Hi,

here is a small utility that will automate the tedious task of importing headshots into DVDProfiler.

Download: http://www.caranthir.de/files/headsimport.zip



You can find a huge collection of headshots at Dougs DVD Profiler Resource Centre

Usage:

Quote:

Run DVDProfiler and make sure the display language is set to U.S.
English (Tools - Options - System).

Double click any Profile to bring up the "Edit Profile" dialog. Now
click on "Cast" or "Crew" to the left to display the list of cast/crew
names. Because there is no crosslinking between cast and crew in
Profiler, you'll have to run this utility twice, once for cast and once
for crew.

Now run HeadsImport.exe. Browse to the directory where your headshot
images are stored. The File Name of the images must match the cast/crew
member name in Profiler (case insensitive). Enter the image type
extension (default jpg) for your images. Check "Replace existing
images" to assign a new image to names that already have a headshot
assigned. "Start from Top" makes sure HeadsImport starts assigning
images from the top of the cast/crew list. Uncheck to start from the
currently highlighted name. "Image resize mode" is whether to crop or
expand the image if it doesn't fit Profilers preferred size (apparently
100x133 pixels). "Ask" pauses at each image and lets you select
manually. The "Delay operation" option slows down the script, default
is 50ms. Higher values may be necessary on very fast machines. Use a
higher value if you suspect that the script misses some images.

Please close all other programs (especially MS Paint) and don't touch
mouse or keyboard while HeadsImport is running. HeadsImport does its
job by simulating user input and programs popping up windows and
messages will likely make it fail.

Finally click "Go!" and leave your computer alone. You can cancel the
process by hitting Ctrl-Break on your keyboard (see tooltip from
HeadsImport tray icon).

The utility also creates a logfile, _HeadsImport.txt, in the headshot
directory you selected above. It contains a list of names the utility
was unable to find a headshot for.

Have fun!

I tested this lat night! Very nice! Thanks alot! I left it on all night long last night and it got as far as Carrie Fisher by the time I got up. I am thrilled that you put out a new version that improved speen because I keep Replace Existing Images off.

Thanks again for an awesome program!

I'm using it too, and started it last night, then sat down to watch a film. When it was done, DVDP had stopped with an empty firstname... So i turned off the PC and went to bed... 

It works fine for me, but I had to adapt your script to add sleep statements (see  below). Otherwise, it would not always copy the names from the fields into the variables.

-Stephane

; Get name from edit boxes
ClipPut("")
Send("^c")
Sleep(20)
$FName = ""
$FName = ClipGet()
Send("{TAB}")
ClipPut("")
Send("^c")
Sleep(20)
$LName = ""
$LName = ClipGet()
Send("{TAB}")
ClipPut("")
Send("^c")
Sleep(20)
$MName = ""
$MName = ClipGet()

Pentium 4, 2.8 Ghz

Many thanks for working on this and sharing the tool, will give it a try when I can keep my hands off the keyboard for a few hours tonight 

Thanks for the tool! I sure wasn't looking forward to populating the database manually...

IF you have no last name and no first name (look in the log), then my fix could do the job.