Supernatural S07E23 720p HDTV X264-DIMENSION

why is it only 788 mb??

i miss fringe already ☹️ i posted this on here because fringe and supernatural have aired together for 2
years.

but fringe will be coming back for a shorter season but it will come back, not together with supernatural, as they move to
wednesdays...

thanks for the explanation.. that actually makes a lot of sense now.. i was wondering why this
year tv shows current download sizes got smaller and were fluctuating between 700 mb - 1.50 gb.
awesome thanks.. 🙂

in brief...

file size is no longer the focus and is no longer set/fixed at 350 mb for a 42 min show, using xvid/avi.
the focus is on quality...using x264/mp4 (or mkv) and a specific crf setting (crf constant rate
factor). in most cases the resulting file size is quite a bit smaller than the previouisly used xvid/avi 350
mb standard, but not always.

file size is tied to the complexity of the source material (i.e. still vs. moving, grainy vs solid, number of
colors, etc.), and how much compression can be applied to any given frame and still maintain the fixed
quality setting (crf).

if you're still curious and want to learn more...

crf guide (constant rate factor).
http://pastebin.com/bjyeveai

the sd x264 tv releasing standards 2012.
http://scenerules.irc.gs/n.html?id=2012_sdtvx264u1.nfo

and a handful of other general resources...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/video_codec
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/xvid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/x264
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/h.264/mpeg-4_avc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/display_resolution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bit_rate#video