Personal Video Database

Just tried to update a movie before I moved it to another directory and found out that the IMDB Votes that I did have, disappeared. v0.9.6.7 of the Imdb plugin. Tried to update another new movie and still no votes. No biggy for me right now, I won't be updating my database for a little while yet.  I did it just a little while back.

Cool.  Thankyou. Nostra. v0.9.6.7 works very good.

Thanks Rick.ca for the confirmation.  I was wondering where my post went to;  but now that I know its ok.
Look forward to a new version of this IMDB Plugin.

Sorry for this post but if you like you can delete it after reading to save space.

So I fixed part of this.  I renamed the plugin directory to Plugins_old. I ran PVD then selected to Check for updates.  I selected to download some of the IMDB plugins.
- amazon.dll
- imdb.dll
- imdb_people.dll
- tmdb.dll
In preferences for plugin configuration I selected silent mode.  All information now is gathered for the movies except for the cover image even if I selected also to Download all available images.

When I select to configure the IMDB plugin to download images, this is when I seem to get this http://www.imdb.com/media/rm...  and no data for the movies.

I have all my plugins up to date for v0.9.9.21 yet after I do a scan, when new movies are found and processed, the IMDB results are not displayed, or not downloaded period.  For each of the new movies added, I would have to select them in the movies column and go up to the toolbar and select the icon for get [EN] Get movie information from IMDB.com (Ctrl+Alt+I).  After doing this, I can see it actually connecting to the imdb.com and getting the info.  But why is this not happening in the process new movies stage; I have not changed any of my preferences for some time yet the last couple of times the above is what is happening or rather not happening when it should.

I don't know if this is an interface problem, but because I use PVD on my TV, I have selected to change the Display DPI from 90 to 120 (125% increase).  The interface of PVD doesn't look any different from what I can see, but when I do a scan for new movies and it goes to find posters for the/a movie, the screen that pops up (Select Movie_Search Results) with the links to movies for me to choose from, is basically unreadable.
The links provided for me to choose from become overlaped in the window.

Hello,

Ever since v18 or v19, I've been experiencing issues with file path changes.
Ex: Lets say I have a file in directory HDD_055 and then I add a newer file because the first cut of the movie in HDD_055 was say a Screener or R5 and the new movie I just added was to HDD_061.  When I do a new scan of all the directories, File changes are found.  I except and proceed.  When I'm finished I do another scan. The same file is again picked up with file changes to be made.  Your program just seems to alternate between the 2 directories.  In order for me to fix this I have to manually go to this movie, double-click on it and delete the file path info. Then do another scan so that both files are picked up at the same time.

The above happens with a lot of movies, not just this one.

Another issue I have is in the characters presented to the end user in the file path.  A lot of my movies have file name that are a lot longer than just 36 characters in length.  In previous versions, I visually could see an inspect the information pertained in the file path. With these newer versions, all I get to see is just 36 characters, no more.  I would like this put back the way it was... Period.  This way I can inspect it manually for the | to signify that there is in fact more than one file under this heading.

Another problem I found is with manually trying to edit the file path info. With the info. that is presented to me on this line for the file path, I cannot any longer just place the cursor in between characters.  Cursor placement along with the amount of viewable characters on this line is totally messed up for file path info.  Please Fix these issues.

mgpw4me@yahoo.com not too sure what you mean about using RELEASE or how to go about doing it. such as configure a custom field for RELEASE info. to signify to the end user automatically after scanning that this\these particular movie(s) either has more than 1 version of the movie, or will run from a playlist.  I already have 1 custom field made up for IMDB Votes for both the PVD Classic and PVD Classic Tabs skins.

Would you mind please explaining a bit more in detail as to how to accomplish this?

rick.ca I would like it and so would some other end users like it if there was a simple way to signify to the end user that under this particular title heading there is more than 1 cut of the movie.  This way if they don't like the first one that is playing, they go right to the end of movie, let it play out and the second cut of the movie will kick in.  Some movies (.avi/.mkv) are ripped in different resolutions. I normally keep cuts that are 640 x X and 720 x X the 640 cuts look good on t.v's that are 36" wide screen and smaller but on a 50" wide screen when they get stretched/expanded so much they look too pixelated.  Thats where the 720 cut usually looks a little better on a 50" wide screen t.v.   

? Is there any way possible to use something like pvd_setup.exe as link to the download for pvd, but when downloading this file besides manually always having to edit the file name of download to incorperate the version of this particular setup for your system to automatically tag version info. to the setup file?

? When the setup file is run, there is nothing upon starting the file that lets us know what version of the app this setup is for.  Can someone please make a slight adjustment to the setup file that when executed will tell the user what version it is they are about to install?

? I see links to download new updates to plugins/skins/web pages but I see no link to Prior versions of PVD.  Luckly for me I had a prior version of the setup file already renamed to pvd_setup v0.9.9.18.exe. Can someone please create a link where older/prior versions of PVD, setup and .zip can be downloaded from? Doesn't have to be all prior versions.

?** Is there any way at all you can make some slight change to PVD that will signify to the end user that the movie listed in the database actually has a playlist to run from where there is more than one movie under the same heading, besides always having to check the file info./file path for | as a seperator for the movies.  This would be of great help.... Maybe apply a * at the end of the file ID or a * at the beginning of the movie name but have the * null-and-void when organizing movies into alphabetical order.  (a * at the end of the file ID would be of no use, if the Classic Tabs skin was used, for the ID is not displayed to the end user).

Hello,

I think there is a bug/problem in 0.9.9.19. I added a movie to a folder that was previously scanned.  There was already a listing in the database for this movie, so this would be a 2nd one with a slightly different file name.  
The scan, not sure at first if 2 movies were picked up under file column and seperated by | but when the scan did find a new movie.  So I selected OK. Database still only shows 1 movie. Closed PVD then reopened it after each scan(s) so info. would be saved to the database. Rerun the scan again a movie is picked up; seems as though in the database each time only one of the movies is shown and they were alternating, after each scan. I deleted the entry all together in the database. Closed PVD....... Now I do another scan of the directory. This time I check under file column if 2 movies are picked up and seperated by |.... Sure enough, both are picked up.  OK.  Check database, Only 1 movie is listed, NOT both movies. I do another scan after closing to save the info. to the database.  This time, the other movie that is not yet included in the database is not to be picked up.  I have to manually enter movies into the database seperated by | if there is more than 1 movie.  Need a fix for this.

I still had the install for v0.9.9.18 so I reinstalled it.  Because I have made changes to my Classic Tabs Skin to incorperate IMDB Votes into the skin, I reapplied the skin.  After doing so, I checked the movie I previously had problems with and sure enough, 2 movies seperated by | are listed for file info.

Thanks.