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I have no idea who you are, so probably not.
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Who are the guys behind YOLO? Can you tell them to keep releasing Aikatsu? I want to finish the series before anime dies forever.
Answering that would kind of spoil it, but I think they are still working on it very slowly. I'm not quite sure how many episodes are going to get done, though.
Which Commie Dev is the weeabooest?
RHE. Won't even play games with dubs, sheesh
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Why does a retard like tlacatlc6 have a trusted status? Just looking at his Servant x Service and Mushishi releases you can see he just makes the releases worse. Mainly with those horrible font choices. I really have to question why was it given to him in the first place.
I don't think I was around when the decision was made, but the bar for trusted isn't exactly high.
Why is Fugi such a nerd?
He's the nerd I wish I could be :(
Why do fansubbers constantly say it's harder to work on BDs than TV shows? I can only imagine it's because encoding from a BDMV requires more work than from a .ts but I don't think re-timing or re-tsing is such a chore to the point of stalling them (though those NouCome's BDs must have been a pain)
Do they? You can put plenty of effort into either, so it's kinda hard to make a blanket statement like that.
I do find it's harder to get motivated to do BD shows since they're not on a tight weekly schedule and tend to be a bit on the tedious side.
I do find it's harder to get motivated to do BD shows since they're not on a tight weekly schedule and tend to be a bit on the tedious side.
So there is literally no point to 1080p BDs for the most part?
Only if no part whatsoever of the anime was produced at 1080p, but that's not always the case. Even if the drawings were scanned in at 720p, post-production effects like grain and the like are applied at mastering res, which often is 1080p. "Another" is a good example, though I don't have the comparison on me right now.
There's also stuff like Psycho-Pass, where the first OP and second ED were produced in 1080p even though the rest of the show was 720p lineart with some added grain. I'd recommend 1080p for Psycho-Pass for that reason. Kyoani is another studio that tends to produce their OPs and EDs in 1080p while also maintaining some level of detail above 720p for their shows.
More and more shows are also getting produced in 1080p (or somewhere between 720p and 1080p these days), such as Nyarlko W and pretty much any recent show by JC Staff.
So basically, take a look and decide for yourself. When in doubt, I'd say just download the 1080p unless you have limited/slow internet or don't have the HDD space to spare. A number of groups (eg Commie) also don't bother doing a 1080p release if there's absolutely no reason to.
There's also stuff like Psycho-Pass, where the first OP and second ED were produced in 1080p even though the rest of the show was 720p lineart with some added grain. I'd recommend 1080p for Psycho-Pass for that reason. Kyoani is another studio that tends to produce their OPs and EDs in 1080p while also maintaining some level of detail above 720p for their shows.
More and more shows are also getting produced in 1080p (or somewhere between 720p and 1080p these days), such as Nyarlko W and pretty much any recent show by JC Staff.
So basically, take a look and decide for yourself. When in doubt, I'd say just download the 1080p unless you have limited/slow internet or don't have the HDD space to spare. A number of groups (eg Commie) also don't bother doing a 1080p release if there's absolutely no reason to.
If 1080 BDs have a higher bitrate than 720p, why does it matter if it's an "upscale"? It'll still look better if you're, say, watching it on a 55' 1080p tv.
1080p BDs need more bitrate just to get a comparable quality image to 720p BDs encoded with the same settings, though. Like, if I do a 720p and a 1080p encode at the same CRF (which is "supposed" to aim for the same image quality), the 1080p encode will turn out larger. As it goes, I usually do 720p at a slightly lower CRF (ie higher quality / more bitrate) than 1080p BDs, but generally the aim is to get the same quality for both.
It's fairly simple to upscale a frame from the 720p encode to 1080p and compare for yourself, in any case.
It's fairly simple to upscale a frame from the 720p encode to 1080p and compare for yourself, in any case.
List the people that you feel are the best in their respected positions. (Translator, Editor, Typesetter etc...)
Can't really answer that, sorry. I don't really have one "best" fansubber at each role picked out, and I doubt I could fairly decide on one.
I'm a little new to encoding. Whereas I think I know avisynth syntax and at least some of the common filters, I am still in the dark about deinterlacing—how it works, IVTC, filters used, and stuff. Could you tell me where I can find out more about it? Thanks.
The short answer (if you're encoding anime) is basically:
http://avisynth.org.ru/docs/english/externalfilters/tivtc.htm
tfm(pp=6, clip2=nnedi3())
tdecimate(mode=1)
This will handle 99% of cases where scrolling text or other fun 60i content is not involved. With scrolling text and the like, things get a little more complicated, but that's another matter.
If you want to understand what's actually involved, read this:
http://mod16.org/hurfdurf/?p=12
The good news is that unless you're working with ancient DVDs, nobody really has to deal with that crap anymore, so you can pretty much just read up on the TIVTC docs and call it a day. tfm pairs up the interlaced frames (two out of every five, generally) so you get five complete frames (including one duplicate) at 29.97 fps, then tdecimate automatically detects and removes the duplicate frame, giving you smooth 23.976 fps video.
If you have something like 60i credits on top of 24p interlaced content, use something like this:
nnedi3()
SelectEvery(5, 0, 2, 3, 4)
nnedi3 is a deinterlacer (recreates every frame by interpolating every second line, as opposed to the field-matching you do for IVTC) and SelectEvery(5, 0, 2, 3, 4) says "for every 5 frames numbered 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, keep the frames numbered 0, 2, 3, 4, and throw out the frame numbered 1". You can also interpolate the 60i content but that's a whole new can of worms.
If you want to do a plain IVTC yourself from first principles, you can do something like: (quoting __ar here)
[ar] for top-field first: assumetff().separatefields().selectevery(10,0,1,2,3,6,5,8,7,8,9).weave().selectevery(5,0,1,2,4)
[ar] thats for ccnnc
This is mostly made redundant by TIVTC though as TFM will properly field-match most sources for you (by taking the odd rows of one frame and combining them with the even rows of another). It's included if you want to see what's actually done here. Obviously, you need to work out the actual decimation pattern and supply the right numbers if you use this method, and you need to make sure you account for any changes in the pattern as well, which is why it's generally a lot easier to just let TIVTC handle it for you.
(This is probably the last revision of this answer, I promise)
http://avisynth.org.ru/docs/english/externalfilters/tivtc.htm
tfm(pp=6, clip2=nnedi3())
tdecimate(mode=1)
This will handle 99% of cases where scrolling text or other fun 60i content is not involved. With scrolling text and the like, things get a little more complicated, but that's another matter.
If you want to understand what's actually involved, read this:
http://mod16.org/hurfdurf/?p=12
The good news is that unless you're working with ancient DVDs, nobody really has to deal with that crap anymore, so you can pretty much just read up on the TIVTC docs and call it a day. tfm pairs up the interlaced frames (two out of every five, generally) so you get five complete frames (including one duplicate) at 29.97 fps, then tdecimate automatically detects and removes the duplicate frame, giving you smooth 23.976 fps video.
If you have something like 60i credits on top of 24p interlaced content, use something like this:
nnedi3()
SelectEvery(5, 0, 2, 3, 4)
nnedi3 is a deinterlacer (recreates every frame by interpolating every second line, as opposed to the field-matching you do for IVTC) and SelectEvery(5, 0, 2, 3, 4) says "for every 5 frames numbered 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4, keep the frames numbered 0, 2, 3, 4, and throw out the frame numbered 1". You can also interpolate the 60i content but that's a whole new can of worms.
If you want to do a plain IVTC yourself from first principles, you can do something like: (quoting __ar here)
[ar] for top-field first: assumetff().separatefields().selectevery(10,0,1,2,3,6,5,8,7,8,9).weave().selectevery(5,0,1,2,4)
[ar] thats for ccnnc
This is mostly made redundant by TIVTC though as TFM will properly field-match most sources for you (by taking the odd rows of one frame and combining them with the even rows of another). It's included if you want to see what's actually done here. Obviously, you need to work out the actual decimation pattern and supply the right numbers if you use this method, and you need to make sure you account for any changes in the pattern as well, which is why it's generally a lot easier to just let TIVTC handle it for you.
(This is probably the last revision of this answer, I promise)
How do you setup a site like Vivid|Hii has?
It's part of the txoffer software that Hii runs:
https://github.com/Fugiman/txoffer
https://github.com/Fugiman/txoffer
Cartelmembers are in every group but how do you end up in such a position?some people come out of nowhere and some people have been fansubbing for ages (which is prob the most obvious way of getting into the cartel, assuming ur not terrible). Well how do these new guys get into the cartel this fast?
Just join a group and not be terrible, I guess? You'd be surprised at the shortage of competent, reliable people in the scene.
REVIVE NYAA WHEN
Whenever either the DDoS attack finishes or measures are put in place to defeat it. You can grab Vivid releases made in the meantime via XDCC or magnet links (available via the site and IRC).
Fuck off.
That's not very nice.
What do you think about non-english fansub?
I've never watched any, so I can't really say...
Do you have a favorite character or character arc in Madoka?
Not specifically, no.
FFF's A+ for Shinryakusha is unwarranted. DDY's script was arguably better in a lot of cases (though worse in some), had a MUCH better kfx, more typesetting and is released significantly quicker (ie., hours after the episode airs as opposed to a week). Why did FFF get A+?
I already said why.
But you're glad he's dead, right?
He'll be back next season.
Was it you that killed D_S?
Nope.
Is there a difference between DTS and FLAC?
To be precise, it was DTS-HDMA (high definition master audio) - DTS is just the company and the family of codecs they created.
They're both lossless codecs, so the only difference is that FLAC is more efficient. There's no real reason not to convert it to FLAC as long as you have the right tools (eac3to and the ArcSoft decoder)
They're both lossless codecs, so the only difference is that FLAC is more efficient. There's no real reason not to convert it to FLAC as long as you have the right tools (eac3to and the ArcSoft decoder)
Is there any reason to do FLAC encodes for BDs?
If you believe you can hear the difference or want to make it possible for the end user to transcode the audio later without incurring generational loss.
I don't really care for it myself but people seem to like it so I throw it on my 1080p encodes if the video takes up enough space already that the extra 100mb or so for FLAC doesn't make much difference. I also used it for Psycho-Pass because it included 3-channel audio (Dolby TrueHD 2.1) and mkvmerge was throwing a hissy fit at muxing 3-channel aac files for some reason. So I downmixed the 720p to stereo aac and used 3-channel FLAC for the 1080p.
I don't really care for it myself but people seem to like it so I throw it on my 1080p encodes if the video takes up enough space already that the extra 100mb or so for FLAC doesn't make much difference. I also used it for Psycho-Pass because it included 3-channel audio (Dolby TrueHD 2.1) and mkvmerge was throwing a hissy fit at muxing 3-channel aac files for some reason. So I downmixed the 720p to stereo aac and used 3-channel FLAC for the 1080p.
Why are you such a serious person?
Fansubbing is serious business, don't you know.
Who is the happiest person on the world?
Probably someone who can read this question and not be annoyed by the grammar
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/free-eternal-summer/episodes-1-8/.77925 ULTIMATE BAIT?
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So I played around with AvsPmod, made a script and saved it. What are the next steps to be done to encode a video? I'm kinda lost at the moment.
You can pass your .avs straight into x264 as a command line argument, or alternatively use something like avs2yuv or avs2pipemod and pipe the output.
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