#editor notes

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finally got a working blu ray torrent for Volume 9. The BD torrents were all raw blu ray file dumps rather than pre-made remuxes. Which was odd, but hey, I got to learn more about how blu ray discs are structured file-wise.

You have to run 'playlist' files to obtain the correct 'stream' to render episodes from the disc to .m2ts format. Then change the container to .mp4 or .mkv with ffmpeg in the command line depending on your needs. Interestingly, the anti-piracy ads are separate videos but all languages will be rendered into a single video, at least with the method I was using.

In Vol. 1 I came across a small note of nicknames for the main characters, by Hino herself, her editor and assistants.

For Yuuki: Yukkie (By Hino) Yukkie-chan (By Ms. M. Okuda)

For Zero: Zerorin (By Hino) Jero, Jerorin (By her editor)

In the automated world of ours, speed pretty much reign supreme as the reference metric we use to measure just about everything we live by. We drive faster. We eat faster. We shoot faster...seemingly to no end.

But again, is there merit today to perhaps, do photography slower? Exclusive body manufacturers that led this exodus like Leica continued to have her cult following, in advocating what many hailed as the purest form in photography. Its compactness in product designs, build quality and mechanical independence, all converge to emphasize skills, photographic eye and timing...something most modern photographers lack these days.

One thing's for certain in this kind of photography - the significantly higher level of engagement of you to the environment you are connected with. The proximity of your subject that requires the right focus distance. The ambient lighting condition that demands an optimal ISO. The rate of movement in it that warrants an ideal shutter speed. And so on.

But with practice, and then, more practice, the above soon becomes a stimulus response, to what I would call them, who possess such skills - MLS (Master Light Shapers). Yes. They are a unique breed these days, almost like a polar bear rare. Very often, iconic works mark their legacy.