[chris]

since the Dv files are so big, i assume you are going to spread this over 2 dvd's?

how come you also make the shows i disc? wouldn't it be better fopr some shows if they weren't compressed so much?

Since the recording gear (new/old, high end/low end) , recording modes (SP or LP), media (MiniDV, Hi8, Digital8, VHS) lighting conditions and skill orf the person recording vary so greatly, coupled with the fact that none of the shows last more than 2 hours, in my opinion there is no real benefit to spreading the show over 2 discs.

In some cases a show might appear better on some TVs if it weren't compressed as much, by in most cases I don't think it will matter. There are many tapers/traders who argue otherwise, but as then tend to be strictly tapers or traders, and not authors/distributors I think that their perspective is slightly skewed.

Note: The file size has been almost the same for all of the shows that I've produced as they are all ripped to my hard drive in DV format.