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HoneyBee September 2, 2026 4:39 pm

Ahhhhhh debating on trying to start translatingggggg. There are so many good stories that have been dropped that i NEEEEED more of. Any good tips and tricks for those of yall who translate??

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    mashedpotatoes September 2, 2026 5:03 pm

    find a partner to do it if you don't wanna take up most of your time, cause it will be veeeery time consuming especially if ure working on comics that has long/many pages

    8ie September 2, 2026 5:07 pm

    if ure handling the translation, maybe start looking for someone who can do the editing/cleaning? im actually curious myself about how scanlations work lol

    sunnyfunnyrunnybunny September 2, 2026 6:13 pm

    Translation work takes a while, especially on solo projects. My process: I clean the images first, then work on translation, I study the source text closely, for example Japanese, and piece it together phrase by phrase. It can get tricky because the tone might be formal or informal, so I double check that carefully. I write the translated dialogue into my notes app or docs, marking where each line goes, like ‘dialogue here goes to speech bubble one.’ For cleaning, I use Photoshop and Ibis Paint. It’s time consuming, but manageable if you work efficiently