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| Registered: March 10, 2007 |  Posts: 4,282 |
| | Posted: | | | | There are a few hidden little features throughout the program, so to get them out, I'll update this post periodically with a little nugget. Most recent items will be at the top in the first post, and appended as a new message; feel free to comment below.
Welcome Page/Browsers 2-fer
Some of you may already know that the wishlist and spotlight displays on the Welcome screen can be scrolled. Hover the mouse over them and spin the wheel to scroll through upcoming and spotlighted profiles. However, did you know you can right-click on a title to do a RottenTomatoes.com search by title for the clicked profile? It's a great sanity check when deciding what to buy!
While we're on the subject of browsers, hold CTRL when clicking a link in DVD Profiler to launch a new browser instead of using an open one.
Menus and toolbar customization
The menus and toolbars are fully customizable. To change the size of the icons in the toolbar (between large and small), right click the toolbar and select Customize. Then, on the Options tab select 'Large Icons' or 'Small Icons'. While the customize window is open you can drag and drop menus and toobar buttons, add new ones, and remove ones you don't want. All these settings are saved in the layout file.
If you don't like your changes you can reset them. To reset the menus and toolbars, click Reset in that same window on the Toolbars tab, or load the menus from another layout file.
The Filters section is configurable. Are there some filter tabs you rarely use? Right-click anywhere on the tabs and uncheck the ones you want to hide. | | | | Invelos Software, Inc. Representative | | | | Last edited: by Ken Cole |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Nice!  I'll be putting this one to good use. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
Create fake parent profiles to organize your collection. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote:
There are a few hidden little features throughout the program. Kinda like Easter eggs...goody, goody | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 2,759 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ken Cole: Quote:
- The Filters section is configurable. Are there some filter tabs you rarely use? Right-click anywhere on the tabs and uncheck the ones you want to hide. Very nice! Even better would be, if I could rearange (resort) the tabs. All tabs would still be easily accessible, but the most used would be on the front page. But what am I complaining. I like the direction profiler 3.0 has taken. When the online database is rebuild and the bugs of this release are fixed in a 3.0.x version, I will completely switch to the new version. Until then I will use it as a beta release and help building and improving the online database. |
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| Registered: March 10, 2007 | | Posts: 4,282 |
| | Posted: | | | | Next little tip:
The menus and toolbars are fully customizable. To change the size of the icons in the toolbar (between large and small), right click the toolbar and select Customize. Then, on the Options tab select 'Large Icons' or 'Small Icons'. While the customize window is open you can drag and drop menus and toobar buttons, add new ones, and remove ones you don't want. All these settings are saved in the layout file.
If you don't like your changes you can reset them. To reset the menus and toolbars, click Reset in that same window on the Toolbars tab, or load the menus from another layout file. | | | | Invelos Software, Inc. Representative |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 404 |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 742 |
| | Posted: | | | | Hmmmm, could that also work for audio tracks? A few selections available in 2.5 have disappeared. If the audio tracks were configured the same way, this could be a workaround and keep good data already in the profiles. | | | | Lutz |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 767 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting tlevel: Quote:
I hope this is a tip and not a mistake, because I like it. 
Aspect ratio's:
Don't like the defaults, clear it out and type in your own. The little graphic display will also show you what black bars you will be expecting from your widescreen TV. (nice touch). You can type your own aspect ratio, but the image doesn't really change. The images for 2.35:1, 1.85:1, 1.78:1 and 1.66:1 are all the same. Now, if the image could show the correct aspect ratio, that would be really nice! It's possible to calculate the size of the blue image from the aspect ratio (even from the manual entries). Mmmm... maybe a feature request? |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 205 |
| | Posted: | | | | I really love the way to exchange all certain studios of a collection with another. Just yesterday e.g. I had all my "20th Century Fox Home Ent" replaced by the correct "20th Century Fox Home Entertainment". Thanks a lot, Ken. | | | | ZZ -- Once you're grown up, all you can do is grow old. |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 | | Posts: 116 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Michael_ZZ: Quote:
I really love the way to exchange all certain studios of a collection with another. Just yesterday e.g. I had all my "20th Century Fox Home Ent" replaced by the correct "20th Century Fox Home Entertainment".
Thanks a lot, Ken. Can you elaborate on how to do that? | | | Greetz,
Marc Castermans
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 205 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting MarcCastermans: Quote:
Can you elaborate on how to do that? Edit any profileOn the "General Information" page klick on "Edit Studios" in the lower right cornerFrom the list select the studio that shall be replaced (e.g. "Universal")On the right side of the dialog click on "Replace..."From the appearing list select the studio that shall replace the wrong one (e.g. "Universal Pictures")Click "OK"You'll get information about how many occurences have been replaced in your collection. Leave the "Edit Profile" window with "OK"(IMPORTANT: Only then your changes will get saved!) | | | | ZZ -- Once you're grown up, all you can do is grow old. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,022 |
| | Posted: | | | | thanks for the tip michael | | |  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 404 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting marcelb7: Quote:
Quoting tlevel:
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I hope this is a tip and not a mistake, because I like it.
Aspect ratio's:
Don't like the defaults, clear it out and type in your own. The little graphic display will also show you what black bars you will be expecting from your widescreen TV. (nice touch).
You can type your own aspect ratio, but the image doesn't really change. The images for 2.35:1, 1.85:1, 1.78:1 and 1.66:1 are all the same. Now, if the image could show the correct aspect ratio, that would be really nice! It's possible to calculate the size of the blue image from the aspect ratio (even from the manual entries). Mmmm... maybe a feature request? Your's doesn't? Mine seems to do this. I've typed in 9.00:1 and it shows a narrow bar. 7.00:1 shows a little wider bar etc. (These are examples only, just to show that it works.) | | | The Other DVD Forum
Why do people who know the least know it the loudest? |
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| Registered: March 10, 2007 | | Posts: 4,282 |
| | Posted: | | | | The image size is calculated based on the ratio. If it's not working it might be a localization issue. | | | | Invelos Software, Inc. Representative |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 225 |
| | Posted: | | | | | | | Certainty of death...
Small chance of success...
What are we waiting for ?! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,217 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Frodonf: Quote:
Except for the 1.33:1 ratio, the aspect ratio is not showing for me neither : looking the same for me. Windows2k - german cya, Mithi PS Just tried: if I switch windows to localization 'english (USA)' it works, back to "deutsch (Deutschland)" it's screwed again. Same goes for Windows XP. | | | | Mithi's little XSLT tinkering - the power of XML --- DVD-Profiler Mini-Wiki | | | | Last edited: by Mithi |
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