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| I like the advice given by ObiKen and if necessary follow with GSyren's. Report after that, and we can go from there. Quickest way to eliminate hardware issues is to temporarily install on a different machine if possible. | Posted: Topic Replies: 10, Topic Views: 12458 |  | Let's for a moment put aside the issue of DVD Profiler's long term viability. To understand why the function you desire is not in the product, please read the contribution rules. Very briefly, they prohibit the copying of data from other sources without explicit verification by actually watching the movie and / or the credits as displayed in the movie. There are rules about what can be copied from the DVD container, and in some cases, from which side of the container.
That being the case, of course you can put into DVD Profiler whatever you want. You just are not allowed to contribute data that has not been gathered and validated per the rules.
See the "plugins" being offered. Some of them include ways to import other databases (may be obsolete) or derive cast and crew information from IMDB.
This community has always attempted to respect the rules and Copyrights of DVD Profiler and any other programs that we use. My words have not been an attempt to preach; rather to help you understand the context of the limitations that you have noted in your post. | Posted: Topic Replies: 3, Topic Views: 4508 | | Quoting mreeder50:
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I am so sorry about this, but every time there is an update, I can't figure out how to download it.
I think it is my fault. I keep forgetting to update the download date cutoff. The eCommerce store that I use, does not make it easy for me to indicate "unlimited". I have to run a SQL scripit, and I usually forget, so no problem. Every now and then I just delete the duplicate orders from the database. | Posted: Topic Replies: 113, Topic Views: 35906 | | Quoting undertaker88:
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I also went to MyMovie.
I used the import but it did not work 100%
Given the ease of building the collection with the phone scan, I scanned my entire collection.
This allowed me to validate certain editions and see certain duplicates that I had forgotten.
MyMovie's database is much better than DVDPofiler, I had more than 99% recognition, even on little-known films and editions.
My collection is 95% French edition out of 2500 references.
And with the phone in my pocket I can check in a few seconds, in stores, if I'm buying a film that I already own.
I got this from right-click Translate to English. Amazing. And good work to you. Your comments are very helpful. | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 27518 | | Quoting nanoron:
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I generally agree with you but since I primarily use my iPad at home and my iPhone while shopping, I have little choice but to search for a potential alternative iOS app. I'll keep using DVD Profiler as long as it keeps working in iOS, but I'm not willing to bet the farm that it is still usable after the iOS 18 upgrade. In addition, since Invelos recently screwed up syncing iOS devices to the online database, I worry that Invelos might also screw up syncing iOS devices to the PC version.
On a related note, by working with the other iOS app developers who want to court DVD Profiler users, we have a chance they will change their apps so as to make them more attractive to us. For example, MyMovies modified their import function.
Thanks for your mature approach and conscientious efforts. | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 27518 | | Your enthusiasm is to be applauded. But you should know that this topic has been hashed about over and over through the years. You might find interesting discussions using the search tool. And I personally have experienced the issues with data model differences first hand, while wring import code in the other direction - bringing other program export files into Profiler, for my plugin BulkEdit.
I have yet to find a program with so few bugs as DVD Profiler, given that all development and support has been dormant for years now. You don't realize just how much thought went into its incredible design. Most people use only a fraction of its features. On top of the default platform, there is a sophisticated plugin mechanism that allows a programmer to make virtually unlimited extensions, including the ability to add new fields to the database, and to augment the UI. All with database synchronization across multiple platforms.
That's why this ship keeps plowing ahead, dodging all sorts of torpedoes. I bring this up, as a reminder that simply importing the database is only the tip of the iceberg as far as replacing DVD Profiler goes.
Some things in this world got done right. The B52 and DVD Profiler are two of them. Both are still flying, but alas I do understand what lies ahead. | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 27518 | |
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