Editing Fansub (section)

===Distribution and playback (1990s, early 2000s)===

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, fansubs were primarily distributed through physical means like VHS or Beta tapes and mailed CD-Rs.{{cn|date=April 2024}} Many fans did not have high-speed Internet and were unable to download large files. Many of the early digital fansubs were made from regular tape subs.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kearns |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ewPDjORphEC&dq=Many+of+the+early+digital+fansubs+were+made+from+regular+tape+subs&pg=PA161 |title=Translator and Interpreter Training: Issues, Methods and Debates |date=2008-05-12 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-4411-4057-9 |pages=161 |language=en |access-date=2024-04-11 |archive-date=2024-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427042633/https://books.google.com/books?id=7ewPDjORphEC&dq=Many+of+the+early+digital+fansubs+were+made+from+regular+tape+subs&pg=PA161#v=onepage&q=Many%20of%20the%20early%20digital%20fansubs%20were%20made%20from%20regular%20tape%20subs&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> In the mid-2000s, most fansubs were distributed through IRC channels,<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Ito |first1=Mizuko |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FpOzAwAAQBAJ&dq=fansubs+were+distributed+through+IRC+channel&pg=PA184 |title=Fandom Unbound: Otaku Culture in a Connected World |last2=Okabe |first2=Daisuke |last3=Tsuji |first3=Izumi |date=2012-02-28 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-15864-9 |pages=184 |language=en |access-date=2024-04-11 |archive-date=2024-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427042639/https://books.google.com/books?id=FpOzAwAAQBAJ&dq=fansubs+were+distributed+through+IRC+channel&pg=PA184#v=onepage&q=fansubs%20were%20distributed%20through%20IRC%20channel&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> [[file hosting service]]s and [[BitTorrent]]. In recent years, most fansub groups have moved from IRC to [[BitTorrent]] distribution. Dedicated anime trackers make finding the latest releases easy, while groups often have their own websites for release updates. File size standards are less strict due to the lack of [[CD-R]] and [[DVD-R]] reliance.