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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributornorthbloke
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I was sure this had been asked for before, but couldn't find post so here goes:

I think it would be a great idea if there was a special separator divider that you could use to add a blank line to cast & crew lists - primarily to show when a list of names under a proper divider have ended.
So instead of:

Actor 1
Actor 2
<Divider>The Orcs<Divider>
Orc 1
Orc 2
Actor 3
Actor 4

You would get:

Actor 1
Actor 2
<Divider>The Orcs<Divider>
Orc 1
Orc 2
                  <--- a separator divider
Actor 3
Actor 4

At the moment people have been using blank dividers, which is ok, but I think looks quite ugly.
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorRHo
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I still would not use dividers for these kind of group roles. Dividers and group roles are different animals IMO.
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Sorry - I forgot to specify that this is only in the cases where a divider is used in the actual end credits. I'm not saying we use this instead of listing the roles properly.
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So let me try and understand you, north

Actor
Actor

Actor
from credits

A blank divider in profiler looks ugly and the blank divider On screen does NOT??? What are you suggesting?

A colored divider? or what

If there is a blank divider On Screen that would seem to comport with the Rules...would it not?

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No - I'm suggesting a special divider that acts as a carriage return, so you simply get a gap in your cast list.
At the moment, you get an empty, solid box in your cast list.
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Quoting northbloke:
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Sorry - I forgot to specify that this is only in the cases where a divider is used in the actual end credits. I'm not saying we use this instead of listing the roles properly.

In your example "The Orcs" is a group role and not a divider IMO.
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You can already do that North. Just create a blank cast or crew member. You can do this by adding  a blank or invisible character from the character map into the first name field of the cast or crew member then save it. But I thought  it was expressly forbidden in the rules to add blank lines in the cast list .
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If you do that, is that submittable to the online database?
I looked at the rules and the closest I can see is this:
"Do not include artificial actor entries to act as separators between cast lists. (e.g. "--JAPANESE CAST--"), instead use the Divider feature for this."

So at the moment the profiles using a blank divider are allowed, I just thought it would look better as an extra line as opposed to an empty divider.

Here's an actual example:
This is how the cast list currently looks:


and this is how I think it would look better:
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Quoting northbloke:
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If you do that, is that submittable to the online database?
I looked at the rules and the closest I can see is this:
"Do not include artificial actor entries to act as separators between cast lists. (e.g. "--JAPANESE CAST--"), instead use the Divider feature for this."

So at the moment the profiles using a blank divider are allowed, I just thought it would look better as an extra line as opposed to an empty divider.

Here's an actual example:
This is how the cast list currently looks:


and this is how I think it would look better:


I understand what you're asking for, but its a purely aesthetic thing, hence falls into the realm of personal preference.  I doubt you'll get much play on it.
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Quoting northbloke:
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If you do that, is that submittable to the online database?
I looked at the rules and the closest I can see is this:
"Do not include artificial actor entries to act as separators between cast lists. (e.g. "--JAPANESE CAST--"), instead use the Divider feature for this."

So at the moment the profiles using a blank divider are allowed, I just thought it would look better as an extra line as opposed to an empty divider.

Here's an actual example:
This is how the cast list currently looks:


and this is how I think it would look better:


While your at it, why not pt a blank separator between "Mitchell Suskin" and the divider for "20th Anniversary Edition"?
Hal
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