SuperNOVA, DDR, Konami artist, and Simulator Questions?

[DJjeff]

I'm so excited that DDR SuperNOVA CS is coming out in Japan in 2 days. and i was wondering, since SuperNOVA has been in arcades for a while now, i was wondering:Stepmania questions included:

1: Has anybody ripped Graphics from the arcade cabinet yet, and if not, can it be done?(I mean, DDR Machines are just basically a dance game and have official liscensed simfiles in their internal computer(if this is true), can't they just rip the graphics from the individual song folders inside the machine and use them for simfiles on Stepmania?)
2: Does anyone know what program(s) Titiln, Irexivan, Ebisumaru, or SHOH used to create their song banner and background graphics? I would love to get the program(s) they used to create better song graphics for my simfiles. i know Mantis uses Macromedia flash for his(i don't know how he did), and i use Photoshop, but if those pro simfile authors used different programs other than Photoshop or Photo impact 10, i would love to know what they are.
3: Is there a way around the 2 minute restriction on the in the groove r21 cabinet for custom songs? if so, how do you do it? i heard there's a way to trick the machine into thinking the song is 2 minutes when it's really much longer.
4: Where can i find high quality Dancing stage euromix 2 backgrounds? the bG's in the official bumper pack look like they were taken with a digital camera on a TV screen, cropped and put in there.
5: Do any of the BeForU members(Riyu, Noria, Sayaka, etc.) speak english? I know i've heard them sing english lyrics in some of their songs(Silvia Drive, Dive to the night, CANDY, etc), but, in real life, do they understand and speak english at all? I mean, if an american fan came up to them and spoke to them that he/she is a huge fan, and asked them questions, could they understand him/her and speak to them in english?
6: When is Takuya going to release beta tester 3 of his SuperNOVA theme, if anyone knows. and does he have any plans to release the final soon?
7: Any banner and bg creating tips? I've seen some of Titilns, Irexivans, ebisumaru and SHOH song graphics work, and some of their banner and bg's they made look like they came straight out of DDR MAX2 or any other DDR game. How do they do it? whats their secret for creating good, professional DDR banners and Bg's, because i'm working on a huge Dancemania simfile project to create Pad DDR Simfiles of all the songs from the Dancemania SPEED Series. It's like a Resurrection of nDDRo. I plan to work on a website in the coming weeks. The name of the website is still in the works, but i decided to name it for now, PROJECT Dancemania. it's going to be huge. i should have the website up and running by March, and i promise you, you won't be Disappointed. this is why i need help. i need the programs, if anybody knows them, that the pro simfile authors used, so i can start making simfiles for the site.(applies to question 2)

can anyone help me?

[dieKatze88]

Originally Posted by DJjeff

I'm so excited that DDR SuperNOVA CS is coming out in Japan in 2 days. and i was wondering, since SuperNOVA has been in arcades for a while now, i was wondering:Stepmania questions included:

1: Has anybody ripped Graphics from the arcade cabinet yet, and if not, can it be done?(I mean, DDR Machines are just basically a dance game and have official liscensed simfiles in their internal computer(if this is true), can't they just rip the graphics from the individual song folders inside the machine and use them for simfiles on Stepmania?)
2: Does anyone know what program(s) Titiln, Irexivan, Ebisumaru, or SHOH used to create their song banner and background graphics? I would love to get the program(s) they used to create better song graphics for my simfiles. i know Mantis uses Macromedia flash for his(i don't know how he did), and i use Photoshop, but if those pro simfile authors used different programs other than Photoshop or Photo impact 10, i would love to know what they are.
3: Is there a way around the 2 minute restriction on the in the groove r21 cabinet for custom songs? if so, how do you do it? i heard there's a way to trick the machine into thinking the song is 2 minutes when it's really much longer.
4: Where can i find high quality Dancing stage euromix 2 backgrounds? the bG's in the official bumper pack look like they were taken with a digital camera on a TV screen, cropped and put in there.
5: Do any of the BeForU members(Riyu, Noria, Sayaka, etc.) speak english? I know i've heard them sing english lyrics in some of their songs(Silvia Drive, Dive to the night, CANDY, etc), but, in real life, do they understand and speak english at all? I mean, if an american fan came up to them and spoke to them that he/she is a huge fan, and asked them questions, could they understand him/her and speak to them in english?
6: When is Takuya going to release beta tester 3 of his SuperNOVA theme, if anyone knows. and does he have any plans to release the final soon?
7: Any banner and bg creating tips? I've seen some of Titilns, Irexivans, ebisumaru and SHOH song graphics work, and some of their banner and bg's they made look like they came straight out of DDR MAX2 or any other DDR game. How do they do it? whats their secret for creating good, professional DDR banners and Bg's, because i'm working on a huge Dancemania simfile project to create Pad DDR Simfiles of all the songs from the Dancemania SPEED Series. It's like a Resurrection of nDDRo. I plan to work on a website in the coming weeks. The name of the website is still in the works, but i decided to name it for now, PROJECT Dancemania. it's going to be huge. i should have the website up and running by March, and i promise you, you won't be Disappointed. this is why i need help. i need the programs, if anybody knows them, that the pro simfile authors used, so i can start making simfiles for the site.(applies to question 2)

can anyone help me?

1. No
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. Dont Know
6. Dont Know
7. Ask in the art forums.

[TougaKiryuu]

Originally Posted by dieKatze88

1. No
2. No
3. No
4. No
5. Dont Know
6. Dont Know
7. Ask in the art forums.

5. Riyu
6. Never
7. draw REALLY good!

[Akira]

1. No
2. Google for tutorials.
3. No
4. No
5. Riyu. Stop being an obsessive fanboy.
6. Be patient. Don't ask, just wait for him to get it done.
7. You must have a good artistic sense. Ask in the art forums. Check the relevant threads and stickies instead of posting a new one.