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Yes, compression schemes have improved. However, the DVD spec hasn't changed. DVDs don't use H.264/H.265. Edit: I should add, it's not that you can't make a DVD to support H.264/H.265 played through a blu-ray player, but commercial DVDs are going to follow the DVD spec that limits to mpeg-2...

If that were true, then a majority of people would experience the same thing anytime a higher number of episodes are included resulting in additional compression, but that does not appear to be the case or there would be a much higher outcry about it. I'm talking specifically about "occasional...

Concerns about quality of video due to additional compression by including more episodes. I believe you are the only one stating concerns of freeze up issues due to more episodes. In any case, I'm done, believe what you want.

Wow...too small a sampling to support such a theory. Multiple attempts by more than one person to clarify your thinking, and yet you still push an inaccuracy that has no technical merits. I guess there is nothing more to do but give up and move on. :confused:

That's VEI for you. There are many complaints generally about VEI products. I'm not questioning you've had issues, I'm just referencing that it is likely due to their manufacturing process not the episode count. I've received VEI disks that still had a glue like odor and tacky feeling on the...

I've seen no technical reason for that assertion. However, if you can point me to something that provides a technical basis substantiating that conclusion, I'm happy to be proven wrong.

I can understand the frustration on the episode count per disk. For the longest time 8 half-hour or 4 hour long episodes was the standard, but then things started to shift a bit and we started seeing more 10 and 5 episodes per disk. Especially, with smaller distributors with lesser quality...

I can think of no reason that the number of episodes on a disk or the amount of compression would cause playback problems or freezing of video. More likely it was a manufacturing or player issue. Neither Mill Creek nor VEI are widely known for the quality of their production. Playback and...

Maybe he has enough to do two seasons worth. That would be great for fans of the show if something could be released in the next 6 months. It is possible he could go the same route as LGL did with the Rifleman and sell them directly. I believe the Rifleman disks are manufactured, packaged, and...

Ozzie and Harriet isn't a priority for me, so I have no bias one way or another in this discussion. My first inclination would be to back Sam in that it is his property and his project, so he can do what ever he wants and take as long as he wants. Fans of the show have no say. However, he did...

In my opinion, what he is really saying is that while there is software already available to do what he wants, it's too expensive. So he thinks he can contract some software developer to do the same thing for cheaper. And on top of that, he thinks he understands the task well enough to have...

Not a fair statement at all. There are plenty of independents that put out quality material and have plenty of experience doing so. If anything it is the first timers that make the biggest mistakes from lack of experience. And doing it all at once means potentially duplicating mistakes...

Companies that deal in PD content generally don't have to put much effort or expense into something because the content is readily available. So while Sam has to sell higher to cover expenses, they can throw it out on the cheap and sell it for much less.

Based on my understanding, "Death Valley Days" is not even close. Neil was the one to report it, and from what i recall there was just some initiation into transferring it, which may only be for syndication purposes, and that they hadn't even started it yet. Next thing you know some jumped on...

Based on the fact that the bulk of the discussion is primarily conjecture and reasoning based on a few tidbits of information. In the end, it is mostly gut feeling based on the approach of using a "kickstarter" program, doing it himself, and the delays and responses from Sam on progress and...

The only thing I stated as a fact was the "kickstarter" program and that has been confirmed. Many of us are just trying to reason this out based on what little is known just like you. The only difference is that we are on the opposite side of the reasoning, and our position is just as valid as...

If Sam had the money as you suggest and wasn't as interested in a profit then why did he have the "kickstarter" program to raise capital upfront from potential consumers way in advance. This is apparently a fact not just a statement. Not sure how much he raised. Just saying... Look what...

Obviously, we all have varying perceptions on what could be considered "real" life based on our own life experiences. And as kind and patient as you say Ward Cleaver was, I find it interesting how many times Beaver and/or Wally utter words similar to "are you done yelling dad" or "are you going...

For me, what I saw in syndication growing up has a lot to do with it. Shows I know I liked back then I will pickup and they have a permanent place in my collection regardless of when I get around to watching them. However, with so many "blind-buys" trying out shows new to me, they have to grab...

John, I replied to one of your responses in the CBS syndication bible thread on 12/20, and was curious if you had any follow-up information. Thanks.