing her shoes, and ‘who’ was a sophisticated twenty-five year old who owned a royal title and half a kingdom, most people wouldn’t have rated If’s chances.

Tim was not most people.

“If-Thou-Dost-Not-Repent-Thou-Wilst-Be-Eternally-Damned Jefferson, you-”

“If.”

“If what?”

“My name. No need to bother with all that Dost-Not-Repent stuff, just call me If.”

“Very well. If-”

“If what?”

“…”

“No, just kidding. Go ahead.”

For a second time, If rummaged amongst her various and manifold pockets and pouches and for the second time pulled out something that wasn’t a knife, confidentially handing over a tiny scroll wrapped in green ribbon. The bouncer inspected it carefully, then looked down at If.

Then back at the scroll.

Then back at If.

“According to this,” They said, in a tone that could almost be hiding a laugh, “Your name is Jonnathone Smyith, and you are a fifty-nine year old white man with a face tattoo.”

“Yeah?” Said If, who was, as far as the bouncer could tell, not white, not a man, and not currently sporting even the smallest of face tattoos. To the bouncer’s eyes she also did not appear fifty-nine years old, but, then again, they’d never been all that good at judging ages.

“Afraid I don’t accept fake IDs.” They said, tossing the small scroll back to If. Technically it should have been confiscated to be displayed and installed in pride of place on the club’s Wall of Infamy, but they were fairly certain anyone who accepted that ID deserved whatever was coming to them.

“I didn’t make the rules, dear.” Ey said, almost adding decapitation to Cedrix’s list of injuries as ey waved one of eir huge wings towards the far wall where, wedged in between a faded live, laugh, love sign and a clearly handmade cross-stitch informing visitors that home is where the hoard is, a large poster entitled ‘RULLES’ stared down at them.

“This deal,” Cedrix said, “Tell me what it involves.”

“Oh, it’s fairly simple,” Raev replied sweetly, giving Cedrix the distinct impression that it was going to be anything but, “You give me something I want, and I give you what you want. A trade, if you will.”

“That is exactly what a trade is.” Cedrix pointed out.

“The kgnrhabreghuha of jehwufhrglk oiewthqerktha.”

There was a pause.

“The what?” Cedrix replied, once he’d realised Raev was telling them him what ey wanted, and wasn’t, as he’d first assumed, coughing up a hairball.

“The kgnrhabreghuha of jehwufhrglk oiewthqerktha.”

Tim’s eyes somehow widened even more, and as his bottom lip began to protrude Cedrix knew he was in trouble. Before he could say anything, however, Tim pulled out his greatest weapon.

“Please?”

“What do you have beneath your jacket?”

“Well, hey, I mean not that I’m not flattered, but-”

“Above your tunic, dear.”

“Awesome!” She said, holding the knife above her head and turning it this way and that, watching the way the light glinted off the blade, “What does it do?”

“Well, stabs things, I would presume?” Answered Raev, who seemed rather confused by the question.

“Well you two are no fun.” Raev pouted.

“We’re not?” Said Tim, his face sinking.

“You already have your hearts’ greatest desire.”

“We do?”

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

“Ridiculous?” Raev said, raising a non-existent eyebrow in Cedrix’s direction, “Well then Mr Smarty Breeches, you tell me. What is your heart’s greatest desire?

“I’ll give you a clue,” Ey added, in a whispered tone that was so loud either ey weren’t trying to whisper at all, or ey were just really bad at it, “He’s sitting right next to you.”

“Don’t be ridiculous.” Cedrix repeated, as, awkwardly, Tim spoke at the exact same time.

“Oh, well that makes sense.”

“What?”

Cedrix and Tim stared at each other. Raev just rolled eir eyes.

“That makes sense?”

“Yes?” Tim said, confused as to what, exactly, Cedrix wasn’t understanding, “I mean, I love you, and I want to be with you, so, yes?”

“You- what?” Said Cedrix, who’s brain had, upon hearing the L word, decided to do a remarkably accurate impression of an ice-berg and frozen solid.

“Love you.” Tim repeated helpfully, “Is that okay?”

“I- you- uhhhhh.” Cedrix said eloquently, before giving up on words completely. Ignoring both their audience and every lesson on manners and appropriate royal behaviour he’d ever suffered through, he yanked Tim in and kissed him with every ounce of passion he possessed, and probably slightly too much tongue. Behind them, If wolf-whistled.

“I love you too, of course.” Cedrix sniffed once they finally broke apart, tearing his eyes away from Tim, whose dark skin had somehow managed to turn pink and who was grinning so hard his cheeks were in danger of tearing in two.

Cedrix began to suspect it was no ordinary bookshop the moment the door disappeared.

The Maize of Death managed to somehow exceed and fall far short of Cedrix’s expectations simultaneously. The death part turned out to be, contrary to the less than impressive start, a severe possibility. Within minutes, Sir Swordasome was clutching at definitely-broken ribs, If had barely managed to avoid losing an arm and was gushing a rather alarming amount of blood, and Tim was missing a large clump of hair after narrowly escaping decapitation.

The Maze part, not so much.

“You?” Said Gad, pausing in her panic to look over at If, who had stepped out from behind the prince and was currently staring at the dragon, arms crossed and a challenging glint in her eyes, “What is one twig to burn brighter than an entire forest?”

“She thinks you don’t stand a chance.” Tim translated helpfully.

Staring into the room, both Tim and Cedrix were filled with an overwhelming mixture of horror and disappointment. Cedrix, who foolishly had failed to consider what other precautions the princess might have taken, silently cursed as he took in the sight of her; long blonde hair spread like a halo, hands clasped delicately atop the covers as she breathed softly, fast asleep on a luxurious golden four poster bed. Tim stared sadly at the same scene, but for a completely different reason.

“Aw, I liked that table.”

“I am NOT kissing her.” Said Cedrix at the exact same moment, folding his arms decisively across his chest.

Although neither Cedrix nor Tim had noticed, the room was almost unrecognisable from the bare yet cluttered place it had been previously. Tim’s table wasn’t the only thing missing, in fact almost every piece of furniture he owned had been banished to either the scrap heap or the previously non-existent fireplace and replaced with chests, bookcases and an oversized dressing table that all seemed to, like the bed, be made of pure gold. Lacy pink curtains, that, admittedly, Tim thought were rather pleasant, covered the windows, and scattered around the room were a variety of objects that only made Cedrix’s heart sink further in his chest.

“Um, why would you kiss her?”

“Spinning wheel, half eaten apple, empty potion bottle,” Cedrix said, gesturing to each object in turn, “It seems she wasn’t taking any chances.”

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Joining Split Recordings From Traktor

Free MP3 Cutter Joiner is an lightweight device that's straightforward to use and has a plain looking interface. Be a part of all forms of audio files into a much bigger one for gapless and non-stop playback or sharing on your Mac OS X. Different audio formats with different bitrates may be joined simply at the similar time. It joins varied kinds of audio clips into one large file without recompressing and high quality loss. Now you may freely create your social gathering mix and audiobook for continuous uninterrupted playback than fragments with many pauses. Lacking in function, ugly, join wav files command line and laborious to make use of, Free MP3 Cutter Joiner has a very specific use. However on condition that Audacity can also be free and gives a full suite of more person-friendly audio instruments, I don't know why you wouldn't select that as a substitute. If you continuously experience sudden breaks in your CD, especially if it's a music live performance copy or a comedy present recording, it may be really irritating. In this case, you need a program like Merge MP3that lets you merge all MP3 tracks into one giant MP3 file and enjoy the music till the tip, and not using a break. Do you ever have a wish to create a ringtone of your choice by your self? Or wanna attempt to create a song of your alternative by cutting or merging audio files? If that's the case, then you would have need good help for that. Right? So, right here we are with the one cease solution of reducing and merging songs, with the one and solely MP3 Cutter and Merger App - Lower and Mix Audio files. Also know the best way to use this app and about its key function. WAV is a one-cease store the place you possibly can add your music, reside stream your reveals, build an audience, and work together with followers in actual time. WAV is all the time looking out for top expertise, and the more followers have interaction along with your content, the extra access you'll need to WAV's production, advertising, and label assets. Did we mention followers can support you immediately by way of digital gifts? That too. If you merge tracks, the tracks are replaced with a single track containing a stereo audio file in a brand new copy of the track. The original tune is obtainable within the My Songs browser, so you'll be able to edit the unique tracks. If you are on the lookout for an audio converter that would convert iTunes M4P songs, www.magicaudiotools.com then you should not miss this iTunes DRM Audio Converter Regardless of you wish to convert DRM-ed iTunes music or Apple Music, audiobooks, the iTunes DRM Audio Converter could do them all with 20X quick speed, maintaining lossless high quality, retaining ID tags. You'll be able to break up, reduce, trim a large MP3 file into multiple smaller pieces by time. As a MP3 Splitter , it may also Break up MP3 album file into tracks with cue sheet. You can set ID3 tags (such as monitor quantity, title, artist, album, style, 12 months and remark) for cut pieces and join target MP3 using built-in ID3 tags editor. Step three. Turn the "Be a part of All files" button to ON. With the intention to join totally different audio recordsdata as a whole, you want to have an audio joiner appropriate with all of the audio codecs first. In case you are a musician or accustomed to audio recordsdata, you need to know some audio codec aren't used at no cost, similar to AC3. Another problem is the best format you should select to your gadget. The article explains one of the best audio combiner software you need to choose for various requirements. Just check whether or not the data is useful for you to get the desired software. In case you have any query, you can be happy to share your concept within the feedback. google something like "join wav recordsdata freeware" and it offers you sites for several functions that can do it. Free MP3 WMA Cutter - Additionally consists of a number of basic audio file editing capabilities and can be utilized as a ringtone maker for iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia, etc. Reduce and be a part of video files to AVI, MPEG, MOV, MP4, and FLV format. Music Editor from smart app tools is Professional Audio Enhancing Software to your each day needs with most helpful and handy options to edit your audio in few seconds. This app can cut, compress, convert and be part of the best part of your audio song relaxed. As a music admirer, you may want to trim a music file or simply take away it so as to have an enhanced expertise or make some extra space. On prime of that, you'll be able to take pleasure in your tracks much more by customizing the recordsdata. Therefore, you want a software that can make it easier to split tracks by time. MP3 being the preferred audio file format, Free MP3 Splitter is just the correct tool for you. As talked about earlier, the Free MP3 Cutter and Joiner boasts an easy and well-organized with a pleasant design. The interface has only as many objects so it is for even the brand new users to toggle by way of for the primary time. If you find yourself misplaced, simply attain out for the assistance button and it will information you thru the tool with detailed info that's fun. It additionally features an email deal with for additional help.

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Digital Store

FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3, however lossless, which means that audio is compressed in FLAC with none loss in quality. A: The FLAC to ALAC Converter obtain for LAPTOP works on most current Home windows operating programs. We've got decided to browse the web completely and list the sources where you may get your favorite music tracks in lossless formats. Right here we go along with our choose of one of the best 10. Because of this I think a tenet ought to be made to forbid the bitrates for lossless formats. FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec , an audio format much like MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality. This is just like how Zip works, except with FLAC you will get significantly better compression because it's designed specifically for HD audio. Note: convert flac to alac reddit Although this technique suits to compress all audio information, the sound high quality shall be lowered proportionately. Relating to ALAC, I appear to recollect the dialogue resolved to we must always enter the file extension, not the codec kind. Choose MP3 from the Audio Class. iSkysoft iMedia Converter Deluxe supports three completely different categories to choose from. Equally, you can choose another audio format as per your requirement. To successfully import and FLAC recordsdata in iTunes and iOS units, we would higher convert FLAC to iTunes supported formats with a professional FLAC to iTunes converter. it could actually convert in each directions between 20 compressed and uncompressed codecs including MP3, www.audio-transcoder.com Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, Apple Lossless, Monkey's Audio, WavPack, Speex, AIFF, and WAVE. WMA: Home windows Media Audio is Microsoft's personal proprietary format, just like MP3 or AAC. It does not really provide any benefits over the other formats, and it is also not as properly supported. There's very little reason to tear your CDs into this format. Having the validated bitrate on a shared database also permits you to test if the recordsdata you might have in your exhausting disk are of the same high quality are due to this fact probably real. Audirvana Plus is The Audiophile Participant for the Mac OS X platform, aiming at one of the best potential sound high quality, transforming the Mac pc into a very excessive-finish HiFi audio source.

CUETools can learn of a knowledge monitor's existence on the original CD by info in thecue sheet orlog file. Thecue sheet probably will not have the needed size information as a result of the data monitor is the final track and probably is not in the rip (audio CD rippers typically don't rip information tracks in any respect). However, when you have an EAC log made by a recent model of EAC, CUETools can get the information track size from it. For this to work, thelog file should have the same title as thecue file, but ending inlog as an alternative ofcue, in fact. Or, if you do not have alog file, but yourcue sheet accommodates the disc's original freedb DISCID (like allcue sheets made by recent EAC versions), CUETools can determine a doable vary for the info track size. You'll be able to try to enter seventy five different values in that vary manually to find an actual size.Once I awoke this morning, I had a realisation that I can convert FLAC to wav, and then wav to ALAC, thus meaning that my iPod Contact isn't largely redundant as I continue to concentrate on CD-quality music. dBpoweramp integrates into Windows Explorer, an mp3 converter that is so simple as right clicking on the supply file >> Convert To. Popup information tips, Edit ID-Tags are all provided.FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. It's a excessive-decision audio file that has been compressed (usually from a larger WAV file) so it is extra manageable to retailer. The lossless" compression of FLAC recordsdata signifies that, while they're around half the size of a hello-res WAV file, not one of the info has been discarded. Conversely, whereas an MP3 solely takes up a few megabytes of space, it is a lossy" file, and dumps as much as ninety % of the original file via compression when it's created.2. As soon as it's downloaded, right-click on on any FLAC file in your laptop and choose "Convert to" and select Apple Lossless in the drop-down. The primary time you do that, you will be prompted to download a further codec pack. Do that. After the profitable including, the next one is choosing the output format in keeping with your need. Clicking the button "setting", in the pop-up window, you'll be able to choose output file, format, and even the conversion velocity. Click on the body of format, and choose "FLAC" format.If one is used to listening to soothing music within the automotive over FM radio, then an MP3 of the identical played on earbuds could sound fantastic. But even with a pair of cheap $25 cans, FLAC can make a huge distinction with audio that has extra complex sound constructions. That is no longer the realm of the music elite. I am not a proponent of proprietary formats. Proprietary tags in HTML had been a Dangerous Thing which took MS a very very long time to do away with.

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WMV To MP3

Freemake Audio Converter converts music files between 50+ audio codecs. Our Superfast YouTube to MP3 Converter tool can also be appropriate with many other on-line video websites equivalent to Facebook, Vimeo, Dailymotion, VK, Instagram, Metacafe, Soundcloud, AOL, and Vevo for now. And on this half, you might be really useful with the very best CDA Recorder With this glorious CDA monitor cd Zu mp3 Converter online recording device, you possibly can easily and effectively seize the CD audios and save them in MP3 format. There are a great deal of online services for converting information, so if you'd want to not set up any software and you do not have thousands of files to convert, you'll be able to add WMA files and download MP3 variations. Simply repeat the step 3 and choose extra MP3 info. There are additionally many free MP3 Tagging software program titles around that can be utilized for writing the tag information to saved MP3 information, but you continue to have the same points with tagging as you'll have with ripping if your source discs are residence-burned compilation CDs. CDA information don't truly comprise any wave data, they solely feature references as to where the tracks begin and cease. Additionally watch video tutorial CDA file will not be file.

☉ 1-click on ISO picture burner to burn ISO picture file to DVD disc. It would probably extract CDA data from CDs and convert them to mp3. Yes you'll be able to convert audio tracks from cda to mp3 format utilizing Windows Media Participant which you could find in Microsoft Windows OS. Follow these steps talked about below to transform cda to mp3 utilizing home windows media player. Convert cd zu mp3 converter online to audio information of different formats including MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, APE. Rip your Audio CD to MP3. Notice: please choose CDA information on CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive straight. The preview window helps you narrow the actual a part of a video file to transform. To make Home windows Media Player create songs with the extra versatile MP3 format as an alternative of WMA, click on the Manage button in the top-left nook, select Options, and click on the Rip Music tab. We additionally recognize that you may have a brief need to convert a number of information, so we examined the perfect free audio converters so we might recommend a product that will not introduce adware and spy ware on your pc. If you are unable to play few CDs with Home windows media player and iTunes and few are working high quality, then there are probabilities that the CDs are damaged or there could be some hardware issues on your pc. The guide will introduce 3 options to convert CDA to MP3. While you import information into your Audio CD burning project that consist of compressed MP3 this format must be re-converted to match the Audio CD specification, which is able to result in a slight loss of audio high quality in your final Audio CD. The better choice for this case is creating an MP3 disc, as defined beneath.

Hope you'll find a situable method that will help you extractcda file to MP3 audio in line with your want. Different play will not even tounch it, however dBpowerAMP Audio Player play the file other can't file, however with my cd ther aren't any id tag, which is a a ache. This Android audio converter can convert numerous audio recordsdata to Android specific audio format, the output file may be played in your Android machine. Click on "Add Recordsdata" button to choose CDA recordsdata and add them to conversion checklist. Default areas: C:\Giza\CDA or C:\Program Recordsdata\2020\Giza\CDA. Proper right here now we have to convert CDA to MP3, so click on on MP3" and you'll select pattern charge, channels, bit worth in the Options" checklist. Still, extra skilled users should be delighted with the settings menu, which includes advanced settings for principally each single format that's supported, including AVI, MOV, MP3, MP4, 3GP, WAV, AC3, cd zu mp3 converter online MMF and OGG. However, don't anticipate the audio high quality to enhance whenever you convert the file. It's thus attainable to either drag the AIFF information from the Finder into Audacity, or use the File > Import > Audio command, as an alternative of extracting the audio. You may convert audio information to desired format and edit them with ease. Slow conversion velocity is the largest draw back when using free converter software. I exploit Window Media Participant to rip it and put it apart to my desktop to be used as awav file on my Roland sampler and TD30. By default, the filename of your supply file is used, so shall be transformed to track01.mp3 (should you convert FLAC to MP3). Open a music-ripping utility with MP3 conversion capabilities. Burn MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF to audio CD in a excessive velocity. To tear your CD to MP3, observe the steps under. ImTOO Audio Converter Pro is a powerful and easy to utilize software program so that you can convert CDA recordsdata to MP3 format. Now you possibly can either drag and drop the files into the program window, or click on the Add Information button to add recordsdata from your laptop. Launch Any Video Converter Free and click on "Add Videos" button to select movies you want to convert to audio, then select the audio output format and click "Convert Now!" button to start conversion. If you are wanting the most effective CDA to MP3 converter, we advocate AnyMP4 Display screen Recorder, partly as a result of the wonderful output quality it produces. "CDA recordsdata" are an try to supply a files-on-a-filesystem concept to one thing that has no filesystem. Choose a number of CDA track(s) you need to convert after which click "Open". four. After these optional settings, click the Start Conversion" button to begin changing AC3 audio files to MP4 video online free of charge. For this you should utilize the cda to mp3 converters to transform audio tracks to mp3 file format.

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Youtube To MP3 & MP4 Converter

Sometimes, you want to convert your video and just hold the audio and reserve it as an MP3. MKV to MP4 Converter is an all-in-one MKV Converter. It will possibly convert MKV to MP4 format to make use of on your iPod, PSP, Apple TV or numerous different portable gadgets. Easy to make use of - Just two clicks, everybody can change into the master of MKV to MP4 Converter; Mechanically shutdown the computer after conversion; Excessive velocity - Provide > 300% converting pace by multithreading. Simultaneously convert your file to various codecs to fulfill different necessities. In case you are Apple Music subscriber and in addition need to take pleasure in Apple Music on MP3 players or other HD devices with out restrictions. Sidify Apple Music Converter must be the best choice, which lets you convert Apple Music tracks and iTunes M4P music to plain MP3 , AAC , FLAC and WAV format losslessly at as much as 20X speed, while conserving unique audio quality and all the ID tags. Aura Video to Audio inherits the YouTube downloader function from Aura Video Converter. In addition to downloading online movies (normally in FLV format) like YouTube videos, Google videos and MetaCafe movies, the Video to Audio converter software can be in a position to convert FLV videos, including downloaded YouTube FLV movies, to WMA, MP3, AAC, mp3Pack To mp4 Conversion WAV and OGG audio formats. Click on the Add Recordsdata" button to choose the MP4 file from the computer. This is likely one of the simplest ways to add an Audio file to your Fb, Twitter, Snapchat and other platforms where a direct MP3 file is just not allowed. You may also share the video on WhatsApp to your folks and family members. By using our converter you may easily convert your system videos to mp3 (audio) or mp4 (video) and different format and download them for free - this service works for computers, tablets and mobile gadgets. Stellar is suitable with 7 of the most well-liked audio file codecs—MP3, MP4, WMA, WAV, AAC, OGG, and FLAC. Not as broad as the one for the top converters, however ok mp3Pack To mp4 Conversion convert most of the fashionable audio recordsdata. The program is also able to extracting audio knowledge from video recordsdata. And just because the title implies, it does a stellar job changing video file formats to different formats. You may also obtain youtube music even faster ! We've got made a new solution to use our yt to mp3. Merely put the key phrase « stm » in front of handle url to download anything from youtube with just one tip ! This method is really convenient for users that do not have extension or don't want to use any addon. You won't have to sort our website in google anymore. The only thing, you should remember is the key phrase « stm ». It's actually practical and simple to use for everybody.

Wonderfox's Free HD Video Converter Factory gives a nice, straightforward-to-use multimedia converter program without cost, supporting all kinds of audio and video codecs, with options to transform them to almost another format of a similar kind, with quite a lot of presets to ensure compatibility with a range of smartphones and different device-pleasant formats. Users can set the bitrate and backbone, configure the encoders used and tweak the body charges, sample rates, and audio channel settings. The app even features a video downloader for ripping web movies. The free version limits you as much as 720 HD settings, with 1080 Full HD, 4k resolutions, batch conversions, and other options accessible in premium version, HD Video Converter Factory Professional. Nonetheless, even with these limitations, it is an excellent bundle. Step 2: Drag and drop the desired MP4 information to the software interface. You can also click Add Files > Load Media Recordsdata and browse MP4 file in your Mac. Prism is probably the most steady and complete multi-format video converter available and could be very easy to use. Download and set up Leawo Video Converter in your laptop (Mac users ought to swap to Mac version of Leawo Video Converter), and then comply with the information below to convert MP4 to MP3. Please note which you can additionally get an alternate downloader app and desktop converter for those who need extra handy approach to get your favourite songs in mp3. The guests make use of the video to MP3 converter as a result of they'll moreover convert any videos from YouTube.WAV (WAVE) information are audio files playable via multimedia playback software program similar to Home windows Media Player and other software program out there for your working system. These files comprise any sounds reminiscent of sound results, music or spoken words. WAV information are massive in size and with the advent of MP3 and MP4 WAV information are becoming less common and less widespread. They had been created and developed by IBM and Microsoft but unlike MP3 and MP4 the WAV file format doesn't use a type of lossy compression so file sizes are subsequently a lot bigger and now much less widespread.To transform songs presently in your iTunes library, open the software and find the Preferences menu from the iTunes dropdown on a Mac or Edit dropdown on a Home windows laptop. Next, click the Basic tab, then discover the Import Settings in the decrease section of the Preferences window. After that, click the dropdown next to Import Utilizing, select the format and click on OK to avoid wasting that import format because the default setting. iTunes permits for batch changing, so the final step is to pick all the files you wish to convert, click the File menu, then select Convert and click on Create MP3 Version. Should you selected a unique output format, it shows that format moderately than MP3.Free conversion utility can remodel both offline and on-line information. For example, you too can convert YouTube MP4 to MP3. At default settings, the applying converts recordsdata to MP3 with fixed bitrate (CBR) and automatically selects all of the encoding parameters so as to preserve the unique audio quality. Free MP4 Converter is helpful software program which permits customers convert any kind of format of video resembling MP4 to MP3 audio for playback, particularly on Apple products. The new model enhances the steadiness and velocity of audio conversion.Utilizing , it is simple to transform MP4 recordsdata to a variety of other formats. I need to convert all my wma music to mp3 is there a strategy to do it all of sudden or will I must spend hours doing each one individually. Hope you'll be able to assist way to many to don individually. By absolutely utilizing such tech, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum reaches incredible DVD ripping speeds that places its rivals to disgrace, particularly when performing DVD to MP4 conversions. You can even guarantee your ripped DVDs look their finest, as WinX DVD Ripper Platinum is the one DVD ripper that replicates your DVDs with out a single dropped body.

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