Quoting Rooster6975:

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Just wondering (not a complaint, call it mild consternation).

I just came over from DVD Spot.  I used Mediadogg's BulkEdit to move my collection over to DVDP.  Almost all of my UPC's hit for matches in the db which is great (some mild finagling with Locality cleared up most of the rest), however I have noticed some odd issues.

The vast majority of the DVD profiles pulled down are perfect.  However, I have recently contributed profiles for DVDs whose UPCs were not to be found.  I found it a fairly detailed and time-consuming process (again, not complaining, please bear with me).  That is why I was somewhat surprised to find some of my DVDs with very meager information.  Take for instance "V for Vendetta", without question a very big, well-known movie.  Yet when I look at the profile which was downloaded, it has cover art, exactly 2 people from the cast, no features listed, no crew, an overview in french, no discIDs, etc. etc.  In short, it is missing all the good stuff.

I am wondering how it snuck through, given the stringent standard to which my own submissions were judged.  If it were a very old submission such as from when DVDP was first starting out years ago, I could understand it.  But this is a very recent movie (2006).

Just wondering.  I am going to fill in the rest of the details and submit it, but am very curious.

Thanks,
DD.

As you may have already noticed the DB here at DVDP is user built, which also means that the other user/s who have the exact same UPC/EAN version of your DVD's aren't as confident or reliable at putting all the data in. There are no hard and fast rules that state that when you make a contribution you have to supply all the data.

You may see a future possible title at your local cinema on first release say next week, put that title into your wish list (as a manual title), then keep an eye out for information about a possible DVD release, once this information has been sent to the DVD retailers that you might visit (here in the UK I visit Zavvi.co.uk, Play.com & Sendit) to see what titles are upcoming you will then be able to add say possible release dates, SRP, initial cover scans (normally front covers with TBC on them), but once you have an EAN/UPC you can then upload minor details to the online for the rest of the community. Once released things like cast & crew, actual cover scans can be added and submitted.

But also be aware that on the day of release I might find a local retailer might have the same title but with a different EAN/UPC because it may have some additional promotional material with it, so 5 people buy the first indicated EAN/UPC...but 1000 buy the promotional one.

Hope this explains it a little.

Steve

There's no requirement to enter all the data, whether it's a totally new profile or adding to an existing one. Some people enjoy entering all the data, some don't.

I generally look through the various websites based for the UK market, I still use a Region 2 only player, but depending on your locality or whether you use multi region will depend on your sites to check.

Steve

Quoting Forget_the_Rest:

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If it's a completely new entry, not in the database under any locality, I'll generally just add cover scans & the details on the cover. I don't generally bother to add the cast/crew info.

Ah, so it's your fault!  :-)

Actually, one of my favourite features of DVDP is double-clicking on a cast name and having all the other DVDs you own which that actor was in, pop up (same feature existed with DVD Spot).  It's that "where have I seen that guy before?" phenomenon.  Of 481 DVDs added via DVDP, as far as I can tell only about a dozen have meager info.  Not bad.  I'll fill it in for the ones which are not complete.

Tks,
DD.

I just don't have the energy to sit & watch the credits & then copy them. Especially on some films when they run for 8 minutes. I highly respect those who can do that & will check them over if it's copied from an existing profile.

On the other hand, I do enjoy scanning the covers and spend a couple of hours adjusting some of them to how I think looks best. Of course not all get accepted because what's the best look on covers comes down to each person's personally preference but I still enjoy spending that time on them.

There's the whine again, surfeur. Since you aren't willing to stand up and help unless we play by YOUR way of doing things, which i don't object to, stopm whining.

Skip

Right, hal don't do things RIGHT. Just clog up the database with (undocumented) CRAP because you can't see beyond the end of your nose.

And I'll ALWAYS vote NO to such CRAP. If it's not documented don't expect a YES.

Skip

Quoting hal9g:

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Quoting skipnet50:

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Rooster:

We can only add data as it becomes available. You can't add Cast and crew data without the disc in your hand, unless it is re-release but then you must be careful to remove (uncredited) data from a previous profile, they have to be documented. Without the film in your hand where would you get Cast and crew data, don't even think about suggesting IMDb or some other third party source, did you sit in the dark theatre with a notebook in hand.

Skip

There is no requirement under the Rules to do this!

No, not in the rules, but when you contribute this is the requirement:

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For changes to existing profiles, enter a brief description of the changes you've made.

For all contributions, indicate the source of the data, especially cast and crew additions.

Invelos reviewers and fellow users will use this information to help them decide whether to accept the changes, so be sure to provide explanations where needed.

Uncredited cast is not accepted on contribution, unless above requirement is fullfilled.