Anime Frames
Absolute awesome progress by Illustrator KL in time for my presentation at the Animation Asia Conference where folks like the CEO of Kadokawa, Director of Summer Wars/Girl Who Leaped Through Time will take a look if they have not fallen asleep during my presentation ^^;
Whats your fave production studio for anime titles?
The GIF is in a loop now and just to give you an idea of the animation. Just wondering, do you pronounce GIF as "Jif" or "Gift" without the T ?
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University Student
Neither. I pronounce it as "gif" just like "gift" but without the "t". =^_^=
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Same.. I'm amazed there are people who pronounce is Jif or Gef..
Tehe. Jif.. Like the kitchen cleaner :3
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I'm also say it this way. It's how it's spelt...
Thinking about it, I think it's weird I say 'jaypeg' for .jpg and not jaypeegee.
Computer Systems Engineer
Thats perfectly normal. jpg files implement JPEG compression, which is where the pronunciation comes from. jay-peg is correct.
Student
I pronounce "jif" simply because the G letter here in Italy is pronounced like that, to have a G like the one in "gift" you have to add an h (so to pronounce it like "gift" but without the "t" you should write GHIF). That's why here in Italy EVERYONE says "jif"
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+1 Though I'm not native english speaker so I don`t know if that's correct. Mirai looks kawaii.
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I actually say "Gee-Eye-Eff" ^^;
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Never, ever thought anyone pronounced it like 'Jiff'.
Haven't heard anyone say it like that in my whole life >.>
Animation Grad looking for work
Looks awesome. Can't wait for the show.
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Same. It's gunna be awesome. Wonder if Danny will guest star?
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That'll be fun ^w^. Waiting anxiously for it
Student
I say "Gef" seeing "jif" makes me think of the popcorn jiffy pop or a spanish accent which would really make it more like "haif"
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*drools...
Exploring worlds and ways of thought
Second that!
Full Time Time-Waster
You didn't leave a vote for just plain old "gif", like saying "give" with a sort of lisp. "Gef" comes out more to sound like "Jeff" with a G.
Either way, I'll call them those magical moving pictures.
Full Time Time-Waster
Oh, and I do believe that the man who created the .gif specifically intended it to be pronounced like the peanut butter.
"The creators of the format pronounced GIF with a soft "g", /ˈdʒɪf/, as in "George". However, many people pronounce GIF with a hard G, as in a 'gift' /ˈɡɪf/, reflecting the way the G is pronounced in the phrase the acronym refers to (Graphics Interchange Format), and both pronunciations are given as correct by the Oxford English Dictionary[2] and the American Heritage Dictionary.[3] According to the creator of the GIF format, Steve Wilhite, the original pronunciation deliberately echoes that of an American peanut butter brand, Jif, and the employees of CompuServe would often say "Choosy developers choose GIF", spoofing this brand's television commercials.[citation needed] This pronunciation was also identified by CompuServe in their documentation of a graphics display program called CompuShow.[4]"
Is the wikipedia entry on that matter.
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That means 28% of us here are correct?
pwn3d by two big and a whole bunch of itty bitty dolls.
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"I fear the geeks, even when bearing .GIFs."
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looks cool ^^.
ilke the person above i pronounce it as gif like gift
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Mirai looks Wonderful! And i say Gef ^^
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right click save !! ^^;
cool :D the ribbon is also animated
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Beautiful artwork.
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Cool I wish the show would come out here in the Philippines later on T_T Jay Eye Eff
NEET
Like gift, gif.
I usually pronounce it as "Gef". I have many favorite animation studios, BONES is one of them.
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Looks great, Gorgeous, I don't know but, I see something weird in her legs... is a constructive criticism... In general is a great and beautiful work!!
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Just noticed her ahoge is doing a 360.
AHOGE-COPTER!
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so moe! tho I feel a bit dizzy cos the animation is so fast lol!
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right click save. :3c
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How did the former Compuserve pronounce it?
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Hmmmm, did I just date myself? hehe
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I personally pronounce gif, gift without the t as well.
Marai looks good. I personally like the works of production I.G, Madhouse, kyoani, sunrise, Satelight, AIC, gonzo and someothers.
Use to not know about the studios until I start watching alot of shows and finding out that most of the shows I liked, came from the same few studios. But sometimes, someothers still surprises me with good jobs.
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Mirai is looking awesome... but if you look too long a time at the gif, it starts getting weird... you know, how fixed her body is.
I know how to solve this! How about some oppai bouncing action? :P
???Confused???
For right now BONES is a fav production of anime titles since they animate pretty well choreographed fight scenes...and nice to see Mirai in color and motion...
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Her chest seems so static... :| Otherwise, it looks nice.
I hate how it's officially "jif"... usually I go with gift without the t, but usually I'd just spell out the letters. (Typically say "jay-peg" for .jpeg though.)
Student
Woah, very nice. Can't wait till the anime is released.
Exploring worlds and ways of thought
Favorite titles? That's a tough one. There is so many.
HAND MAID メイ
Ahh! My Goddess
Ghost in the Shell
Tenchi Muyo!
FLCL
Serial Experiments Lain
Chobits
Too many, too many....just off the top of my head
AND! Ichigo 100%
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AND! Worlds Strongest Deciple.
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Even though, in my native language (Portuguese) it should be pronounced "jif"...I pronounce it "gif" (like gift without the 't').
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gif-t
id go 4C and p.IG.. bud id watch anything thats above the tolerance of Musashi Gundoh by ACC Production
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awww, cute >_<
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So pretty!!!!!!!
lol. Gif. Gift without the t for me.
But I spose it varies from country to country, I remember the faff surrounding Cif cleaning stuff, and it was changed to something more folks cud say easily. Jif I believe. (Or its the other way round, in which case, I'm very helpful LOL not.)
Art/Music Student
Looking good i say. But a critique (that was mentioned in the other test): Shave a bit off the calf muscle so it doesn't have that bump in it. I am sure it will look great when it is done.
I say either one. But usually i spell it out because i can't decide how to say it.
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I pronounce it as gee-eye-eff.....XD
yeah its letter by letter, which i feel appropriate since its a file extension and needed to treated as such.
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i say jif like tha peanut butter, my human daughter say gift w/o tha "t". methinks kodomut should do the title :D
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I love her, she looks so beautiful in movemenet! <3
(I pronounce it as Gift without the T)
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Is she saying oppai? XD
Her skirt is mesmerizing!
I think I pronounce it gif-t... but occasionally I've said jif(fy) as well.
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P.S.
Fave anime studio is J.C.Staff, hands down. Love what they did with Honey & Clover. ^^
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I pronounce it Gief, as in Zangief.
Student
I usually say GIF as in Gee I Eff, but that's not in the poll >.<
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<--not 'puter literate in the least, just glad I can navigate thru the 'webs... I've pronounced things as: jpg = jay-peg.. gif= giff. as in "gift" without the "t"... But, I'd understand the meaning if someone said "jiff" it seems fairly generic....
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jiffy jif cuz i'm stubborn
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I like the animation (^_^)
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Mirai looks cute!
my fave studio is Gonzo... weird choice XD
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Gift without the T :D
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Hm... Gif files I either pronounce it as gift without the t, or I space it out like g i f. More often I pronounce it by the first way, the second way I normally say it when I am helping someone out on the phone.
Lifetime Slacker
Never thought GIF would be pronounced as GIFT
All the folks here spell it letter by letter.
Hmm...I'll use GIFT now for a change bwahaha >:)
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beautiful! cant wait to see more!
dont really have a fav but i kinda like productions from Gainax.
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Whats your fave production studio for anime titles?
1. KyotoAnimation
2. TYPEMOON
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I pronounce it as 'jee-ai-eff'. :3
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2nd option.
its like how some people pronounce GB as a "jiggabyte" while most i think pronounce it "Giggabybte" with hard G sound.
Student
I actually pronounce it gif, but as in jif but with a harder g sound over j if you understand that.
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awesome animation ^^
I pronounce GIF has "GIFT" but w/o the "T" =P
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Jif...huhu...
love kyoto animation anime...^^;
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So awesome, I would love to know how she does these beautiful animations, plus how long it took.
Saved for references
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moe-tastical! The front pleat on her skirt is kinda bothersome tho ^^; (it sticks out funny)
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ITS A TRAP
Student
XD just knew someone was gonna say that.
You know some people might prefer it that way...O.o
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lol, there's another way to pronounce GIF other then gift without the t?
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awesome work. Give a cookie to the person that made that.
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what if you're the kind of person who spells out the abbreviation?
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O_O
Holy crapbeans! We need more of this!
Splicer
I pronounces mine G-I-F. I say out each letter.
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I think I totally pronounce it wrong, I always say "Gee", "gift" without the "F" and "T" lol ^^;
Loafer
I learned to say "jif" from Strong Bad :D
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You can't go wrong with either Production IG or Gainax.
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Very cute indeed. I pronounce it "Gee-Ai-Eff file". =P
Bantha Fodder
Can't go wrong with Gainax for mechas!
Student
Hehehe, what if I said I pronounce it as Ga-if... xD
University Student
Oh! I didn't even see the question about anime production studios. Or maybe it was added later, like the fix from "gef" to "gif-t". =^_^=
Absolutely no contest. Madhouse. I am in love with their work! In second place, I'd say Bones. Third would be Gainax.
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Pronounce it as "GIFT" (without the T) but prefer to spell if than pronounce.
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Favorite production studio?
Shaft when they have a budget so it isn´t one colored screens half the time but they really do animate everything.
KyoAni when they are making a show move on instead of just looping the same things all over.
and I´m not sure how I pronounce GIF, I´d like to think it´s like gift without the "t" but I don´t know.
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Cute ! The animation is too fast though. Make the animation slower and the wind stronger.
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Come to think of it, I neither pronounced it as jiff or giff, I've always read it as G I F.
Japanology Student/Jedi Knight
I think that the pronounciation depends on the speaker's origin, whether it be an English-speaking country or not.
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Nice animation, but I think you will need more frames to make the animation smooth.
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Oh wow...that's just look so cute...and i usually say it without the "t"...
anime gamer
Tha's what I call incredible talent, wish I could draw like that
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i pronounce it as "gee-eye-eff" but next to it, i guess i may go with "gif" without the "t" for voting reasons.
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Lookin' great! ^^
IT monkey/consultant
Congrats on the venue! Knock 'em dead!
I pronounce GIF as its individual letters, G-I-F. If pressed to pronounce it as a word, though, I use a hard 'g'.
Student
I pronounce it gift minus the 'T' and for my favourite production studio it has to be BONES, the passion they have for their work really shines through in the quality of their series.
sound chef
cool and hot looking! ;) call me when you want to do the english dub!
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Sometimes I call "G" "I" "F" >_> but we use "GIF"T also. But I work with a lot of people in Brazil that doesn't know english, so it's easier to understand this way.
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as being an animator myself, my critque would be to extend the frames for the skirt. the hair flows in a long curve while the skirt does a short sweep, so add a few more frames for the skirt to travel a bit more, to better track with the hair..
other than that, excellent!!
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and oh, animate the bottom of the shirt as well, the twin front tails.. just looks a bit wrong without it moving..
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Very nice. For the record, I usually pronounce it like gift without the T. And my fav studio so far has been Production IG.
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Guh-ii-ffu!
Favourite studio has to be Production I.G.
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Great animation, hoping to see soon some boin boin action ;)
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i say the letters G.I.F rather than say the word it spells.
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were baby steps away from a full on anime! =)
really amazing work!
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sorry for double, but the shirt is looking a bit stiff...
Student, cutie pie
Nice work so far! She really does work fast!
I pronounced it as "Gift without the T".
"Jif" always reminds me of the peanut butter brand. xD
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Excellent work, and very quickly done as many have said. Seems like it's going to be a lot of work making the PV since you have to do all the frames. =/
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Wow. Best Mirai version evar. even better than the original IMHO. and everyone I know pronounce it as jif.
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OMG it moves!!! This artists is really something :D
As for the pronunciation, I say it as "gift" without the "T". "Jif" sounds like "jeep" which is the primary mode of commuting here in the Philippines XD
Student
Mirai-chan looking amazingly cute in this animation ^^
btw what is she saying? it looks like her lips are moving...
looks like she is saying oppai
Student in Internet-based Systems
I pronounce "gif" the German way - which means "gift" without the "t".^^;
And well... may it be that Mirai's eyes are getting bigger and bigger?^^;;
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Absalutely gorgeous. I love her facial expression as well. Well animated and the speed of making this is really fast. Amazing!
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Hmm... my favourite anime studio? Kinda hard to decide. It changes so fast that I don't remember some of it. I am kinda pleased with some of Studio Deen's and JC Staff's works.
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Freaking awesomeness!
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It's awesome! Which kind of makes me wonder... Does Illustrator KL have anything to do with K-On itself? Her style really resembles i...
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*Drools* ドキドキ！