soft subs vs hard subs - which do you prefer

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 4:36 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I much prefer hard subs.

I much prefer watching TV on my TV, as opposed to the computer. So, when I get the opportunity, I download a hard subbed series, convert it to mpg, put it on DVD and watch it on a full sized TV set.

Series that are soft subbed are simply watched, deleted, and forgotten. Sort of a waste, really.

With the hard subbed shows I have on DVD I can go back in a year or two or five and watch, and enjoy them again.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 4:59 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I like both equally, on the condition that they're done well. I've seen very good hardsubs and very good softsubs. Unfortunately I've seen extremely crappy hardsubs and extremely crappy softsubs as well, and the advantage to softsubs is you can edit them.

My number one problem with hardsubs is when the subber puts them in a virtually unreadable font or color. I'm watching drama for the drama, not to see who can put the fanciest font or weirdest color together. As long as the translation is accurate and the subtitles are readable, that's all that matters. I've downloaded some drama that have terrible fonts or colors and actually deleted it because it bothered me so much. Standard fonts are the way to go. Even though I can understand most drama raw at this point, except specialized drama like medical or something, I still download those with subs because my husband does not know Japanese.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 5:27 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I prefer hardsubs Smile

then I can just resize the video and burn it to DVD, thus saving space on my comp

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I prefere HS...

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 7:28 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I prefer soft subs. I like control. Even if that means having to fix out of sync subs. Hard subs are fine too.

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 7:40 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I really prefer softsubs, gives a sharper image and more control. Often the hardsubs are one more copy generation and inferior image, look at some episodes of "resurrection" and you see what I mean.

But hardsubs is better than none at all and it is possible for those who really wants them to recode the raw with hardsubs from softsubs.

John

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

hardsubs, i prefer being able to burn dramas onto discs to watch whenever i want on my TV. it saves space on my computer too..

Posted: Thu May 04, 2006 7:57 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Hmm, I didn't vote because I like both.

I think softsubs are pretty good because it doesn't take a super-expert to make them, not that it's easy, but I'm by no means very good with technical stuff and I was able to do it. So I think softsubs give people like me more opportunity to contribute Smile

Hardsubs, however, with all the kareoke effects and re-encoding take a lot more time and effort. I really appreciate a good hardsub and really like the kareoke effects but for myself I'm too lazy to do the extra work, to be honest.

Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I prefer soft subs. Cool

Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 1:32 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Good hardsubs are great but there are a lot of hardsubs that are not so great. There are groups on d-addicts too making subs in a variety of languages, so raws are best for them as overlayed subs are quite offputting.
I've watched hardsubbed drama recently which had truly beautiful font and colours, I couldn't read it at all clearly and found it hard to follow.
As for trying to stop people selling your work on e-bay, I have many views on that, mostly controversial. I work in a creative industry, it's similar to the subtitling world in that there are those who do it for money and there are those who do it for love. Those doing it for money take the ideas of those doing it for love and make money from them with no credit given. That may make the lovers upset and angry but it doesn't stop them loving.
If all subtitling were anonymous, would people still do it? I believe they would. I believe people do it to give and to share not for fame and prestige. If they wanted to make money from it, they could sub and sell themselves, they don't but there will always be somebody who sees a way to make money and goes for it. The buyers who get a subbed drama are still benefitting from the subbers gift and maybe couldn't access that drama any other way.
I guess I learnt many years ago that when you create something and put it out into the world you lose ownership of it, you have to learn to let it go or you just get bitter.
Hope I haven't offended anybody by saying that.

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 12:22 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I would have said softsubs, but since the subbers prefer hardsubs, id go with that. PLUS, the occasional synch problem is a big problem if you are burning. (I like to burn myself a set of drama to keep. It also makes it lendable to friends who arent pc savvy.) About 30 people have borrowed by Sekkai no Chushin de and have just loved it, which is nice to spread something. The synch problem i had was with one episode of AI NO UTA, and i couldnt recitfy it. its about a second off, and nothing i did would fix it.

So i have to say HARD SUBS. and i love all subbers....

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Note: Cucusoft easily puts the softsubs on your file and makes it a hardsub.

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 8:47 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Actually, I like both but for the sake of answering, I said soft subs. Usually I like watching movies with soft subs and dramas with hard subs.

Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

hardsub, cuz i dont need to reencode and then burn in DVD

Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 1:38 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

soft sub......