Here's another issue I'd like to settle once and for all... If only that were possible. 

This doesn't concern one title in particular, I'll just describe one of the possible examples. Imagine a movie on a two-disc set: one disc containing the movie, the other bonus features. One of both discs is encoded for, say, region 1 only, while the other is not region-encoded. Note that this might occur both ways: film R1, bonus materials not region-encoded, or vice-versa. I've seen such sets in R1, but it also happens quite a few times on R2 sets: often one disc will be R2, while the other is R2/4. How do we handle the regions in DVD Profiler?

Personally, I favor using the "lowest common factor": the region that the player MUST be able to play to be able to view the entire set. IMHO, it can be very upsetting to a R2 user importing an American DVD-set that is flagged as "not region-encoded", only to find out later on that you cannot play the second disc because that one happens to be R1 only. That's my opinion, but I'm seeing that this issue is handled differently in various profiles, hence the poll. I've taken the various poll options from the methods I've seen being used by various users. Note that I included the next issue: whatever we choose to do, should we somehow indicate the difference in regions somewhere in the profile? I've seen this being done, mostly using the "disc description" field (per the rules, we also use that field for other additions like (Part 1) or (Full Frame)), but things aren't helped by the fact that there isn't any kind of standard.

Quoting skipnet50:

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We create a Profile based on the MOVIE, NOT the Bonus Disc. The answer would seem obvious.

You seem very sure of this - when (and where) was this established? Let me repeat my problem with this:

Quoting T!M:

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IMHO, it can be very upsetting to a R2 user importing an American DVD-set that is flagged as "not region-encoded", only to find out later on that you cannot play the second disc because that one happens to be R1 only.

Same goes for various other region combinations, of course. You want to disregard all that and always enter the region of the disc with the feature film on it?

Quoting T!M:

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often one disc will be R2, while the other is R2/4. How do we handle the regions in DVD Profiler?

I own some of those, Main feature R2, Bonus disc R2,4,5. They are R2 in DVDP.

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should we somehow indicate the difference in regions somewhere in the profile? I've seen this being done, mostly using the "disc description" field

I don't know. That might be an idea.

I would vote for using the Region(s) of the Main Feature, not of the bonus disc.
And, maybe, report the Regions of the bonus disc (if different) in the Disc Description field.

Quoting skipnet50:

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We create a Profile based on the MOVIE, NOT the Bonus Disc.

I thought, this DVD Profiler, not Movie Profiler?

*SCNR*

*duck & run*

North:

Are you really tring to give me more gray hair.          

If I ever see that I will...probably turn them into little silver frisbees.

Skip

Quoting northbloke:

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Both boxsets of American Dad! in the UK contain 3 discs. The first two discs are regions 2 and 4, the third disc is region 2 only. All three discs contain episodes.

Well in that case all 3 DVDs are "the main feature" so least common denominator would be "Regon 2"

But I too have mixed feeling about 'degrading' main feature because of bonus discs.

The right move would be to place the regions on disclevel.

cya, Mithi

For box sets I definitely prefer the least common denominator. I'm undecided for bonus discs but the least common denominator would be consistent.