The Opening Contest!

Welcome to our new forum, everyone! Are you comfortable already? Yes? Excellent. Let us start with our first contest.
THE CONTEST: SHADOW-STEPPING ETRANGER

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The Song:
Shadow-Stepping Etranger (影踏みエトランゼ), also known as Kagefumi Etranger, is substreet's first Vocaloid song, and it definely made an impact - it was in the Vocaloid Charts for three weeks, staying at Place 2 for two weeks. Uploaded late January 2011, Shadow-Stepping Etranger is still his most watched video.

Your Task:
Fire up your favorite Project DIVA game, it's time to make a PV! You may use anything possible in PD's Edit Mode, including DLC. When you are done, upload the files from your Memory Stick, and create a topic in this forum. As soon the deadline has passed, you won't be able to edit your post anymore, and we will judge your PVs. There are prizes for the winners and even for lucky others!
There are hardly any limitations, so be creative! You could tell a story with your PV, use the classic "standing on stage and dancing" approach or do something never seen before. You aren't even limited to Miku, just use another character - you aren't even limited to the costumes available for the character, as we allow Custom DLC!

Links:
The original video on Nico Nico Douga
MP3 Download on substreet's site
substreet's profile on Nico Nico Douga
Here's some help: Here's a base edit for PD1 (uses Slot 39) - just convert it to PD2 or PDe, if necessary. The song has 218 BPM, and the offset is -0m00s581. (if you find a better offset, please tell us!)
Lyrics:

Spoiler

[table][tr][td]Kutsu wo narashite
Iyafon burasagete
Shikamettsura de
Hitori, tameiki haita
Tabekake no choko
Hitokuchi kajitte ue wo muku
「Usotsuki ohoshi-sama
Nagarete misete」

Koishi keriage
Tooku yami ni kiete
「Usotsuki otsuki-sama
Miorosu sekai wa chippoke ne」

Doko ni ikeru no?
Omotai ashikase wo tsuketa mama
Doko ni ikou ka?
Kutsu wo nugi sutete

Koe wo karashite
Kurayami tesaguri mugamuchuu
Iki ga tsumaru wa
Haiiro no genjitsu ni
Moshimo atashi ga
Jiyuu ni oyogeru sakana nara
Umi no soko kara
Tsumetai jimen wo azawarau!

Ashioto keshite,
Sotto mimi wo sumase
Usuku waratta
Mada yume wo mite iru no?
Dare ga itta no?
「hitori ja ikirarenai」 nante
Dare ni itta no?
Sono me hirakazu ni

Koe wo agezu ni
Namida wo koboshite nankaime?
Mabuta yakitsuku
Tooi genjitsu no naka
Yowai atashi ga
Motomete se wo muketa hakoniwa ni
Te wo nobashita keredo
Todokanai

Hitori tsumetai,
Hikari todokanai shinkai de
Mimi wo fusaide
Tadayoi ikiraretara
Nani wo omou no?
Kanjou no raretsu ni tsubusarete
Nani mo shinai no?
Teashi ni chikara wo kometa mama

Koe wo karashite
Kurayami tesaguri mugamuchuu
Iki ga dekinai
Haiiro no tsukiakari
Kono mama yami ni
Kokoro mo karada mo tokasou ka
Hirari, fuwari to
Saki iku dareka no kage wo fumu[/td][td]The sound of shoes tapping
Hung from earphones
Scowling
Left alone, I exhaled that breath
An already-bitten chocolate
Eaten by somebody else
"Those lying stars
will start to flow around"

Kicking small rocks
Sending them in the darkness
"The lying moon
watches our tiny world"

Where should I go next?
Leaving behind these heavy chains
Where am I heading to?
Taking off my shoes

That hoarse voice
Looking for the dark and cold hand
This grey world
Leaves me breathless
If I'll get it
That fish would swim without problems
And from the bottom of the sea
He will laugh at the cold earth!

Quiet
Yet clearly-heard footsteps
Seeing that tiny smile
I wonder if I'm still dreaming
Who said?
"I can't live by myself"
The one who said that
Is totally blind

How many times did I cry
When you yelled at me?
My eyelids burn
From that world
Looking at that small garden
I feel weak
I hold out my hand
But I can't touch

Standing alone in the cold
That Light reaches me
Blocking my ear
I live flying
What are you thinking of?
Countless emotions destroyed
Aren't you going to do something?
These hands and feet of mine are still moving

That hoarse voice
Looking for the dark and cold hand
This grey moonlight
Leaves me breathless
This darkness melts my body
Together with my heart
Quietly, carefully
Step on their shadow[/td][/tr][/table]

THE PRIZES
That's what you are here for, right? Don't lie.
First off, if you think about passing this contest because you think you aren't very good, think again! Not only will you get suggestions from other users, no, you even have a chance to win something!
4th to Last: 3 random winners get Tell Your World by kz and Livetune!
And then we also have the obligatory Top 3 prizes. You will also get a little medal on your profile if you rank high!
3rd: SPiCa by toku!
2nd: SPiCa by toku and Electric Angel by yasuo!
1st: The album Digital Colors by yasuo (which includes Electric Angel), and also a 10$ iTunes gift card from SynZidane (give him a hug)!
We might add more prizes later, so keep watching this post!

[c]THE DEADLINE IS MARCH 18th, 3PM CET.
Read the Contest Rules!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask us in this topic![/c]

 

We just added a base edit to the first post. It just contains the BPM and offset, so if you are lazy and can't be bothered to take a few seconds to set it, here you go! :D

 

Awww :(
But hey, we might add a week or two to the time limit if enough people want an extension. After all, the extend Event was a month long if I remember correctly, so half of that is a quite big difference.

 

I think both sound a bit odd, but if you have a good reason you may go ahead :p

 

That happens when the media player on your PC intercepts it. Right click the link and choose "Save Link As..." instead, and it will work!

 

Updated the first post with a better offset. If you just make a PV, the old one is accurate enough, but for notesheets you might want to you use this one.

 

I just tried it here, but it seemed completly off-beat. Well, timing edits are allowed, so do whatever you want, I won't stop you.
EDIT: Remember though - you can't upload the edited MP3, players will have to do it themselves.

Also the sample edit is outdated, I forgot about it... I posted a new offset, will update it in a minute

 

Alright, we're getting close to the end! Here's a countdown to tell you how much time you have left (in case it works right and displays the correct time no matter which timezone you are in):
[c][countdown]1332165600[/countdown][/c]

 

Alright, 24 more hours added for people beyond the pond. Use it well!