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| Registered: May 30, 2008 | | Posts: 445 |
| | Posted: | | | | I was planning to update some profiles that have NO discs / DiscIDs associated with them, but I also noticed some profiles that have discs assigned to them that are basically empty of data -- no DiscID / label, etc.
Should these be deleted? Repopulated with more complete (from disc) info? |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | If there is no Disc-ID attached to the the profile feel free to add it.
The only exception would be box-sets. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 |
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| Registered: May 9, 2007 |  Posts: 1,536 |
| | Posted: | | | | Sometimes disc ID's and labels can not be read properly, for example because of copy protection measures (or sometimes the first contributor has no DVD reader attached to the PC). But the reference to a disc (Main Feature, Bonus Materials, Episode Numbers) should not be removed.
If you can populate such data, that would be welcome.
What sometimes helps to read wayward DVDs, is to use an old PC. | | | | Hans |
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| Registered: May 30, 2008 | | Posts: 445 |
| | Posted: | | | | The other thing I've noticed is that many entries have the hex hash but are missing the volume id string.
So currently for "2 Days in the Valley" we have
0C6DBDA4C8ED52F8
but for me DVD Profiler generates:
0C6DBDA4C8ED52F8 [2DAYS_IN_THE_VALLEY_4X3LBU]
Which I think is much more useful.
Any reason for not supplying the extra info, assuming that the first part is identical? |
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | You can, and should, contribute those expanded disc ids.
I'm not positive but I think the difference has to do with invelos updating new versions of the database. |
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| Registered: May 9, 2007 | | Posts: 1,536 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting lasitter: Quote:
The other thing I've noticed is that many entries have the hex hash but are missing the volume id string.
So currently for "2 Days in the Valley" we have
0C6DBDA4C8ED52F8
but for me DVD Profiler generates:
0C6DBDA4C8ED52F8 [2DAYS_IN_THE_VALLEY_4X3LBU]
Which I think is much more useful.
Any reason for not supplying the extra info, assuming that the first part is identical? These are probably old contributions, from when DVDP did not capture this information. So updates are welcome. | | | | Hans |
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| Registered: June 21, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,621 |
| | Posted: | | | | Every once in a while I get a dvd or blu-ray that my computer just won't read at all, so disc ID is impossible as the drive just won't acknowledge that a disc is in there. I know it's the drive as every program I have will just say 'no disc', even opening the drive from the control panel says it's empty.  |
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| Registered: May 9, 2007 | | Posts: 1,536 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bigdaddyhorse: Quote:
Every once in a while I get a dvd or blu-ray that my computer just won't read at all, so disc ID is impossible as the drive just won't acknowledge that a disc is in there. I know it's the drive as every program I have will just say 'no disc', even opening the drive from the control panel says it's empty. It may not be the drive, some DVDs have a copy control system that only allows them to play in AV equimpment and not in PC-type equipment. | | | | Hans |
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