i have seen 24 minute anime episodes which are 35 M as opposed to the usual 125 M. i was wondering if maybe someone could explain more about the smaller file regarding format and creation.
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125 M vs 35 M
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Kai Stromler
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This thread will probably be locked before I can finish typing this message, but what the hell.
Different formats and differing bitrates can be used to produce differing filesizes in pirated episodes as well as in ~legitimately distributed AMVs, etc. Smaller filesize generally indicates lower quality.
The average size of digisubs has been rising consistently since the inception of the idea. The old (~1998) standard, RealMedia encodings of episodes captured from fansub VHS, ran between 25 and 50 MB depending on framerate; most anime can get away with 15 fps, which will yield 25 MB; full-TV 30 fps forces the higher value.
The first real digisubs, using DivX 3.1 or thereabouts, started appearing in 1999-2000. These would run about 50-75 MB per episode at 320x240, which increased to 90-100 MB at 512x384, and then up to the current average of 175-200 MB at 640x480 as quality, rather than simple access, became a greater concern.
If the anime represented by the files are old, they are small because they are old. If the anime are new, the files are new either because they have been encoded as crap, or because they are using some new and drastically more efficient codec that you probably can't play.
All right, question answered, lock before someone links to examples.
--K
Different formats and differing bitrates can be used to produce differing filesizes in pirated episodes as well as in ~legitimately distributed AMVs, etc. Smaller filesize generally indicates lower quality.
The average size of digisubs has been rising consistently since the inception of the idea. The old (~1998) standard, RealMedia encodings of episodes captured from fansub VHS, ran between 25 and 50 MB depending on framerate; most anime can get away with 15 fps, which will yield 25 MB; full-TV 30 fps forces the higher value.
The first real digisubs, using DivX 3.1 or thereabouts, started appearing in 1999-2000. These would run about 50-75 MB per episode at 320x240, which increased to 90-100 MB at 512x384, and then up to the current average of 175-200 MB at 640x480 as quality, rather than simple access, became a greater concern.
If the anime represented by the files are old, they are small because they are old. If the anime are new, the files are new either because they have been encoded as crap, or because they are using some new and drastically more efficient codec that you probably can't play.
All right, question answered, lock before someone links to examples.
--K
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