[Bulldog712]

Bulldog's HOWTO get comix/manga and stuff

This is my HOWTO FAQ about downloading comics and manga and reading them on the PSP!


Step 1
How do I read Comics/Manga on my PSP?
Start by downloading the following PSP Application...

Comic Book Viewer
PSP Comics
Bulldog's tip
This application is needed to read the Comics/Manga on your PSP...
Download the latest version from the website, then unzip it and copy the pspcomic% and pspcomic folders into the PSP\GAME150 folder on your memory stick. I suggest getting the Base Package. If you are using a psp slim, you MUST use the 3.xx version. All versions require that you MUST copy the "comics" folder to the root of the memory card. This is where you store your comic book files, plus there is a .pspcomic folder inside that folder that holds your bookmarks and themes. You will see a notice about no theme as a default background if you don't have the comics folder and it's subdirectories in place.


Step 2
How do I find comics/manga?
Well there are too many sites to mention them all, but here is a nice one for manga...
StopTazmo
This website has tons of Manga! It is what we call "scanlation" or english translations of
scanned copies of the original japanese manga comics.

Step 3
How do I make the .zip file into a readable comics file?
OK, remember the PSP Comics application we downloaded and installed? Well, it ONLY reads .CBR and .CBZ
files. These are two common file types for comics/mangas. This is so gee-whiz that you will laugh...
rename the extension for the comic file that you downloaded:
From .ZIP to .CBZ or
From .RAR to .CBR
Now you will have either a .CBZ or a .CBR file that the PSP Comics application understands how to read.
Wasn't that easy? Now copy it to the Comics folder on your memory stick and go read it!

Step 4 - Advanced Tweaking
What if I have scanned images instead of a .ZIP or .RAR file or how can I fix the ones I have?
OK this is more advanced. You need a Compression program like WINRAR or WINZIP. If you have the scanned
images (jpegs/png/bmp) you put them into a folder named after the comicbook (usually you want the chapter/issue
in the name). Make sure the files are named in a fashion that they can be listed alphanumerically in the same
order that they should be read. Now zip the folder into a .ZIP or .RAR with the same name as the folder.
Now you are ready to go back to Step 3 and rename the extension. If you have a comics/manga file that
does not read the pages in the correct order, rename to .ZIP OR .RAR and extract the files to a folder with
the name of the file. Now go through the file names and fix the order by renaming them. Then rezip or rar them.

Step 1
Hey, how do I read Comics/Manga on my Computer?
Here are some links to computer applications for Comic Book reading...

CDisplay (PC)
Comical (PC/MAC/Linux)
CDisplayEx (PC)


End of HOWTO
Please, reply with any comments and/or questions and I will get back to you. Hope this helps...

I would like to invite everyone to read my howto on configuring DOSBox for both the PC and the PSP using the PSP memory card. This allows you to do software installs and configuring on the PC and then once a game is working, you can play it on the PSP. Here is the link to my howto post:

Bulldog's Ultimate PSP DOSBox Howto

Please, check it out and let me know what you think!

Here are some other threads I have started:

Bulldog's PSP Homebrew Apps
Bulldog's PSP Homebrew Games
Bulldog's Emulators for PSP

Please check them out.

--Bulldog712
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