Marineford Abridged(2chap. pace, no fillers)

[Dahaka.]

With my skills it's really not easy to edit some scenes. I can't turn off the music, that is the biggest problem. I can't just cut it in a place, where its not ruining the flow, beacuse most of the time in that moment, something important is happening on the screen. I didn't want to stretch scene too much, because that obviously wasn't my point so I had to reach a compromise here. Believe me, i tried my best, but i just couldn't jump over every obstacle. About that eyecatchers, i thought people would be like "there is no commercial, why the f. did you leave them?" Thinking about it now, it would help me a little. Thanks for some criticism, and i'm glad you're enjoying it anyway.
And may I ask how many fades did you noticed, and how many felt awkward? Just pick one episode you are actually watching(or one that you watched, if you have time) and count them. I want to compare how many you noticed to how many there is :) Thanks in advance.

[Shift]

It's not so much the amount of fades, as Toei uses those too. It's more where they appear in relation to the story. In the second ep for instance, 16:55-17:00 has about 5 seconds of darkness with an abrupt fade out from and in to Ace; maybe slowing the fade by a second or two would help, and if you have an option for a crossfade from one scene into another, try it out. 18:20-30 has two fades right next to each other, and it was very jarring; maybe you could have made a clean cut from the waves to the ship going backwards.

But don't get me wrong, this is a worthy experiment I'm glad to see someone attempting. I'd actually want to see a new version of Luffy's flashback story, especially with the tale of the old man who deeply impacted their lives, except not really, cut out. It'd be a lot shorter and give you more time to polish your skills.

[Dahaka.]

Aaaaaah, I misundersood fades for transitions (damn english). I wanted to see how many awkward scene to scene transitions ConfusedPhantom(or whoever) noticed, not fades.
Anyway I'll pay more attention to it in the future.
About Luffy's flashback - I'll think about it. That old man you mentioned is from filler, right?

[Shift]

Right. Naguri, he was called. I didn't mind it so much, but as this venture is striving to be comic canon...

[Arcadia080]

Took me all night to torrent the episodes. Thanks to the seeders out there. I watched episode 11 this morning before work since it had 3 eps in one to see what I was getting into. This was one action packed episode. You have done a great job with the edits. Nothing you can do about the music unless you want to be like 4 kids and completely replace the soundtrack to cover all the edits. :)
This makes the IMHO Worst arc in the anime version of One Piece watchable. I do have to ask, Is the fight between Blackbeard and Whitebeard just like in the manga?
Thanks for your time editing this.

[Dahaka.]

I do have to ask, Is the fight between Blackbeard and Whitebeard just like in the manga? .

I think so. I cut that scene, where WB is being hit few times by BB. I didn't cut gear second WB though, without that scene it looks like WB is teleporting to BB.

[kaizokuo12]

Hey, can I get mirrors for downloads? At least for the torrent file because for some reason, megaupload is blocked in my country...
For DDL, I prefer mediafire.

[Lepidottero]

I might watch these just because I'm curious to find out which parts were filler. Honestly I loved the entire marineford arc (I watched the anime first and have now started reading the manga and am not that far yet) and I'm sure I'll be disappointed to see that some of the parts I loved were actually filler genius rather than Oda genius. I can hardly think of a single piece of that arc as I saw it that could be taken out and still have the story flow so well, so I'm sad to hear that there may have been a lot of filler in places I assumed weren't.

So far I've preferred the anime to the manga in most aspects, however, so it won't make any major differences on the opinion side. Just more to be disappointed with I suppose.

[Dahaka.]

Hey, can I get mirrors for downloads? At least for the torrent file because for some reason, megaupload is blocked in my country...
For DDL, I prefer mediafire.

Torrent - http://www.filesonic.com/file/275334...10.TPB.torrent
:)

[AMLD]

been seeding this for awhile now, up to 10/1 ration now:) people you better keep downloading coz I will have to stop this in a week..
Still havn't watched the eps, saving it to watch with my GF when we get there.

I'm greatly supporting this, if I had the time I would pitch as I've pretty good at editing but I don't.
I would like to request for the future : Thriller Bark Canon, Impel down and luffy's part 1 closing flashback. and maybe even a shortened and juicy "where are the strawhats" abridged. This would be for many times beneficial for all of us who watch one piece quite a few times with people having to suffer through the slow parts again and again and promising the people we're showing this to that it's gonna be worth it:)

I would also like to propose the title "one piece anime canonised" ;)

[kaizokuo12]

Torrent - http://www.filesonic.com/file/275334...10.TPB.torrent
:)

All right, THANKS!!
I was shocked though seeing how big each file size is.
I'll be seeding this when it's done!

[worstje]

I started watching this earlier (already saw the full arc before) and upto just now in the third episode I could bear it quite well. Transitions or fades didn't really bug me. However, what did bug me was that someone (I presume Dahaka) felt the need to edit in a 'Back to the Kitchen, bitch' text during the Giants vs Little Oars Jr battle (ep3, 15:55-15:59). I'd expect such stuff in youtube annotations of underage groupies showing their favorite scenes, but not in a video from a devout fan who worked really hard on editing a whole arc. (Nevermind the fact it is hardcoded, so no turning it off.) Here's to hoping the rest of the episodes are free of such idiocy. :(

Good job otherwise, though!

[Dahaka.]

Omg I totally forgot about this. I was editing that ep, when my friend was in my house i we decided to add it there, just for the lulz. In final version(this thread) i wanted to delete it, but I forgot. Really sorry for this, if there is a need i still can upload a episode without it. And yes, rest of episodes are free of this.

[Shift]

Yeah, you should probably upload it separately on Megaupload or something.

[worstje]

I'm glad to hear I won't run into any more of that, then! :) I'm sorry if I sounded a bit cranky in my post; I really appreciate the 'abridged' episodes.

How did you decide what to include or not include? It isn't on a per-manga-panel basis I think; for one, I can't recall seeing the introductions/sitting down of the admirals in front of the execution stand. Was it just by personal opinion of what scenes mattered? Reason is that I sorta want to make a friend watch this, but he's the sort of person that wants to watch material that is truthful to the manga, and as such would rather put up with filler stuff than have one legit scene cut out.

[Gekko135]

Wonderful work Dahaka! Glad you got a thread for this!

You weren't asked to do this, but you still did. Big Kudos!

I appreciate you taking one of the lowest points in the anime and making it something I can actually enjoy.


I won't ask you to, but if you ever get the inclination to try your hand at some of the other story arcs.... then feel free!

I'll be watching, that's for sure.

[Dahaka.]

I can't recall seeing the introductions/sitting down of the admirals in front of the execution stand

http://2.p.s.mfcdn.net/store/manga/1...sed/t10_11.jpg :)

It isn't on a per-manga-panel basis I think;

It is, but sometimes anime presents scenes from diffrent camera angle, so it might look like its not canon/the canon scene is cut out. I wanted it to be exactly like manga, but sometimes a short filler scene staid, beacuse without it things would be wierd ( like WB G2 scene i mentioned above). But there is one scene i cut out from the manga. Middle panel:
http://3.p.s.mfcdn.net/store/manga/1..._578_08_fh.jpg
I decided to cut it because there is no way to show that without showing 3 minute filler fight along with it. Long filler vs one panel, that probably no one will notice, and it isn't that much significant. The choince was obvious for me.
I don't remember if i cut more scenes from manga but if i did, it was stillshot of staring characters.
3 ep is reuploading now, i will edit first post soon, and swap MU links.

And i started editing Impel Down :)

[worstje]

http://2.p.s.mfcdn.net/store/manga/1...sed/t10_11.jpg :)

I was actually referring to your abridged version when I said 'I can't recall seeing it'. But maybe I plain forgot right away beause it is so uninteresting after a second watch-through. :) Reason why I expected to see (or have memorized) it was because the name plates/introductions were so prominent in the manga.

It is, but sometimes anime presents scenes from diffrent camera angle, so it might look like its not canon/the canon scene is cut out. I wanted it to be exactly like manga, but sometimes a short filler scene staid, beacuse without it things would be wierd ( like WB G2 scene i mentioned above). But there is one scene i cut out from the manga. Middle panel:
http://3.p.s.mfcdn.net/store/manga/1..._578_08_fh.jpg
I decided to cut it because there is no way to show that without showing 3 minute filler fight along with it. Long filler vs one panel, that probably no one will notice, and it isn't that much significant. The choince was obvious for me.
I don't remember if i cut more scenes from manga but if i did, it was stillshot of staring characters.
3 ep is reuploading now, i will edit first post soon, and swap MU links.

Fair enough, I don't think I'd notice that one missing without it being pointed out like you just did. :) Those Buggy fillers get annoying quick, which is sad... he used to be awesome in early One Piece. :(

And i started editing Impel Down :)

I look forward to seeing your results. Although, I wouldn't mind seeing Enies Lobby being done as well at some point - if only to see Luffy's fight in a single episode. :)

[Dahaka.]

I was actually referring to your abridged version when I said 'I can't recall seeing it'. But maybe I plain forgot right away beause it is so uninteresting after a second watch-through. :) Reason why I expected to see (or have memorized) it was because the name plates/introductions were so prominent in the manga.

Oh, sorry. It is in my version, but it's shortned(like everything). I just quickly showed them without waiting until their names pop-up.

Link to ep 3 is swapped.

[rubia_ryu]

And i started editing Impel Down :)

Ooh, something to look forward to. Thanks again!