Lanipator's Answers 4

[MHLUNA24]

"I've never spoke to LittleKuriboh" 3 year's later Lani is at LK's wedding haha XD

[briartanglepath]

Editing can be really fun. The ones I've put on the channel I'm using now are my worse ones... On my other channel I'm putting up videos which are getting a lot of publicity, which makes me really proud. I love editing, but it takes forever, and don't say, "No one will notice that mistake." Because they do. I make sure a scene is perfect before I move on to the next. On my newer ones anyway...

[SourJovis]

Thanks Lani for the tips. Your and hbi2k's videos on how to make an abridged series helped me get started. That, and just watching them plus the commentaries. Do you have advice on promoting a series? Because I've only uploaded my pilot of Paranoia Agent Abridged yesterday, but I only get comments from people who don't know what abridged is and think it's an actual series. Just keep on going and hope to get noticed? Hope I'm not out of line posting this here. Didn't mean to spam.

[chibilord18]

why does lani have a zombie survival book?

[TheWrathfulHippie]

@chibilord18 Because he's prepared, that's why! Why don't you have one?

[chibilord18]

@TheWrathfulHippie your right 2012 is almost here we should be prepared for zombies...lol

[TheWrathfulHippie]

@chibilord18 Go check a calendar dude. XD

[chibilord18]

@TheWrathfulHippie actually the think some time in december i dont know an exact date and i know this because i read to many books TT+TT

[TheWrathfulHippie]

@chibilord18 Oh, you're talking about the 2012 Mayan calendar thing-ummy. It's December 21st, Winter Solstice. Frankly, I think it's hooey. An interesting mathematical event, if you like that kind of thing... I don't... No, the real fun should come in 2013. There's talk of a predicted solar flare, one so big it'll knock out all electronics for a period of time.

[chibilord18]

@TheWrathfulHippie meh we've had solar flares before dont know when but it was said to be very pretty

[TheWrathfulHippie]

@chibilord18 Oh yeah, there are solar flares going off all the time. If the scientists are to be believed. But apparently this one is going to be BIG. I guess astronomers can see them brewing, kinda like predicting an earthquake. I'm no good at science myself but my friend is, he put me onto the whole thing. I'll try and find out more from him, find some validation or something.

[chibilord18]

@TheWrathfulHippie yeah solar flares can be seen building up on "sun spots" as there called but if it was importantly dangerous they'd be trying something about it but i dont think we should use lani's video as our science presentation

[NROBable]

What is your favorite free video editor?

[Togachi536]

your hair... is tall

[Eman991]

dude, i wrote an essay parodying narnia for my english class and got a near perfect score. the only thing i didn't get perfect in was believability.

[pokeplayer935]

Oh man, best idea for an abridged series, and one that I truely love from my childhood. Medabots Abridged. Booyah.

[MrAnthem123]

@pokeplayer935 try it, that'd be interesting. if you make an abridged version of it and if you get to the part or episode or whatever when the car medabots come along, try to connect it somehow with transformers somehow or make that part an 80's montage.

[pokeplayer935]

@MrAnthem123 Hellz yeah.

[fliodhas79]

Oh my dear lord and all that is holy Lan is the epitome of hotness.

[MrSkoringo]

The whole abridging parts hardest for me. I cant quite condense it for some reason!

[Abridged2point0]

For Everyone Whos Wondering I Reccomend Finding Episodes Online And Using A Program To Record It

[12me91]

Ummm who is team dattebayo?

[00Clank]

@12me91 Guys who were doing a great DN abridged series. It's under a different account at the moment now. Try TeamDN in the search.

[thecup122]

you sound just like jack black

[divinecupid]

errr tea isn't actually healthy for the voice. just fyi mr 2 year old video

[BlackGokuproductions]

his normal voice sounds like Yusuke

[nitemaric]

whats with the cane/walking stick?

[AlucardHellsingXIII]

This is very good tutorial. Very effective, clean, and interactive. I thank you for the information.

[ShinigamiDuoDS]

hey lani, aside from pinnacle, what other video softwares would you recomend?

[youranimeguru]

Can you tell me where you got that headset?

[Cryptorchild92]

Wow your tristan sounds exactly like LK'S....

[awb26]

where's a good place to get abridger materials

[namboto]

I paused at 9:45 and saw "the Zombie Survival Guide" which just so happens to be sitting right in front of me.

blades don't need reloading.... lol

[RandomTheThought]

grr can some one tell me how to rip my dvd into scenes and chapters? ... i says no dvd but i have one in gah plz help thnx

[dbzcolton10]

I Forgot what I was going to say..

[alex0147852369]

lol 2:41 lani has panda ears :D

[twilightwindwaker]

Are you going to continue the series? What's with the gloves? I don't think Gantz is popular and yet Hbi2k made it. Isn't windows movie maker free and doesn't crash? I like what you did with your mike and your voice sounded different. Kuwabara. What is chlorosceptic for? I used to think that abridged has something to do with humor. I lot of people steal from LK. If I wanted to do Tristan I would have.

[AnimeRose01]

my ears TT-TT i had head phones on with the volume high when he kept doing the blurry mic at the beginning

[08thMSTeamAbridged]

what kind of capture device is that? what's a good one?

[MegaGuts549]

I know you say you hate when people steal jokes, BUT what if you steal jokes, but give reference, and the people you steal from know you are stealing beforehand?

[IsacCrimson]

The thing about voice-stealing is that there is A LOT of abdridged series out there nowadays, and it's really hard to keep original. I mean, some voices will sound like others, that's a fact.

[darthsasuke554]

wow you do a kickass tristen

[AnimeSpotProductions]

i'm working on a abridged series and i have the first 2 episodes done. check em out! yes i know they suck but i'm just a beginner. i'm abridging my favorite series!

[dbzsayian23]

how do i mute my video to add me own voice

[TheNachita123]

hi do you like latin women and if you do how old are you......... any way I think you rock keep the good work.

[dbzsayian23]

what sites do u use for sounds

[Deathstares92]

Thanks for the advice this will deferentially be good for my case closed abridged

[Prinny60]

:| I prefer LK :]

[Danhere13]

lol you can do the tristin voice as good as LK

[00Clank]

@Danhere13 Well LittleKuriboh's Tristin voice is an easy one to do I'd say. I can do it fairly well, as can a friend of mine. Harder voices are more like, Vegeta, Genkai and of course, what I think is the hardest one of all, King Kai.

Lanipator is my favorite voice actor in TFS.

[Danhere13]

@00Clank same here he can do a huge range, i can do the tristan voice as well as sever other ygotas voices and a few of lani's but not perfectly

[00Clank]

@Danhere13 KaiserNeko is also a great voice actor. Good at yelling, and can do King Kai, which I find amazing.

[11newells]

@Danhere13 i agree 

[Bleach33XD]

Will Windows Movie Maker work

[ZeroSpiritBlade]

Yes

[okamiwarrior94]

where did you get the converterbox and how much was it

[AfoxNamedNaru]

are those volumes of Yu YU Hakusho?

sweet

[TheDevilWearsWabbit]

In my experience, WMM (Windows Movie Maker) is the same, user friendly (To a certain degree) "But Crashes... A LOT"

[qukai000]

@TheDevilWearsWabbit i find alot of video editing softwares to be user friendly, but crashes....A LOT. like i use iMovie HD. and i constantly have to save it because it crashes in the most unexpected times.

[GaaraV3]

ima do girls bravo >:O

[AwesomeMaxx]

youre pretty down to earth

[RanmaSa0t0me]

LMAO OK Pinnacle! i've been askin you about it foreve and i'm sure you just have a shit load of messages. i have pinnacle studios 12 (about to get ultimate) i think i may get Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0, Adobe After Effects, and Adobe Audition, to try and play around with

[Naturallylatino]

your best guy is Krillin lol you funny

[AxlX007]

no its douce bag >:D

[Scampbell32]

no its mr popo!

[TinTyrantMM7BSS]

md february...of 2010?

[Buckyman441]

what makes me made is that I can do that old guy from DBZ and Naruto. it makes me upset, cause I can do that voices but Mas, has it. oh well there's still saw

[dethchop]

Good tips. I know what you mean about how writing and acting are hard to learn. Silversonic1 does most of the writing for our series while I do most of the voices just because that's where our individual talents are. I also liked your tips on taking care of your voice. I'll be keeping some throat spray on hand when I record my lines for episode 2.

[KamenRiderJoachim]

about the comment i made 1 day ago! I will if I'm able to find a dvd of pokemon's 1st season.

[poxess2]

i still wish the anime would still be on adult swim

[poxess2]

i would like to do an abridged series on a perverted anime (no it is not yuri you sick bastards) it is called chobits and you have no idea how much stuff can be made fun of! also i do like the series in some way (also do you could get itouchedyusuke to help me with the female voices?)

[KamenRiderJoachim]

THX 4 da lesson man! i might make an abridged series of Pokemon. i will or will not!

[zylekmer]

dbz abridged is my faforite ^^

[Gwarrior101]

Lol! when you said "If I wanted to do Tristen, I would have" in his voice. I thought "Whoever said he stole that voice got Lanipwned."

[Llandner]

wait is it a good reason to make a series cause

1)you like a series

2)you love cracking jokes about the series

3)cause you have nothing better to do

[phoenixthareaper]

yes yes it is.

[darkbladeSOS]

thanks

[jeankim4184]

TRUST ME

WE LOVE YOUR WORKKK!!!!!!

[animefan230]

you have poofy hair

[masterbassist93]

i never noticed how your forehead is like naturally furrowed. great tips by the way

[kopitehsedap]

i want to make a little fandub.i got the mic but where can i find the great voice ??

[Shredderman186]

Where can I get a converter box like yours?

[deoxy360]

I used this program in my media class and it was too difficult to use. I want a good ripping program.

[CrystalHunter1989]

Dude, I have the exact same software and I know what you mean.

[vickysly69]

CHin Poh and "Tristan" only sound similar.. I mean when I first heard Honda's voice, I thought it was more like Barney. Chin Poh don't have barney anywhere in him. xD

[nupinoop296]

You may live on the basics of editing, but you still win at life. :D

[nupinoop296]

D: I need iMovie. Movie Maker is terrible for that sort of thing.

[ayyXmomo]

this i slike the fourth or so vid i've watched of him... and he looks like kuwabara!! haha isn't that ironic?

[sequoiabuggy]

He has marvel zombies and zombie survival guide.

ZOMBIE!!!!!!!!!!

[moe1994yukie]

This was really helpful, and your Tristan was great. Nice job!

[PiratesOfYourDignity]

Great advise. We will follow it all.

Except the whole part on getting a good mic. I may have found this mic in the garbage, and it may not exactly be formatted for modern computors, but it works decent enough if your creative and careful

[Capcanister]

5:42 sounds like a military radio :P

[christop17]

I agree, the right reason to make an abridged series is for fun, not fame, and if you get famous that should be considered a bonus.

[xxDarkAwpxx]

easy to say when you've already got the fame

[christop17]

Yea it would, but also if your one bored mother humper.

[bugsrkool]

use audacity for sound edting

[channelchasr]

hey lani would sony vegas be a good program?

[VincentPrice111]

OH YEAH THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE.

[ryanatthedisco7]

THE CANE IS SHINNY!!

[Ciphye]

Do you have to use a converter box to get copyrighted material onto a computer...?

I want to get my YYH on my iPod, personally, and it's starting to annoy me that I paid for the DVD's and paid for the iPod but am not able to get the material off the DVD and onto the iPod because of "copyright."

Because I'm totally gonna illegally redistribute it with MY MOTHERFUCKING iPOD DX

Oh my God. I accidentally clicked 'Audio Preview' and it scared the hell out of me.

[hotfored]

I know I have no real reason to answer, but I have a capture device and it only cost like $100.00 and it's the only way I know of to get it on the computer, after that you should be able to put it on an ipod, but I don't have an Ipod, so I'm not quite sure, but I never ran into any copyright issues while capturing and puting clips anywhere.

If you don't want to spend the money, I suppose you could download, but captured videos have much better quality. It's not very helpful, but I tried.

[KiraKennedy]

... crap... I'm doing more "don'ts" than "Do's" on my abridged series... even if I do call myself out (mind you one thing I did in one episode was purely accidental)

[narutodudes45]

His hair is all poofy! lol jk!

[Graplevader]

dude have u gone on justdubs?

[cranberrygirl29]

yeah guitar hero!

[LxLawliet28]

all i have is a toy microphone and im still in school

how can i get a better recording system

[Masashi30]

do what i do, procrastinate.....wait maybe it was work ._.

[TannimFodder]

I notice you have the Zombie Survival Guide. Good to know you're prepared for the eventual rising of the undead. ^_^

[NeoTrent]

Now you talk about not doing it for people to like you but what about people hating you? Would that be acceptable motivation?

[DarkPhoenixMishima]

Wait a minute...

Cool I'm using the same headphone!

[mikeJRthe2nd]

LOL that is funny i use pinnacle plus too XD

[tazer1996]

anything not owned by the Fing TV tokey

[MachinaXtreme]

Thanks Lani :)

[faisal277]

i want fame fame damn you

[qukai000]

nvm. i found it on ebay :)

[qukai000]

hi lani. can u send me a link of a website where i can buy that microphone that u use for ur abridged series? cuz im in a abridged series too right now. in my own team. but we just started and i need some thing better then my mp4 recording system. thanks :)

[sanoblaze23]

which series are you? me and my friend devilbats777 are doing eyeshield 21.

[sora721]

Brian Drummond was the old one lol

[Coruscant20]

Their the group that originally dubbed DragonBall Z before their poor ratings caused Funi to take over. The guy who voiced Vegeta was one of the better VAs. He's also the guy who they were impersenating at the the end of the TFS FAQ. I think his name is Brian Drummend

[Coruscant20]

The guy from the Blue Water Dub?

[qukai000]

ocean blue. not blue water. XD

[Sologirl102]

I'm definitely loving the YYH manga on the bookshelf in the background. I hope you continue to have fun making the abridged!

[Erk1234567]

so i wasn't the only one who noticed

[Gredran]

lol littlekuriboh parodied abridged series making lol and its like saying to do all the things u say not to xD

[Gredran]

AND NOW U HAVE :) sweet teamfourstar owns lol

[wmccu727]

have u ever heard of Adamwestslapdog his abridged serires are on video games u should try one!!!

[Shimonsama]

Is there another way of getting the DVD into the computer than, using a convertor box?

If not, how much do they usually cost, and where can I buy them?

[Parodox306]

Your Tristan voice is AMAZING!

[TinTyrantMM7BSS]

well still, i think yajirobe is voiced by the same guy as kewabara.

[TinTyrantMM7BSS]

this is a question for lanipator. say i wanted to make a dbz abridged, & i wanted to make it as close to the dub as possible. but, yajirobe & ox king are voiced by the same guy as kewabara. if i did that, would it be voice stealing or an attemp at offenticity?

[keyblader19902]

chris sabast dosnt voice ox king kyle hebert does

[NarutoHellisTheshet]

DAM

ur tristan is perfect

good tips lani

[DBZvampire26]

where can I get a converter box and how much does it cost?

[animefan1989]

What kind of converter box do you use to get the video from the dvd to the computer??

[shaneboy257]

he could you use an xbox head set

[faust8th22]

i tried didnt work didnt know where to put it though lol

[flameroad123]

I need some help here. All I have is ADOBE premiere elements 4, and I cant even drop the DVD on to the computer. And window's movie maker is a cunfusing pain in the ass as well. Can Somebody please help me.

[kosmosarc2]

hey is sony vegas a good enough software to use?

[thagodbrother608]

I Have Sony Vegas 8 Its Not That Good If You Have Windows Use Windows Movie Maker Or ry And Download Ulead Studios Or If You Have A MAC Use iMovie It Sould Be On Every Mac

[SkullMuffinz]

o.o I saw the "Zombie Survival Guide" in that pile of books

[natgeo2]

LOL awesome tristan voice LOLOLOLOL!

[natgeo2]

KUWABARA!!!!!!

[guitarkid33]

Thanks for the Video Lani. It was very informing. =)

[xxDarkAwpxx]

good site for sound effects on SounSnap com

[ZeroDestroyer]

how much is a converter box?

i could sure as hell use that for some of my work (though i dont do abridged)

[XSereneXShadowX]

At 0:34 the cane is glowing. ^^ This video is really informative. Thanks!

[KillerCheesepuffx]

I wish their was a series that I likied left to abridge -_-

[liquorstorerobber]

technically there is... you should never limit yourself to what you want to "abridge"... if the current one's done by other people are terrible, thats your opportunity.... don't limit yourself... hell it doesn't even need to be an anime...

[Ciphye]

Do you have to use a converter box to catch the video...? Assuming the DVD is apparently copyrighted...

[Animefreak1325]

Hmm Im Might Make A Abridged Series/Parody In A Few Years Well I Guess Till Then

[Hurricaneguardian]

Holy crap the zombie survial guide! That's probally the only book (that wasn't manga XD) that I enjoyed reading.

Your badass meter just went up 1000 points.

[sagitta009]

like what websites for sounds?

[Kaaaasse001]

Making a tristan voice is so damn easy you guys

[inulover00645]

No one cares about Chinpo! XDD JK, you are awesome as Tristan! XDDD

[SSJChuckNorris321]

Holy shit you are Tristan!

[droxursox319]

hahaha you did tristan perfectly!

[ninjapet12341]

thats the same head set my big brother uses

[yyhpwns4eva]

You sound like such a nice guy x3

I've watched a little bit of the DBZA and most of LK's YGOA, and of course your YYHA, but who else is amongst you Abridgers? o:

[DBZvampire26]

I think there is an abridged naruto

[darkspineshadow2]

what is the name of the converter?

[WarOfThorns]

Someone should abridge Bo-bo-bo-bo....

Seriously, if you can do that...and keep a plot within THAT...then your God, or Kira. Either way your awesome

[thesorrow2]

i think somebody is doing bo bo

[WarOfThorns]

I swear you sound so much like Yusuke....

I doubt you even have to try very hard for him...your kuwabara is hilarious by the way

[shadowkitten91]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

TRISTAN!

hahahaha!!!!!!

XDD

you made me a happy person.

[MisterAsterisk]

Mega points for the Zombie Survival Guide.

[kinoc12]

i'm making twilight princess abridged, but i have to ask how do i get rid of that static in the background, that's my only problem now i think

[kinoc12]

wait i already said i was doing that series, crap i'm forgetful

[Kazekage911]

also asking how much in total did you spend to get started?

[Kazekage911]

man i really wish i COULD make an abridged series

but:

1.my voice cant do a bunch of different voices its still that little kid voice sound

2. the only show that i love that i could think of making it abridged would be one piece but i only got to the sky city place and stopped there.

and because like all my other favorites are taken (naruto,yyh,dn,dbz).

T-T-T-T-T

[Dealortruth]

Yes, hydration is very important. So'unga's voice is a bitch, much like what I expect Kuwabara's is.

[SaiyaUnleashed]

NOTE TO EVERYONE: TAKE IN MIND THE HYDRATION GREATLY...My throat's still filled with phlegm from doing two voices. XP

[orangenorth]

masako is good at female voices cause hes in england lol jk

I never noticed Chinpo sounded like Tristan until it got pointed out. Shows how observant I am. xD