I just did my first contribution to the DVD Profiler database and as I meticulously went through each field in each tab, adding information,  I asked myself the question:  why can't the software automatically import the information fields from IMDB or Amazom?

I use a piece of software for MP3 tagging called Tag and Rename by Softpointer and it allows you to add all the ID3 tag fields from Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, etc. with a few easy clicks.  You can download it for a free trial to see what I am talking about, it's really very simple.

This feature would eliminate all the needless manual data entry, subsequent errors, duplication, and allow the user to update his/her collection efficiently and get on with enjoying the movies.

Forgive me if this has already been suggested, but please give this serious thought because it will save the whole DVD Profiler community 1000's of man hours :-)

Davideo

It has been asked about... actually many times before.... but it is not going to happen. I guess I should say it is extremely unlikely it will happen. Mainly because IMDB owns it's database and there is legal ramifications to scraping the data from such a site. There is a way by purchasing a license to do so from them... but then the program itself will take a hit... and cost more. Probably even cost a monthly fee.

That isn't even touching on the fact that from doing it the way we do we learn just how bad IMDB is littered with wrong information... taking the info directly from the DVD the way we do we are getting a more accurate  database.

Try reading here VERY CAREFULLY.

IMDB is also the single most inaccurate data source in the world.

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Mathias:

Tray again,        However, I do acknowledge your desire to attempt to discredit me any chance you get. And for THat you get a NEGATIVE vote.

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Mathias:

Tray again,        However, I do acknowledge your desire to attempt to discredit me any chance you get. And for THat you get a NEGATIVE vote.

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Skip,

You slam IMDb and then post a link to a page on IMDb that says that your link to IMDb pages is OK if it "does not portray IMDb, its affiliates, or their services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter".

After Matthias points out that you have violated the site license as outlined on the page that you linked to, you want to give him a negative vote.

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Thing is, it can be a fact and still be derogatory, or otherwise offensive.

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Paul:

I didn't slam them.. I stated a FACT and one which I can DOCUMENT many thousands of times. Nice try!!!!

They have started to try and improve themselves even installing some Rules which sound striking familiar, I don't envy them their task, as they have much further to go than we do.

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There is no way in hell that you could prove your claim that "IMDB is also the single most inaccurate data source in the world". You can show that they are full of errors, so is the Invelos database, so are lots of others. So what?

I would never tell other users to use IMDb as their main source for data, but it has its uses.

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