soft subs vs hard subs - which do you prefer

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 6:25 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

results are really surprising! I thought softs would be winning hands down but the difference is really small Laugh

to be honest I don't mind typos or look of subs as long as I can get what they mean and the font is visible so I don't spend time editing softs or anything pinch

I prefer softsubs only because there's a possibility to turn them off completely or change into Japanese subs and obviously it's not possible with hardsubs..
however I like hardsubs better when drama is difficult.. like there's a lot of technical or cultural stuff that need to be explained coz hardsubbers have more options of placing the text without covering full screen ^_^

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 2:43 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Always downloaded hardsub videos. Never really cared about the soft since most of the subgroups I go to don't do it.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:55 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I like both but I must admit that I would find softsub cause they are out faster than hardsub but with hardsub it is easy without the hassle of trying to download, codec, classic player, vobsub.
Pro:
Softsub: faster with episodes
Hardsub: no hassle just download and play

Con:
Softsub: if u do it wrong, u will be really annoyed
hardsub: it takes a while for episode to come out

Both takes time and effort to do, and we should be thankful that fansubbers are doing this for free.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 1:05 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Softsubs. I'm not much of a torrent fan and since that's your main source when you want your asian drama it's such a pain in the a** to have to download the same episode twice.

Plus I like to make gifs from dramas and it's better when I don't have subtitles along the bottom.

I do like Harsubs on the other hand, like muggle87 mentioned, there's no hassle with them. Plus the subs are a lot better styled, where as with softsubs you could have them taking up half the screen.

Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

softsubs all the way! Why? When you learn to use them it's easy and fast. Though it may be annoying to dl video and srt files from different places. I like softsubs because you can adjust speed and size as you want. When it's hardsubbed you can't change anything. Many hardsubbed files have colorful and too small subtitles. As for colorful it just doesn't feel right, I haven't gotten used to it. As for too small font size.. it's annoying.

Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I actually prefer hardsub because hard sub is easier to burn to disk so I can watch it on my divx player. with softsub, I have to make the hardsub then I can burn to disk...

Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 7:09 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

there is no 720p hardsub dorama series i know. only downsized releases. it's the only reason for softsub.

Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:30 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I vote for softsubs because I'd like to be able to get rid of them if i want to see the movie in 'raw' or simply in another language.. Big Smile

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:06 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I vote and prefer softsubs cuz I like having the choice of turning them off. For instance, sometimes I like to re-watch shows and sometimes when I've memorized the lines or its meanings, it's nice to be able to turn off the subs and pay more attention to the video. I also don't care to have the lyrics/translations of songs in OP/ED/in the background so I'm glad I can get rid of that. And some hardsubs aren't the right size or are too colorful it gets distracting.

Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:43 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I've only really gone for hardsubs. I've never figured out how to make softsubs work. Crazy

Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:11 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Hardsubs.
Sooo not computer-smart enough to know how to work softsubs and turning them into hardsubs for burning or something.
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I honestly prefer softsubs. Hardsubs are okay but sometimes the codecs they use piss me off. :\
I use VLC to watch softsubs and MPC to watch hardsubs.

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:58 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Gotta go with Soft subtitles.

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:27 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

i'm surprised so many people like softsubs

for drama and anime i prefer hardsubs for convenience and neatness (one file not two = neatness, perhaps i'm odd)

i admit for asian (or any non-english) movies i usually prefer softs since in so many cases the hardsub on a movie torrent is nasty vhs-lookin' sheeit

the advantage of softsubs too is the look - a lot of subbers (more anime than drama) use more colour and more intricate fonts than i really like, tho minor stuff like type of sub or font won't stop me watching something

Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:33 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Hardsubs for me, just because they're more likely to be uploaded to some place where I can stream it rather than torrent. It's not possible for me to torrent such massive files at school (despite the daily limit of 3GB...), otherwise I'd go with softsubs.

At home I download softsubs though.