nomadbutler.blogg.se - Visual novel reader on apple

Scratchpad helps you test out some codes that adds text decoration to subtitles/translation. Right click that icon and more functions appear~Ĭhanges: Text Backlog is now changed as “Edit subtitles here”. VN Reader hides in the system tray when you start the game. You can just close the Spring Board when it’s not needed. The system tray is located on the lower right portion of your desktop. If you’re wondering where VN Reader is hiding, he’s at the system tray chillin’. In order to test it out, launch a game and right click the Japanese text above your game (the Subtitle Area) and click “Read Sentence”. ( Screenshot)

The text to speech function is really nice.

You need an internet connection if you want them to work.

These features are pretty self explanatory.

Features Tab -Extra features to help ( Screenshot).

Text Tab -Adjust color settings for the subtitle area.

Machine translated text will appear while you play the game if you enable them, you can select more than one translators.

Translator Tab -Setting the machine translator ( Screenshot).

If you need LEC or ATLAS, browse my other tutorials for the links.

VN Reader usually auto detects the programs installed in your computer, if not the use the “Browse” button and locate the program where you have installed it.

VN reader is not only for translators, but for readers as well.

You can actually pick a machine translator if you need a guide or if you’re not well versed with Japanese.

External Tab-Detecting a machine translator ( Screenshot).

You can access the “Preferences” window in your “Spring Board” by clicking the silver gears icon beside the blue magnifying glass icon or right clicking in the system tray icon. The Preferences window packs a lot of features on how VN Reader behaves with your games.

If you want to change the colors, it’s in the “Text” tab in “Preferences”.

Click the > button to bring up the settings for the “Subtitle Area”.

The “Subtitle Editor” window appears. ( Screenshot).

Right click on the fan submitted translation and click “Edit Subtitle” ( Screenshot).

Editing Translation/Subtitle with the Subtitle Area.

Right click on any text in the “Subtitle Area” and click “Read Sentence”.

A woman will read the Japanese text in the “Subtitle Area” If you have enabled Text to Speech function in the “Preferences” in “Feature Tab” then you can use this.Then when you’re down click “Lock” to lock it into place. You can put it outside the game or above the dialogues. If you hate the subtitles for appearing above the game, click “Unlock” and drag the black bar above “Unlock” and move it to a place where you want the subtitles to appear.Try left clicking and drag downwards, you’ll notice the buttons “Unlock” and “Lock”. The Subtitle Area is quite interactive.VN Reader calls it text area but I prefer calling it Subtitle Area since there’s another text area below the game window. -This is where the subtitles/translations appear.Drag and drop any image that you want into the Spring Board and the wallpaper is changed.Whenever you want to use VN reader again with your game, you must open the “Spring Board” and click on the visual novel game icon.

The Spring Board acts as a virtual desktop launcher of your Visual Novels. If you are already familiar with the basics of VN Reader and wanted to explore more of it’s capabilities then this tutorial/guide is for you!įor the updated version please proceed here. This is the Advance tutorial of VN Reader.