Reviving Back the Fansub Group?

The_A_Pok

2 years ago FTP-A came back from the grave and try to sub Gosick, which after 19 episodes, the group quickly died out. Now I think it's about time that we get back to do what we do: fansubbing. I don't know if we even have the same people from 2 years ago (I don't even know if the leader is still around or gave up), but it's at least worth another try. What do you guys think?

The_A_Pok

@[deleted]: Probably after new ones, because unlike the past years where there were lots of fangroups, the numbers quickly diminished over time...that and the fact more shows are usually in Crunchyroll but they're not really good at producing successful quality subs.
Also, as for what anime to start, I think it's best to let it to the translators to decide on which show(s) they like to do since they're the heart of the fangroup (this may include/exclude side projects like movies and/or OVAs) and may have the most say, although the rest of the staff can step in to agree/disagree with them.

@[deleted]: I still see people complaining whether the file is 8-bit or 10-bit because they still don't know how to play 10-bit encoding lol.

I think it's best if we use an untouched 1080p, as well as the usual 720p and 480p MKV since that's the norm these days.

The_A_Pok

I dunno since I usually download 720p (even though my monitor is 1080 hdmi) files at what I think decent is 200-400mb, and this is just 8-bit (sorry I haven't found a way to convert to 10-bit; I had done encoding pre-ripped 10-bit ones though).

The_A_Pok

...and that's going to be the hard part...finidng translators I mean.

GhostHeLL

I'm more interested to know if we'll be using compressed encoding.
Cause what appeals to people (in my opinion) are small file size and high quality combo.
Especially when they already have vast collections of anime stored in their systems.

The moment someone notices the file-size hitting the 200₃₀₀ MB range... they start looking for alternatives. Heck people start complaining when the episode reaches the 150 range. :S

GhostHeLL

ah yeah those days when they switched to 10bit releases :/
Lol I had a crappy laptop and I thought the encodes were bad so that's why I couldn't run them :P

Now (on a new laptop) I download the 10bit, even though they still give me some issues in some players but yeah having a file in 8 or 10Bit(Hi or otherwise) does effect the filesize

But I think we should prioritize on video-quality uploads, then the text-display(font and other aesthetics), translation, and finally filesize.

if we do cap the filesize then we have to downgrade on other aspects.
So if the above can be done and look great in 8-bit; then I think we should go for it.

Quirk

Depends on what you are subbing.
Are you going to compete with the other groups and sub new stuff?
Or will you go after the older animes with no subs that quite a few people would be interested in?

I don't speak japanese, but I wouldn't mind quality checking and even having a crack at putting the subs on the episode. Timing and what not. Maybe even those nice little notes to tell you the reference or what ever.
But I would like to know what anime you are after first.
I think competing with other fansubs would be hard work.

Quirk

I get 360p/480 encodes around 60-75mb. With 720 around 90-100mb.
And they look just fine. The encoders take the 1080 from the fansubbers and encode them down to those size.
Those are the smallest size I think you could get away with. If you had a 130mb 720 most people wouldn't care.
Places like Horriblesubs just rip from Crunchyroll.

I agree with the translators having the say. It is much easier to find some one to put the subs on the show compared to translating.

Quirk

Well we can worry about resolution when we have the subs.
Just do what Horriblesubs does and offer all sizes. Though they don't shrink the size of their encodes much.

Do you know any translators who are interested?