Can DVD Profiler be imported to DVDPedia?
With 3.4.4 we updated the XML import of DVD Profiler to version 3.0 of DVD Profiler. However if you send us the 2.5 version of the XML we can try to catch the difference on the sound import.
You can find version 3.4.3 of DVDpedia at the following link. You can go further back by changing the appended version number.
You can find version 3.4.3 of DVDpedia at the following link. You can go further back by changing the appended version number.
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I retrieved version 3.4.3 and the import worked as before, thanks. I'll see if I can upgrade my version of DVD Profiler in VirtualPC.
In the meantime here is a link to the XML file I exported, it is a 9MB file so I haven't tried to email it: collection
Cheers
Paul.
In the meantime here is a link to the XML file I exported, it is a 9MB file so I haven't tried to email it: collection
Cheers
Paul.
Thank you for giving us a link to your XML export. Due to popular demand both imports are now included; DVDpedia will detect the difference between the 2.4 XML version of Profiler and the 2.5 version and do the correct import. So you can download the latest version of DVDpedia and still use it to import 2.4 versions of Profiler.
How do I export images from DVD Profiler?
Apparently like a lot of people here, I have my DVD collection in DVD Profiler on a PC. I want to transfer my collection to DVDpedia.
I read the information in the help file and in this forum about exporting data from DVD Profiler so that DVDpedia can read it. Sounds simple.
I successfully exported the XML file from my DVD Profiler database--that was easy. I understand that I also need to export the images and put them in a folder called "Images" in order to import them into DVDpedia. Others report that they did just that.
All this is dandy, except I cannot find any way to export images from DVD Profiler! I checked their support forums, help files, etc., to no avail.
I tried using both versions 2.3 and 2.4 of Profiler. Do I need 2.5 or 3.X?
I realize that this is not a DVDProfiler help forum, but others seem to have done it...my question is, how?
Since this seems to be a fairly common conversion, how about creating a help file...Step 1, Step 2, Step 3...etc.? I'll even help write it once I accomplish the image export.
Thanks!
John
I read the information in the help file and in this forum about exporting data from DVD Profiler so that DVDpedia can read it. Sounds simple.
I successfully exported the XML file from my DVD Profiler database--that was easy. I understand that I also need to export the images and put them in a folder called "Images" in order to import them into DVDpedia. Others report that they did just that.
All this is dandy, except I cannot find any way to export images from DVD Profiler! I checked their support forums, help files, etc., to no avail.
I tried using both versions 2.3 and 2.4 of Profiler. Do I need 2.5 or 3.X?
I realize that this is not a DVDProfiler help forum, but others seem to have done it...my question is, how?
Since this seems to be a fairly common conversion, how about creating a help file...Step 1, Step 2, Step 3...etc.? I'll even help write it once I accomplish the image export.
Thanks!
John
If I remember correctly, you should find your Images on the following path (if you installed as default) - c:\program files\intervocative software\dvd profiler\images
The images folder contains your larger images, within the images folder there is a thumbnails folder containing the smaller images; you only need the larger images. Copy the Images folder (without the thunbnails folder) to a directory with your xml export and away you go.
I'd copy rather than move as if it goes wrong you'll have a fallback position... Hope that helps?
The images folder contains your larger images, within the images folder there is a thumbnails folder containing the smaller images; you only need the larger images. Copy the Images folder (without the thunbnails folder) to a directory with your xml export and away you go.
I'd copy rather than move as if it goes wrong you'll have a fallback position... Hope that helps?
Works great--thanks!
Thanks to Conor and danio for your prompt help!
I was taking the instructions too literally and was looking for a way to "export" the images from DVD Profiler, where in fact it creates its own Images folder on the PC hard drive, just as danio spelled out. Who knew?
Once I had the export file and the Images folder (minus the thumbnail folder--see message above) in the same folder on my Mac, import into DVDpedia went flawlessly. I burned a CD on my PC to transfer all the images over to the Mac, by the way. Quick and easy.
I hope the information in this thread will be helpful to others who are moving up to a BETTER DVD database program!
Again, thanks to all those who helped.
John
I was taking the instructions too literally and was looking for a way to "export" the images from DVD Profiler, where in fact it creates its own Images folder on the PC hard drive, just as danio spelled out. Who knew?
Once I had the export file and the Images folder (minus the thumbnail folder--see message above) in the same folder on my Mac, import into DVDpedia went flawlessly. I burned a CD on my PC to transfer all the images over to the Mac, by the way. Quick and easy.
I hope the information in this thread will be helpful to others who are moving up to a BETTER DVD database program!
Again, thanks to all those who helped.
John
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The latest version of DVDProfiler 3.0.3 now seems to work inside VirtualPC under XP without any of the artifacts which is good.
The images are in a new location: "My Documents\DVD Profiler\Databases\Default\Images".
The major problem now is that the XML file format has changed so nothing is imported correctly. I have the correct number of entries but no fileds defined at all.
This is using the latest version of DVDPedia 3.5.0.
The images are in a new location: "My Documents\DVD Profiler\Databases\Default\Images".
The major problem now is that the XML file format has changed so nothing is imported correctly. I have the correct number of entries but no fileds defined at all.
This is using the latest version of DVDPedia 3.5.0.