We recommend using mpv, although you may also find good results with VLC. Both of these are free, open-source, and cross-platform to work on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
We encode anime Blu-ray releases into AV1 videos and then throw subtitles on them.
It's a combination of The Dollars from Durarara!! and the video codec Daala.
No. Unfortunately, Daala is a more-or-less dying codec. However, many of the new encoding techniques from Daala have been applied to AV1, and many Daala developers are now actively working on tooling for AV1 encoding.
Because we can.
No. We will release series as they are finished. AV1 encoding is still slow, so each series may take some time.
Completely arbitrarily.
To avoid spam and also because our goal isn't to create a community, it's to create content.
Probably soon.
You can send an email to contact@thedaalas.life. We will not reply to emails, but we will track requests and fix reported issues as reasonable. Keep in mind that this is a hobby--nobody gets paid for this shit, so we'll do what we damn well please.
We are not currently accepting new members. We may investigate accepting donations, but need to find a reliable payment provider. Paypal is a dogshit, criminal company, so we will never use them.