Death to AVI
Alright so we discussed this topic with the group and it was decided that avi is no longer going to be offered. We are going to be going HQ H264 MKV SoftSubbed encodes and if you have a problem with that then leave a comment and we will think about your comments. But at the moment this decision stands, as it will speed us up and we don’t have to do multiple encodes/releases/uploads.
PS: This is effective as of episode 167. Good Night.
on April 21, 2008 on 8:30 pm
cool i like the change
on April 21, 2008 on 8:46 pm
Excellent. Finally more and more groups are excepting h.264 in mkv as the standard. It is just the best option available.
on April 21, 2008 on 8:50 pm
mkv ftw
on April 21, 2008 on 9:05 pm
fuck mkv put it in an mp4 container its better (advanced or simple profile will work) then lazy bastards like me can sit in front of the television and stream it to my 360 or PS3 you cant do that with h264 in an MKV container but you can with h264 in an mp4 container. mp4 wasnt made by the french either!!!!
on April 21, 2008 on 9:59 pm
I for one prefer avi over mkv. I can toss it into a flash drive and watch it anywhere and not worry about downloading any software on someone else’s computer and just enjoy watching it on the simple windows media player. It sucks that you have decided to stop doing them on avi. I hated going back and forth on different groups watching a series because most have different translations and it gets irritating when you have a certain meaning for a word set in your head and when you watch someone else’s sub. They’ll translate it as something else and you’ll be like, ‘arghh! why can’t they use the other meaning?’ Plus, I try to be loyal to a group and wait for their version to come out instead of watching someone else’s sub just because they got it out first. Well, I guess it was fun while it lasted. I guess i’ll just have to go get used to someone else’s sub. Thanks for the hard work til now.
on April 21, 2008 on 10:18 pm
Flomp Staff, your quality work is deeply appreciated. Take your time subbing a good episode just try to get it out this week. Preferatly on HD format ^.^
on April 21, 2008 on 10:20 pm
I can’t run an H264, I don’t know if it’s the MKV or something else I just know that I experiance major audio video desync almost from the moment I start playing the video now I love you guys, for the work you’ve done, being proffessional and for the most part timely. However this is a very very sad day for me and if the decision stands I’m afraid I’ll have to find another group to watch from, I hope your considerate of people with this and similar problems, and reverse your decision or at the very least, help me fix mine. I can say I have not touched a DB sub since finding you guys and I’d rather not have to go back, the quality difference is astounding and it would hurt to have to accept anything less then your work, but if I must, I must.
on April 21, 2008 on 11:04 pm
Keep it MKV SoftSubbed. Yours are the absolute best. Avi is just a waste of time nowa days.
Keep up the amazing work you guys, I can’t wait for 167!
on April 21, 2008 on 11:05 pm
Lets see where to start…..
Well, First let me just say that it takes a big change to take place, to make me comment anywhere in communities/forum/posts ect… on any topic. I tend to respect decisions and comments made by others, especially when they do stuff out of the goodness of their heart like you all here at Flomp.
So it was with reluctance that I wanted to leave this comment. but this decision hit me hard in way…
Seems everyone is getting on the h264 bandwagon, and with all the advancements and muti-encodeing abilities that mkv’s allow, it easy to see the why you should use mkv all the time.
Yet I can’t help but point out how big the group is of fans is, out there, who Can Not & Will Not use mkv format for their anime viewing pleasure. Some reason’s why:
1- mkv files can be picky on what codec you need. and hate you for having some you do not need.
2 - the codec usually needed, IS known for over-riding and flaking out some other codecs that are needed to watch older stuff and alternate encoded files. (cause honestly, different subbers out there don’t follow the “Only ONE way to encode stuff guidelines anymore.)
3 - The special players you need to run some mkv’s, can make you hate them even more. Especially when they override other files settings…
4 - some computers just do not like mkv stuff and will backlash on the owner causing nothing but grief to them.
Granted the pro’s list can be just as long, but its typically for these reasons above, I have found out, as to why many fans have abandoned or refused to watch a great series.
First Naruto and their fansubbers went and converted to h264 on me just a while ago (which caused me to abandon the series.) and now Bleach is doing the same….
You guys are great translators/subbers; on par with some of the other best ones out there. And i was ecstatic when i found flomps high quality bleach trans./subbed episodes. Especially when the series was getting to the good part again.
Yet I must face the facts and lull in the fact that great translated bleach episodes will be a thing of the past for me, as with naruto. I am truly saddened by the decision.
Mind you I am in no way arguing your decision; You have to do whats best for you guys since like I said before, you guys are doing this out of the goodness of your heart.
I just needed to say my piece…. and Thank you guys for all the GREAT and HARD work you have done for the episodes that i have downloaded from flomp.
I’m just glad you decided to start this process at 167…. since 165&166 were the 2 episodes I wanted in high quality (with great translation) the most… 166 even more so. *still patiently waiting for 166 (xvid)*
PS: Good luck to you all on your exams…
& please forgive me for any inconvience my long-winded rant may have caused.
on April 21, 2008 on 11:52 pm
Well this really disappoints me. I have a laptop that cant play H264 stuff, and I have been downloading Flomp subs over Dattebayo simply because yours are better. Seems Im gonna have to switch to Dattebayo.
on April 21, 2008 on 11:52 pm
I, for one, welcome our new container invaders.
Though it would be convenient if you put it in a mp4 container like SHI said, it’ll play regardless on 360’s if you use a transcoding program like TVersity.
And really, if you just plan on watching it on your computer, is it so hard to install something like CCCP or the K-Lite codec pack?
on April 22, 2008 on 12:44 am
Just to address a few of the complaints about MKV:
1) If you don’t like MKV, then by all means feel free to remux to MP4. The process should take a few seconds, a few minutes on a computer with slow disks. We personally prefer MKV over MP4 because it gives us more flexibility, and allows things like attached fonts.
2) If you’re having trouble playing back H264 files, try CoreAVC. It’s a much faster H264 codec than what comes with CCCP, so it should fix those video desync problems.
3) Dual-format releases were a pain - twice as much stuff to make torrents for, upload to bots, encode, etc, etc. It also slowed down our release process; with AVI we had to wait for an encoder to be around *after* we finished the script, with MKV the encoder can do all his stuff beforehand, and we can just add in the finished script when we want to release.
on April 22, 2008 on 12:52 am
If people desperately want an avi file, they should just re-encode the mkv themself;
AllToAvi is one of many programs, and my personal choice, if I wish to watch an episode on my DVD player; I convert to avi, stick in on a flash drive and off I go.
People should just stop being lazy slobs and learn to install codecs PROPERLY, ie don’t install them over old codecs.
The only people who should be complaining are those with really old computers and no money with which to upgrade or buy a new computer; but seriously; any PC from the last 7 years (at least) won’t have problems IF codecs are installed correctly.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK GUYS!
\O/
on April 22, 2008 on 1:07 am
I suppose for some people AVI is more convenient due to wider compatibility on older systems or something. But, it is (or should be) a slowly fading format and transitions are hard. Unless you have a really old computer, then as TML said, a simple codec pack like CCCP or K-Lite will solve any playback problems.
It is a good move for Flomp though. They’re a small group and it frees them up of a lot of redundant encoding (if you’ve ever encoded anything, you’d understand) and archiving (distro is fun!). As for the MP4 people, H264 is (slightly) better and releasing MKVs in MP4 would be counter to Flomp’s dedication to quality. Especially now that raws are becoming more available in higher quality, some of which are already encoded in H264.
To all the people upset with MKV… all is not lost. There always seems to be people re-encoding MKV to AVI and/or MP4 for whatever reason (usually for iPod or something but should be fine enough for you people) and post them up as a torrent for other people. I’ve seen quite a few on TokyoTosho. Perhaps someone will decide to re-encode for you folks and unofficially release them for you all. Worse comes to worse, you can always do the job yourselves overnight.
on April 22, 2008 on 1:08 am
Thank you for your response P-Static, being already what some would call “highly knowledgeable” about computers (I’ve been told by some I can probably out tech support tech support centers), it always delights me to learn things about them I didn’t know before, and it is in this spirit I ask the following question, as Number6 pointed out, installing a codec over another can kill a good system, and almost turn a bad one to junk for the purposes of reading that file, so if I am using the CCCP, which others have directed me to as the only valid source, how do I disable their H264 codec and replace it with this CoreAVC without uninstalling the whole package and without turning my computer into a video paperweight… If I can find a way to play H264 files without crippling problems I will withdraw all objections, if not…well I hope you can change your mind.
on April 22, 2008 on 2:39 am
Totenkruez I do use CCCP and I still have problems with H264
on April 22, 2008 on 6:32 am
wow!!!! amazing! i really prefer your mkv releases! even though most people hate it, mkv is perfect because the quality is f***ing awesome!
on April 22, 2008 on 8:33 am
i wish you would do a mp4 cuz then i can put it on my psp or my 360
on April 22, 2008 on 9:28 am
I really prefer mkv over avi in every way.
Flomp’s mkv files have much better quality compared to their avi encodes.
Why continue to support an inferiour container format?
Of course I understand the people who don’t have a good comp,
but honestly in which century do we live in?
Furthermore it decreases the load of work on the Flomp staff, which of course leads to quicker release times and better quality, because they can concentrate on the mkv files more.
on April 22, 2008 on 10:12 am
i totaly prefer AVI over mkv coz it work on the DVDplayers beside the PC,so please don’t do this if the problem is the speed we can wait for the avi files when u finish the exams but to completely stop it thats the worst news i have ever heard beside we all left DB coz of your AVI great quality in video and subs so PLEASE don’t let us go back to DB.thanks
on April 22, 2008 on 10:13 am
.mkv is far superior, I’m glad you’re changing to it.
As for those who can’t play it well, either try troubleshooting, or if you have a 9000 year old PC, just buy a new one. Or.. try cleaning up your current PC.
on April 22, 2008 on 10:18 am
and also converting h264 in mkv container to Xvid in avi is realy a pain the ass regarding the subs coz sometimes they don’t appear at all (when using Dr.Divx) or the upper translation note replace the subs in the lower part of the screen (when using AlltoAvi) soif u want to use h264 badly use it in avi container like DB do with naruto now,it’s way easier in conversion.in the end i hope that u re-think your decision for our sake,thanks
on April 22, 2008 on 10:22 am
Argh, please don’t drop .avi, it’s more comfortable than mkv.
I really dislike DB, but if they’re the only ones who release in .avi I’ll have to change the path
on April 22, 2008 on 10:55 am
Yeh i agree that converting from mkv is a hassle especially with soft subs. I normally get the xvid and convert it to mp4 for psp and watch it at school and to let my friends watch it to. Its much of a hassle now.
on April 22, 2008 on 11:28 am
@Alex Modovia
The only problem I’ve had with CCCP is “double subtitles”. But that was due to Media Player Classic also displaying subs and so it’s not an actual fault of CCCP. The “problem” was fixed simply by disabling subtitles on one of the two.
Alternatively, if you do have another codec, you can go to the ffdshow video decoder config menu to disable an existing codec. It’s under the first tab, “Codec”. From there, you can find the relevant codec (H.264), and disable it. That should force whatever media player you’re using to ignore the H.264 codec in ffdshow and use CoreAVC. Worked for me.
on April 22, 2008 on 11:35 am
I’m gonna be another one to say that’s a good move,
but please also consider mp4 since it’s a more “standardized” file format than mkv and judgin by the reactions to other groups that use it it’s thought of as more “comfortable”
avi is 1992 file format, older than some of us !
(also remember to put a cccp codec link or something to help people)
on April 22, 2008 on 11:53 am
Why would anyone want avi?, I think people download avi because they’re stupid and somehow can’t manage to play mkv. I don’t install codecs, just use KMPlayer or VLC. If your comp can’t play mkv because its a old piece of shit then upgrade….lol.
on April 22, 2008 on 1:03 pm
there is no DVP on earth that play that stupid codec h264 and mkv thats why it is not prefered AT ALL by so many people EVEN if they can play it on their PC.so stop insulting those who can’t play it coz even if they play it,they don’t like it.thanks
on April 22, 2008 on 1:09 pm
Thanks for the ideas and help, but to all those saying UPGRADE you Degenerate hillbillies, keep in mind not everyone has massive amounts of money, or even small amounts of money to upgrade with, I for one am disabled living off SSI and I only get 600 dollars a month, if I save up 2000 or more, I lose my medical insurance, not everyone is a fortunate as you, don’t forget that.
on April 22, 2008 on 1:44 pm
mkv all the way your bleach releases are quality and ive recently decided after downloading my 1st and last ep from Dattebayo their crappy avi isnt worthy any thing your H264 is so supperior
Flomp fansubs RULERS OF THE WORLD hehehe
but seriously you guys rock
on April 22, 2008 on 3:07 pm
mp4 is the wave of the future not MKV, but dont worry you guys will realize it soon enough. I would think the fact that MKV was invented by the French of all people would be enough not to use it. VIVA LA RESISTANCE!!!!
on April 22, 2008 on 3:09 pm
My comp was only 800, and that was a few years ago. It doesn’t cost much for a good pc at all. As I said before, use KMPlayer or VLC then its just like magic and it works! Its amazing! No reason to download avi unless your pc can’t handle mkv. You don’t have to search for codecs…remember that, KMPlayer or VLC. Get it at download.com
on April 22, 2008 on 3:13 pm
@Nintendo
While you are upset, please research more before you rant. There are plenty of digital video players that have support for H264… iPod, PS3, PSP, XBOX360… which are rather common players. Any Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player can also decode H264.
This link should make you feel better: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_devices_that_support_H.264/MPEG-4_AVC
Now, players with MKV support… that’s probably a more valid point. However, as p-static said, you can easily remux it into MP4 yourself. I’ve demuxed and remuxed stuff on my laptop and it took me around 10 seconds to do so. And my laptop is almost 5 years old (AND it plays MKVs with no problem!). It’s completely fast and simple. You have no excuse for this one.
For those with very old systems, it might be time to consider getting a new system (or at least, upgrades). A ten year old system will definitely show its age. You don’t see people asking for a simpler format to play on their old 1980s computer. While many people have financial reasons to consider, consider this analogy… if your car of twenty years is starting to break down, would you not consider getting a new one? Sure it’s expensive, but you’ll need a new one soon. And there are plenty of new affordable models out there.
on April 22, 2008 on 3:35 pm
Just to be clear, I dont have enough money to upgrade so all of you who keep saying “dont be lazy, upgrade” just stfu. If you want me to upgrade, how about you give me the money then? I can complain because .avi files are the only ones that my laptop will play.
on April 22, 2008 on 4:49 pm
Dman, get a job. lol
Spend 400 on a pc and get a monitor, save up your money. Don’t buy another laptop. lol
DEATH TO AVI =D
on April 22, 2008 on 5:01 pm
My PC is about 3 years old with an Athlon 3500+, 2.25ghz and I can play HD 720p and even 1080p (which runs at 100% and sometimes can go out of sync and is slow to scroll , okay..).
If you download and use K-Lite pack with coreavc or cccp you shouldn’t have any troubles, I can only speak for a Windows system tho.
Sure, stand-alone DVD-Players might have problems and all, but I personally have no problem with .mkv, I haven’t downloaded any .avi in the past 2 years. And I watch lots of anime. If your PC is really slow or whatever reason software-wise, you can still get .avi from other groups.
If you really like watching fansubs consider investing some bucks, a Quadcore-PC goes for as low as 800$ here, sure you can’t game because of the weak graphics-card but whatever..
on April 22, 2008 on 5:43 pm
For codec/playback issues, if you don’t know what you are doing don’t install anything other than CCCP. If you think you know what you are doing only install CCCP and possibly use CoreAVC for h264 playback. If you really know what you are doing you shouldn’t need to read this and it should work for you because you have already set it up correctly.
If you want to play back the video on a DVD player because you want to watch the release on a television, you should be interested in converting the softsubbed release into a very large xvid encoded avi to play back on your tv. You could convert the much better looking release and keep almost all the quality to watch on your television.
It takes some work on your part, more than burning the Xvid release onto optical media and inserting it in a DVD player, but it will leave you with better results.
If you just want to be able to watch anime on a DVD player without doing any work consider actually buying the DVDs when they are available in your region. If you don’t want to pay for the DVDs, do any work on your own, and instead have somebody else do more work for you for free it seems slightly unreasonable, especially if some future change you do requires a change in releases to suit your needs.
If you just don’t like softsubbed mkv releases and prefer mp4 containers remux yourself.
For mp4 files to stream directly to a PS3 or Xbox 360 or other device, one release either won’t work on all of them, or will result in a loss of quality for the others. Not all hardware players support the same profile level for h.264, decoding on a PC and feeding a video stream to these players is probably a better idea.
If you want to stream to a PS3 or an Xbox 360, TVersity may solve your problems. For PS3 streaming it is supposed to support any format, even a mkv container with softsubs if set up correctly. I am unsure about similar abilities with the Xbox 360. These are still gaming systems and multimedia playback is probably not the first priority when updates and features are added to these devices.
Just about any new computer on the market has the processing power to play back standard definition h264 releases. Almost any new computer purchased in the past few years will be able to play it back. Using Windows XP and CCCP with CoreAVC decoding the video you can play back the h264 releases on any processor that is faster than a Pentium 4 based Celeron 1GHz and 512MB or more of memory. With some optimization of the operating system you can do it with 800MHz.
If you claim that you are too poor to upgrade, there are new computers to be had for less than $600 that do what you want. If you shop around and know what you are doing you should be able to find one around the $400 mark. There are always new functions and software for computers that will not work on some old hardware, that is just how it is.
If you don’t have the money for it, why should somebody else pay for it? What about the person who is spending their time and limited computer resources (of any kind) to provide you with content to support your legacy hardware. Should you be paying for their computer hardware to encode or store the xvid/avi releases, or their internet access charges so that you can download it?
on April 22, 2008 on 8:57 pm
in case you guys didnt know 167 by [flomp-rumbel] is out to download it go to http://tracker.anirena.com/download.php?id=5988
on April 22, 2008 on 8:59 pm
In case anyone was wondering, MKV(with soft subs even) + Tversity + 360 + Proper codec installation (very important!) = Perfect playback to your TV, even high def material.
on April 22, 2008 on 10:09 pm
demux it to avi >_>
takes a only a couple of seconds.
if you want the subs hard coded, it may take some more time but wtf, its not that much of a time eater.
on April 22, 2008 on 10:15 pm
Xvid is also up for 166 at bleachportal.net
on April 22, 2008 on 11:17 pm
i prefer higher quality so keep up the good work and stick with mkv.
on April 23, 2008 on 12:30 am
I really support this change to mkv. Good call Flomp!
Any person can tell the difference between the quality of avi/xvid and mkv/h.264. Even in Japan, the top-tier/big budget anime are starting to be shown in hd. The latest examples being of course Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and Gundam 00. I believe Code Geass R2 is also to be had in 1080p. Within the next couple of years, nearly all anime will be shown in hd. Fansubbers and viewers of fansubs themselves have to ultimately realize that the switch in encoding format for raws is inevitable.
Now addressing the whole I can only play avi files. I have to tell you that .avi is as some people have mentioned, a 1992 format. Encoders have to separately encode the subtitles INTO the avi. This is what is meant by “hardsubbing” and in addition takes gobs of time and computer power. The capabilities of the xvid encoding process is also moot now. H.264 is better on the technical level and the cultural level. H.264 is being supported by Apple, which has a great deal of influence over the media market. All the video media bought off of itunes is in h.264. This is simply because the quality is much much higher.
Regarding the “my computer hates mkv,” put shortly, if an ipod can play h.264 files, you really have nothing with which to excuse yourself. Any computer even from a couple years back should be able to play h.264 flawlessly. If you computer is choking on mkv files, then I recommend you troubleshoot a bit instead of automatically criticizing the fansubbers. Some quick steps: uninstall all of your old video codecs (yes this involves old divx or w/e codecs); Download cccp; Install with zoomplayer; Play with zoomplayer. This should work perfectly fine. If your computer is still lagging and your computer seems to have the required specks, then start scanning for spyware/adware. Take a look at your system processes and see what is hogging up your processing abilities. Beyond that, its the viewers responsibility to ensure they can watch the release. To the my computer is decades old: I would liken this to a person buying a dvd (almost exclusive release in dvd nowadays) and complaining when the vcr doesn’t play it. Time to upgrade? If you don’t have money, realize that you will be left behind as technology progresses even further.
Now to educate you in the two formats themselves, since some seem ignorant of REALLY is different between avi and mkv. Keep in mind that mkv is simply the container. The container of the video and audio stream doesn’t actually change the video and audio. You can think of the .mkv as a .zip if you will. Except this .zip is specialized for video and audio playback. The same can be said of .avi. Many people do put xvid streams inside avi, but avi itself supports h.264. I believe there is a certain group that shoves h.264 into avi *cough* db. This however results in an inferior video resolution since avi cannot fully support h.264’s maximum capabilities. If you haven’t noticed, mkv and avi releases are the same size (mb wise) with mkv being vastly superior in qualities. This is because the container is meant to contain h.264 video streams.
I believe Spock made an excellent post on how to covert/stream mkv/mp4 over xbox360 and ps3. So refer to his post for that.
All in all, I hope I have provided an informational and insightful post into the advantages of mkv.
on April 23, 2008 on 1:11 am
i have got Wii and i don’t think that i’ll ever buy 360 or ps3 to watch animes.
on April 23, 2008 on 6:12 am
Nintendo, wtf is wrong with you moron?
To all people who can’t playback video files encoded in h264 in .mkv format just follow the following instructions:
Go to this link http://www.free-codecs.com/download_soft.php?d=4520&s=42 and download the K-Lite MEga codec pack. While you will be installing K-Lite. it will find all of your current isntalled codecs and it will ask you to uninstall them one by one automatically throught the installing process, do as it says. Then, continue with the instalation. When you are on the window that u need to choose codecs etc leave it as it is in default, click next, on this windows u can choose which video formats will be opened with the Media Player Classic, leave it as it is too, just click next. Now play your files ONLY and ALWAYS with Media Player Classic, you won’t have any problems!
ps: Media Player Classic is a copy of the old Windows Media player(arround version 6 or something), which means that it’s a very basic and light player but in corporatio nwith the correct codecs it’s the best video playback combination, ever.
that’s all folks
on April 23, 2008 on 9:47 am
my PC CAN play MKV and ANY OTHER ENCODE INVENTED thank god but why u all don’t understand that Flomp is NOT asking to use mkv OR avi but they say weither they do mkv ONLY or mkv AND avi so why u all oppose that,if they continue to do both like old times all of us will be happy and no harm is done.and i think that to have faster releases,flomp would need more stuff so i hope that more will join this great group to solve this problem.
oh by the way there is something i want to make sure about,bleach doesN’T air in HD like naruto now,right?.thanks
on April 23, 2008 on 12:48 pm
transitions are always hard, but in the end we all want more quality, the problems with compatibilities will fade away, i’m glad you guys took that choice, it’s the future, people should stop complaining about their playback problems and search for solutions, which are actually pretty simple and easy… they just don’t want to bother… the tv playback is unfortunately the hardest problem, but does anyones offers a solution? if they really want avi then have them support flomp… if i were a fansubber i would have want do the best quality and speed sub over a slow and more “user friendly” one…
on April 23, 2008 on 1:52 pm
YeNightmare, I’m fairly certain TTGL was NOT HD. Many encoders upscaled it, if you look at the DVD releases, the resolution is 720 x 480. 480p is hardly HD.
Anyway, to my knowledge. HD = 720p and 1080p.
720p = 1280 x 720 resolution
1080p = 1920×1080 resolution
Darker than Black was one of the first animes to be broadcast in HD I believe, that and Gundam 00. TV HD broadcasts are at 1366×768 afaik.
on April 23, 2008 on 4:33 pm
Before I get started on this, don’t start telling me to upgrade my computer. My computer is probably twice as fast as anyone else’s who has commented on this page. I plan to upgrade to a Quad-Core processor within the next month or so.
With this recent posted update from the Flomp staff, I will be switching over to zOmg-Subs releases, for I believe that the MKV format is an overkill for everyday releasing. With the exception of Dual-Audio DVDs, there is no need to store up all those MKVs with such valuable space on my hard disks.
AVI might not sport the best quality, but it’s what fansubbers have been using for about eight years now, and it’s not going away any time soon. It’s what’s most playable on nearly all computers, portable devices, and non-PC/Mac technology. Plus, on a 41″ TV, I can’t tell the difference between old-ass SpectreAnime/Elite-Fansubs releases, and something that came right out of AnimeOne in 720p yesterday.
I thank the staff of Flomp-Fansubs kindly for the releases they’ve been providing up to this point. Despite their switching, hopefully their industry will continue.
I would consider staying with Flomp if there were MP4 releases instead, as I own two devices that will accept MP4 only. Otherwise, I’ll be switching.
By the way, I’m expecting a heavy flaming for my “dissing” of the Matroska format. Go ahead and give me all you’ve got. >
on April 23, 2008 on 5:01 pm
To sum up
1. Very few will read the large posts
2. Groups that use avi are either new ones with little encoding experience or simply don’t have good encoders
3. Nobody likes the (minor) inconvenience mkv/mp4 can bring but it’s a fair compromise
4. everyone stop crying over every little detail
5. Flomp will save themselves lots of time not making avis anymore
6. Lists rule
on April 23, 2008 on 5:04 pm
I don’t get your point, first you say you’ll be switching to zomg because flomp uses mkv,
but as far as I know zomg also releases in mkv
on April 23, 2008 on 5:10 pm
Sorry, I realized that they also release in avi
on April 23, 2008 on 5:27 pm
hey will the new HQ eps be in widescreen format?
on April 23, 2008 on 6:10 pm
Zurenriri, what are you talking about in regards to hard drive space constraints? The h264/mkv releases are the same size as the xvid/avi releases. I don’t see how hard drive space plays into this. Previous releases were actually smaller than their xvid/avi counterparts, that would have meant a space savings for you and a quality gain at the same time. Now its no longer a space savings but a large quality gain.
on April 23, 2008 on 7:12 pm
i Totally agree with Zurenriri coz i have nearly the same situation.
beside in a couple of hours the new bleach episode should be available so we will see who is faster. (i hope flomp with the xvid episode).thanks
on April 23, 2008 on 11:40 pm
@Zurenriri
Like Spock said, file sizes between the old AVI releases are almost identical with the MKV’s. In fact, both 166 and 167, which were the first MKV releases, clock in at 170 megs, while 165, the last AVI release, is 174.
Also, I’m running a q6600@ 3.0 Ghz, so you’re not twice as fast as everyone here.
on April 24, 2008 on 1:19 am
Flomp-Rumbel Bleach releases have been available as h264/mkv downloads since 121 (the first episode released). It wasn’t until episode 158 that the h264/mkv releases were the same size as the xvid/avi releases.
on April 24, 2008 on 4:12 am
Ha ha, whoops. I totally spaced on that.
Did they change something in the encoding process, as a lot of the older MKV releases were about 30 megs smaller than the AVI versions?
on April 24, 2008 on 7:13 am
A lot of people wont be getting Flomp encoded releases
since they dropped decent XVID AVI encodes
from effective as of episode 167.
A lot of USB HDD media players that TV OUT
and DVD players that play XVID AVI , Divx3.11 AVI and DivX5 AVI
Dont support pointless crap like OGM and MKV
Lots of people see no point of OGM and MKV unless
the file is Multiple subs and Multiple sound tracks
AVI supports Multiple sounds with MPC on the PC
but I personaly find hardly anyone watchs fansub on the PC
its all USB media tv out devices and dvd players that play
xvid
Good bye Flomp , thanks for the good encodes up till 167
on April 24, 2008 on 7:20 am
Here is an idea flomp
if you want to drop an release why dont you drop MKV
and if anyone wants a MKV let them take the time to re-encode it
let the small number of people that want mkv do it themself
and let the large amount of people that support Decent XVID AVIS
keep on using that
HD 720 is possible with XVID AVI format
if you check nforce or rlslog , theirs mentioned of
warez scene HR.HDTV tv eps that are 720 high def in XVID
on April 24, 2008 on 7:48 am
@charliebrownau
Well, that’s the thing! [b]One cannot get a MKV (softsub) from an AVI (hardsub) BUT one can get an AVI from a MKV.[/b] So…
If Flomp were drop a format, why don’t they drop AVI
and if anyone wants an AVI let them take the time to re-encode it
let the small number of people that want avi do it themself
and let the large amount of people that support Decent H264 MKVS
keep on using that
Yeah… your words totally got to us…
on April 24, 2008 on 9:57 am
but there is a LARGE number of people who support AVI and a LITTLE number support MKV and the proof u can see by the number of seeders and leechers for both avi and mkv files.i rest my case
does anyone know agood converter program coz when i convert from mkv to avi by using DR.DIVX OSS no subs appear and when i use AlltoAvi the upper translation notes replace the lower subs and also the Kanji letters don’t appear.thanks
on April 24, 2008 on 11:49 am
use mkvtoolnix to extract the subs.
use ogm-to-avi or use visual dub mod to convert mkv to avi
then use visual dub to demux and hardcode the subs.
on April 24, 2008 on 2:29 pm
Why don’t you just make an avi containing H.264 video? i don’t get what’s the advantage of using mkv and softsubs… the only effect is that of making half the people unhappy because they won’t be able to play it on dvd players and/or they will be retarded enough not to know how to play them on a computer.
on April 24, 2008 on 2:31 pm
Or, is this a troll like dattebayo’s? lol
on April 24, 2008 on 2:48 pm
@ Al
What would be the difference if it was in an avi container?
avi is just like mkv a container, but compared to mkv it doesn’t support h.264 appropriately.
Mkv is designed to support h.264 to its best.
on April 24, 2008 on 4:13 pm
Its not as though you can’t hook a computer up directly to a tv either. There is always that option, and you can output from the computer in a very wide variety of connection types that tvs support.
on April 24, 2008 on 6:24 pm
First of all..to those saying they shouldn’t use MKV and you’ll switch to DB…well DB is also doing h.264 excpet in Avi..what’s the difference? the video container. Your dvd players and everything still won’t play them as they’re different codecs. I for one am glad everybody is switching to h264. I also converted regular divx anime (DB Bleach) for those who like it into h.264 becasue the file size is smaller and it’s still the same quality. I also did some Naruto episodes like this. But with school getting way to much in the way I stopped…and not a second to soon. If you computer can’t play mkvs….then get a new computer becasye yours must be as old as the second world war. If you computer is slower then 800mhz then you have a problem here.
My 2 cents. MKV and h.264 all the way…
on April 24, 2008 on 9:07 pm
First of all, I don’t like what you are doing, but DB is doing something similar, so I won’t complain. Got live with what you have.
But can I offer advice, because some people (like me) don’t know which codec to use, so you can you add a link to a codec package that will allow us to watch the subs in a main post. h264 has caused problems before with me, I can get them to work, but not smoothly. I know there is some people who don’t want to read all the way through the post to find it. Or even have it as a torrent. Just giving ideas.
on April 24, 2008 on 9:10 pm
I guess I should answer some questions as to my post.
1. DB’s H264 in AVI is an abomination, AVI is not meant for h264 and it will fail in every DVD player unless it is hacked. (best of luck to doing this)
2. We decided to drop AVI because it takes 4-5hours to encode it and in no way does it match our MKV in quality.
3. I have a Pentium 2, 350mhz tower using MSN and playing Bleach 164 MKV atm… that tower is almost 9 years old. (Remove the crap from Windows and presto it works.)
4. Yes I am back to speed up Bleach’s releases and get things moving again.
5. If someone wants to encode AVI’s from our MKV’s then I will make a guide to doing it properly without heavy quality loss…. Expect it to take anywhere from 5-60 minutes to do depending on your PC.
6. For those of you with DVD Players the guide I make will work on all of them since it will be what I used to encode like.
7. Bleach 168 will be a surprise to everyone as it is slightly changed.
on April 24, 2008 on 9:43 pm
I don’t understand why people are complaining about h264 in mkv.
If you cant play it, download cccp.
If your pc is too slow, try CoreAVC, or buy a new rig.
If you want avi hardsubs, reencode them yourself.
When I heard DB switched to h264 in ‘avi’ I downloaded a copy to see for myself. Horrible.
Most fansubbers nowadays use h264. In fact, all of the series I watch now are in h264, which imo provides a good quality - size ratio.
on April 24, 2008 on 11:12 pm
im bitching about mkv not h.264. if you put it in an mp4 container I think you would make ALOT of people happy, and youll be the only people putting out a high quality release that can be used on every portable media device known to man and can also be streamed to our 360’s or PS3’s. But why are you asking everyone their opinion when your the ones doing it, ultimately your gonna do what you want and whats best fot you anyways! I don’t wanna hear anything about TVersity either seeing as how it is equivalent to a pile of mokey feces.
on April 24, 2008 on 11:51 pm
1. MP4 is hardsubbed, and nowhere near as flexible as MKV… but that is also a possibility since we wouldn’t have to re-encode it per se… I have to test it out.
on April 25, 2008 on 2:35 am
@ pablo212
coz it is obvious u will not do AVI again(i don’t know why u asked for our opinion),plz tell us how to convert mkv episodes with the softsubs to avi
P.S read my post #62 to know my problem in converting
@Yu-kun
i couldn’t find mkvtoolnix
on April 25, 2008 on 9:30 am
@Nintendo:
Google is your friend — http://www.bunkus.org/videotools/mkvtoolnix/
I also have to agree in the recent statements that somewhere along the line the Dattebayo staff had some sort of lobotomy at the moment the decided to encode H.264 in an AVI container. This is utter nonsense, and hogs up more CPU than two files playing at the same time. They’re just like fire and oxygen: don’t mix them.
on April 25, 2008 on 10:32 am
cant wait on how ep168 will look like. an increase in quality pls?
on April 25, 2008 on 1:06 pm
@Zurenriri and Yu-kun
i used Vdub mod with subtitler filter but the kanji letters appear as if they r not recognized
on April 25, 2008 on 1:40 pm
and the signs r not placed in their right place but down with the subs
on April 25, 2008 on 2:41 pm
i think people here are complaining for the sake of complaining. I really dont think anyone understand how MKV works.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mkv
read it. It will tell you everything you need to know about MKV. To those that are complaining obviously dont understand why its better. MKV was made specifically for anime if anyone actually took the time to understand that.
on April 25, 2008 on 4:30 pm
@Nintendo
You’ll need Japanese language support when you’re converting.
If you’re using Windows, go to Control Panel-> Region and Language Options -> Languages tab -> check “Install files for East Asian languages”
Without it, your OS doesn’t recognise it and thus gives you a box letter.
Once you have that installed, you should be able to read this: おめてどう！
on April 25, 2008 on 5:09 pm
the East Asian languages is already installed and the sub files(ssa,ass or srt) have like this(おめてどう！) but when i mux with the video it appears as _._>– or *~?~^
on April 25, 2008 on 6:12 pm
maybe try changing the font in which you style ur subs. maybe it doesnt support jap chars.
on April 25, 2008 on 6:32 pm
is there a program tha can convert h264,mkv,softsubs to Xvid,AVI,hardsubs in ONE shot and perserve the quality????
on April 25, 2008 on 7:21 pm
Thanks for this tradeoff. Discarding the outdated avi/XviD will accelerate the switching to .mkv h.264 as a standard.
SoySubs shall do the same.
h.264 has been used in fansubs for years with legacy versions, I think it’s safe to assume that whoever tried to upgrade had the chance by now.
Looking forward to your next subs!
on April 25, 2008 on 8:19 pm
@Nintendo
hmmm try googling “ogm to avi”
it converts mkv/ogm to avi instantly but ur left with a .srt(non hard coded sub), still need to hard code it manually.
on April 25, 2008 on 8:33 pm
I see above…. mentions of a possible guide from you guys that can help fans who will be mux-ing the mkv’s to avi’s
And although I have searched and found a bunch of how-to guides concerning the matter.
It would be awesome to see a how-to guide specifically detailing flomp stuff so no one has to ask repeated questions about why .ass look like this. or why the file/program tells me that. Since a lot of the how-to guides are inconsistant to each other on certain steps when using the same programs… as well as the lingo…
So help in that area would probably calm down a bunch of avi lovers here, and would help boost my confidence when converting the mkv’s from here.
Tks & Look forward to the possible guide.
on April 25, 2008 on 11:16 pm
^
that would be really helpful to the flomp community
on April 26, 2008 on 12:33 am
Pablo, I would love a guide and on how to convert to avi and also which converter to use. I have the alltoavi and even though it seems simple enuff, I still have problems converting stuff. I’m getting that it’s easy to do but if it is, is it so bad to ask if you can just convert it for us non knowing how to convert stuff avi lovers? And post it for us to download? Or do you think that would lower the fansub group’s standards? Sorry, I had to ask. But it would make a lot of people happy.
on April 26, 2008 on 5:48 am
Well I got the H264 stuff to work so I withdraw my opposition, but things just seem odd now, not disjointed, but as if they were running slightly faster then before (Not enough to be a problem, but just enough to cause that wtf moment, the first few times.)
As to DragonbOne, the reason he doesn’t want to convert it himself, if I understand and remember is that DeMuxing and converting or whatever takes something on the order of hours on all but the best computers, that’s Hours they could spend, with girlfriends boyfriends or other Significant Others ( Make no presumptions to anyone’s gender, sexuality or Sexual Preference, I know I’ve been the unfortunate receiver of assumptions on all 3 of those.) or working on schoolwork, reading, writing, playing MMOs, singing Klingon Opera, quoting the Poem from the One Ring in the original tongue of Mordor, or perhaps even, possibly, fansubing new series if they want to be really nice to people, considering their doing this for free.
Second reason why not to distribute even if they did feel like spending hours of their life waiting for their computer to encode something (because the more they do with their computer while it is encoding, the longer it will take, and the less likely the encode will be uncorrupted and/or they will have the resources to do anything with their computer) they have to consider bandwidth issues storing information ANYWHERE on the web, cost money hell retrieving it cost money, and the more people who access something the more the hosting company has to dedicate limited resources to make it available, which in turns cost them more money, considering we aren’t PAYING them JACK SHIT that cost is more then likely coming out of their pocket, so the less they distribute the less bandwidth they use, the less money they pay in bandwidth cost, and lets not forget the server cost they save by not needing a bigger hard-drive at a Sever farm. (Which is assuming they aren’t streaming from their computers at wherever they are, and IF they are we better be DAM Happy their doing any of this at all because if you tried to do anything while your uploading to 5 people let alone 500 or 1000 viewers you’d realize that it’s an exercise in futility.)
So yeah, if they dropped XDvid they aren’t going to pick up a new format.
on April 26, 2008 on 7:39 am
i hope they can AT LEAST do ep 166 and 167 in good quality Xvid AVI files like b4 (coz i have seen ep166 avi in bleachportal and its encoding was horrible) so that we finish this arc then we see what we’ll do in the next arc,thanks
P.S i’m still trying to convert mkv to avi and perserving the subs and quality but it’s REALY A PAIN IN THE ASS
on April 26, 2008 on 11:28 am
any news on 168 :O
on April 26, 2008 on 10:39 pm
WELCOME TO THE YEAR 2001!!!!!
I don’t know why people still even release in XviD. Its such a crummy codec. The files are always bigger than H.264 and they look worse so its not like that file size is going towards quality. If you still want to release two versions, you should do this:
H.264, LC-AAC, Softsubs, MKV (perfect for PC)
H.264, LC-AAC, Hardsubs, MP4 (Perfect for hardware)
DivX and AVI should be taken out back and shot. If thats all your PC can handle, you need to recognize that because your Pentium 3 is so old, there are many things you won’t be able to do with it… watching non-youtube anime is one of them. But really, I had an old PC from 2001 and it could play standard definition (thats what bleach is) H.264 with no problem. Your computer has to be downright archaic to have issues. Shame on anyone using a new PC and still downloading AVi files. Why torture yourself with crappy video quality?
on April 26, 2008 on 10:41 pm
It’d be super awesome if your mkv would come with an extra subtitle track that was unstyled. No offensive, but I hate the font you guys use. I always end up extracting your subtitles and converting them to .srt. Eclipse and alot of other groups include styled and unstyled subs in their releases.
on April 27, 2008 on 8:17 am
Thats not good IMHO because avi burns to dvd so you can watch it on tv instead of your computer, also mkv slows/bogs down way to much. I usually cant even watch mkv’s due to poor playback. Avi all the way!! I hope so because I love your Bleach subs…..
on April 27, 2008 on 1:47 pm
@ sick
Well most people dont care about quality. i see a lot of people on message borads wanting real media format. I mean seriously what an horrific file format and people actually request it.
The reason i love Flomp is because they have always had really good quality video with very good subs as well. There are probably a few that do as good of a job as flomp or better. Cant wait for your next release, good luck on your exams. I’m done pointing out why mkv i superior.
on April 27, 2008 on 1:59 pm
The mp4 container mentioned before seems like a good compromise to me. MKV isn’t widely supported, and who cares about soft vs hard subs? 99% of us don’t want to disable or extract subs
on April 27, 2008 on 7:24 pm
To Alex ‘i must curse and act like a crazy person to get my point through’ Moldovia
Pablo had posted:
5. If someone wants to encode AVI’s from our MKV’s then I will make a guide to doing it properly without heavy quality loss…. Expect it to take anywhere from 5-60 minutes to do depending on your PC.
5 to 60 minutes to do, not hours. Thats why I asked. Chill out man.
on April 28, 2008 on 2:14 am
you said that you ‘d speed up with only mkv it is monday and the episode is not out WTF
on April 28, 2008 on 8:49 am
They also said that they have exams and they need more staff, learn how to read, Piechur, please.
Good call dropping avi. I’ve downloaded your H264 mkv’s since ep 121 and there really is no reason to encode in avi anymore. With proper codecs, any PC from this millenia can play SD H264. I can understand why some people would like to have avi’s to watch the episodes with their DVD-players on TV or whatnot, but as someone else pointed out, I can’t understand why they have to burn the ep to DVD first?? Any less-than-5-years-old PC has either TV-out (S-video) or DVI/HDMI output, so it ain’t that hard to hook you PC up with your TV… Only if you’ve been borrowing the DVD’s to half of the class with no experince with codecs the avi can be seen better…
It is also quite ridiculous to argue that no-one watches anime on their PC-screens. I’d bet that actually less than 5% of all downloaders watch the eps with some other hardware than that very same PC it was downloaded on. Just accept it. XviD and avi are disappearing in increasing pace from the fansubbing world.
on April 28, 2008 on 10:28 am
Oh I forgot about it sorry… I Agree with you Death Arrow even if you want mp4 file you can easy convert it from mkv using super 2008 converter it is freeware
on April 28, 2008 on 11:24 am
Why are you bothering about the container, the codec is much more of a problem. Also, is there a reason to not use .mkv?
Besides, even with h.264 source, lossy re-encoding at high compression makes me sick.
I get the feeling that many people want to convert because they are unable to get the playback to work. All I can say is: Don’t. It may or may not work using tool XYZ, but unless you know PRECISELY what you’re doing or CANNOT live without the re-encode due to hardware incompatibility, don’t.
By hardware I don’t mean “my PC is too old”. The time you will spend with error fixing on your re-encode will be sufficient to afford a new CPU when spent working.
on April 28, 2008 on 1:55 pm
If your computer isn’t fast enough to play our MKV releases, then converting to XviD/AVI at any decent quality will take far, far longer than it’s worth. :/ I’m talking about something on the order of 6-10 hours per episode, depending on your computer. Basically, it’s not worth it.
Also, for all of you wondering about 168: people have exams and things right now, so the episode is stalled at timing (specifically, re-timing to sync up with a higher-quality raw we found). Once we get the timings fixed, we’ll probably release the ep that same day, since everything else is done.
on April 28, 2008 on 6:14 pm
I read some more comments…and noticed people complaining about the files not being in mp4 if they support h.264…
Give me a break! I takes max 30 seconds to remux mp4 to mkv and I doubt it will take any longer to remux mkv to mp4. If you want it mp4 get a remuxer for mp4s and do it yourself.
Flomp already did enough still catering to those who still use avis with divx/xvid…
oh and I still don’t get why DB decided to use h.264 in avi…yes it works but it’s like shoving a block of cheese down your throat..you’ll either choke, die and barely swallow it if anything….
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on April 29, 2008 on 3:28 pm
@dark-aries
>”Give me a break! I takes max 30 seconds to remux mp4 to mkv and I doubt it will take any longer to remux mkv to mp4. If you want it mp4 get a remuxer for mp4s and do it yourself.”
-Yeah, you may as well get a japanese course and sub Bleach yourself. WHY mkv??? this geeky discussions make me sick. If flomp wants to give us the best, give us a good compromise between compatibility and quality. If not, just give us XVid avis and nobody will complain…
thanks for your work flomp.
on April 29, 2008 on 3:32 pm
by the way, have a look at this
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=126610
on April 29, 2008 on 5:45 pm
OK guys, So I’m totally for sticking with just MKV, but I still need to beable to have and AVI though so I’m teaching myself to demux it to an avi but i’m having some trouble.
I’m using VirtualDubMod but I when I try to open the mkv I get like a million “warnings”
about refrence points and broken files or something, and another “warning”/error saying something about not being able to locate a decompressor. I don’t know if that means I don’t have the right codec, I can play mkvs fine, I have the CCCP installed and everything…
Afterwards I looked around and found another tutorial on youtube actually (Search mkv to avi, first one) and that one invovled first takeing the .h264 file that is demuxed by MKVextractgui and using a program called AVC2AVI to, I think, put the h264 in an AVI container. When I use Vdubmod with the avi, it opens fine and I can add the audio stream and the subtitle filter (using Textsub) and compress it to Xvid and everything. I save it and about an hour later its done BUT when I play it in Windows media player, It doesn’t play, and If i use VLC, only the audio plays, no video, even though the output video shows in VDubmod while its re-encoding…
Now I just don’t know whats wrong anymore, I still think I don’t have the right codec but I’m no expert.
Help is Appreciated!
on April 29, 2008 on 6:53 pm
That last post is just an example of why you shouldn’t use mkv…
on April 29, 2008 on 8:15 pm
@ AL
don’t every use VDUB….I never use it now, why? becasue I just hate it compared to megui,
step 1. Open up Megui
step2. Update if it asks
step 3. Load up the mkv
step. 4 Change it to encode into xvid
step 5. open up the mkv for the audio and change the audio to be in mp3
step 5. hite autoencode, make the bitrate around 500(or whatever the bitrate will make the filesize the same as the mkv) then choose for the output to be avi.
step5. go to the qued tab and hit start. Let it sit for around an hour and you’re done. You’ll still have the subs external but you could probably mux it with what you already have.
oh and also @ Myheli
Did I say that they should create their own subs? That’s like telling somebody to install for example HL2 on their computer, they don’t like Steam so you tell them it’s easy and they tell you to go make the game yourself if everything is that easy. MKV is the future, embrace it, just like HD is the future. I’m not gonna argue anymore. I agree to disagree.
on April 29, 2008 on 8:16 pm
Edit: switch the names aorund…forgot to proofread.
on April 29, 2008 on 8:19 pm
Lol I was wondering for a second when I even mentioned anything about subs xD
Speaking of subs, Could I just use Vdub to then mux in the Subs after encoding with megui?
on April 29, 2008 on 11:36 pm
@Dark-Aries
So far everything seems to be working with MeGUI. Though you didn’t mention anything about the Lame MP3 codec that I needed to install. Took me a little while to install it and then figure out that i needed to put it in the tool dir lol
Other then that it seems to be working smoothly, I’m encoding as I type so we will see how it turns out.
on April 30, 2008 on 12:15 am
How about MP4(H264)(RAW) + .SRT for Subs? Isn’t that More Easy! I Really Hate Matroska! Even Dattebayo Change back to AVI with H264 because of Countless Feedbacks about the MKV Format!
Vegapunk (One Piece Fansub Group) Also Releasing RAW AVI + .SRT
on April 30, 2008 on 1:01 am
I work for Vegapunk. We release MP4 and SRT’s are for the other languages not for AVI.
on April 30, 2008 on 1:36 am
Hey Rumble love your Work on Ginchan and Soul eater. Now MKV will probably not bother me for releases in full screen format like Bleach and Gintama. More qual and chapter selections are fine. But widescreen releases will bother me for the simple fact that my xbox (and I just learned that the PS3 aswell) only plays AVI format =(
There’s pros for each. Like AVI being a more accepted format and smaller on the file size while MKV is sexier looking and has a bunch of options that can make the anime experiance better. There’s cons too but they square of even either way. Hope you guys make the right choice for the fans. I’m fine either way since I can get Soul eater else were and can only watch Gintama on my computer anyways.
on April 30, 2008 on 9:41 am
^
the PS3 and 360 play avi (H264 and AC3, DivX/XVid and MP3), MP4(H264, LC-AAC) and WMV.. However, they don’t support subtitle files yet.
on April 30, 2008 on 4:10 pm
Woohoo, finally I’m getting the hang of this encode thing. megui is working great, and I can easily put subtitles hardcoded back in with virtualdub like no problem, I salute you Dark-Aries for that terrific find xD
on May 1, 2008 on 5:43 pm
No prob MyHeleh. Sorry to mention the LAME codec install…must of slipped my mind…
Oh and you pobably can mux subs with mktoolnix…wait…ya you can whatever you want into the mkv with mkvtoolnix. Have fun!
on May 2, 2008 on 1:32 am
what is the font that i can use so the kanji letters appear? (i use arial font)
on May 4, 2008 on 12:06 am
@Dark-Aries
you can mux them softsub but as far as I can tell, theres no way to use MKVtoolnix to hardsub them….
I found a neat program called AVIrecomp that I use to hardsub the avi after I’m done encoding it with megui. Its pretty nifty.
on May 4, 2008 on 10:55 am
You wanted to hardsub them? OH! NVM bout mkvtoolnix then.
on May 4, 2008 on 6:06 pm
Lol its cool.
on May 8, 2008 on 6:07 am
mkv is good, way better than avi, but most people are used to avi, if a change needs to be done, i would recommend mp4, since people are buying more ps3’s every day u guys should make an mp4 that is able to play on ps3 ( not every mp4 does ) an example is Vegapunk ( who subs One Piece ) they use mp4 and have done everything to make it playable on ps3. That way i dont need to use mkv2vod all the time to transcode anime to avi or mp4 T_T. I love watching anime on my 50″ vizio plasma <3. Thank you for reading.
on May 8, 2008 on 1:02 pm
MY TV is Black and White, please Flomp, encode it in black and white, because i don’t have money to buy a color one. Thanks. Peace… By the way… mkv is crap, someone in the forum say so, also mp4 is double crap. Remember!!! otherwise i’ll not paying you anymore!!!!
Please render Bleach in 320×240 monochrome. So my monochromatic Hercules monitor can play it… Double Peace…
Japanse Broadcast: HD
RAW: HD
Flomp: HD
You: ?
You don’t ask the TV companies to emit analog transmissions again, because your old tv in not capable of decoding digital ones….
So upgrade, and do not post rants…