Complex sentence: Many film directors resisted this shift at first because of the different image quality that video tape produced, however, those who did change soon were collecting most of the industry's profits since consumers overwhelmingly preferred the new format.
Split into simpler sentences: Many film directors resisted this shift at first because of the different image quality that video tape produce. However, those who did change soon were collecting most of the industry's profits since consumers overwhelmingly preferred the new format.