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Over the years, the formats that FanSubs have been, both recorded and distributed, ahve changed drastically, as well as the quality of item that has been delivered.
Distribution and playback
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, FanSubs in electronic form were primarily distributed much like VHS tapes: via mail on CD-Rs. Many fans did not have high speed Internet and were unable to download large files.
Many of the early electronic FanSubs were made from regular VHS subs. In the case of Sailor Moon, the major FanSub was based on VHS FanSubs, and were distributed by the FanSubber for a period of about seven years.
As of 2006, most FanSubs are predominantly distributed through BitTorrent and IRC channels. Anime FanSub news websites provide information about FanSub releases. Because of a growing de-emphasis on CD-R or DVD-R distribution, file size standards have become less frequently followed. An appropriate video and audio playback codec needs to be installed on the computer for proper playback. In addition, many of the video files use special multimedia container formats such OGM and Matroska.
Special decoders need to be acquired for these formats as well. One main benefit of using Ogg media and Matroska multimedia containers is that it is possible to create a single file that has DVD-like features such as different audio tracks as well as different subtitle tracks and chapter support.
At the same time, these multimedia containers can be demuxed back into their individual files, the individual files can be altered (for example, fixing a misspelling in the subtitles), and then remuxed back together.
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