Creative Fansubbing Techniques: Part 2

Onscreen Text Imitation ​ Fansubbers use complex methods and algorithms to replicate the style of onscreen texts in their subtitles, so as to make the result look genuine for the viewer. These are not really subtitles, they’re titles, but I’ll be calling them “subtitles” from here on, since they are part of the subtitle file. ​ In the first example, the word “transform” is a subtitle in both instances. Here’s an image of what the original looks like: And here’s a video of how it looks subtitled: In this second example, the fansubber replicated not only the text style but also the visual effect of running light in the onscreen text “Adventurer’s Guild”. Here’s the original: And here’s the fansubbed version: Onscreen Text Substitution ​ On occasion, fansubbers cover onscreen texts entirely with a subtitle, mimicking the original in style and format, and sometimes I don’t even notice that. Watch this short video, for instance: Nothing suspicious, right? Except the billboard is covere ... Read full article.