みんなしわっす2...mp4 みんなしわっす2_0_1ANGEL_NoNoWire09遅刻-sm9246675.mp4

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This is another favorite of mine which features Chihaya Kisaragi as an AI living inside of your OS. The visuals are quite relaxing and simple yet very creative utilizing the Windows XP aesthetic. The song itself is from Pop'n Music 8 called 0/1 Angel.
This video is also part of the NoNoWire series which is basically a series you could submit your idolm@ster MADs to be played at the specific Idolm@ster events at the popular Japanese club known as "MOGRA" as long as you followed the submission rules of course. They also held one for each year like NoNoWire09 for 2009, NoNoWire10 for 2010, and so on. Though in this case the authors mentions how the work he submitted was too late and it wasn't featured in this years event.

If you are wondering about how they make the idols appear dancing to the song like in this video without utilizing any specific software (ex. MMD) Basically they would dress up their idol in the outfit they wanted and then in the game they would record them perform a bunch of different songs with some kind of mod that replaces the background with a greenscreen and then they would cut up the clips to match the song so it looks like they are actually singing it and matching the movements. You can find a bunch of tutorials on how to do this on Nico Nico Douga as well.

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The song is called "I'm ALIVE!" by Becca which was somewhat popular in Japan since it was featured in the ED of Black Butler but not so much in the west. She produced songs for Sony Music Entertainment Japan during her solo career since she signed a contract with them and she also had live performances in Japan: https://youtu.be/dy7njd1sK0k [Play]
The video itself utilized MMD and many other tools as seen in the credits, and was actually a entry into the "5th MMD Cup Final"
What is the MMD Cup?
The MMD Cup is a competition where participants use free software such as "MikuMikuDance," "RinRinDance," and "iSTDance" to create one video based on their choice of themes from several options. These videos are then publicly released in two rounds: the preliminary round (work-in-progress version) and the finals (completed version) within a specified period. Participants compete to earn points calculated based on the number of My List registrations for their videos.
In the video Miki Hoshii is supposed to be the main vocalist and based on the description the author even tried to change the voice to match more Miki's
I'm currently developing a tool that converts only the voice quality frequency from vocals with echoes and chorus extracted from the difference with karaoke audio sources into someone else's voice! (Since it's a transformation, the theme is "change").
As a sample, I tried applying Miki's voice to BECCA's I'm ALIVE. It's possible to adjust it to sound more like Miki, but doing so makes the syllable (pronunciation) noise worse...
It's still in the experimental stage, so it's not perfect yet.
Growing up a bit and thanks to learning English with Miki Miki.

>>1646
The cgi looks pretty sharp, did they use mo-cap or was it animated normally?

>>1657
Given it's 2010 a mocap suit would have probably run them thousands of dollars so it is safe to say that the majority of them were all animated normally. Might seem like a month's work but that's just how dedicated a lot of them were back then.

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https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm6867696 [Play] A hand drawn MAD featuring Hey Pachuco X IM@S.
I've always wanted to make an anime, so I created this using NicoNico Movie Maker. Unfortunately, it was too large to upload. However, I managed to extract it from NMM somehow, so I'm uploading it now, albeit with some embarrassment.
I also cut out the broken bit he talks about at the end but if you are wondering what NMM (Nico Movie Maker) is basically this used to be a free video software which allowed you to directly upload a video to Nico Nico Douga. In terms of video editing capabilities it allowed you to do stuff similar to Flip Note Studio which is how this video came to be. The most interesting part about this is that it did not upload videos to Nico Nico Douga in a video file format instead it uploaded the videos using the SWF (flash) format and a video would indicate it was created using NMM when the starting letters were not sm but nm. Of course then in 2018 Nico Nico Douga converted all SWF files on their website to the mp4 file format instead.
https://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/ニコニコムービーメーカー
A software developed by Internet Co., Ltd. and distributed for free.
You can easily create kamishibai-style videos by combining still images and audio. The created videos can be directly uploaded to NicoNico Douga from the software.
Also, due to the characteristics of SWF files, for kamishibai-style videos, the file size is generally smaller compared to uploading with FLV or MP4, making it popular for music videos.
At the NicoNico Taikai 2008 Winter event on December 4, 2008, a video-compatible version, "NicoNico Movie Maker (Video)," was announced (paid software). It seems possible to create NicoWari videos and @BGM videos with it.

https://www.ssw.co.jp/products/nmm/index.html
Equipped with 2 video tracks and 256 audio tracks.
While offering a wide range of video and audio effects, the basic operations like editing and processing can be intuitively done with a single editor due to its simple design.
Smoothly search for video, images, and audio materials, and create your works through cut and try editing and processing.
Customization of video and audio effects is possible, allowing for personalized enhancements.

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Idolm@ster x Hidamari Sketch = IM@S Sketch: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5992687 [Play]
This is a Hand-drawn MAD Hidamari Sketch rendition and I do love the effort put it into it.
The characters replacements are as follows:
Yunocchi = Yayoi
Miyako = Miki
Hiro = Ritsuko
Sae = Yukiho
So, I traced the opening of Hidamari Sketch.
I used the music from the special edition opening, and the visuals are a mix of the regular version and the special edition.
I also included several of the special edition eyecatches.

It took a lot of time, but I had a lot of fun making it!

I've started a blog: http://blog.livedoor.jp/sen_ritsu/
Someone also UTAUd Haruka's and Miki's voices to match the OP: https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm5996438 [Play]

Now, I want to get a bit real here and mention that I'm honestly not really happy about the character replacements.
When I think about it, why is Yunocchi replaced with Yayoi, who's the energetic and cheerful type? This seems more fitting for Miyako, given both their energetic personalities I think Yayoi's slightly strange, childish demeanor really just mirrors Miyako's charm. Yunocchi, with her hardworking and sometimes self-doubting nature, aligns more closely with someone I think like Haruka のワの who both share this trait of dedication mixed with a bit of uncertainty about their abilities and clumsyness. Miyako and Miki might share being laid back character types, but that's where I think the similarities just end. Miki's nonchalance stems from her being rich which is why she is lazy in the first place and tends to not take things too seriously. (Yayoi and Miyako are also both poor and struggle financially as well.)
For Sae, pairing her with Yukiho... What? Yukiho at least from how I see it is the really annoying scaredy type where she just constantly screams at anything to do with men and just starts digging holes (idolm@ster 2 made her even more annoying with the VA replacement). It's a no-brainer to me that Sae's cool, smart, and mature demeanor is more similar to Ritsuko, who basically balances her life as an idol and office worker (they both also wear glasses appearance wise) I initially thought maybe Makoto due to her being a tomboy but it makes no sense.
And about Hiro, with her sensitive, caring, and motherly nature, it's pretty clear that someone like Azusa is her perfect match. Hiro's warm and inviting appearance it's similar to Azusa's kind-hearted and approachable personality who is also considered the big sister type.
When you're picking someone to match them in a crossover like this, it's not just about the obvious stuff like looks... You've got to look deeper and really get what makes them tick if you want to make something great, but most likely the case scenario here was that this was this guy's most favorite idols and he wasn't going to find the motivation to animate with other characters in the first place.