Note: The changes listed below are just the tip of the iceberg. DVD Profiler 3.0 contains well over 1000 new features, enhancements, and bug fixes!

Important Changes

• DVD Profiler 3.0 no longer requires a "Free Registration". Download and install on as many computers as you like with or without creating an Invelos account.
• In-program advertisements are no longer displayed.
• There is still no limit to the number of DVDs you can enter without a paid "Unlimited" registration key, but after entering 50 profiles, certain features will become unavailable until you enter a registration key.
• Contribution of profiles and cover images, and voting on those contributions are now available only to DVD Profiler Unlimted registrants.
• DVD Profiler 3.0 uses the full UPC/EAN code. Existing collections will be converted when your backup file is restored into 3.0, however you may need to convert some entries manually.
• DVD Profiler 3.0 uses the full DirectX disc ID (which is globally unique) instead of the format ID used in prior versions. Some titles may need to be converted manually.
• DVD Profiler 3.0 may not be installed directly over earlier versions. Instead, back up your collection from your current installation with File->Backup Profile Database, then restore it into 3.0 with File->Restore Profile Database.
• The XML export system has been completely rewritten and is now fully standards-based. Changes in the format may require updates to third party tools that read this XML.
• If you have a Premium registration key for DVD Profiler 2 or earlier, you can update to a 3.0 key for free.
• Database updates are now made daily, at midnight US Central time.
• DVD Profiler 3.0 requirements have changed. Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Vista are now required, and the minimum supported screen resolution is now 1024x768.

New Features

• Multiple database support
  • Keep as many databases as you like from one DVD Profiler installation.
  • Switch between databases at will without leaving the program.
  • Profiles and cover scans are stored seperately in each database.
  • The downloaded Online List is shared between databases.
• New highly customizable interface.
  • Reposition, resize, reconfigure all you want.
  • Show only the information you want to see exactly where you want to see it.
  • HTML Sections take the place of skins, letting you define your DVD Profiler interface in HTML. Show as many HTML windows as you like and reposition them just like other interface elements.
  • New graphical views for features, audio and video.
  • Themes let you change the colors and interface for DVD Profiler.
  • Even the main menu and toolbar are customizable. Right-click on the toolbar for customization options.
• Layouts
  • When you've arranged DVD Profiler's interface as you like it, save it to a Layout file
  • Save and load layouts to switch interfaces at will.
  • Upload and download layouts from Invelos' site.
  • Layouts can store window arrangement, thumbnail settings, menu layouts and more.
• New collection list views
  • List View lets you display as few or as many columns as you like, selecting from a list of 16 fields like title, release date, purchase date and review. Customize columns for Owned, Ordered, and Wish List seperately.
  • Details View shows a thumbnail cover image next to detailed information about the title.
  • Thumbnail View is a highly customizable cover image view, with configurable colors, sizes, layout, and effects (shadow and reflection).
• Welcome Page
  • The optional Welcome Page shows when DVD Profiler is launched.
  • Gives one-click access to several program features (such as adding titles to a specific collection type).
  • Shows upcoming releases from your Wish List.
  • Collection Spotlight picks titles from your Owned collection that you haven't watched, focusing on recent purchases.
• Plugins
  • Plugin: Collection View is installed with DVD Profiler and lets you browse a filtered, sortable view of your collection. Keep DVD Profiler up or hide it for a collection view you can keep up all the time.
  • Plugin: View Flagged is installed with DVD Profiler and shows a live view of flagged DVDs in DVD Profiler, with cover scan and summary info. This plugin can be docked into the DVD Profiler interface and lauched automatically with DVD Profiler.
  • The plugin specification is available immediately for enterprising developers.
  • Plugins can have their own interface or (as in View Flagged) integrate directly into DVD Profiler's interface.
• DVD Profiler Mobile
  • DVD Profiler Mobile is now available. A seperate registration key is required.
  • Automated synchronization with DVD Profiler Mobile is built in to DVD Profiler.
• Built-in support for HD formats - HD DVD and Blu-ray, including new audio formats. The initial conversion will attempt to identify these from the Edition field.
• Brand new Profile Edit interface with access to all data, including personal fields and cover scans.
• Flag Sets let you save sets of flags and reload them to flag those profiles again.
• Added ability to globally replace studios from the Tools->Edit Studios interface.

Enhancements

• Performance is improved greatly across the board. Some operations in DVD Profiler 3 are up to several times faster than previous versions.
• Completely revamped audio track system extends support to additional formats while simplifying entry and reducing confusion.
• Added support for several popular languages in audio tracks.
• Totally new database repair feature, including optional automated removal of unused cast, crew, and studios.
• Several new operations for flagged profiles, including contributing and adjusting prices.
• Added support for Windows Vista.
• Connection Test feature self-configures DVD Profiler for your Internet connection.
• Report and Layout author information is now on-demand, so no more annoying popups when selecting a report to print.
• When contributing cover images, the existing images are shown next to the contributed images.
• The new Profile Edit interface is smart and will only prompt to contribute if you make a change to a contributable field.
• Downloading translations, reports, and layouts from the Invelos site is now easier than ever - "Open" the file and DVD Profiler will automatically install it.
• All new Charts and Graphs system.
• Increased maximum collection number size from 32,767 to 2 billion. That should do it.
• Removed "Foreign" genre as this has been supplanted by the Country of Origin field.
• Support for high DPI display settings improved.
• New feature indicators for interviews, storyboard comparisons, and bloopers/outtakes.
• Reports (and HTML sections in the new Layouts) now support PNG images.
• Added optional notes for loaned, returned, and watched events.
• New releases are now highlighted in the collection list. Set options under Thumnbail Settings.
• Added filter by runtime.
• Completely Redesigned XML export.
  • Standardized encoding and data formats.
  • Export output may be a single file or one file per profile.
  • In addition to Owned, Ordered, and Wish List export options, added All, Filtered, and Flagged
  • Several data elements (overview, easter eggs, notes, tags, locks, cast, and crew) may be optionally disabled in the export. Additionally, the number of cast and crew items per profile in the export may be limited.
• DVD Profiler Online
  • Your online collection shows the profile information from your local collection without any need to lock your profiles.
  • Synchronization with DVD Profiler Online is vastly faster than previous versions. After the first synchronization, subsequent updates are nearly instant.
  • Performance of the online collections is greatly improved.
• Cast and Crew Improvements
  • Cast and crew may now have birth year to help differentiate between actors and crew members with the same name.
  • Cast and crew entries include an optional "Credited As" field.
  • Cast entries include checkboxes for "Voice" and "Uncredited". The initial conversion will attempt to identify these fields.
  • Assign pictures to your cast and crew
  • Cast and crew may now appear as many times as required in the credits list.
  • Separate the cast and crew list with dividers
• HTML Sections
  • HTML Sections support an enhanced and greatly extended version of the HTML Skin structure from ealier versions of DVD Profiler
  • For advanced users, optionally include a tag which auto-generates JavaScript variables for all the DVD data elements

And Much, Much More

• Over 1000 individual additions, enhancements, and fixes are part of DVD Profiler 3.0. Way too many to list here, but if a bug existed in earlier versions, chances are it's fixed.