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[shilockes]

to all of u i'm booping multiple times: i am so sorry (<-lying)

[armoricaroyalty]

How I organize my files:

Every time this subject comes up, people are like ??? so here's a quick explanation of how I do things

One folder per chapter, one subfolder per scene

I have a folder on my desktop where I dump all of my story-related files (screenshots, edits, WIPS, personal recolors), and every chapter/arc of my story has its own folder. Within that folder, I create a sub-folder for every scene.

Each folder is numbered and named with each of the major characters who appear in that scene. If there are scenes with the same characters, I number them. This helps with pacing and planning arcs within chapters, because I can see when characters appear and reappear and look for other patterns.

When I finish a scene, I rename the folder to add DONE. This is for the ease of tracking my progress and figuring out what I still need to work on. This is especially helpful if I decide to skip around and work out of order, as I did on this chapter!

Within each subfolder, numbered screenshots

I dump all the screenshots for a particular scene into my scene folder, and as I sort through and decide which screenshots to use in what order. I number the screenshots as I go, and I move the unused screenshot into the "not in use" folder.

000_letterbox is a template file I use that has my format and colors for captions, along with some other reference stuff saved. I copy the template folder into the scene subfolder, and then use it to begin editing the screenshots for each scene.

When I finish editing a screenshot, I export it and add a c for captioned to each screenshot name. That way, all the raw screenshots are in order, and all of the completed, edited screenshots are also in order, separate from the raw images.

Finished chapters go in the archive

When I finish a chapter, I copy any screenshots I especially like into a separate reference folder, delete the "not in use" folders to save disk space, and then I use 7-zip to compress each chapter into a zipped folder. I move the zipped folder into a portable drive and then delete the original unzipped chapter files off my computer.

Why I do this

I'm just like that. But also, it makes sure that my things are organized and I can easily find the original, raw file for a particular screenshot if I ever need to use it for anything.

There's not really a single best way to organize your files, but I think it's a good idea to come up with some kind of method. You don't need to go back and organize old stuff (unless you want to!) but it's nice to have a simple system to help you find stuff on your computer.

This is a transferable skill btw, if you end up with an office job and you're good at file management and can easily find stuff, people will think you're a genius.

[ninoochat]

"you can't just say it's ooc because you didnt like it" oh? watch me lol what you gonna do call the fandom police?

[mystxmomo]

Portraying Vhaeraun and Enclave in comic format is one thing but look at the shit they're doing to one another in writing

[abyssopelagicstar]

terrible confession that I am a 'can't do eye contact' guy but everytime I experience it from the other end [someone else who also doesn't handle eye contact well] I'm like 'wow that's fucking weird huh'

[atlasblue85]

sorry i have to post about this everywhere because im losing my mind but went to do laundry this morning and of the 4 washers in the laundry room, one was working normal and fine, two were completely out of commission, and the last one contained several cloves of garlic

[tyrannosaurus-trainwreck]

Love that I seem to be officially entering my "I did meet some of the most insufferable people. But they also met me." phase.

[grave-bride]

Trick or treat!!

My intention was to respond to this with a "trick" but as it turns out hit MMORPG, FFXIV is down for maintenance so I could not log in to record a clip of my Draculaura cosplaying character firing an orbital space laser on some poor unsuspecting nerds.

So fine, you may have a "treat" instead.

[genkishoujo]

i love this site. people just pop off and really speak from the heart and it's so refreshing

[speedlimit15]

okay this is from a “guide for new tumblr users” going around and i think this piece of advice must be part of the reason there’s so little genuine political discussion on here in comparison to years past. i guess so many people are just blocking/unfollowing anyone who has opinions to discuss?

how are you ever going to grow or learn if you don’t at the very least expose yourself to people arguing about topics. if you enjoy someone’s posts enough to follow them initially maybe you might also be interested in what they have to say

and even if you disagree sometimes you don’t have to like…. never see them again…. unless they say something irreconcilable with your core beliefs i just don’t think blocking or unfollowing people who engage in longform back-and-forth is is reasonable. i don’t know that’s weird self-assured behavior people are just learning and thinking like you are and they might know something you do not! and in fact maybe you could participate and make your own voice and experience heard as well

[anime-scarves]

It's a good thing I don't write traffic legislation because I would propose that people who drive all the way up the lane that is closed and then try and cut in front of everyone should be tarred and feathered in a grand public shaming spectacle

[bnnuy-wabbit]

My brother is getting really attached to me... Boy......

[vaynglories]

is it petty to block someone for the crime of just being really really factually incorrect and also annoying about it, or

[publicuniversalenemy]

pros and cons of pittsburgh:

pro: everyone is so nice all the time

con: all forms of transit are from the fucking hell dimension

[therianomalocaris]

im like a middle school in that im full of tweens and they all want to kill each other

[the-tzimisce]

I love to leave from the secret gate in the basement that's a police checkpoint and has both automatic and manual passport checks before you sit down and once you go in you're trapped