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Episode Divider Numbering for TV series split into volumes?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorCubbyUps
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When a TV Series is split into volume sets what exactly is the correct way to number the episode dividers?


I've come across people handling it different ways.

Let's say that a Season set has 24 episodes and is split into 2 volumes.

1. Treat each volume separately. In other words, each 12 episodes are numbered 1-12 for each volume.

2. Treat the volumes as a continuation of the previous volume. In other words, Volume 1 is numbered 1-12 & Volume 2 is numbered 13-24.

3. Treat volumes as a continuation of a complete series. In other words, Season 2, Volume 1 would be numbered 25-36. Season 2, Volume 2 would be numbered 37-48. And so on and so on.


Oh FYI, none of the episodes are numbered in the packaging or on the dvd menu.
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IMO it should work by whatever the actual seasons are.

Eg. if Seasons 1 and 2 are 24 episodes each and split into 2 volumes each Season 1 Vol 1 1 is 1-12, s1v2 is 13-24, s2v1 is 1-12 again, s2v2 is 13-24.

If the series was just one long run (like a soap opera) just keep numbering them 1-12, 13-24, 25-36 etc.
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IMO it should work by whatever the actual seasons are.

Eg. if Seasons 1 and 2 are 24 episodes each and split into 2 volumes each Season 1 Vol 1 1 is 1-12, s1v2 is 13-24, s2v1 is 1-12 again, s2v2 is 13-24.

If the series was just one long run (like a soap opera) just keep numbering them 1-12, 13-24, 25-36 etc.


Totally agree!
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Quoting Pantheon:
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Quoting Voltaire53:
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IMO it should work by whatever the actual seasons are.

Eg. if Seasons 1 and 2 are 24 episodes each and split into 2 volumes each Season 1 Vol 1 1 is 1-12, s1v2 is 13-24, s2v1 is 1-12 again, s2v2 is 13-24.

If the series was just one long run (like a soap opera) just keep numbering them 1-12, 13-24, 25-36 etc.


Totally agree!

I have no opinion on this but. Sometimes TV series are Episodes are numbered and sometimes thatnumbering starts at 1 with each season. Sometimes they use a numberinsystem of their own. Then there are those where, that will be fought about on numbering because some shows are listed according Airdate and Others are listed according to Production Date and of course this can be done inconsistently through a series at Hollywood's whim. The closest that I would come to taking a position is IF there is numbering system set up by the distributor...that is what we use. Beyond that, it can be dangerous territory.

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I agree... if there is numbering shown on the packaging that is what I would use. If there is not then as Skip said it can be tricky. Up to this point if there is no numbering I always started over again with #1.
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Each seperate UPC should start with #1 unless they are number on the disc. 

That is my take on how number should work. 

OK thats my 2 cents worth.

Leo
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