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DVD Profiler Update Metadata on Video Files?
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Is it possible for DVD Profiler to update the metadata on video files since it already has all the data about each file in the database?
If not, is there a bridge program that might do this, i.e., reads DVD Profiler database or XML file?

I can't get iTunes on a Mac on a home network to correctly classify movie files (mp4) as movies (currently classifies as albums and music) that are on a NAS server. Thanks.
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Is it possible for DVD Profiler to update the metadata on video files since it already has all the data about each file in the database?

I do not understand, what are video files?
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Video files I referred to are MP4 iles created from the DVD. Since DVD Profiler does a fantastic job of gathering data from the user and other sources, why not put that metadata as tags into the MP4 file?

Repeated use of a DVD often leads to scratches, cracks, loss, etc, while making a copy allows one to place it on your computer or a home server to bypass the need to keep swapping disks in and out. Our family members over time and repeated use tended to accidentally scratch our DVDs.
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Video files I referred to are MP4 iles created from the DVD. Since DVD Profiler does a fantastic job of gathering data from the user and other sources, why not put that metadata as tags into the MP4 file?

Can you have Dolby Digital, DTS, HDMA, THD or Atmos audio in a MP4-container? What metadata do you want to put into the MP4-file, Features, Case Type and Disc ID?
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Video files I referred to are MP4 iles created from the DVD. Since DVD Profiler does a fantastic job of gathering data from the user and other sources, why not put that metadata as tags into the MP4 file?

Repeated use of a DVD often leads to scratches, cracks, loss, etc, while making a copy allows one to place it on your computer or a home server to bypass the need to keep swapping disks in and out. Our family members over time and repeated use tended to accidentally scratch our DVDs.

Your question goes beyond DVD Profiler. It is certainly possible to add tags to a file using Microsoft programming methods, but if they are not standardized or recognized by other programs, it would seem to be a waste of time.

It is already possible to associate a media file with movie and / or DVD metadata using My Links, or the LoadDVD plugin. That doesn't solve your iTunes problem, but it would be a start:

(1) Export XML from DVDP - this gives a database containing the file paths of your media along with all profile metadata
(2) Write a WSF or Visual Basic script to read the XML and generate the correct tag for iTunes. What is that tag, by the way?

You probably already know about this: Mp3tag Editor ?

(Edit: Oh I see now, that one is only for audio files. I think what you need is for video / movie files.)
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