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UPC of Hong Kong release non-valid?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantTheFly
Registered: March 18, 2007
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I just contributed a profile for the R3 Hong Kong release of the Japanese movie "Tada, kimi wo aishiteru" (Heavenly Forest). I had to contribute it by disc ID as DVD Profiler rejected the UPC/EAN printed on the packaging as non-valid (and hence wouldn't let me contribute).

Here's my scan of the rear cover, showing the UPC/EAN:



As you can see, there is a UPC/EAN of 9200801000118 clearly shown. This is an official R3 HK release (and as far as I know the only release of this film with English subtitles), not a bootleg or anything nasty like that. So is DVD Profiler right to be rejecting the UPC? Do they use some other non-standard numbering scheme in Hong Kong or something?

And was I right to contribute by disc ID?
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributorsynnerman
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Registered: March 13, 2007
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I've brought this company up in the past with the same problem: "Dororo", "200 Pound Beauty", "King and the Clown", etc. -- all come up as invalid.

The only suggestion I was given was to use the disc ID, but I would like to see the program implement their UPC/EAN scheme so we can properly contribute the titles.
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Here is the link to that thread.
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That company is using some kind of barcode. The barcode used is not EAN or UPC:

the Hong Kong barcode not UPC or EAN :         
notice the difference in structure between the two!
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorMithi
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Registered: March 13, 2007
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Quoting TheFly:
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As you can see, there is a UPC/EAN of 9200801000118 clearly shown.

Jupp, but that is a invalid EAN. The 'next' possible would be 9-200801-000112, as Giga already mentioned.
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Do they use some other non-standard numbering scheme in Hong Kong or something?

Most likely they simply don't want to pay(!) for the privilege to use UPC/EAN so they make up their own numbers.
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And was I right to contribute by disc ID?

Absolutely.

Quoting synner_man:
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The only suggestion I was given was to use the disc ID, but I would like to see the program implement their UPC/EAN scheme so we can properly contribute the titles.

Well, the problem would be that their namespace collides with the UPC/EAN. And further more, I really doubt that they coordinate with other HK-Distributors, so another one could even use exactly the same numbers for his different products.

cya, Mithi
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I'm no expert on Asian dvd's but it looks like the hong kong release does not use UPC/EAN:

as the taiwanese does so:


Heavenly Forest (aka: Tada, Kimi Wo Aishiteru) : Limited Collector's Edition (2 DVD)
Heavenly Forest (aka: Tada, Kimi Wo Aishiteru)
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantTheFly
Registered: March 18, 2007
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Thanks for your responses everyone. It seems then that unless this company start using real EANs we'll have to continue contributing their releases by disc ID. Not a big deal, at least we have an alternative option.
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