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| Registered: January 11, 2009 |  Posts: 23 |
| | Posted: | | | | I've recently started using dvdprofiler and I love it. But there are at least two things that I think could be improved upon and that's the aspect ratio section because right now it's limited to choosing one ratio, so currently the ratio isn't always going to be accurate, the same with the production year. Titles with box sets should have the production year should be from year started-year ended. This is a great product though, even with the quirky faults that it has. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | Guyver, we can attach seperate "child profiles" (or individual profiles) to Box Sets which can include that seperate information for each title included in the main box set. Those can have the aspect ratios, production year, and other details for the individual movie/title.
And now with the 3.5 choice to automatically download all of the existing child profiles from a box set in the database, it's easier than ever. | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Regarding the aspect ratio: you have two possibilities, either the standards from the pulldown menu, or non standard by simply overwriting the data in the aspect ratio field. Works fine and is as accurate as possible. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: January 11, 2009 | | Posts: 23 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Katatonia: Quote:
Guyver, we can attach seperate "child profiles" (or individual profiles) to Box Sets which can include that seperate information for each title included in the main box set. Those can have the aspect ratios, production year, and other details for the individual movie/title.
And now with the 3.5 choice to automatically download all of the existing child profiles from a box set in the database, it's easier than ever. OK, so these 'child profiles' they'd reflect on the main profile as well, right? I haven't messed with the add user thing since it's just me using this product. With box sets like my 2004 Star Wars Trilogy, I've put all the info onto my main profile since nothing is different between the three films |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,741 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Guyver2005: Quote:
OK, so these 'child profiles' they'd reflect on the main profile as well, right? I haven't messed with the add user thing since it's just me using this product. With box sets like my 2004 Star Wars Trilogy, I've put all the info onto my main profile since nothing is different between the three films Sure about that? What about Lando and Yoda who played only in TESB and ROTJ? Or Tarkin who played only in ANH? And what about the different directors? A box set with child profiles looks like this in Profiler:  | | | Karsten
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| Registered: January 11, 2009 | | Posts: 23 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
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OK, so these 'child profiles' they'd reflect on the main profile as well, right? I haven't messed with the add user thing since it's just me using this product. With box sets like my 2004 Star Wars Trilogy, I've put all the info onto my main profile since nothing is different between the three films
Sure about that? What about Lando and Yoda who played only in TESB and ROTJ? Or Tarkin who played only in ANH? And what about the different directors?
A box set with child profiles looks like this in Profiler:
First, thanks for the image to what was what Second, I guess I should have said there is little difference between the three. Besides, when it came to to the individual films I would have set them up as you would by a season set by putting dividers between the Episodes cast/crew. How child profiles does one need to set up? One for each film in the box set? | | | | Last edited: by Guyver2005 |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,741 |
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| Registered: May 20, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,934 |
| | Posted: | | | | Welcome to the nut farm...  But seriously, Put in the UPC and then download the profiles of most movies. You will find that the information is pretty accurate. Now there may very well be things that you want to do in your own Local Database (and a number of members do that), and the program has enough functionality to do that. There are also a number of plugins available that were written by various members that may provide functions that you may desire. You can find them online in the downloads section. Under database menu online, you will find a tools submenu, within that submenu you will find contribution rules. Now you may not desire to contribute profiles, but reading the contribution rules may very well give you insight into our madness. Again WELCOME  | | | | Last edited: by CharlieM |
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| Registered: May 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,033 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Guyver2005: Quote:
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OK, so these 'child profiles' they'd reflect on the main profile as well, right? I haven't messed with the add user thing since it's just me using this product. With box sets like my 2004 Star Wars Trilogy, I've put all the info onto my main profile since nothing is different between the three films
Sure about that? What about Lando and Yoda who played only in TESB and ROTJ? Or Tarkin who played only in ANH? And what about the different directors?
A box set with child profiles looks like this in Profiler:
First, thanks for the image to what was what
Second, I guess I should have said there is little difference between the three. Besides, when it came to to the individual films I would have set them up as you would by a season set by putting dividers between the Episodes cast/crew.
How child profiles does one need to set up? One for each film in the box set? yes, child profiles are typically one for each film. but in actually its one per disc (so if two films are on one disc (same side) they'd share a profile). As said however that's just what's in the online database, you can download (or not download) them and tweak them to however you desire, you just need to keep it local. if you select your star wars box set then go to (from memory so I may be wrong on the exact options) Online->Update Profile->Check For Children (i believe it has a shortcut key of ctrl-F12) it will check if there are children profiles on that set and then prompt you to download them. It will also ask you when you add the title to your collection if you want to download the child profiles. -Agrare |
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| Registered: January 11, 2009 | | Posts: 23 |
| | Posted: | | | | How do you go about setting up these child profiles? |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 3,830 |
| | Posted: | | | | . | | | | Sources for one or more of the changes and/or additions were not submitted. Please include the sources for your changes in the contribution notes, especially for cast and crew additions. | | | | Last edited: by ? |
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| Registered: January 11, 2009 | | Posts: 23 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Giga Wizard: Quote:
as you would make any other profile: add DVD by UPC/EAN (barcode), disc-id (put dvd in computer dvd drive) or title . When this is done, edit the main profile and add the new profiles to the main profile in the dvd box content. OK, so child profiles is nothing more than additional UPC/disc ids codes for a box set? There's no having to go to Tools>Edit Users>Add User? Am I correct in that assumption? |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,741 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Guyver2005: Quote:
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as you would make any other profile: add DVD by UPC/EAN (barcode), disc-id (put dvd in computer dvd drive) or title . When this is done, edit the main profile and add the new profiles to the main profile in the dvd box content.
OK, so child profiles is nothing more than additional UPC/disc ids codes for a box set? There's no having to go to Tools>Edit Users>Add User? Am I correct in that assumption? Yes. "Users" are simply a concept if you want to handle the "loaned to" or "watched by" feature. | | | Karsten
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| Registered: January 11, 2009 | | Posts: 23 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
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as you would make any other profile: add DVD by UPC/EAN (barcode), disc-id (put dvd in computer dvd drive) or title . When this is done, edit the main profile and add the new profiles to the main profile in the dvd box content.
OK, so child profiles is nothing more than additional UPC/disc ids codes for a box set? There's no having to go to Tools>Edit Users>Add User? Am I correct in that assumption?
Yes.
"Users" are simply a concept if you want to handle the "loaned to" or "watched by" feature. Cool, then I haven't screwed up on that aspect. Although when it comes to the Blu box sets there's no way for me to put the disc in my computer to get the information since I've only got a DVD-ROM/Reader for my computer. 'Cause sometimes when you type in the UPC, you don't get all the information; like box set content or the number of discs in a set. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,741 |
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| Registered: January 11, 2009 | | Posts: 23 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting DJ Doena: Quote:
you can also search by title, maybe you'll find your disc this way. That's true, just a bit more tedious. But, I guess that's half the fun of using this program. |
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