(19/04/2011 08:22 AM)ProperBritish Wrote:  but from experience, you don't really need to encode that much unless you're getting .ts files from a source in Japan yourself.

Any self respecting fansub group should encode direct off transport streams.  You can get those from Japanese P2P networks like share, Perfect Dark, if you don't have an in house capper (which like almost no groups have).

And from what I've seen, a lot of groups that don't have .*ts sources still re-encode whatever raws they use, either because they think they can improve the efficiency or quality of the raw's encoding, or they don't want to be seen as groups that remux raws (which is tied with bad implications).

(19/04/2011 08:22 AM)ProperBritish Wrote:  Then use mkvmux to make the mkv

MKVMerge (from MKVToolNix package)

(19/04/2011 08:22 AM)ProperBritish Wrote:  [SS] Infinite Stratos - 02 (1280x720 h264) [90008EDD].mkv
by group SS (StrikeSubs i think)

Static Subs.  Way way way more famous than Strike Subs (StrikeS).

(19/04/2011 08:22 AM)ProperBritish Wrote:  The CRC/hash thingies are usually only used to make it easier for people to search for your files.

Lolwut?

No, the hash is there so people can check the integrity of their file.

(19/04/2011 08:22 AM)ProperBritish Wrote:  You can of course use photoshop to make fancy hardcoded subs, but I've never done that :/

You fansub?