Forum - View topicNEWS: Crunchyroll to Stream Shugo Chara, Skip Beat Anime
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DFBTG
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Huh, wonder why the CR quality is so different between us. Maybe it's just the video? I know an episode of one show looked like crap even when on H.264, but the other 12 episodes looked perfect (no pixelation or anything). As for Hulu, though hiccups have been getting less and less frequent for me. Don't know why, but I'm not going to complain. |
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Shiroi Hane
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I believe Youtube's highest quality streams actually use H.264. Unfortunately the codec doesn't necessarily determine the quality, it depends on the source material, the equipment and the skill of the people doing the encoding and how much you are willing to compromise on between file size and quality. If you transfer a VHS tape to DVD it will still look as bad as a VHS tape. If you suck at encoding to H.264 then chances are the results will be bad. If you try to keep the filesize as low as possible, then quality will suffer.
To be fair, so does Youtube. People upload fansubs, people watch them, Youtube gain ad revenue. |
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Nomeru
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I will agree that youtube also has a similar problem in that they dont actively remove things, but rather require that it be requested for removal which must be a pain in the ass for companies. At the least though, youtube staff are not the ones putting them up. I never spent a lot of time at crunchyroll, so I dont know many of the details, but I was under the impression that most of the anime episodes there are put on by crunchyroll staff. I also remember that they wanted people to pay for membership. I dont know... I'm never going to like crunchyroll though. Unfortunetly at this rate, it's not going anywhere. |
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DFBTG
Posts: 385 Location: Hell |
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Nomeru, from what I can tell the users upload the videos, but the staff has to OK them before they're actually put up. Which I think helps in the policy that seems to be "once it's down, it's down". I've yet to find a show that says it's been licensed put back up there, unless it's the company themselves. Thing might have changed from the then to now, though. Apparently I became a member of CR in July 07, but I never started consitently going there until about two months ago. So maybe back then they had some BS (or depending on point of view, more BS).
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ChronoBall X
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it's nice to see these titles getting appreciation on Crunchy Roll,but however,I always find that site to be LQ,I'll stick to Veoh and Direct downloads.
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dangerwhat
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I too remember when Crunchyroll was all fansubs and streaming copies of licensed shows, and such. But I am glad to see that they've gone legitimate and that they're actually trying to play by some kind of rules. Its a boon, and good on them, that they've been working with Japanese companies to air things legally. They do charge for downloadable copies of things, though I imagine that is with the permission of the license holder and to pay for some of the license fee or some such. Or turn a profit for the license holder. Anyway, when you click to pay it says something that suggests as much. And that I don't mind. Its not too expensive. The quality isn't "the best" but I don't care about the quality as much, especially if I'm watching on the internet. When I have actual DVDs of shows, then MAYBE I'll worry about it. . I don't LIKE streaming, but I can get it to work well enough that I can still enjoy the show. I appreciate what they're doing irregardless of the problems.
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Anime_Freak317
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The problem I see with CR is that they may have a high level of video streaming, but that still makes it a pain in the rear for those who have a 5-year old CPU or dial-up. H264 videos don't play well on my system and I can't afford any fee-related downloads just yet. With the economy being as crappy as it is, it makes it hard for a lot of people to be able to afford much of anything.
In the end though, I'll have to wait until CR starts their streamming of videos from TTV. I will say this, if their quaility sucks, or if they overload the anime with Advertisments, I'll be pissed and flame the hell out of them. |
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ThatOneMan
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Looks like the final show is Net Ghost Pipopa which kinda seems odd considering it has no fanbase...
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Shiroi Hane
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Fansubs are slow for Net Ghost Pipopa but it is debatable whether that is because it has "no fanbase" or the reason for it. I don't believe it is my kind of show either way, but then neither is Shugo Chara.
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