DVD Profiler Release Notes

Version 3.1.0 , released September 4, 2007
For prior versions, see the version history.
Enhancements
  • Enhanced database repair to optionally preserve credits with images
  • Implemented unlimited nesting of parent/child profiles (box sets within box sets)
  • Added country of origin to charts/graphs, collection view and sort, and filters
  • Added SteelBook, Elite, THINpak case types, changed "Box Set" to "Slip Case"
  • Added Slip Cover checkbox for case type definition
  • Improved peformance loading the Add DVDs window and switching filters in the Add DVDs window
  • Improved matching for profiles added by disc ID; now also tries to match default locality first
  • Holding CTRL when selecting OK or Cancel from the profile comparison window will go to the next comparison
  • Users may now be designated as 'Princial' users, and are preselected for watching, etc
  • Integrated CueCat barcode scanner decoding directly into UPC entry fields
  • New menu option DVD->Select by UPC, also integrated with Cue Cat scanner, although any standard barcode scanner will work
  • In cover scan edit, only changed image will be re-saved if changes are made to only front or back
  • Optionally show counts on collection tabs
  • Subtitles now sort by language, with Commentary, Trivia, Other at end
  • Save and load filter sets, hold CTRL to skip saving or loading collection type and sort order
  • New option to run a report with a saved filter set
  • New option to embed a filter set into a report
  • Option added for charts to operate on Owned, Ordered, WishList, or any combination
  • Added 'not' selection for genre filter
  • New thumbnail quality setting may be set in registry 'ThumbQuality', integer 1-100, also increased default quality from 60 to 75
  • Highlight added for the filtered cast and crew members
  • Added DP_LoanDue, DP_CountryOfOriginsDiffer, DP_BoxsetContentsDiffer, DP_LockMediaType to layout header vars
Fixes:
  • Resolved issues with DVD Profiler Online synchronization which caused extraneous upload/downloads. Due to this correction, the first synch with 3.1 will take longer than normal.
  • Corrected setup error that prevented installation with some nonstandard "My Documents" locations
  • Invalid or blank date entry in loan to custom window will now default to the standard due date
  • Corrected SQL error when using runtime filter with other filters on the general page
  • Corrected errors backing up, restoring, etc with invalid dates and times
  • When cast is loaded in main display, first non-divider cast member is now selected
  • Increased threshold for image recompression during contribution; increased quality of recompression when it occurs
  • Corrected access violation after showing welcome page from menu, then selecting DVD->Edit
  • Changed high res image download to avoid transmission of registration information
  • Corrected an error that could cause incorrect data display after switching databases without reloading the program
  • Blank date entries (purchase date, release date, last edited) will no longer export an entry to the XML (was exporting 1899-12-30 or in some cases a random date)
  • Corrected ampersand display for Personalize DVD, Loan to Custom, and Watched By screens
  • In tags, corrected functions of Check All Children and Uncheck All Children
  • Corrected Exception and doubled users when editing users from Loan to Custom
  • Corrected access violation when showing disc location field and performing certain actions
  • Corrected an error in the new menu item integration menu that caused it to fail in certain cases. As a result, UPC should now show as an available field in the collection listing
  • Various additional error corrections
  • Corrected issue which caused NTSC/PAL setting to be changed when synching with DVD Profiler Online in some cases
  • Corrected access violation checking/unchecking Adult Titles in mobile synch settings, Upcoming
  • Actor name format now works correctly with color code names setting
  • Corrected a joining SQL error in the General filters
  • AnyDVD check made throughout in case AnyDVD is launched after DVD Profiler
  • "UPC not recognized" message removed when unchecking 'download from invelos'
  • Selection of first non-divider in cast now handles more than one leading divider
  • Editing studios from Edit DVD window no longer reverts studio changes
  • Drop-down for studios now selects current studio properly
  • Event notes now properly backed up and restored
  • If filter is present that hides children, editing the parent no longer removes them
  • When a profile is downloaded with no birth year, the existing local birth years for that profile now remain
  • Several additions and changes for translation support
  • Corrected some filters on the general tab being unable to clear
  • Title location now matching on correct sort title field
  • Removed quotes from "true", "false" from several header var object creation calls
  • Escaped quotes for DP_Studios, DP_Disc Location and Slot
  • Corrected DP_AspectRatio for non-US floating point number formats
  • Restoring a database while in details view no longer results in error messages