Loli say, “What is going on?”
Episode 1 for us was an experiment. We apologize using you as the testees, but this was the only way it could be done. With episode 1, we encoded the .avi version in a h.264 codec. This is the codec that people have difficulty with in a MKV container, and is often why people ask “Where is the AVI?” However, we used lighter settings than the MKV version and hardsubbed it. Hence, people DLed the AVI expecting an XviD and got an h.264.
Results are similar to what we expected. The complaints we got were based off of what the people chose to watch the episodes off of. For instance, WMP or a PS3. However, there were NO COMPLAINTS AT ALL about the audio/video desynching. Essentially, this proved what we were testing. That is, there is no compatibility issues with SD shows for viewing. Maybe HOW you want to see it, but saying “Please encode XviD, I have a bad computer and can only watch XviD~” is a blatant lie, unless it’s a HD show.
We will continue doing XviDs this season. Next season is undecided.
For those who DLed episode 01 WS h.264, please rename it to [Chihiro]_Asu_no_Yoichi_-_01_[WS][h264][24670C29].mkv if you are planning to seed it with the batch at the end.
h.264: Here
XviD (01): Here
XviD (02): Here
…oh, and I should probably mention, I love you guys and keep up the good work, I always make a beeline for Chihiro when I spot the name on a fansub listing. =P