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Title capitalization seems to be used in English only.
It is a problem in capitalization tools, because it is so hard to detect what language a short string is in. I have tested a couple of language detection controls, but they are way too incorrect for this purpose.
I am working on a tool that will let you check all titles, original titles and rating details in your collection. It'll show incorrect results for non-English entries, but that's something we will have to live with (and ignore).
Here's a preview, showing incorrectly capitalized words:
Obviously "Geweld, angst" is German and should not be title capitalized, but what can I do? 
Checking locality and/or CoO is also too much hit-or-miss.
Anyway, for English I think I am close to the results that the title capitalization tool show. At least I haven't noticed any obvious mistakes. But it's really hard to be sure. | Posted: Topic Replies: 23, Topic Views: 3319 |
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There's an oddity in Invelos' capitalization tool. If you enter a title in all caps, it only changes those special words.
BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES
is changed to
BATTLE for the PLANET of the APES
rather than
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
That seems a bit weird to me. | Posted: Topic Replies: 23, Topic Views: 3319 |
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Quoting ObiKen:
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What about these word examples, they stay lower case using the Invelos capitalization tool:
• yet
• aka ("also known as" )
I actually realized "aka" when testing, but I would not have guessed "yet". Thanks for that!
I'm a little surprised that the capitalization tool capitalizes "From" and "With". There are a lot of titles in the database where those are not capitalized. | Posted: Topic Replies: 23, Topic Views: 3319 |
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| Another thing; I seem to recall having read long ago that Invelos' title filter (on contribution) doesn't exactly match the Capitalization Tool that is found in the rules. Does anyone know if that actually is the case, and if so what the difference is? | Posted: Topic Replies: 23, Topic Views: 3319 |
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I am a bit uncertain of the title capitalization rules that should be followed in DVD Profiler. There seems to be a lot of different rules out there, so it's not entirely clear to me which to apply.
Here is what I am trying to do now (when updating ClipCapitalizer):
- Always capitalize the first and last word.
- Keep the following words in lower case (unless first or last):
a, an, and, as, at, but, by, for, in, nor, of, off, on, or, out, to, the, up, vs
Have I missed anything?
Edit: I see that in the rules it says AP style. That doesn't help me much though. So any thoughts are welcome. | Posted: Topic Replies: 23, Topic Views: 3319 |
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Some intensive use revealed a couple of sneaky, but seldom occurring problems.
Hopefully fixed now in version 1.0.1
A tip: If you want to fix incorrectly capitalized Rating Details, have ClipCapitalizer running, put the cursor in the Rating Details field and hit Ctrl-acv. Done! Very useful if you have several profiles to fix. | Posted: Topic Replies: 2, Topic Views: 923 |
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Quoting nanoron:
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If you are worried about them going belly up, I believe you can export your My Movies database as XML or CSV, which should allow you to move to yet another app.
Can you export even if the site is down, though? You could make sure that you always have an up-to-date export, but few people are that anticipatory. | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 15188 |
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Quoting mediadogg:
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Bottom line is that we are clearly being left in the dark on purpose, but we are also being supported, at significant cost, also on purpose. And for the latter, I am grateful.
Yeah, I agree. Some people have suggested that maybe Ken just got tired of DVD Profiler and left without a word. I don't believe that for a second. My initial thought was that maybe it was a legal thing. Now I lean more towards Ken being physically unable to continue for whatever reason. I don't know why the site is still up and running, but like you I am grateful that it is. | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 15188 |
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Yep, updated to iPadOS 18 and the app seems to work just the same as it did before.
iPadOS itself, on the other hand, seems a bit buggy. Works with a few bugs on Ipad Air, but iPad pro seems to have bigger problems. Probably a good idea to hold off until 18.1. | Posted: Topic Replies: 5, Topic Views: 1106 |
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This is a specialized tool that I wrote when I started to update British releases with rating details from BBFC. Its function is very simple. When you copy a string to the clipboard, this tool automatically catches it, capitalizes it according to the rules, and then re-pastes on the clipboard. The result - when you copy something and then paste it, it has automatically been properly capitalized.
You can, of course, use it to capitalize anything, not just BBFC's rating details.
The window shows the capitalized string, if you want to verify it before pasting.
Or you can minimize it and just trust it to do its job ...
There is no help file, but all details are available at the download page. | Posted: Topic Replies: 2, Topic Views: 923 |
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Quoting nanoron:
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Does Lowpro's comment "My Movies v5 and higher went to a mandatory sync model" mean they store your database online instead of locally? If so, what's wrong with that?
It means that one would be totally at the mercy of MyMovies online database being available. There would be no way to use the program at all if it went offline. | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 15188 |
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I think that mediadogg has explained quite well why writing a DVD Profiler replacement would be a momentous task. But there is another thing that he touched upon, but didn't really highlight. Unlike programs like PKZIP and VLCPlayer, DVD Profiler is not just a stand-alone program, it also features an intricate background system and server storage. This is not something that a voluntary group of programmers can manage. It takes money, and a business to set it up.
Would it help if DVD Profiler was made open source? I'm not sure. It is written in Delphi, and that's not a very popular language nowadays, I believe. Open access to Invelos' database would have been nice, but that would still be dependent on Invelos' website remaining available. | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 15188 |
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Quoting Lowpro:
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My Movies v5 and higher went to a mandatory sync model.
Ouch! That was not the case when I tested it quite some time ago. I don't like that. And I don't like Collectorz. So what can be my backup plan if I do have to abandon Profiler in the future?  | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 15188 |
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| I admit defeat. I have withdrawn those contributions. | Posted: Topic Replies: 10, Topic Views: 2261 |
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| We don't include additional for anything else, so why should we include Additional Visual Effects? | Posted: Topic Replies: 5, Topic Views: 1601 |
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Quoting Nexus the Sixth:
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I see no problem entering it as it is. No need to consult other sources when its plainly written on the cover.
Yes, it is plainly written, but does that make it Rating Details? If it is not in this format, do we take other descriptions that is plainly written on the back cover as Rating Details? Where do we draw the line?
Does this "reflect BBFC rating info given at the time of release"? How do we know? This is obviously something that is written by a third party, probably someone at the media company. Is this really what Ken intended by Rating Details? Shouldn't Rating Details be defined by someone who has intimate knowledge of BBFC:s decision making, i.e. someone at BBFC? | Posted: Topic Replies: 10, Topic Views: 2261 |
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| Needless to say, if the majority thinks that I'm in the wrong, then I will withdraw my contributions. | Posted: Topic Replies: 10, Topic Views: 2261 |
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| Please see my new poll. | Posted: Topic Replies: 12, Topic Views: 2798 |
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I seem to have stepped into a hornets nest here. It regards entries like this:
My view is that Rating Details should be the details supplied by the rating agency (in this case BBFC) together with the rating. So I have replaced texts like this with the actual wording on the BBFC website, if available.
The data in the illustration is said by some to "reflect BBFC rating info given at the time of release". But that's subjective. The fact is that it is not data supplied by BBFC. If it is not supplied by BBFC, then it is simply a product description, not a rating detail. That's how I feel.
What say you? | Posted: Topic Replies: 10, Topic Views: 2261 |
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I don't know if this is something that anybody is interested in, but anyway ...
When I looked into adding a new command type into DvdpScheduler I realized that the code was really badly structured, so I decided to rewrite it from scratch. At the same time I added some improvements, the most significant of which is that all tasks are now run on background threads so that the program does not become unresponsive while a task is run.
I also decided to make the user interface a lot more compact, and not open additional windows when adding events and tasks. I decided to only use HTTPJolie for integration with DVD Profiler, since sending keystrokes between applications is a lot less stable. So you do need HTTPJolie for this one.
DvdpScheduler 3.0
PS DvdpScheduler 2.7 is still available for those who prefer that one. | Posted: Topic Replies: 49, Topic Views: 30883 |
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| The rules say "enter rating details". These are not rating details. They are rating definitions. So, as I see it, they are not allowed by the rules. | Posted: Topic Replies: 12, Topic Views: 2798 |
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I see this type of text entered as Rating Details in many British releases:
But isn't that just the definition of PG in Britain? Rating Details are supposed to be specific details for the title in question, not just a generic definition, right?
So, should this type of text be accepted as Rating Details? | Posted: Topic Replies: 12, Topic Views: 2798 |
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Quoting jschumann:
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Which My Movies are we talking about? The My Movies by Blue ray or Mu Movies 4 by Binnerup?
The latter. | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 15188 |
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Quoting PWolverine:
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Personally i'm sticking with DVDProfiler as long as I can, nothing so far comes close to it.
That's how I feel as well. And if I eventually have to migrate to another app, it will probably be My Movies. But hopefully that decision is far in the future ... | Posted: Topic Replies: 92, Topic Views: 15188 |
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| See this thread. | Posted: Topic Replies: 1, Topic Views: 860 |