13 March 2006, 9:49 AM
I'm ashamed to say it but I've been watching a fan subbed version of Macross Zero recently. To be honest, I would make the extra effort to buy the Japanese release except for one simple fact. The Japanese release doesn?t have English subtitles... so this is the only way I?ll ever be able to watch Macross Zero. But if anyone doesn't like me watching a fan sub, I'll gladly allow the authorities to slap cuffs on me right away *holds out hands*.
It really is a damn shame to watch an anime like this, at least IMO. Macross Zero is so rich in its animation it deserves to be watched at the highest quality possible both aurally and visually and you just can't do that with a fan sub. It's also a case that I really don't like ripping things off like this. A group of very talented people created this anime and therefore I feel the need to pay for their works.
But there is an obvious solution to this problem one so simple I can't believe I haven't heard anyone else say it before... of course someone probably has but *shrugs*
Subtitles are timed and positioned text that appears as an overlayed layer on top of the video that's being shown when you watch a DVD. At the moment the only way to view subtitles on a DVD is if someone has included the subtitles on the disc to begin with.
But you don't HAVE to do it that way. It's all a matter of programming and the creation of a DVD (or nextgen format) player that allows someone to insert a USB stick or SD card into the DVD player with additional subtitle options for you to choose from.
Here's a scenario: I buy the Japanese release of Macross Zero, I then go onto the net and download a subtitle file from a fan sub group who has created subtitles for that Japanese release of Macross Zero I have just bought. I save the subtitle file on my USB flash stick and plug it into my DVD player and insert the Macross Zero disc. When Macross Zero begins to play, I can have the option of simply activating the English subtitles just buy pressing the subtitle button on my remote.
It's such a good idea, I have bought a legitimate copy of Macross Zero and through the power of community a group of people have allowed me to watch my purchase with English subtitles.
That's the kind of fan subbing I would wholeheartedly support.
It really is a damn shame to watch an anime like this, at least IMO. Macross Zero is so rich in its animation it deserves to be watched at the highest quality possible both aurally and visually and you just can't do that with a fan sub. It's also a case that I really don't like ripping things off like this. A group of very talented people created this anime and therefore I feel the need to pay for their works.
But there is an obvious solution to this problem one so simple I can't believe I haven't heard anyone else say it before... of course someone probably has but *shrugs*
Subtitles are timed and positioned text that appears as an overlayed layer on top of the video that's being shown when you watch a DVD. At the moment the only way to view subtitles on a DVD is if someone has included the subtitles on the disc to begin with.
But you don't HAVE to do it that way. It's all a matter of programming and the creation of a DVD (or nextgen format) player that allows someone to insert a USB stick or SD card into the DVD player with additional subtitle options for you to choose from.
Here's a scenario: I buy the Japanese release of Macross Zero, I then go onto the net and download a subtitle file from a fan sub group who has created subtitles for that Japanese release of Macross Zero I have just bought. I save the subtitle file on my USB flash stick and plug it into my DVD player and insert the Macross Zero disc. When Macross Zero begins to play, I can have the option of simply activating the English subtitles just buy pressing the subtitle button on my remote.
It's such a good idea, I have bought a legitimate copy of Macross Zero and through the power of community a group of people have allowed me to watch my purchase with English subtitles.
That's the kind of fan subbing I would wholeheartedly support.
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