ChainsawAsh said:
I like the "softer" subtitles better. It makes it feel like they were printed onto the film that was scanned in, as opposed to something that was digitally added later.
That is exactly why I think the tweak was needed, thanks for the feedback guys, and thank you d_j for posting a sample of them so all could see the new one. I don't know, maybe you could post an before and after, so people can see the difference.
The filters' purpose is to reduce flicker on interlaced displays, and it makes them look a little softer.There's no contest in my mind, the earlier ones look ugly in the edges sometimes, especially the simulated dropshadow, it's still not entirely perfect, but that's just my perfectionism that's speaking, and like someone else said on these boards, it's just subtitles For F**k Sake! ;) I cannot work on these forever.
d_j, if you still prefer the sharper subs, and want to use them, maybe for your own encode if not this, just remove the line, interlaced=true from the script instead of using the old script as the new script is also a closer match in some spots.