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What does that mean?
Podfic specific terms
Podfic specific terms
BP / Blanket Permission
BP / Blanket Permission
A term used in the podfic and fanworks community to indicate that a creator (such as a writer) has pre-emptively granted permission for others to create derivative works (like podfic, fan art, translations, etc.) based on their original work. This permission typically applies to all of the creator's works without needing to seek individual approval each time, though creators may specify certain terms or exceptions.
Blanket No
Blanket No
A Blanket No is the opposite of blanket permission. Authors with Blanket No statements are pre-emptively letting others no that they do not want their works translated/recorded/transformed in other ways.
Blanket Fort
Blanket Fort
Some people choose to record their podfics inside a blanket fort. Some do because of the acoustics, but other do it just because it is fun.
Cover art by Tipsy_Kitty
Cover Art
Cover Art
A visual representation or illustration created to accompany a podfic. Cover art often includes elements like the podfic’s title, the original author's and podficcer's names, and imagery that reflects the themes, characters, or mood of the story.
Fanfic
Fanfic
A form of creative writing in which fans of a particular work (such as a book, TV show, movie, or video game) create original stories using its characters, settings, or concepts. Fanfic often explores alternate scenarios, relationships, or continuations of the source material.
Fanwork Permission Statement
Fanwork Permission Statement
A clear declaration by a creator regarding whether and how others may create derivative fanworks (such as podfics, fan art, or translations) based on their original content. This statement may include conditions, restrictions, or preferred methods of credit. Fanwork permission statements help clarify expectations and foster respectful collaboration within the fan community. They are often posted on an author's profile or included with individual works.
See also: Blanket Permission & Blanket No
podfic
podfic
An audio recording of a fanfic read aloud, similar to an audiobook. Podfics may include additional elements, like SFx or music, and might include cover art.
multivoice podfic
multivoice podfic
A single podfic with multiple readers
podfic closet
podfic closet
Some podfics like to record podfics in their closet for better acoustics and reduced background noise.
podficcer
podficcer
A person who creates podfics
Podfic Hummingbird
Podfic Hummingbird
Podficcers who do very little and/or very short works.
Podfic Platypus
Podfic Platypus
Podficcers from before 2016, or anyone who likes platypuses.
Podfic Robot
Podfic Robot
Podficcers who self-id or have been called podfic robots.
Podvid
Podvid
A podfic that is accompanied by some video element.
Repod
Repod
"Repodding is when a podfic is made of a fic that has already been podficced." - weimar27, pod_aware
Audio recording & editing terms
Audio recording & editing terms
Audio leveling
Audio leveling
A process in audio editing that adjusts the volume levels throughout a recording to ensure consistency and clarity. Audio leveling ensures that the narrator's voice remains at an even and appropriate volume, avoiding sections that are too quiet or excessively loud.
De-esser
De-esser
A tool or software feature used in audio editing to reduce excessive sibilance, the sharp and harsh "s" or "sh" sounds in speech. These sounds can become overly prominent in recordings, particularly with certain microphones or vocal deliveries. A de-esser works by targeting specific frequencies associated with sibilance, ensuring a more balanced and pleasant audio experience in podfic or other voice-based recordings.
Noise reduction
Noise reduction
A process in audio editing used to remove or minimize unwanted background noise from a recording. Common sources of noise include hums, hisses, fan sounds, or ambient room noise. Noise reduction tools typically analyze a sample of the unwanted sound and subtract it from the audio without affecting the voice quality.
Soundscaping
Soundscaping
Soundscaping involves editing audio by adding music, sound effects, or other filters to give the audio a kind of sound landscape.
De-clicker
De-clicker
A tool or software feature used in audio editing to identify and remove clicking sounds from a recording. These clicks can be caused by mouth noises, microphone issues, or other audio artifacts.
Metadata
Metadata
Metadata is information that is "invisibly" attached to a digital file. For audio, this data contains the track title, artist, album name, etc.
In podfic, the link to the original fanfic is often included as a metadata comment.
Punch and Roll recording
Punch and Roll recording
Punch and Roll recording is a technique used to fix mistakes or rerecord sections of a performance. In this technique, the podficcer records over the mistake then continues recording until they reach the end of the section they want to replace, at which point they stop recording.
Visual/spectral editing
Visual/spectral editing
Visual or Spectral editing is an audio editing technique that allows the podficcer to view and manipulate the spectral content of an audio signal. Rather than displaying the waveform of the audio, as in traditional waveform editing, spectral editing displays the frequency content of the audio over time, usually in the form of a spectrogram. This allows the user to visually identify and isolate specific frequencies or frequency ranges within the audio signal, and make targeted edits to them, such as removing unwanted noise or enhancing particular elements of the audio.
Common Acronyms
Common Acronyms
ALPA
ALPA
Awesome Ladies Podfic Anthology (no longer running)
ITPE
ITPE
Informal Twitter Tumblr Podfic Exchange
CCPA
CCPA
Chromatic Characters Podfic Anthology
VT
VT
Voiceteam
VTMB or MB
VTMB or MB
Voiceteam Mystery Box or Mystery Box
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