Project Templates for Soloists

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NEW! Project Template Form

We now have a cool, down-and-dirty new tool which will make posting new projects easier. It's a form which you use to fill in your project information, and it spits out your formatted template post code!

LibriVox Project Template Generator

Select your language (some are still in progress), fill in the information, and submit. Then copy the code that comes up into a new thread, add a subject line, change the post coding to customize it however you want, and you're done!

Or... do it the old-fashioned way:

Please use this template to post a new solo project. See also the FAQ in the New Projects Launch Pad forum.

Copy and paste this into your post, and click "Preview" to see what it looks like and to make changes. Replace all the items in bold as applicable (not just the information in the "temporary paragraph"!!). Leave remaining info for the MC to edit. Please make sure you include all information required in the temporary paragraph.

COPY FROM HERE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE

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[size=150][b]Title by Author (Birth and Death Dates of Author) [/b][/size]. [Translated by Translator](Birth and Death Dates of Translator).

[quote]Introduction text here, no spoilers please! Write your own or use Wikipedia. (Introduction by xxxx)[/quote]
[list][*][b]Target completion date:[/b] date
[*][b]Text source (only read from this text!):[/b] link
[*][b]Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the [url=http://librivox.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17680][u]PL FAQ[/u][/url]):[/b] Standard, Word Perfect, Special, Translated Text (delete as appropriate)

[b]IMPORTANT - soloist, please note:[/b] in order to limit the number of languishing projects (and hence the number of files on our hard-pressed server), we ask that you post an update at least once a month in your project thread, even if you haven't managed to record anything. If we don't hear from you for three months, your project may be opened up to a group project if a Book Coordinator is found. Files you have completed will be used in this project. If you haven't recorded anything yet, your project will be removed from the forum (contact any admin to see if it can be re-instated).

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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.

Soloist - please provide *all of* the following:
[list]
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have:
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]:
[*]Original publication date (if known):
[*]Year of author's death (note: in some countries copyright is author's death + 50 or 70 years):
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
[/list]
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[*][b][i]The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file: [/b][/i]
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!

[b]Start of recording (Intro)[/b][list][*][i]"Chapter [number] of [Book title]. - This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"[/i][*] If you wish, say:
[i]"Recording by [your name]" [/i]
[*] Say:
[i]"[Book title], by [Author]. [Translated by [translator]]. [Chapter]" [/i] [/list]

For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer: [list][*][i]"Chapter [number] of [Book title] by [Author]. [Translated by [translator]]. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain.[/i] [*]If you wish, say:
[i]"Recording by [your name]" [/i]
[*] Only if applicable, say:
[i]"[Chapter title]" [/i][/list]

[b]End of recording[/b][list][*]At the end of the section, say:
“[i]End of [Chapter]"[/i]
[*]If you wish, say:
[i]"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" [/i]

[*]At the end of the book, say (in addition):
[i]"End of [Book title], by [Author]. [Translated by [translator]]." [/i][/list]
[b][i]There should be 5 seconds silence at the end of the recording, or 10 seconds for files longer than 30 minutes.[/b][/i]

[*][b]Example filename[/b]
titleinoneword_##_authorsurname.mp3

[*][b]Example ID3 V2 tags[/b]
Title: ## - [Section title]
Artist: Author name
Album: Book title

[b]Transfer of files (completed recordings)[/b]
[color=blue][i][b]Please always post in this forum thread when you've sent a file.
Also, post the length of the recording (file duration: mm:ss) together with the link.[/i][/b][/color]
[list][*]Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader:
http://upload.librivox.org
[img]http://kayray.org/audiobooks/librivox/login.jpg[/img]
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin)
[*][color=blue]You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: yy - yyyyy[/color]
[*][color=red][b]When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread[/b][/color]
[*]If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our [u][url=http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/How_to_Send_Your_Recording]How To Send Your Recording wiki page[/url][/u].[/list][/list]