Fred Gallagher :
Over the past few years there have been many projects to translate Megatokyo into other languages. I welcome these projects - I consider them like fansubbing projects, as long as they are non-profit and are free to access for all who want to see them, I'm ok with it :-) Truth is, I really need to organize them so that they are easy to find, and the efforts are coordinated in an effective way. One example of a translation project that is doing quite well is the German translation project. Last week they told me that they had successfully translated chapter 0 in its entirety. :-) Other projects in the works is an Italian translation project and a French translation project.
Probably the most interesting thing about these projects is the software they have developed to streamline the process. It's called MegaLettering, and it involves mapping out areas in the comic where text are, and dynamically replacing this text with the translations. Neat stuff. Hopefully by next year we can see some well organized and focused projects in place in lots of languages, so I can get hate mail in more flavors :-p I know there are other projects out there, I just don't have the info in front of me right now :-) More on this when I get back.
[^] # Re: Megatokyo disponible en français
Posté par Jean-Marc Leroy . En réponse à la dépêche Megatokyo disponible en français. Évalué à 2.
Over the past few years there have been many projects to translate Megatokyo into other languages. I welcome these projects - I consider them like fansubbing projects, as long as they are non-profit and are free to access for all who want to see them, I'm ok with it :-) Truth is, I really need to organize them so that they are easy to find, and the efforts are coordinated in an effective way. One example of a translation project that is doing quite well is the German translation project. Last week they told me that they had successfully translated chapter 0 in its entirety. :-) Other projects in the works is an Italian translation project and a French translation project.
Probably the most interesting thing about these projects is the software they have developed to streamline the process. It's called MegaLettering, and it involves mapping out areas in the comic where text are, and dynamically replacing this text with the translations. Neat stuff. Hopefully by next year we can see some well organized and focused projects in place in lots of languages, so I can get hate mail in more flavors :-p I know there are other projects out there, I just don't have the info in front of me right now :-) More on this when I get back.