Quoting Parsec:

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Hmm, quick question Invisibleman, your user profile says your collection is over 4000 strong yet you have never contributed a profile to the database. If you have had (like everyone else has at some point) to enter the profile information yourself, why haven't you then uploaded it to the database?

I suspect this is more the thing you are looking for, if more users contributed those profiles they had to fill in themselves, then your hit rate when adding new dvd's would most probably be greater.

Yes, you're right, it's 4000+ and all information I got are from DVD profiler. But lot of those don't have any information on it and if I added those information mysellf, I get it from IMDB and I can't contribute those, that is against Invelos rules. Because like I said before, I'm lazy if you will, and I don't want to watch the Dvd's credit and type it all over.

Quoting Lewis_Prothero:

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The other thing is:

If IMDb really is that great
and you are using DVD-Profiler only to keep track of the films you own.

Then: Why don't you simply become premium member there?
OK, the collection wouldn't have a local component, but since you'd have cloud-features from any device with Internet access that shouldn't be that much of a problem.

I never said that IMDB is that great, I also only mentioned IMDB as an example, there are more databases out there. And yes, IMDB and others also, will have there flaws, but so does DVD profilers database.

And no I don't want a premium member because I want to have it localy, and before you ask, Yes, I paid for DVD profiler and yes, I like the possibilities of this program, but I only wanted to have an extra option inside. And if DVD Profiler will not provide me with this, then I will look for another program that will do. But I still prefer for DVD Profiler to put in an option like this, like I said, I like working with DVD profiler, ones the data is in.

I can find a statement from 2010, couple of posts on the page.



Ken's statement

This is a stance that Ken has held for as long as I've been using the program and forum, which is since 2002 so I wouldn't hold my breat that it's going to change any time soon.

A friend of mine used a different program for a while when having problems with Profiler losing data. This program used IMDB data, he soon switch back to Profiler because the quality of data was very poor and they're ability or desire to accept user updates seemed to be pretty non-existent.

What you'll also find is those programs won't give you free updates, one of the reasons being they have to pay to use IMDB data.

As you can already do what you want locally using third party programs I really don't see what your issue is.

And make sure that you have all regions loaded on DVDP. Tools > Optios > Regions to include --> Check all of them.

Quoting Invisibleman:

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Hello Lithurge,

Thanks for this information and it seems like indeed they may have to pay some fee. But how much, it is not to say. And yes, DVD profiler offers a payble but also none payble program. So maybe Invelos can investigate this and how much they have to pay.

IMDb no longer publishes their prices but, last time I checked, back in 2010, this is what was posted on their site...

Minimum Price: We offer data licensing packages that are customized to meet your needs with annual fees ranging from $15,000 to higher depending on the audience for the data and which data are being licensed. We are not able to offer any sort of data license for less than $15,000.

Quoting Lewis_Prothero:

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The other thing is:

If IMDb really is that great
and you are using DVD-Profiler only to keep track of the films you own.

Then: Why don't you simply become premium member there?

I'be been a "top" contributor for IMDB for 5 years now, and thus have a free premium account....(which I never use. as I always use the standard mode that everyone else uses)....and I can't see any real difference between the two ("free" vs "premium").

In my opinion, IMDB is great and probably the best online film database (another is BFI), but yeah, tons of errors (I spot them all the time), but considering the sheer volume of data that IMDB handles and that anyone can submit it, it is unavoidable. The DVD Profiler database is almost as bad....almost every film that I have entered into my collection has had errors and/or omissions in it (on DVDP database)....which is why I check every piece of info against 5-6 databaes and my own extensive notes made while I watched a film in question.

I love DVD Profiler, can't believe it took me so long to get it ...  the filter/search functions alone are worth the price.

The reason I don't contribute to the DVDP database is simply because I use it to catalog the films I have on DVD. I do not catalog the DVD (all my DVDs are store bought btw, not home burned)...so anything relating to the film gets entered, anything relating to the DVD does not...so, not worth much to most (all?) here, me thinks.

Quoting Addicted2DVD:

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We already have people trying to to add imdb data to profiles online...I vote no to it regularly as well as still see it in a lot of profiles when I first download it. Sure it is getting a little better then it once was.... but it still happens too much. If this option is added to DVD Profiler itself this would increase ten fold... as people will think it is in the main program it must be allowed.

There is stand alone side programs as well as (I believe) plugins that will do what you ask. So yes... I think it would be a huge mistake officially putting such a thing into the main program.

Hello Addicted2DVD,

I do understand the concerns, but that's why I was thinking, that the program itself will have a field in, that will state the actual source. If you download the data from IMDB directly, the program will know, because he is getting the data from that source itself. So when the program knows, the source is IMDB, than he will not let the data being uploaded to the database of DVD profiler. This then will prefent the problems that there now will be. Because I don't think, when this option would excist, type over the data manualy from IMDB and upload then to DVD profiler database. So the database from DVD profiler would be cleaner in the way you and others will wnat to be.

And don't get me wrong, I don't want to change DVD profilers basic, this as many has said, they don't like that and I respect that. Therefore, I suggest, to make it an option so people can choose if they want the data from IMDB directly or not. And also then DVD profiler can refuse those contributions. Surely in the optins you can then select if you want to see this possibility or not.

Quoting Kulju:

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And make sure that you have all regions loaded on DVDP. Tools > Optios > Regions to include --> Check all of them.

Hello Kulju,

I also have this, I have setup DVD profiler, so I am getting all information from all regions and countries. Thanks. But still, I'm sorry but I keep repeating, don't get all dvd's/movies information, because they just aren't in the database.