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GMX:
--- Quote from: rick.ca on September 10, 2008, 09:09:36 pm ---I think a script—rather than building it into the scanner—is probably the better solution. Once the image files are created, the function is no longer needed, as PVD becomes the source of the images (i.e., they are downloaded using PVD, then saved as filename.jpg from PVD). Given this workflow, a more useful feature would be the ability to export posters as filename.jpg rather than the current title.jpg. That would allow those of us who use this file scheme to keep it up-to-date.
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partially agree. but in my case, i can't always pick the cover with PVD. just because many of my movies are rare and don't have posters or covers listed on famous sites. i have to hunt for covers in google images or even make the custom ones (especially for documentary tv rips). so, my workflow starts with image hunting anyway. :)
--- Quote from: rick.ca on September 10, 2008, 09:09:36 pm ---BTW, the Import from text file script "imports information from a text file that is located near video files with the same name and a .txt extension." Is it really applicable to this situation, or are you just saying it could be a starting point for creating a script that is?
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i wanted to ask the same question :) btw, there's the script file itself? am i missing something? edit: oops, i was blind :) found it :)
rick.ca:
--- Quote ---...many of my movies are rare and don't have posters or covers listed on famous sites.
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So you need PVD to make you a custom poster if it can't find one to download. :D
While nostra works on that, have you noticed you can customize Web search to include whatever sites you find useful for "image hunting"?
GMX:
--- Quote from: rick.ca on September 11, 2008, 07:50:18 am ---While nostra works on that, have you noticed you can customize Web search to include whatever sites you find useful for "image hunting"?
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err, not yet :) just because i haven't started to put my movies into any database yet. i'm just testing it before i start to do real thing. my movie list is about 7000 titles long (burned on 1400 DVDrs), so i want to avoid jumping from one app to the other. so far, PVD is really good to me in many aspects, with few exeptions, which stops me (at least for now). those are auto image picking and multiple audio streams handling. of course, i could start scanning my collection right now, but if those features will be added later, i'll have to rescan all dvds again - so that's not an option ::)
nostra:
--- Quote ---BTW, the Import from text file script "imports information from a text file that is located near video files with the same name and a .txt extension." Is it really applicable to this situation, or are you just saying it could be a starting point for creating a script that is?
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It just has to be extended for getting images, so it is a good starting point.
rick.ca:
--- Quote ---my movie list is about 7000 titles long...
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With a collection that large, you obviously need to be using the best software. ;)
I hope you'll stick around and help us beta test 0.9.9. It seems the multiple audio streams feature will be in the first beta release, and you'll probably find the beta version stable enough to use fairly soon. The auto image picking could wait—as this would most likely be done in "batch mode" by a script anyway.
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