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Quoting specise_8472:
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I bumped up Tasks to 30 and works without error. Must be something to do with the way Windows handles tasks.
5000 images in 5secs. From OneDrive, not local.
Good, but if you get that error again (or any error), I'd be interested. | Posted: Topic Replies: 14, Topic Views: 503 |
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In that case you may have to delete those files manually. They are:
OnlineList.dod
OnlineListSel.dod
You find them in %localappdata%\DVD Profiler
They will be automatically recreated. | Posted: Topic Replies: 3, Topic Views: 67 |
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| @primetime21: You have an answer in the Desktop Technical Support forum. Why post the same question in two forums? | Posted: Topic Replies: 18, Topic Views: 1383 |
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This is usually caused by a corrupt online profile list. Try this:
Select 'Online / Refresh Online Profile List' which holding down Ctrl. | Posted: Topic Replies: 3, Topic Views: 67 |
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After the latest server update the following has been observed:
- The site now runs HTTPS
- iOS collection upload works again (and probably Android too)
- The "Severe Error in '/' Application" seems to no longer appear when watching some profiles in your uploaded collection.
Has the problem with adding new birth years also been fixed? I haven't been able to check. Perhaps someone that's more into birthyears can check that?
Anyway, it's really positive to see that at least the web side functions are being updated. DVD Profiler isn't dead quite yet, despite what some people seem to think. | Posted: Topic Replies: 1, Topic Views: 82 |
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CoverInfo 1.6
Updated with parallel processing for faster cover info checking. | Posted: Topic Replies: 20, Topic Views: 32770 |
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Quoting specise_8472:
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Works well, but just my system, even at 1 thread still errors. But cancel error and finishes.
So no drama, as long as it works for everyone ok.
Still, I would very much like to know what that error is. | Posted: Topic Replies: 14, Topic Views: 503 |
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TurboCLT 1.4.3
Updated to use https against Invelos. The old version seems to work, too, but it may be a bit sluggish. | Posted: Topic Replies: 71, Topic Views: 23384 |
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DvdpScheduler 3.1.5
Fixed a bug in Repair where DvdpScheduler did not always sense that the repair was finished.
Well, that ended up in the wrong thread. But that's water under the bridge now, since there is a later version of that tool, announced in the correct thread. So, please ignore!  | Posted: Topic Replies: 71, Topic Views: 23384 |
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| So, did you try the new version? | Posted: Topic Replies: 14, Topic Views: 503 |
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SharpnessCheck 1.1.0
It looks like I was wrong. I don't think it is a memory leak. It probably is a hardware issue, sort of. Too powerful hardware. I ran some tests, and with my 6 core cpu (running 12 tasks), the program topped about 1,3 GB memory. That means that if you have a cpu with more than 6 cores, you could possibly hit that 2 GB limit.
I have made two changes. First of all I have compiled for 64 bit. Secondly, I have added a setting where you can limit the number of tasks used. By default the program uses all it can get, but you can limit it if needed.
@species_8472, I hope that this solves the problem.
PS. If anyone actually wants the 32 bit version, let me know. | Posted: Topic Replies: 14, Topic Views: 503 |
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That’s odd. I have run the program quite a few times and I haven’t seen this error.
Still, unless it’s a hardware issue (which I doubt), it would seem that I have a memory leak. I normally compile for "Any CPU", which I believe limits the usable memory to 2 GB. That should be more than enough.
I’ll take a look and see if I can spot any possible memory leak. I can also re-compile for 64 bit only. I don’t think very many people run on 32 bit anymore. That will remove any memory restraints. But that’s rather hiding the problem instead of solving it.
Out of curiosity, does this error occur every time you run the program? | Posted: Topic Replies: 14, Topic Views: 503 |
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You may need to unblock the help file in order for it to display correctly.
In Explorer, right click on the help file and select Properties. Near the bottom you should see where you unblock it. Click there and the help file should work as intended.
And yes, lower value is meant to indicate blurrier cover. Your mileage may vary …  | Posted: Topic Replies: 14, Topic Views: 503 |
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SharpnessCheck 1.0.1
A bug fix and a small enhancement (in case anyone is interested):
1) After Re-load result, the Save result menu item could be disabled so you couldn't save any changes. Fixed.
2) If you press spacebar to flag a row, the next row is now automatically selected. | Posted: Topic Replies: 14, Topic Views: 503 |
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Sorry to resurrect this old thread - is there a way to place the numbered titles at the end (after Z)?
If you mean that you want to place titles that start with a number at the end, the only thing I can think of is to change the sort title for each of them. For example change the sort title for "13 Going on 30" to "ZZZ13 Going on 30". That should sort it last. | Posted: Topic Replies: 11, Topic Views: 2445 |
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SharpnessCheck 1.0.0
I asked ChatGPT if there was any software component that could help determine how sharp an image was. It pointed me to Accord.NET, or more specifically Accord.Imaging. My interest was piqued,so I decided to write a tool that used this component. And SharpnessCheck is the result.
My goal was to find the least sharp cover scans, so I could scan them - hopefully better - myself. So, did SharpnessCheck fulfill my dreams? Eh, not quite. Accord.Imaging's routines for determining sharpness was - I presume - meant for photographs. Cover scans don't have quite the same properties as regular photographs, so that might explain why the results are not quite what you would expect.
Still, I don't see any reason why I shouldn't share this tool, so you can play with it yourselves. On my initial tests it was quite slow. Scanning some 9000 images took about 14 minutes. Then I decided to go parallel. That was a new experience for me. This lets me use all the CPU cores for processing the image checks. Did that make a difference? You bet! It reduced the time from 14 minutes to 1 1/2. Now, the result will of course depend on your CPU. Mine is an Intel i5 with 6 cores, allowing 12 parallel tasks to run.
See the help file for details!
PS: Just so you know, this will hog your CPU quite a bit. | Posted: Topic Replies: 14, Topic Views: 503 |
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| Did you change the media type to DVD? | Posted: Topic Replies: 9, Topic Views: 721 |
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We may not have seen contributions in approved state this long, but we have seen very long waits for contributions to be approved. I’m not very concerned.
Given that Invelos did communicate about the server crash, I would be very surprised if they wouldn’t let us know if they intend to close shop altogether. A last goodbye, so to speak. Am I overly optimistic? | Posted: Topic Replies: 18, Topic Views: 1383 |
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If you're interested in the classic style stop-motion, you might want to check out this:
It's not Brett Piper's best, but it's fun. And the DVD also contains two of his puppet shorts, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and 20,000 Leagues beneath the Sea. UPC 089218-119995 | Posted: Topic Replies: 0, Topic Views: 349 |
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DpOscars 2.1.1
Just two cosmetic fixes:
- Clicking the Statistics tab made the program appear to hang for a few seconds. This was because WPF doesn't try to populate the tab before it is selected. Not a big deal, but I found a way around that.
- I never liked the way that the categories were cased. I wanted the Associated Press style of title case, but it was so darn complicated that I never attempted it. BUT ... I asked ChatGPT to create a function for that. It took a few tries with different prompts, but in the end I got something that seems to work. So I applied it to the category names, and for good measure to the movie names as well. It doesn't change the function of the program, but it looks better. | Posted: Topic Replies: 32, Topic Views: 6120 |
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There was a rather irate post in the Android Technical Support forum a few days ago that called for suing Invelos, or at least reporting them to the Better Business Bureau. I would like to comment on that.
First of all, we don't know what has happened to Invelos. All communication and development seized about 8 years ago. Nobody outside of Invelos seems to know why.
Their products do have some issues.
- The android app doesn't work on newer 64 bit phones.
- It seems that you cannot upload your collection directly from either Android or iOS apps.
- The website has a couple of issues.
On the positive side, though
- The website and the online database is kept running.
- The desktop program still works.
- The iOS app works, and you can sync it to your desktop program if you have one.
- The Android app works on 32 bit phones. and you can sync it to the desktop.
On their own, the iOS and Android apps are quite limited. They work best as extensions to the desktop program.
Should Invelos pull the plug on the iOS and Android apps? The complainant thinks so. For the Android app that seems to be a non issue since it has been pulled from the app store.
The problem with the phone apps is how they are delivered. If you want to move from one device to another, you can't just move the app between the devices. It needs to be downloaded from the respective app store. So if someone who uses the app and wants to keep using it upgrades their phone (or iPad) and the app is no longer available, then they are basically screwed.
I don't know if Invelos had anything to do with the Android app being pulled. I think it was pulled because it doesn't support 64 bit. And we see people having issues with that when they cannot install it on another 32 bit phone. The iOS app was pulled from the app store, but was returned after a while. Not sure if Invelos had anything to do with that either. It might just have been pressure from users.
There are still a lot of users who are happy that Invelos is up and running, so they can use the online database and the forums. Would suing Invelos or reporting them to the BBB make anything better? The only conceivable change would be that the web site and database would be shut down. That's not a win for anybody, except possibly the few people that would splurge $2.95 for the iOS app and find it wanting.
Let's just support Invelos and DVD Profiler for as long as we can. It's still the best program of its kind, even if it has a few issues. | Posted: Topic Replies: 2, Topic Views: 997 |
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Click the tools tab and select "Edit Media Types" and click "None" for front and back banners.
"Edit Media Types" does not appear in the Tools menu selection for me!
Try "Tools -> Options -> Utilities -> Reset All Menus". | Posted: Topic Replies: 5, Topic Views: 2707 |
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DpOscars 2.1.0
As it turns out, there was a problem when no nominee was named in the data source. And this mainly occurred with foreign films. Fixed now.
As a bonus, I added a little convenience feature. If you have searched for a movie and double clicked on the title to expand the info, like in the below illustration, clicking the back key or using the back button on your mouse (if it has one) will rerun the search.
And it works the same in the Person window. Not a revolutionary feature, I just found it convenient to use the mouse button instead of having to move to the search box and hit enter again. | Posted: Topic Replies: 32, Topic Views: 6120 |
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| I just noticed that there is something strange with foreign language films. I'm going to have to analyze that, and it may take some time. In the meantime, if you find any other anomalies, please let me know so I can get a chance to look at them. | Posted: Topic Replies: 32, Topic Views: 6120 |
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Thanks guys, glad to hear you find it useful.  | Posted: Topic Replies: 32, Topic Views: 6120 |