I’ve seen a lot of the same questions asked around here over and over again, so I’m just going to take a few minutes to answer a few of them.

Q) Will you sub ________________?

A) Most likely, no. We already decided what shows we’re doing next season. We probably have more resources than you, too, so we’ve looked at every possible show. Maybe if you want to talk cash, we can negotiate some sort of deal, but… 😉

Q) Where is episode __ of _____________?

A) In progress. Keep in mind that we have lives. We’re real people who go to work and school, and some of us even try to have friends and relationships. This is something we do in our free time. Not to mention, it’s insulting to ask people who are doing this for free to hurry up. We do keep track of the projects we’re working on, so it’s unlikely we’ll forget something completely. Chances are the staff for that project are busy or having technical problems or something of that sort.

Q) What is moe?

A) Go watch Lucky Star.

Q) Why is my font size huge (or) why doesn’t my MKV show subtitles?

A) Make sure you’re using a supported codec pack. We suggest CCCP combined with Media Player Classic. The one thing you must never do is use VLC. If you are using anything other than CCCP with Media Player Classic, we will NOT help you with playback. If you are on an OS other than Windows, we recommend Mplayer. Just as long as it’s not VLC.

Q) Why do you sub shows when other groups are already doing them?

A) Look, there are a billion fansub groups and only a limited number of series. We’ll sub what we think looks good regardless of who else is subbing it.

Q) Where’s my XviD?

A) Dunno m8. This has always kind of been an extra service. Starting next season we’re not going to provide XviDs on all our shows, though. Instead, certain shows will replace the XviD with a hardsubbed 704×400 MP4. Basically, you still get the compatibility that XviD lovers cry about, but you get the improved quality of H.264. And if you can’t play SD H.264, especially hardsubbed, I think you need to get a computer that wasn’t built in 1999.

Q) But XviD is smaller than H.264

A) No it’s not. It’s smaller because the resolution is smaller than the HD H.264 files. When you have an XviD and an H.264 video at the same resolution, the H.264 version will either be smaller and the same quality, or the same size and higher quality.

Q) So you’re not doing XviD on any show next season?

A) We never said that. It will be left in the hands of the encoder as to how they wish to encode their series. As of now, we have 1 series that will have an XviD, 1 that won’t, and 1 that is undecided.

Q) What do you guys do in your free time besides fansub?

A) We furiously wank it to Cardcaptor Sakura movies