Universal Studios & Warner Brothers Reissued DVD Sets (1 Viewer)

[jcroy]

Hypothetically if Vivendi (or Universal) were to reauthor Rocky & Bullwinkle season 2 into single-side discs, one possibility is six single-sided discs which are reauthored to have 9 episodes per disc. (The season 3-5 sets had around 9 episodes per disc).

Another possibility is cramming 11 episodes per single-sided disc, over five single-side discs.

 

[jcroy]

A question for anyone who has the original SonyWonder flipper version of Rocky & Bullwinkle season 2.

Playing each flipper face on a computer dvd drive, is the size of the VIDEO_TS directory around 4.5 gigabytes (or lower)? Or is it significantly higher than 4.5 gigabytes?

(I don't have the original flipper set).

 

[Mr. Handley]

A question for anyone who has the original SonyWonder flipper version of Rocky & Bullwinkle season 2.

Playing each flipper face on a computer dvd drive, is the size of the VIDEO_TS directory around 4.5 gigabytes (or lower)? Or is it significantly higher than 4.5 gigabytes?

(I don't have the original flipper set).

I can check, but it won't be until early tomorrow morning. If someone beats me to it, please post.

 

[BobO'Link]

A question for anyone who has the original SonyWonder flipper version of Rocky & Bullwinkle season 2.

Playing each flipper face on a computer dvd drive, is the size of the VIDEO_TS directory around 4.5 gigabytes (or lower)? Or is it significantly higher than 4.5 gigabytes?

(I don't have the original flipper set).

Disc 1/S1 - 4.13
Disc 1/S2 - 4.11
Disc 2/S1 - 4.23
Disc 2/S2 - 4.05

I didn't check the rest but expect them to be similar.

 

[jcroy]

Thanks for looking up the disc capacities Howie.

If these capacities are similar for discs 3 and 4, then most likely they are DVD10 type flippers.

In principle Vivendi (or Universal) could reauthor this Rocky & Bullwinkle season 2 set into four single-sided discs, where each disc is packed to the brim of 8.3 to 8.4 gigabytes per single-sided disc. Basically reauthoring sides A and B of the old flipper, into a respective single-sided dual-layer disc.

 

[GMBurns]

Thanks for looking up the disc capacities Howie.

If these capacities are similar for discs 3 and 4, then most likely they are DVD10 type flippers.

In principle Vivendi (or Universal) could reauthor this Rocky & Bullwinkle season 2 set into four single-sided discs, where each disc is packed to the brim of 8.3 to 8.4 gigabytes per single-sided disc. Basically reauthoring sides A and B of the old flipper, into a respective single-sided dual-layer disc.

Even though I am a computer programmer by day, I'm a technology retread, so how would 8.3 gb of Rocky and Bullwinkle look on a single sided disc? That would be 13 episodes per disc so would the picture quality suffer noticeably? Thanks,

 

[jcroy]

Even though I am a computer programmer by day, I'm a technology retread, so how would 8.3 gb of Rocky and Bullwinkle look on a single sided disc? That would be 13 episodes per disc so would the picture quality suffer noticeably? Thanks,

It would be dependent on whether any further video compression is done.

If the original episode *.vob files from the flippers can fit onto reauthored single-sided discs without any modification, then the picture quality should be identical.

If not, then hopefully any additional video compression should be minimal in order to fit the episodes onto four single-sided discs at 8.3 to 8.4 gigabytes per disc. Without seeing anything, it is hard to say how things will turn out.

 

[jcroy]

Personally I would prefer if they reauthored the set into five single-side discs, with 10 or 11 episodes per disc.

I generally tend to be distrustful of discs which are filled to the brim, and if the quality control is not so good.

 

[Mr. Handley]

Anybody know if the recent reissue of Rocky & Bullwinkle Season 2 is on single-sided discs?

 

[bmasters9]

Anybody know if the recent reissue of Rocky & Bullwinkle Season 2 is on single-sided discs?

Unfortunately, that is not known yet-- tried to do some research through EBay, and all they show is the original double-sided version. The only photos of the reissue are stock photos, and so it's quite hard to tell.

 

[Tony Bensley]

Anybody know if the recent reissue of Rocky & Bullwinkle Season 2 is on single-sided discs?

I would hope that everyone is way past issuing double sided DVDs, at this stage!

CHEERS!

 

[GMBurns]

Anybody know if the recent reissue of Rocky & Bullwinkle Season 2 is on single-sided discs?

I took a chance and purchased it. only to discover they are still flippers. Alas, and forsooth.

 

[bmasters9]

I took a chance and purchased it. only to discover they are still flippers. Alas, and forsooth.

Like the Remington Steele redos, are they? Sad!

 

[Tony Bensley]

I took a chance and purchased it. only to discover they are still flippers. Alas, and forsooth.

STILL releasing double sided DVDs in 2017? UGH!!

 

[bmasters9]

STILL releasing double sided DVDs in 2017? UGH!!

You mean 2018?

 

[Tony Bensley]

You mean 2018?

The Rocky & Bullwinkle Season 2 reissue set is listed as a 2017 release.

CHEERS!

 

[bmasters9]

The Rocky & Bullwinkle Season 2 reissue set is listed as a 2017 release.

CHEERS!

Did not see that! I assumed it was this year because of the word "reissue."

 

[Mr. Handley]

The reissue came out on April 24, 2018. Too bad they are still flippers, although I suspected as much when I saw it was still 4 discs. I've been able to get rid of most of my flippers this past year, thanks to all the single-sided reissues (including my holy grail, the original Dallas).

 

[bmasters9]

I've been able to get rid of most of my flippers this past year, thanks to all the single-sided reissues (including my holy grail, the original Dallas).

I take it you think those single-sided redos of O-R CBS Dallas are great buys.

 

[Mr. Handley]

I take it you think those single-sided redos of O-R CBS Dallas are great buys.

Wish they were cheaper, but it's one of my all-time favorite shows and they ain't flippers!