damn subtitles.

3evilmonkeys · Post by **3evilmonkeys** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 12:17 pm

Ok, So I dont have a capture card and I live in a stupid tiny town in Ohio that is barren of anime, so I download episodes, but for video making purposes I dont want subtitles I hate them, I hate them so much. Anyone have any suggestions?

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 1:47 pm

Order DVDs over the internet.

Jnzk · Post by **Jnzk** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 2:03 pm

Yes, that helps. I live in tiny country barren of anime, but can still make AMVs without subtitles that way.

Sir_Lagsalot · Post by **Sir_Lagsalot** » Fri Mar 19, 2004 5:26 pm

Or if you're too cheap to order the DVDs and can't find raws, you can follow the subtitle removal guide on this site.

aluminumstudios · Post by **aluminumstudios** » Sun Mar 21, 2004 12:08 am

Using DivX as source really puts a cap on quality from the start.

I would recommend signing up for www.netflix.com or www.greencine.com and renting DVD's on-line if you can't afford them.

I have a convenient banner ads for netflix on my site that you are free to use if you are going to sign up

http://www.aluminumstudios.com

rose4emily · Post by **rose4emily** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 8:54 pm

If you need to use downloaded footage:

[MOD: Removed info on downloading anime]

For everything else, cropping seems to be the answer. You can use most fansub footage by clipping the video from 4:3 to 16:9 and shifting the video vertically so only the bottom part is cut. You might have to not use scenes with cultural notes on the top, but if you can't buy the DVDs you have to accept a few sacrafices. It is important, however, to find the highest-quality source you can and to avoid multiple re-encodes in editing, as each encode decreases quality from the last, even conversions to higher bitrates (those just lose less quality than conversions to lower bitrates).

If you can buy the DVDs, do so. You get the shiny disk, more free hard-disk space, a pretty case with some notes and artwork, better encoding quality (DVDs are compressed, but not nearly as much as most DivX/XviD files), and the pleasure of owning legal copies of your favorite art and being able to honestly say you support it. I know I have a few series in mind that I definately will buy as soon as I have some cash (university expenses will really take it away from you), and would now if I could for all the reasons I've just listed.

CaTaClYsM · Post by **CaTaClYsM** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 12:07 am

oo, another one.

DemonSpawn · Post by **DemonSpawn** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 7:53 am

I was wondering why all these subtitle posts suddenly popped up.

rose4emily · Post by **rose4emily** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:42 am

Ooops - I didn't say where, I just mentioned an obscure file format. Didn't know that was off limits.