General Questions Thread

[risingstar3110]

Q: What is the difference between hard sub and soft sub? ^^

Thank in advance...

[xris]

Originally Posted by risingstar3110

Q: What is the difference between hard sub and soft sub? ^^

Thank in advance...

It might help if you explained in what context you want the answer I'll assume you just want a basic explanation when the term is used with fansubs.

A simple explanation is that hardsubs "burn" the subtitles into the video, they are part of the image for each frame. Softsubs "overlay" the subtitles onto the video and therefore can be turned off, you can also offer multiple subtitles (i.e. different languages) and the viewer can select which (if any) to display.

We've started using the terms hardsub and softsub on the AnimeSuki listings. In this context we are using it as shorthand to mean "h264 and mkv = softsub" and "h264 and mp4 = hardsub".

[Vivio Testarossa]

Originally Posted by risingstar3110

Q: What is the difference between hard sub and soft sub? ^^

Thank in advance...

I would like to elaborate on what xris said, basically a "hardsub" is "always on", while a "soft sub" can be on or off... See also closed captioning and this "blog".

Question if I am asking for a suggestion about a video game, should I post it in the suggestions forum or the games forum?

[xris]

Originally Posted by Vivio Testarossa

Question if I am asking for a suggestion about a video game, should I post it in the suggestions forum or the games forum?

When asking for any sort of suggestion or recommendation (be it for an anime, game, manga, etc.) please use the Suggestions forum

[felix]

Any explanation for the "Mc" in a english name like "Tom McCain".

[Daniel E.]

Originally Posted by Cats

Any explanation for the "Mc" in a english name like "Tom McCain".

Oh, I always figured it was short for 'Mac'.

Hence, I would read that as MacCain.

Am I wrong?

[Kakashi]

Originally Posted by Cats

Any explanation for the "Mc" in a english name like "Tom McCain".

"Mc" is a Gaelic ancestral name which means "son of". "Mac" means the same thing. So John is son of Cain. Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God. So don't vote for him. ^_^

Similarly in Russia (Romanov/Ivanova) and some Slavic countries (suffixes "-ić" and "-ović" for the last name) also denote son of.

[KiNA]

On a related note.. so is bin; as in Osama bin Laden .. which actually meant Osama son of Laden. It just pissed me off when peoples(mostly western newspapers) misusing that .. Not to mention the racism toward us even tho true muslim doesnt even condorn/approved what he did.

[Daniel E.]

Originally Posted by Kakashi

"Mc" is a Gaelic ancestral name which means "son of". "Mac" means the same thing. So John is son of Cain. Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God. So don't vote for him. ^_^

Similarly in Russia (Romanov/Ivanova) and some Slavic countries (suffixes "-ić" and "-ović" for the last name) also denote son of.

Thanks for the reply!

[felix]

Originally Posted by Kakashi

"Mc" is a Gaelic ancestral name which means "son of". "Mac" means the same thing. So John is son of Cain. Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Cain killed Abel out of jealousy and was exiled by God. So don't vote for him. ^_^

Similarly in Russia (Romanov/Ivanova) and some Slavic countries (suffixes "-ić" and "-ović" for the last name) also denote son of.

Thanks, really informative.

[mangalowres]

Originally Posted by KiNA

On a related note.. so is bin; as in Osama bin Laden .. which actually meant Osama son of Laden. It just pissed me off when peoples(mostly western newspapers) misusing that .. Not to mention the racism toward us even tho true muslim doesnt even condorn/approved what he did.

Hmm I thought bin was part of the name, so I never thought about it
And sometimes is racism not rasicm at all, just change the angle of view.

[King Lycan]

Question
what is the name of the the tuxedo that butlers wear ?

[NightWish]

Originally Posted by King Lycan

what is the name of the the tuxedo that butlers wear ?

Generically you're probably thinking of a tailcoat; but the answer could be any number of things depending on the context, formality, and historical period being considered.

[King Lycan]

Wow thanks a lot
I plan on wearing a tailcoat to my school's homecoming
all i need is a top hat and a cane

[Eggs in a Bottle]

Could it be possible for a heavy weight lifter etc. to rip somebody's jaw off of their face?

I mean grab their upper and lower teeth and just rip it away? What kinda power would that reguire? And give him some steel enforced gloves too.

[Ledgem]

There are conditions where the jaw decays, and in some cases it happens naturally with age. So the answer is yes, it is possible, and the strength of the person doing the ripping would depend on how solid the reciptient's jaw muscles and bone are.

[Eggs in a Bottle]

Originally Posted by Ledgem

There are conditions where the jaw decays, and in some cases it happens naturally with age. So the answer is yes, it is possible, and the strength of the person doing the ripping would depend on how solid the reciptient's jaw muscles and bone are.

Ohh yeah biting muscles, it'd be impossible...

Well a surprise attack could do the trick too...

Nobody would want to do that to some old grandpas

[Aoie_Emesai]

I've seen this face used a lot in illustrations and suches but I've never actually researched or even know what this facial expression is called.



Other than delightfully happy, ^^

[Coruja]

Hi, I don't know if I'm posting this in the right place, probably not, but here it goes.
I am doing an essay for college on how violence in the media affects children nowadays. I would love if any of you could please upload a few screenshots of some of the most known animes of all times (Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, Pokémon, Digimon, etc) where there are characters being shown in violent situations. I know that these animes I mentioned are clearly not as violent as, let's say, Elfen Lied or Higurashi, but I'm only focusing on animes that are widely popular among children.

Thank you so much in advance.

[Ledgem]

Originally Posted by SaraFilipa

Hi, I don't know if I'm posting this in the right place, probably not, but here it goes.
I am doing an essay for college on how violence in the media affects children nowadays. I would love if any of you could please upload a few screenshots of some of the most known animes of all times (Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, Pokémon, Digimon, etc) where there are characters being shown in violent situations. I know that these animes I mentioned are clearly not as violent as, let's say, Elfen Lied or Higurashi, but I'm only focusing on animes that are widely popular among children.

Thank you so much in advance.

No need to ask us. You'll find this site useful: http://images.google.com