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ipad for reading (not just golden-age) comics
citaltras:
I borrowed a new ipad... for reading comics is almost perfect!
Here is a video I recorded with my webcam showing you how:
http://www.youtube.com/v/UKVVLD7vbLo&hl=es_ES&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x006699&color2=0x54abd6&border=1
misappear:
The presentation looks very nice. What format are the comics and pulps loaded? It would be nice if I could load jpeg files.
citaltras:
There are many programs available and most of them read pdf, cbr, cbz, zip or rar.
Of course also separate jpg.
The examples in the video are cbr and cbz files.
The only drawback is that you have to use itunes for file transfer.
moondood:
Good to know...with all the hubbub about "what does the iPad actually DO?"--I was pretty sure it could read CBZ and CBR files.
And honestly, that's all I would use the iPad for. Well, maybe as an internet browser in the car [directions, restaurants, etc.]---But I spend so little time in the car, anyway--but I can see the value.
As soon as the iPad comes down to $39.99 retail, I'll buy it on eBay for half-price....but only with free shipping. I can wait.
moondood
moondood:
Along those lines:
I've always been amazed--okay, not always, but in the past 5 yrs or so--that CBZ and CBR reader apps are known as "comic book readers".
Fact is, they read any sequence of images in a variety of formats--digital photos, book scans, photo scans, any type of scans, etc.
I use the file types to create photo albums, art portfolios, and other non-comics-related material.
It may not be as slick as some other options, but it gets the job done without a lot of storage space sacrificed.
moondood
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