Comic Book DS V1.0 Released!

BlazedMonkey · Oct 7, 2006

QUOTE(Vince989 @ Oct 6 2006 said:
Actually, had it been hard to make it work, I would have posted some infos. However, I've tried it with "Book of Bunny Suicide", a folder of jpg files, that I made in a zip and renamed into CBZ. I've only had to open the CBZ, press the button to create it, took the right one from the "nds" folder, and it worked right away. However, with another comics pack, which was in cbz too, but had .gif files instead, it didn't work. I suspect the gif files have something to do with it, though...

I think it's a great release, and I'll have to find a way to cram all those NES, GBX, GBA, and all those great NDS roms together, along with some comic books now, as it wasn't hard enough before that...

- Vince989

Hmmm, interesting. A few notes for comparison:

1. I'm using .jpg files as well, don't have anything that is .gif, so no difference there.
2. The files I have origionally came in .cbr format, not .cbz, so that is how I've been using them. The .cbr files have not been working.
3. If I try to directly rename the file extension from .cbr to .cbz, then run them through the converter, it doesn't work, it just sits for about 2 minutes doing nothing, then goes back the the "create nds files" button.
4. If I unpack the files from my .cbr into a folder, then zip the folder into a .zip file, then rename the extension to .cbz, it works, and the files are the correct size.
Alternatively, if I take that same .cbz file and change the extension to .cbr, when I run it through the converter, I end up with 448KB files that don't work.

EDIT: Holy CRAP!! I just figure something out after doing some more testing:
If I extract the files to a folder first, and use the converter with the "Add folder" option to convert them, the files are 10MB when finished (the exact same size as the original files in the folder). If I use the .cbz file I created, when the files are converted, the resulting .nds file is 20MB, twice the size of the other one!!! That's messed up!

Looks like there are still some decent bugs left in the program, but for a v1.0, I'd say he's still done a wonderful job, and I'm very pleased.

BlazedMonkey · Oct 7, 2006

QUOTE(miko @ Oct 7 2006 said:
I try it on G6 lite but only white screens...

Anybody else test it?
thx

read my post on page 1, I gave explicit instructions on how to make it work correctly.

NGRaziel · Oct 7, 2006

http://sansanx.free.fr/ for the web comic featured in the screenshot, made by a friend of my sister, french only tough

Costello · Oct 7, 2006

QUOTE(NGRaziel @ Oct 7 2006 said:
http://sansanx.free.fr/ for the web comic featured in the screenshot, made by a friend of my sister, french only tough

Thank you, I've already read it all - it's very good.
I hope the author gets his comic published soon!

he deserves it!

pysio · Oct 7, 2006

awsome !!!!!!!!!!

Rudy123 · Oct 7, 2006

how I use this on supercard

OrR · Oct 7, 2006

What does this do that DS Organize doesn't do better already? It's much more convenient to just drop the jpeg files onto your CF card than to convert them first, isn't it?

Killermech · Oct 7, 2006

QUOTE(OrR @ Oct 7 2006 said:
What does this do that DS Organize doesn't do better already? It's much more convenient to just drop the jpeg files onto your CF card than to convert them first, isn't it?

It's like printing a book on your printer and reading it (a highspeed printer, 3 pages per second). Or go to the localstore which takes 1min (and hands out free books ;P) and get the book instead.

This softwares purpose IS for reading comics on your nds and has alot of good features to do so compared to ds organize. You might wanna try it. DS organize does it job well for reading comics, but this programs purpose of life IS for reading comics.

Hopefully something makes sense of what I wrote

babelfish · Oct 7, 2006

Taken from http://gnese.free.fr/NDS/ComicBookDS/

QUOTE said:
A left handed mode and a manga mode will be added in the next version.

WooHoo, love for us lefty's!

mr_blonde_88 · Oct 7, 2006

Where does everyone download their comics too? Looking for Marvel stuff

HugeCock · Oct 7, 2006

Asking for marvel stuff is probally against the rules since its liscensed however I SuppOse you could try and hunt down your own torrents......

amrod · Oct 7, 2006

you can use pdf's if u print them off to jpg using paperless printer

http://www.rarefind.com/paperlessprinter/downloads.html

anotheruser22 · Oct 8, 2006

QUOTE(miko @ Oct 7 2006 said:
I try it on G6 lite but only white screens...

Anybody else test it?
thx

Make sure you copy the sc.nds file from the NDS directory over to your G6 lite. The others won't work. I've been using the U-disk manager to do this and it works fine. Also file size looks to be an issue. I believe someone said it needs to be under 32MB. I haven't tested but i've had issues with files around 50MB.

Happy comicking

This program is great although it's still pretty buggy. I've found it locks up when pushing buttons in a random order. If you're bored and have nothing to do

, try pushing all the buttons on your DS randomly, it will lock up.

I find the controls a bit hard to get used to. I used the little scroll feature with the enlarged screen on the left (DS sideways). I'd like to be able to go to the next picture but I seem to have to go back to the index and scroll to the next picture. It'd be nice if I could just push R and go to the next pic without loosing my setup.

Great program though

darkbliss · Oct 8, 2006

QUOTE(anotheruser22 @ Oct 8 2006 said:
QUOTE(miko @ Oct 7 2006 said:

I try it on G6 lite but only white screens...

Anybody else test it?
thx

I find the controls a bit hard to get used to. I used the little scroll feature with the enlarged screen on the left (DS sideways). I'd like to be able to go to the next picture but I seem to have to go back to the index and scroll to the next picture. It'd be nice if I could just push R and go to the next pic without loosing my setup.

Great program though

Click to expand...

If you hover your stylus at the bottom right cornor, a hand icon will pop which you can select to get to the next page. Left corner, to go to the previous page, top right to 'duel screen' and top left to go back to index.

The controls are explained under the "OVERVIEW and DUAL SCREEN MODES controls" section at the official site.

DrediKnight · Oct 8, 2006

How should my pages be named before conversion? I am getting black screens...

OrR · Oct 8, 2006

QUOTE(Killermech @ Oct 7 2006 said:
QUOTE(OrR @ Oct 7 2006 said:

What does this do that DS Organize doesn't do better already? It's much more convenient to just drop the jpeg files onto your CF card than to convert them first, isn't it?

It's like printing a book on your printer and reading it (a highspeed printer, 3 pages per second). Or go to the localstore which takes 1min (and hands out free books ;P) and get the book instead.

This softwares purpose IS for reading comics on your nds and has alot of good features to do so compared to ds organize. You might wanna try it. DS organize does it job well for reading comics, but this programs purpose of life IS for reading comics.

Hopefully something makes sense of what I wrote

Click to expand...

Not really...

Well, I guess I'll have to try this to compare but I'm too lazy at the moment. Isn't there anyone who has used both and can give a comparision? From the screenshots it looks like they control exactly the same... Does this also let you turn pages with L & R? Is it faster or slower when loading the next page? Is it just useful for carts that don't work with DS Organize or does it have any special features that make it worth all the effort of converting your comics to an .nds file?

xxmadxx · Oct 8, 2006

just tried this and all i can say is wow great work indeed took me a minute to figure it out. but in the end it all worked perfectly great job guys !
i will enjoy this a great deal .

xxmadxx · Oct 8, 2006

QUOTE(OrR @ Oct 7 2006 said:
QUOTE(Killermech @ Oct 7 2006 said:

QUOTE(OrR @ Oct 7 2006 said:

What does this do that DS Organize doesn't do better already? It's much more convenient to just drop the jpeg files onto your CF card than to convert them first, isn't it?

It's like printing a book on your printer and reading it (a highspeed printer, 3 pages per second). Or go to the localstore which takes 1min (and hands out free books ;P) and get the book instead.

This softwares purpose IS for reading comics on your nds and has alot of good features to do so compared to ds organize. You might wanna try it. DS organize does it job well for reading comics, but this programs purpose of life IS for reading comics.

Hopefully something makes sense of what I wrote

Click to expand...

Not really...

Well, I guess I'll have to try this to compare but I'm too lazy at the moment. Isn't there anyone who has used both and can give a comparision? From the screenshots it looks like they control exactly the same... Does this also let you turn pages with L & R? Is it faster or slower when loading the next page? Is it just useful for carts that don't work with DS Organize or does it have any special features that make it worth all the effort of converting your comics to an .nds file?

Click to expand...

for some of us dsorganize doesnt work very well , well actually it works fine just wont save so we dont bother installing it ( not the authors fault). if your just looking to read comics and dont want to or cant use dsorganize then this is the thing for you. as far as converting goes its easy as pie. open the app load your comic and hit convert .. done . put file on cart and enjoy.l&r function as stated on website along with other button functions is .
OVERVIEW and DUAL SCREEN MODES controls:

If you click one of the corner of the touch screen, an icon will be displayed (during approximately a second).
Each icon has a particular action:

next page
previous page
switch between OVERVIEW and DUAL SCREEN modes
switch to the THUMBNAILS mode

You can move the stylus on the touch screen to change the displayed area.
The pad can also be used to change the displayed area (ABXY buttons allows a slower scroll).
While being on the right of the image, pressing the right key will move the visible area to the bottom on the left (and conversely while going on the left)
While being in bottom on the right, and going on the right, the next page will be displayed (the previous one is displayed while being at top left and going on the left)

At anytime:

* The L button switches between the 3 different view modes
* The R button switches from portrait mode to landscape mode
* The SELECT button changes the luminosity of the DS
* The START button displays various information (like the program version)

m_babble · Oct 8, 2006

I converted the Jhonen Vasquez comic collection to .nds with it, if anyone is interested.

Included:
Bad Art Collection
Everything Can Be Beaten
Fillerbunny 1-3
I Feel Sick 1-2
Johnny The Homicidal Maniac 1-7
Squee! 1-4
The Ghost With Black Fingers

Heinrisch · Oct 8, 2006

The .gba file works great on the EZ4, until you press the select button.

Comic Book DS V1.0 Released!

Member

Member

New Member

Headmaster

Active Member

Active Member

Rice-megatron Expert

Cookie Monster

Well-Known Member

Torture You? That's A Good Idea. I Like That

Oh My....

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Active Member

Active Member

Rice-megatron Expert

Active Member

Active Member

Elder Phantom

Well-Known Member

Similar threads

Popular threads in this forum