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Support / Re: IMDb import
« on: May 07, 2009, 11:52:55 pm »
Quote from: rick.ca on May 05, 2009, 10:03:21 pm
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Show to the user a list with the full cast, showing the actors name and his character with check boxes to choose which should be imported.

I think something like this is the only practical solution. Implemented as an option, it would be a nice embellishment. A dialog could present the entire cast list, with check boxes selected for the first 15 and unselected for the rest. It might even be possible to preselect the check boxes "intelligently" by testing for "rest of cast listed alphabetically" or the first repetition of a role name. The user could then quickly make the desired adjustments.

This would be perfect!!!

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Support / Re: IMDb import
« on: May 05, 2009, 05:33:51 pm »
Thank you for the answer. The problem is that I'm using the excellent Personal Video Database in a little different way. When I see the People Window, I like to see at the filmography field only the movies I have in database (this means only the movies I have seen with that actor). So I configured the people information import plug-ins to not overwrite the filmography. This means that the only way to don't miss important actors is to get the full cast, with all its "garbage".

I agree that ignoring the uncredited actors would not be the perfect solution, but it would minimize the problem. For a better solution I have some suggestions for the import plug-in (just a brainstorming):
1. Create a field where the user can put keywords (like "uncredited", "man on the street", "Man on Bus", ...) that makes the plug-in ignores that actor.
2. Ask for the user how many actors should be imported each time, a cut number. So the user can open the IMDb page and see how many are really important. Some "unimportant" actors will be important together, but its ok...
3. Show to the user a list with the full cast, showing the actors name and his character with check boxes to choose which should be imported...


 

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Support / Re: IMDb import
« on: May 05, 2009, 02:58:16 am »
There is some way to import the full cast from IMDB except the uncredited actors? Often import with the option "from the main page only" is not good because it can miss some important actors but importing the full cast is to much not important information.

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