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2 DVDs using same UPC
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantPLUDDERFISKEN
Registered: May 22, 2007
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Hi forum

Just bought Fantastic 4: Rise of the silver surfer, UPC 5707020000298 - but when adding this UPC, it's allready used by the original Fantastic 4: 2 disc deluxe edition!

How do I contribute a new entry on an existing UPC?

Thanks in advance,
Erik Jon, Denmark
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You can contribute using Disc id instead of UPC.
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLewis_Prothero
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Contribute it by Disc-ID, but check first if it's in use already.
To get the this information put the DVD in question into your computer's DVD-ROM drive while DVDProfiler is running. If you have AutoRun enabled a little window should pop up telling you whether the DVD was recognized or not.
If not the rest should be easy.
If yes choose "Preview" to see whether the profile matches, if yes problem solved.
If not, download them anyway make the required changes and keep them local, lock the profiles and all should be fine.
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantPLUDDERFISKEN
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Thanks for your kind help -

when inserting the DVD it is recognized, but as the Italian version. Cover images and text is in italian.

I will make the required changes to danish and locking them - I hope it is possible for me to contribute the changes afterwards, so the danish version will show when others enter the UPC?

But then again, I can't find anywhere in the "Edit Profile" where I can enter the correct UPC

Erik
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Quoting PLUDDERFISKEN:
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But then again, I can't find anywhere in the "Edit Profile" where I can enter the correct UPC

Erik


On the menu: DVD>Change UPC
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLewis_Prothero
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And change the location too, via menu "DVD -> Location", if you don't you'll overwrite the Italian profile.
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantPLUDDERFISKEN
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Yehaa!

I have edited the details, scanned the front/back cover, changed the location and the UPC; and contributed the thingy with a remark that there are TWO entries using the same UPC. Hope it works...

Thank you very much for your skilled guidance
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That won't work. There can't be two profiles with the exact same UPC and location.

Try this: go to the profile and got to the menu DVD->Change UPC. Then you change it back to the DiscId (by inserting the disc and then using the checkbox in that menu).

This combination (DiscId, Location: Denmark) you can contribute without overwriting any other profile.

Your original contribution is most likely to be voted down by the Deluxe Edition owners. (see the menu on this webpage My Profiler -> Contributions for the vote status).
Karsten
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You are OK to contribute this as a new profile for Denmark provided all info and locality is set for Denmark
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLithurge
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Seems to be a bit of confusion in this thread.

To clarify, if you type the UPC in and it brings up an Italian profile and nothing else then it's fine to change the locality to the danish one, update and submit.

If it brings up a different title that already has the locality set to the danish one then you should submit via disc id as others have said.
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To avoid any confusion:

The current UPC already yields a hit in the Danish locality (the Deluxe Edition). The Disc-Id itself yields an Italian locality.

So you should contribute this title by Disc-ID in the Danish locality, this should give no problems, as already mentioned Dj Doena.
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Once you do submit your contribution, don't forget to mention in your contribution notes where you got the data from, especially the cast and crew data, or it will get declined.
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There simply couldn't be two releases in the same locality with the same UPC, at least, not for any movie where stores are going to care which one they are selling.  One or both of these is an error.
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There simply couldn't be two releases in the same locality with the same UPC, at least, not for any movie where stores are going to care which one they are selling.


Actually I've seen it happening not just on DVDs sold with magazines but also (in rare circumstances) on some cheap DVDs sold in stores. Maybe  they don't care which one they sell because the DVDs sharing that same UPC all have the same price and all come from the same distributor.
Sometimes they share the standard 12/13 digits UPC/EAN but differ in the extended code, if present (the small print digits on the right of the standard UPC/EAN).
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Quoting Ace_of_Sevens:
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There simply couldn't be two releases in the same locality with the same UPC, at least, not for any movie where stores are going to care which one they are selling.  One or both of these is an error.

Not quite right. As counterproof check "Terminator 2 - Ultimate", where there were at least 3 releases with the same UPC, SteelCase, Steelbook and KeepCase
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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I've seen it happening even with two completely different titles within the same locality, and even with one and the same distribution company! Sometimes these companies just screw up, apparently... 
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