Hey, I've decided to run an UTAU Secret Santa!! If you have any questions, don't hesitate in asking me!
TL;DR VERSION ON TUMBLR ->http://papandad.tumblr.com/post/33325698989/shorter-version-of-utau-secret-santa-details
BTW Tumblr tag is: utau secret santa 2012
Outline
*You DON'T have to own any UTAU! But be prepared that everything you'll request, draw and possibly render (music/video) will all be UTAU related.
**When sending me ANY information (ex.sign up), please leave me a message on DA or YT. I check those two the most and if you send me an ask on tumblr for example, I might not see it by mistake. ;o; [PandaLolii on both.]
-Sign up starts October 11th (Thursday/Tomorrow) and ends November 1st. [I think that'll give you enough time for gifts. If you want the deadline extended, leave a DA or UTAforum comment.] (See below for how to sign up.)
-I'll use a generator or get a friend to match some names and inbox you within the following week. (If you don't have anyone, please tell me!)
-I'll upload a master list of everyone + contacts + wishlist.
-Guys, I can't stress this enough but put quality into your work!
The UTAU community is fairly small so if you make a flop just to get a free art/UTAU use, we can tell??? Please make it special and maybe you can even meet a few new cool UTAU or friends and stuff dsafsdfasdf
-That said, if you don't have time, don't sign up instead of giving a half-assed piece of work.
-That said, if you don't have time, don't sign up instead of giving a half-assed piece of work.
-From December 22nd to January 1st, you can start sending gifts. [Please link me too so I can cross your name off the list.]
-If for some reason, you don't get a gift by the end of the first week of January, PM me and I'll wip you up a sketch of your UTAU! ;o; I'd also appreciate any volunteers to help me for anyone who gets a no-show Secret Santa!
- Yoi will be helping me with no-shows as well!
>No-shows will show up on the master list (public too) and you'll be blacklisted for any future UTAU Secret Santa events.
-For absolutely no reason other than your partner being banned or are unable to get their half done will allow you to get re-assigned another person. Like the other user or not, please respect them and put as much effort as you would for anyone else.
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Uploading
>Art uploads to DA, tumblr (tag = UTAU Secret Santa 2012), Anipan, Pixiv (avoid since some people might not have it) etc. (NO sta.sh/scraps (DA) please. ) Videos on YT or Nico, not soundtracks on Soundcloud/Tumblr etc please.
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Sign Up Information
-Name
-Which category you'd like to participate in
-3 Contact (Ordered from checked most frequently to checked least frequently)
-3 UTAU Options.
(It doesn't matter if you don't have 3 UTAU, pick someone else's that you like just as much! I might lower it to 2 if people complain, but we must give the artist some freedom in case the design clashes with their preferences. [Like for example, if you only have a furry UTAU but your secret santa has little experience drawing them???])
*If you do not have either of those, talk to me about any other site. Last resource is leaving your wishlist in the UTAforum thread.
***If working with voicebanks too, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me (via your wishlist) if you have any restrictions (ex. Don't know how to use VCV/CV VC, can't use hiragana etc.) Likewise, please leave quick details about your UTAU's VB so I can match everyone well. (This is the only one where some of it can't be generated randomly if that's okay with everyone.)
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Categories
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***Making an MMD model counts for making art I guess? ;;
Art Only
Basically art trades.
UTAU Videos Only
Video trades where you do NOT draw for the coverart as well.
Art + Videos
Video trade where you provide coverart + regular UTAU cover stuff.
Art for Video/Video for Art
People will draw for their half and the other makes a video for the other in return. [Your own art for the video is not required.]
Okay so, I'm going to be a mean ol' spirit-crusher and put quality-cuts (? idk how to describe it.)
-No bases. (And obviously, no tracing or art edits/recolours etc too.)
-Finished work only. [no scribbles/doodles, sketches etc.]
-The UTAUs you choose MUST have a relatively proper oto. (Leave a sample please.) Because I mean, if I got your UTAU and had to end up re-otoing a whole VCV bank just to make a cover with it, well, that's no fun at all. And frankly, not fair.
-There has got to be some effort evident in your video.
>UTAU is an easy plug-and-play program. That's why I'm asking that you make your Secret Santa covers somewhat special or look like you cared.
Examples of what you can do:
UST
-Edit envelopes (really!! if you crossfade vowels, it means you at least checked the UST and that would be nice already???)
-Pitchbend/Vibrato edits
-Improvs
-Make a UST
-etc
Video
-Subtitles
-MMD videos? (I don't have much experience with it but it seems better than a still picture?)
-Video effects
-Animation
-etc
[I will cut a little slack if you drew the art as well.]
-Edit envelopes (really!! if you crossfade vowels, it means you at least checked the UST and that would be nice already???)
-Pitchbend/Vibrato edits
-Improvs
-Make a UST
-etc
Video
-Subtitles
-MMD videos? (I don't have much experience with it but it seems better than a still picture?)
-Video effects
-Animation
-etc
[I will cut a little slack if you drew the art as well.]
You get the idea. You don't have to make something for both UST and Video extraordinary / heavy-duty editing but something and enough to show a bit of effort at least.
Sorry if this sounds constricting but if you don't plan on trying at all for this, please don't join???
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Invitations!!
If you'd like to invite some fellow UTAU fans/users, please leave me their contacts (DA, Tumblr, YT only please) and I'll send them a link in their inboxes!! Please avoid anyone that will cause any language confusion. < A >;;
I'm going to write something like "You've been invited to UTAU Secret Santa by (so and so)! Information:[Link]" Automatically, I'll leave your username, but if you want, you can tell me to say "anon" instead.