DVD Profiler Resource Centre
This page has not been updated for a long time, and isn't likely to be either. You have been warned!
Introduction
There are many useful products available to complement DVD Profiler that have been produced by various people. Most of these have only been available on the author's homepage until know, and have thus gone unnoticed by many DVD Profiler users. Even those who are aware of certain addons, may not remember where to find them 6 months on when they go looking for them. This is my attempt at a 1-stop shop.
If you notice any mistakes (typos, broken links etc) - please let me know. My thanks of course to everyone who has given me permission to host copies of their work.
I have received emails from various people regarding support for DVD Profiler and the software below. Whilst I am happy to help where I can, in most cases contacting the author (for the software below), or posting in the DVD Profiler forums (for general DVD Profiler issues) is the best way to get help.
Stuff produced by members of the DVD Profiler community
The following have all been produced specifically to be used with DVD Profiler by members of the community, and are all spare-time efforts produced by enthusiasts. So they may be a little lacking in polish - but they all fulfill a useful purpose, and have found many happy users. Enjoy, and please let the authors know how much you appreciate their work (a link to the author homepage is in the author column, as well as their forum nickname).
| Resource | What is it? | Latest Version | Updated | Author |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Award lists | A list of movies that were nominated / won industry awards. For use with DVD Profiler's tagging system. |
2007-02-27 | Achim Neudeck (ya_shin) | |
| Cast & Crew Editor | Allows you to quickly enter/modify cast and crew information |
1.4.6 | 2006-11-26 | Tom Gaines |
| Cinematic Collection Viewer | Quick view of cast and crew information |
1.4.1 | 2007-03-31 | Tom Gaines |
| Contribution Guidelines | A set of guidelines for making sure your additions to the database are correct. Applicable to DVD Profiler 2.3.x |
2005-03-01 | IVS | |
| Contribution Rules | An set of rules for making sure database additions match IVS expectations. Applicable to DVD Profiler 2.4 |
2005-06-30 | IVS | |
| Crew2Profiler | A utility for importing crew members from DVDFolks into DVD Profiler 2.3.x |
0.3 | 2005-03-09 | Ralf Buschmann |
| Crew translation helper | Help for knowing what to credit crew members as in foreign films. |
CalInTheZone | ||
| DVDFolks | Takes cast/crew data from IMDb and imports it into DVD Profiler version 2.3 and above |
0.83 | 2006-10-21 | Me (DVDoug) |
| DVDProfilerCast | Takes cast data from IMDb and imports it into DVD Profiler versions prior to 2.3 |
1.2.2.1 | 2001-05-05 | Lars Møllebjerg (lmoelleb) |
| DVD Profiler Companion | A collection of tools to manipulate DVD Profiler XML |
0.35 | 2006-10-21 | Me (DVDoug) |
| Empty Database | Allows you to quickly start all over again from scratch. I'm not really sure why someone would do that... |
Fred Whiteside (FredLooks) | ||
| Episode Guides | HTML format episode guides to insert into the 'notes' section of profiles. |
Pete (Addicted2DVD) + contributors | ||
| Excel Cast Editor | An Excel spreadsheet to ease creation of new cast lists. |
2005-07-06 | Jyrki Mäki-Laurila (Jykke) | |
| German DVD Profiler forum | German-language forum for discussion of DVD Profiler |
Laeusel | ||
| Headshots Collection | A collection of cast/crew headshots to complement Roolku's or Mithirandir's skins. |
2005-10-15 | Achim Neudeck (ya_shin) & MadAcid |
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| Icon Replacement | An alternative icon for you to use. |
Erik Roth (pplchamp) | ||
| Image Checker | Tells you about the images in your profiler directory; sizes and whether the front and back are identical. |
Unknown | Fred Whiteside (FredLooks) | |
| Knowledge Base | A resource for the community - by the community |
Anyone/Everyone | ||
| Mithirandir's skin | A design that makes the most of the available space - great for larger resolutions |
1.53 | 2006-02-28 | Oliver Könen (Mithirandir) |
| Name Variants | Looks for cast/crew entries that are different, but most likely refer to the same person. |
2.0.5 | 2007-04-04 | Matthias Wolf (goodguy) |
| PHP DVD Profiler | Powerful way to display your DVD Collection on your own webspace. |
3.0.2 | 2007-04-01 | Soenke J. Peters + contributors |
| Query DVD Profiler Database System | Converts DVD Profiler XML to an Microsoft Access Database |
0.91 | 2006-08-27 | Patrick Starrenburg (FromOZ) |
| RHo's skins | A design that fits lots of information into very little space. A profile comparison optimised version also exists. |
1.1.12 (Full) 1.2.4 (Comparison) |
2006-10-03 | RHo |
| Roolku's skin | DVD Profiler skin with many nifty features (e.g. can be run outside of DVD Profiler) |
2.19 | 2004-07-26 | Robert Kukla (Roolku) |
| Roolku skin update | An unofficial update to this useful skin to work better with DVD Profiler 2.3.1 |
2.20 | 2005-02-07 | Achim Neudeck (ya_shin) |
| Roolku skin update | An unofficial update to this useful skin to work better with DVD Profiler 3 |
2.32 | 2007-04-09 | Achim Neudeck (ya_shin) |
| UPCS | Imports a list of UPC/EANs into DVD Profiler. Useful if you started tracking before discovering DVD Profiler. |
2.1.1 | Fred Whiteside (FredLooks) | |
Stuff produced outside the DVD Profiler community
The following were not designed specifically for DVD Profiler, but are useful nevertheless in various ways.
| Resource | What is it? | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Complete R1 DVD List | What it says ;-) |
Home Theatre Info |
| CutePDF Writer | A 'virtual' printer that produces PDF files. Can be useful when wanting to show people your collection who don't have DVD Profiler. |
Acro Software Inc. |
| DVDInfoPro | Everything you ever wanted to know about the disc in your DVD-ROM drive (except RCE). And then some more. |
Nic Wilson & Geoff Grantham |
| DVDShrink | DVD copier, but also lets you quickly establish what audio tracks/subtitles are present on a disc. |
DVDShrink |
| Java | Java Runtime Environment - needed for the more advanced parts of Roolku's skin, and also for the IVS chat web client. |
Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
| Posting and you... | A light-hearted guide to forum etiquette. |
Lunchitmemama / albinoblacksheep.com |
| Ruler | On-screen ruler - for accurately measuring aspect ratios amongst other things. |
Jeff Key |