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How to Make a Self-Installing Voicebank or Plugin; UTAU .UAR Tutorial
Topic Started: Jan 15 2012, 09:54 AM (1,890 Views)
Hikaru421
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Hello! I often see some users (mostly Japanese) make their UTAU available for download via .UAR instead of .ZIP/.RAR. Why? Because:

Installing a voice bank by .ZIP/.RAR requires you to go get your voice bank and drag it into your UTAU voice bank collection folder. Or a plugin, drag the contents to the plugin folder.

Installing a voice bank/plugin by .UAR requires you to double click that .UAR. That's it. Yup. Simple. So how about I show you how.

-STEP 1
Create a folder like THIS. The stuff in it will become the .UAR
STEP 1

This will just hold all the .UAR's contents.
Inside there must be...
-The Voicebank/Plugin you are making for others to install (Enclosed in its own folder)
-An Install.txt
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-STEP 2
Time to edit that install.txt
Open it. Insert these value things.
Code:
 
type=
folder=
contentsdir=
description=

type=
If the .UAR is going to hold a voice bank, set the "type=" value to "type=voiceset"
If the .UAR is going to hold a plugin, set the "type=" value to "type=editplugin"
folder=
The "folder=" value will be the name of the folder created after installation so I'll do "folder=Hikaru ACT 3 - Beta"
contentsdir=
Set the "contentsdir=" value to the folder next to the install.txt (the folder within the folder), the folder with the actual stuff to install in it. in my case, "contentsdir=Hikaru ACT 3 - Beta"
description=
Set the "description=" value, to the decryption of what the .UAR will install.... maybe in my case, something like, "description=外国音ヒカル ACT 3 Beta"

STEP 2

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-STEP 3
Zip it!
Select both the folder and its install.txt and zip 'em.

STEP 3

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-STEP 4
Rename.
Just rename that .ZIP to a .UAR

STEP 4

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ALL DONE!
Open it and try it out. UTAU will automatically install its contents to the right place for you. Upload the .UAR for other people to download. That's all.
Edited by Hikaru421, Jan 15 2012, 04:49 PM.
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Tala
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lol CB
I'll try it out right away xD
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Tala
Jan 15 2012, 03:11 PM
lol CB
I'll try it out right away xD
Let me know if it works out for you!

Also, .UAR doesn't seem to be supported by UTAU-Synth (yet).
Not that it's /widely/ used overseas I guess, cause there's no lang. translation yet
But I immediately notified Ameya-P when I found out, so let's hope for the best. :wink:
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Zoku-Zoku~!
Yay! I use the install.txt in zips. Orz
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Tala
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It kind of doesn't work for me xD

What do you use to zip the files? :>
Because i dont get the same icon as you, mine is an other xd I can't change the .ZIP to .UAR
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Tala
Jan 15 2012, 05:15 PM
It kind of doesn't work for me xD

What do you use to zip the files? :>
Because i dont get the same icon as you, mine is an other xd I can't change the .ZIP to .UAR
Right-click the .zip
>Rename
Rename it to .uar? ;x;
It doesn't really, /matter/ what program you use(that affects the icon), as long as it can compress to .zip
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Jan 15 2012, 05:20 PM
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Jan 15 2012, 05:15 PM
It kind of doesn't work for me xD

What do you use to zip the files? :>
Because i dont get the same icon as you, mine is an other xd I can't change the .ZIP to .UAR
Right-click the .zip
>Rename
Rename it to .uar? ;x;
It doesn't really, /matter/ what program you use(that affects the icon), as long as it can compress to .zip
I can't change the name to uar that's the problem xd
It just has it's name ... :/ no zip at the end ://
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Tala
Jan 15 2012, 05:39 PM
Hikaru421
Jan 15 2012, 05:20 PM
Tala
Jan 15 2012, 05:15 PM
It kind of doesn't work for me xD

What do you use to zip the files? :>
Because i dont get the same icon as you, mine is an other xd I can't change the .ZIP to .UAR
Right-click the .zip
>Rename
Rename it to .uar? ;x;
It doesn't really, /matter/ what program you use(that affects the icon), as long as it can compress to .zip
I can't change the name to uar that's the problem xd
It just has it's name ... :/ no zip at the end ://
Your file extensions are hidden on your PC.
What operating system of Windows do you have? I'll link you to a tutorial.
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I have windows7 :>
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Jan 15 2012, 05:51 PM
I have windows7 :>
This tutorial should help.

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