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Support / Re: PVD suddenly doesn't import awards anymore
« on: March 27, 2011, 06:40:28 pm »
When i deleted all movie connections, sometimes awards are imported, but not always.
Weird
Weird
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Support / PVD suddenly doesn't import awards anymore
« on: March 25, 2011, 05:22:36 pm »
Hello
after working a few weeks with PVD i noticed that PVD does not import awards anymore.
Connections and all other data are imported.
I'm sure it imported awards in the past and they're correctly in the database.
Of course i checked the "import awards" check box (imdb).
What could cause this phenomenon?
Log file attached.
Thanks
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I found out that checking "Download Awards" AND unchecking "Download Movie Connections" did the trick.
It seems that you cannot download awards and connections at the same time.
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after working a few weeks with PVD i noticed that PVD does not import awards anymore.
Connections and all other data are imported.
I'm sure it imported awards in the past and they're correctly in the database.
Of course i checked the "import awards" check box (imdb).
What could cause this phenomenon?
Log file attached.
Thanks
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I found out that checking "Download Awards" AND unchecking "Download Movie Connections" did the trick.
It seems that you cannot download awards and connections at the same time.
[attachment deleted by admin]
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Support / Re: Meaning of "Translation" field (File->Video/Audio)
« on: February 17, 2011, 06:52:08 pm »
OK i understand, thanks for the detailed answer 
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Support / Meaning of "Translation" field (File->Video/Audio)
« on: February 16, 2011, 06:15:25 pm »
Hi
what's the meaning of the field "Translation"?
You can find it when editing the audio/video properties, e.g. language, bitrate etc.
The combo box is empty, whats the purpose of the field?
thanks
what's the meaning of the field "Translation"?
You can find it when editing the audio/video properties, e.g. language, bitrate etc.
The combo box is empty, whats the purpose of the field?
thanks
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Support / Re: Gettiing Correct MOvie
« on: February 04, 2011, 11:23:41 am »
I would edit the URL of the movie (copy from imdb) and then get the movie information from imdb;
let the movie info fields overwrite when importing the information
let the movie info fields overwrite when importing the information
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Support / Re: Media Location Batch Changing
« on: January 21, 2011, 04:09:36 pm »
Hi
you need to use SQL;
1. ! make a backup of your database !
2. start PVD with the --debug option (viddb --debug)
3. In the menu click Help->SQL
4. Paste the following command:
update locations set "value" = 'A' || locations."value"
5. click "execute"
Now ALL of your location entries have the prefix "A"
Don't forget to make a backup before the update
you need to use SQL;
1. ! make a backup of your database !
2. start PVD with the --debug option (viddb --debug)
3. In the menu click Help->SQL
4. Paste the following command:
update locations set "value" = 'A' || locations."value"
5. click "execute"
Now ALL of your location entries have the prefix "A"
Don't forget to make a backup before the update
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Support / Re: Adding an already existing ("invisible") movie selection dialog
« on: January 20, 2011, 08:13:56 pm »
To illustrate my question another example:
I create a new db.
I add a movie, e.g. "Leon" and save.
Now i add another movie of the same title "Leon" and save.
But no selection dialog appeared; PVD didn't recognize that there is already a movie of the same name.
Why?
(i don't know if this is a bug or a feature, because i just don't know the condition that must be met to pop up the selection dialog)
PS:
i played around and found, that the selection dialog also doesn't appear if
1. i add "Leon", original title "Leon", year: 2000
2. and then i add the same movie with the same entries as given in 1. and save. Again no selection dialog, PVD just adds a new movie.
There are two entries in the "MOVIE" table, both of same title and year (see screenshot)
PS PS:
Of course, i checked the option "Show selection dialog if similar records are already in the database".
(but what means "similar"?
)
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I create a new db.
I add a movie, e.g. "Leon" and save.
Now i add another movie of the same title "Leon" and save.
But no selection dialog appeared; PVD didn't recognize that there is already a movie of the same name.
Why?
(i don't know if this is a bug or a feature, because i just don't know the condition that must be met to pop up the selection dialog)
PS:
i played around and found, that the selection dialog also doesn't appear if
1. i add "Leon", original title "Leon", year: 2000
2. and then i add the same movie with the same entries as given in 1. and save. Again no selection dialog, PVD just adds a new movie.
There are two entries in the "MOVIE" table, both of same title and year (see screenshot)
PS PS:
Of course, i checked the option "Show selection dialog if similar records are already in the database".
(but what means "similar"?
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Support / Re: Adding an already existing ("invisible") movie selection dialog
« on: January 20, 2011, 08:03:39 pm »PVD will automatically use the existing entry if it is an exact match (all titles and year are identical)...
Hi
i can give examples, when PVD adds a new entry, even if i add exactly the same title, that is already in the db
But that shouldn't be the problem here; i can live with that behaviour... if i know, in which cases the selection dialog appears (i don't favor by PVD automatically recognized titles, i want select them manually)
OK again...
My question is:
In which cases does the movie selection dialog (see attachment) pop up?
Which condition must be met in the program, so that the selection dialog appears?
I just found out, that i can't predict, when it pops up; sometimes it pops up, sometimes it does not pop up
Thanks
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Support / Adding an already existing ("invisible") movie selection dialog
« on: January 20, 2011, 03:26:38 pm »
Hello
thank you for the great PVD, i think it's the best movie organizer out there
But now i find a behaviour that i do not understand:
In my database is an invisible movie (without movie ID), that is not visible in the UI.
I assume it's been downloaded in the past (when i downloaded awards or filmography etc.)
In preferences i checked "Show selection dialog if similar records are already in the db", because i do want a clean db without duplicates (I know you can remove duplicates with db cleanup, but then i do not know which duplicates are removed; so i want to hold it clean manually. OK but that's not the problem).
Lets say, the movie is "Olympia" from L.Riefenstahl.
Before editing i save a backup "Backup X".
1. I add a new movie "Olympia" and save. No selection dialog.
2. I edit this movie and add the original title and want to save. Selection dialog pops up (Similar movie already in db). I can save the movie and there are no duplicates in the db. Great.
3. Now i restore the old backup "Backup X" and add a new movie "Olympia", add the original title and save. No selection dialog pops up.
OK, you would say: "Add a title", save, and then edit the title to get the selection dialog."
But: i found out that the selection dialog sometimes appears, but sometimes it doesn't appear.
I restore backups and by trial and error i can sometimes achieve that the selection dialog appears, but i never can be sure that it pops up.
My question:
What's the logic behind the selection dialog and what do i have to do, so that the dialog always pops up?
Thanks
thank you for the great PVD, i think it's the best movie organizer out there
But now i find a behaviour that i do not understand:
In my database is an invisible movie (without movie ID), that is not visible in the UI.
I assume it's been downloaded in the past (when i downloaded awards or filmography etc.)
In preferences i checked "Show selection dialog if similar records are already in the db", because i do want a clean db without duplicates (I know you can remove duplicates with db cleanup, but then i do not know which duplicates are removed; so i want to hold it clean manually. OK but that's not the problem).
Lets say, the movie is "Olympia" from L.Riefenstahl.
Before editing i save a backup "Backup X".
1. I add a new movie "Olympia" and save. No selection dialog.
2. I edit this movie and add the original title and want to save. Selection dialog pops up (Similar movie already in db). I can save the movie and there are no duplicates in the db. Great.
3. Now i restore the old backup "Backup X" and add a new movie "Olympia", add the original title and save. No selection dialog pops up.
OK, you would say: "Add a title", save, and then edit the title to get the selection dialog."
But: i found out that the selection dialog sometimes appears, but sometimes it doesn't appear.
I restore backups and by trial and error i can sometimes achieve that the selection dialog appears, but i never can be sure that it pops up.
My question:
What's the logic behind the selection dialog and what do i have to do, so that the dialog always pops up?
Thanks
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