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How does one get into making podfics? Are there like, rules or anything?

So glad you asked!

The only "rule" I can think of really is to make sure you have permission for the stories you record. Some authors have a transformative works policy (often found in their AO3 profile or tagged on their story) that may grant automatic permission (meaning you don't need to ask first) to podfic their stories and others may have a "please ask first, I'll most likely say yes" policy. For people who don't have a visible policy, the norm is to ask the author for permission to podfic their story. This is really the only step you shouldn't skip, otherwise you might invite trouble.

If you're curious about where to find blanket permission to podfic, we have a volunteer-run site called the FPSlist that is a database of authors who have blanket permission for podfic. Another incredibly convenient tool is the Blanket Permission Highlighter, which is an extension that will highlight the name of any ao3 author that's on the FPSlist in green in your browser.

So to get into podfic, first find a story you'd love to record that either has blanket permission or you've received permission to podfic! Anything after that is almost entirely individual. You can record using a gaming headset, or using your phone, or a USB mic! You can edit as much or as little as you want. You can have as much or as little metadata in your podfic intro as you'd like. You can host on a variety of websites! There's a lot steps involved in podficcing that we could discuss for many more paragraphs, but I'll link you to some more comprehensive resources to keep this brief.

Here's a good beginner's guide that'll take you through the whole process.

If that feels too overwhelming, there's also this bare-minimum guide you might find helpful!

This is also a really good resource that links to all different kinds of tutorials for various processes!

And if you have more questions, there's a discord server where you can ask questions and advice. You will be swarmed by excited podficcers who are thrilled to walk you through your first podfic! You can also join the Podfic Community on tumblr!

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Now that #ITPE is over

Have a little look behind the mod curtain, as a treat <3

From our planning doc for matching:

[Alt Text: "We built this loop around DC (DC Comics) x DP (Danny Phantom)"]

When we saw four (4) people had requested DC/Danny Phantom crossovers we thought, "We simply must make this happen." Then we just had to figure out how to bookend this mini-chain, hence the name.

[Alt Text: "All for the Game + DCU loop"]

All for the Game was another popular fandom this year! We took a brief detour into C-fandoms and Venom to connect our AftG and DCU fandom folks.

Last tidbit:

[Alt Text: "The Niche fandoms loop"]

What it says on the tin. We were trying to make some less popularly requested fandom matches happen, including Baldur's Gate, SCP Foundation, Hermitcraft, Dimension 20, etc.

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We missed a simulpod! @wilfriede podded a gift for their recipient that @devilwithabirddress then recorded for them as a treat!

#ITPE 2024 MASTERLIST!

(This has also been crossposted to the Amplificathon DW community)

(If you'd like to see previous years' master lists, 2011 is here, 2012 is here, 2013 is here, 2014 is here, 2015 is here, 2016 is here, 2017 is here, 2018 is here, 2019 is here, 2020 is here, 2021 is here, 2022 is here, and 2023 is here.)

Happy 14th annual #ITPE/technically 1st Informal Tumblr Podfic Exchange!!!! Thank you for bearing with us in our switch to a new platform! We’ve had a few hiccups but now that we know where those are, future years will hopefully run much more smoothly!

Here’s some stats and highlights from this year’s #ITPE!

We had 81 participants this year, and you made 313 podfics (including some ~sekrit~ gifts not available on the masterlist) for a total run time of 140 hours, 59 minutes, and 4 seconds–that’s over FIVE DAYS of audio!

We have 4 simulpods this year! Which is less than we expected, given some of the niche fandoms and crossovers we matched y’all on, so congratulations on finding a diversity of fics to record! @sunshineprincejeremyknox | @flowerparrish and @jeremyknox | @kbirbpods were responsible for two of those simulpods, one which they gifted to each other and the other which they both gifted to the same person. @eafay70 and @tinybluebirdcloak both gifted the same fic to @read-by-silverandblue. Finally, @alliaskisthepossibilityoflove and @rhea314 both recorded the same fic for different participants!

While #ITPE encourages participants to embrace the no-minimums, low-stress vibe, some of y’all do like to Do the Most, and we like to recognize extraordinary effort when we see it!

@opalsong, usually a notorious podfic robot, has had a lot going on this year in terms of school and was worried she would not be able to hit the productivity highs of previous years. So we, as mods, thought, “Great! We know what to do! We’ll match her with someone on one very specific OT3 that this recipient has been requesting for years, in a fandom not especially known for blanket permission, and that way Opal won’t feel compelled to make a bajillion podfics because the pool will be so small! We are solving so many problems with this match!” And we thought we were so clever! Only for Opalsong to find a 90k fanfic and turn in a 12 hour podfic. Well. We tried! But clearly Opalsong is going to Opalsong. <3

By far our most prolific gifter this year was @sunshineprincejeremyknox | @flowerparrish, who not only made 6 gifts for zir recipient (including a 4 hour podfic), but also 31 treats. Not far behind was @mistbornhero who made 7 main gifts and 23 treats! @jeremyknox | @kbirbpods made 4 main gifts and 18 treats! We also had generous treaters in @wanderingjedihistorian, @reena-jenkins, @blackestglass, @pezzax, and @wilfriede! Plus, honorable mentions to @daisydiversions and @annabelle-myrtille for the 10 and 6 hour (respectively) podfics they made for their recipients!

Finally, we'd like to extend some thank you’s to:

-Data mod flowersforgraves for converting all the sign up data to airtable which makes matching so much easier. -Asymptotical and Dragonflies_and_Katydids for creating the coding we used to generate distribution day templates. -Everyone who offered to pinch hit, especially sunshineprincejeremyknox | flowerparrish and @jetainia, though thankfully we did not end up needing them to fulfill those pinch hits! -And as always, @exmanhater for ITPE’s permanent hosting

Now let’s get on to what you’re really here for…..the masterlist!! Here’s the masterlist spreadsheet for this year’s exchange!

Happy listening!!!

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#ITPE Squee Posts

Just a reminder to feel free to squee about your gifts and/or gifters either on your own blog, in a DM to your gifter, in a post to the #ITPE tumblr community, or if you’re feeling shy about making your own post, we have a general squee post for main gifts in the #ITPE comm that you can post a comment to and/or check out to see if you've gotten a shoutout. We now also have a general squee post for treats!

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#ITPE 2024 MASTERLIST!

(This has also been crossposted to the Amplificathon DW community)

(If you'd like to see previous years' master lists, 2011 is here, 2012 is here, 2013 is here, 2014 is here, 2015 is here, 2016 is here, 2017 is here, 2018 is here, 2019 is here, 2020 is here, 2021 is here, 2022 is here, and 2023 is here.)

Happy 14th annual #ITPE/technically 1st Informal Tumblr Podfic Exchange!!!! Thank you for bearing with us in our switch to a new platform! We’ve had a few hiccups but now that we know where those are, future years will hopefully run much more smoothly!

Here’s some stats and highlights from this year’s #ITPE!

We had 81 participants this year, and you made 313 podfics (including some ~sekrit~ gifts not available on the masterlist) for a total run time of 140 hours, 59 minutes, and 4 seconds–that’s over FIVE DAYS of audio!

We have 4 simulpods this year! Which is less than we expected, given some of the niche fandoms and crossovers we matched y’all on, so congratulations on finding a diversity of fics to record! @sunshineprincejeremyknox | @flowerparrish and @jeremyknox | @kbirbpods were responsible for two of those simulpods, one which they gifted to each other and the other which they both gifted to the same person. @eafay70 and @tinybluebirdcloak both gifted the same fic to @read-by-silverandblue. Finally, @alliaskisthepossibilityoflove and @rhea314 both recorded the same fic for different participants!

While #ITPE encourages participants to embrace the no-minimums, low-stress vibe, some of y’all do like to Do the Most, and we like to recognize extraordinary effort when we see it!

@opalsong, usually a notorious podfic robot, has had a lot going on this year in terms of school and was worried she would not be able to hit the productivity highs of previous years. So we, as mods, thought, “Great! We know what to do! We’ll match her with someone on one very specific OT3 that this recipient has been requesting for years, in a fandom not especially known for blanket permission, and that way Opal won’t feel compelled to make a bajillion podfics because the pool will be so small! We are solving so many problems with this match!” And we thought we were so clever! Only for Opalsong to find a 90k fanfic and turn in a 12 hour podfic. Well. We tried! But clearly Opalsong is going to Opalsong. <3

By far our most prolific gifter this year was @sunshineprincejeremyknox | @flowerparrish, who not only made 6 gifts for zir recipient (including a 4 hour podfic), but also 31 treats. Not far behind was @mistbornhero who made 7 main gifts and 23 treats! @jeremyknox | @kbirbpods made 4 main gifts and 18 treats! We also had generous treaters in @wanderingjedihistorian, @reena-jenkins, @blackestglass, @pezzax, and @wilfriede! Plus, honorable mentions to @daisydiversions and @annabelle-myrtille for the 10 and 6 hour (respectively) podfics they made for their recipients!

Finally, we'd like to extend some thank you’s to:

-Data mod flowersforgraves for converting all the sign up data to airtable which makes matching so much easier. -Asymptotical and Dragonflies_and_Katydids for creating the coding we used to generate distribution day templates. -Everyone who offered to pinch hit, especially sunshineprincejeremyknox | flowerparrish and @jetainia, though thankfully we did not end up needing them to fulfill those pinch hits! -And as always, @exmanhater for ITPE’s permanent hosting

Now let’s get on to what you’re really here for…..the masterlist!! Here’s the masterlist spreadsheet for this year’s exchange!

Happy listening!!!

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Hi! When are treats and/or the AO3 collection revealed?

It will reveal today but not for several more hours! We are furiously working on hosting and uploading in between our holiday social obligations. Please bear with us!

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We've made it through delivery without being thrown into spam purgatory! Please let us know if you have any issues accessing your gifts!

The link to the general squee post on the #ITPE tumblr comm is here!

Happy listening!

Gift Day!!!

It’s gifts day!!! 🎉🎊🎁 DMs start going out now. Again, please be patient and bear with us in case we get hit with the spam hammer. If we do, we’ll switch to one of our sideblogs and failing that, we will start emailing you at the addresses we confirmed with you. 

We’ve broken the links again to avoid the spam filters. Simply delete the asterisks to unbreak them. You’ll get the best results with copying and pasting the links on browser, as the mobile app may not let you copy and paste specific parts of the Tumblr message. If you are unable to access Tumblr via browser, you can copy and paste the whole message into a Notes app, for instance, at which point you’ll be able to edit the links as needed. 

Feel free to squee about your gifts and/or gifters either on your own blog, in a DM to your gifter, in a post to the #ITPE tumblr community, or if you’re feeling shy about making your own post, we will also have a general squee post in the #ITPE comm that you can post a comment to. (Please check the #ITPE tumblr comm and/or the general squee post in case your recipient shouts you out there!)

While you can talk about the gift you got, please don’t actually share the links with anyone until the masterlist reveals!  

We’ll give everyone a few days to enjoy their gifts before we post the masterlist and reveal the AO3 collection on the 27th. Happy listening!

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Gift Day!!!

It’s gifts day!!! 🎉🎊🎁 DMs start going out now. Again, please be patient and bear with us in case we get hit with the spam hammer. If we do, we’ll switch to one of our sideblogs and failing that, we will start emailing you at the addresses we confirmed with you. 

We’ve broken the links again to avoid the spam filters. Simply delete the asterisks to unbreak them. You’ll get the best results with copying and pasting the links on browser, as the mobile app may not let you copy and paste specific parts of the Tumblr message. If you are unable to access Tumblr via browser, you can copy and paste the whole message into a Notes app, for instance, at which point you’ll be able to edit the links as needed. 

Feel free to squee about your gifts and/or gifters either on your own blog, in a DM to your gifter, in a post to the #ITPE tumblr community, or if you’re feeling shy about making your own post, we will also have a general squee post in the #ITPE comm that you can post a comment to. (Please check the #ITPE tumblr comm and/or the general squee post in case your recipient shouts you out there!)

While you can talk about the gift you got, please don’t actually share the links with anyone until the masterlist reveals!  

We’ll give everyone a few days to enjoy their gifts before we post the masterlist and reveal the AO3 collection on the 27th. Happy listening!

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How does the gift delivery part happen?

It'll be like the assignments. You'll get a DM with who your gifter was and a direct link to your gifts!

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what time is the treats deadline tomorrow?

We were just about to make a countdown post! You have as long as it's December 22nd anywhere in the world. Here's your countdown timer!

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Both pinch hits have been covered. You guys are amazing. There were so many offers, we were spoiled for choice 💗

Emergency back up pinch hits

We still have not heard from two participants about their assignments, so we're sending these out to pinch hit, just in case. We would love to get a completed gift by the 19th or 20th, but we're open to negotiating due dates! Please DM us if you're able to pick any of these up (or if you already have a treat in the works that would fit, even better!)

Pinch Hit Fandoms #1:人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Stargate Atlantis, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Mass Effect - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Hawaii Five-0 (2010), Person of Interest (TV), Leverage (US TV 2008), Red vs. Blue

Pinch Hit Fandoms #2: Star Trek, Star Trek: Voyager, Stargate - All Media Types, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Wooden Overcoats (Podcast), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV), Merlin (TV), Black Sails, Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Doctor Who (TV Movie 1996), Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures - Various Authors, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting - K. J. Charles

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Pinch hit 1 has been claimed! Still need a pinch hit for #2

Emergency back up pinch hits

We still have not heard from two participants about their assignments, so we're sending these out to pinch hit, just in case. We would love to get a completed gift by the 19th or 20th, but we're open to negotiating due dates! Please DM us if you're able to pick any of these up (or if you already have a treat in the works that would fit, even better!)

Pinch Hit Fandoms #1:人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Stargate Atlantis, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Mass Effect - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Hawaii Five-0 (2010), Person of Interest (TV), Leverage (US TV 2008), Red vs. Blue

Pinch Hit Fandoms #2: Star Trek, Star Trek: Voyager, Stargate - All Media Types, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Wooden Overcoats (Podcast), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV), Merlin (TV), Black Sails, Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Doctor Who (TV Movie 1996), Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures - Various Authors, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting - K. J. Charles

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Emergency back up pinch hits

We still have not heard from two participants about their assignments, so we're sending these out to pinch hit, just in case. We would love to get a completed gift by the 19th or 20th, but we're open to negotiating due dates! Please DM us if you're able to pick any of these up (or if you already have a treat in the works that would fit, even better!)

Pinch Hit Fandoms #1:人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 天官赐福 - 墨香铜臭 | Tiān Guān Cì Fú - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) - All Media Types, Star Wars Legends - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Stargate Atlantis, The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, Star Trek, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005), Mass Effect - All Media Types, Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Hawaii Five-0 (2010), Person of Interest (TV), Leverage (US TV 2008), Red vs. Blue

Pinch Hit Fandoms #2: Star Trek, Star Trek: Voyager, Stargate - All Media Types, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1, Wooden Overcoats (Podcast), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, The Witcher (TV), Merlin (TV), Black Sails, Doctor Who & Related Fandoms, Doctor Who (TV Movie 1996), Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio), Doctor Who: Eighth Doctor Adventures - Various Authors, The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting - K. J. Charles

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Main gift deadline has passed!

We still have some outstanding assignments from people who have not reached out to us about extensions. We will be dm-ing and emailing. Please also look out for emergency pinch hit requests this afternoon

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You have a little over 36 hours before main gifts are due! Remember, you can submit as long as it is December 17th anywhere in the world! Here's a countdown clock!

As a reminder:

Please fill out this form once for EACH PODFIC you are submitting (main gift or treat).

IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING A GIFT FOR @blackestglass, please use this form instead

IF YOU ARE SUBMITTING A GIFT FOR @knight-tracer, please use this form instead

A week and half until main gifts are due!

If you have any concerns about being able to submit a gift in time and need an extension or to default, please let us know sooner rather than later!

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Hi, Mods!

In past years on twitter, itpe participants would sometimes reach out to each other for help making/outsourcing podfic coverart or podbooks. Is that something we are doing this year? Could you set up some kind of coverart-request post? I enjoyed that part of the process on twitter but don't really know how to reach out to participants on tumblr...

- reena_jenkins

Sure! We've made a post in the ITPE tumblr community here!

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A week until deadline! Again, please get in touch sooner rather than later if you foresee any issues with submitting your gift in time or needing to default!

A week and half until main gifts are due!

If you have any concerns about being able to submit a gift in time and need an extension or to default, please let us know sooner rather than later!