DVD Profiler 3.0 is now available
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Originally Posted by DirkUSA
It's a one time fee and it's well worth the money. We all got to use it for free long enough. I don't understand that people bitch and complain about this. Do you all work for free or do you get paid?
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I had used DVD Profiler (v2.4) on an old computer and wanted to transfer it to my new computer. Imagine my surprise when I find out they have moved on to v3.1, but now I cannot do anything with my collection (only about 150 DVDs). I really only want to be able to keep a catalog of my DVDs and occasionally print out a list (preferably with pictures), but I can no longer print reports without registering.
For my purposes, the cost of registering is hardly worth it. Are there other free programs out there that anyone can suggest? Perhaps Invelos should expand their pricing scheme to keep free as is, perhaps $10 for limited functionality, and the full $30 for full functionality.
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Scotty B
For my purposes, the cost of registering is hardly worth it. Are there other free programs out there that anyone can suggest? Perhaps Invelos should expand their pricing scheme to keep free as is, perhaps $10 for limited functionality, and the full $30 for full functionality.
Cheers,
Scotty B
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I use DVD Profiler every day. I think $30 has been the bargain of a life-time. The creators of the program deserves every dollar they can get. It will only provide incentive to continue improving it for future versions.
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Originally Posted by bshassel
I use DVD Profiler every day. I think $30 has been the bargain of a life-time. The creators of the program deserves every dollar they can get. It will only provide incentive to continue improving it for future versions.
After the switch over to the "new" company, they could have been asses and charged people for a new key, but they kept their promise for a lifetime registration.
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Most likely most don't work & reason why they want it free?
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I agree it is a great program and very useful and worth the $30...if you use it all the time, but like I said, I only have about 150 DVDs and hardly use it except when I get new DVDs or if I want to make a list, which I use for checking whether all my DVDs are there and to share with friends if they want to borrow one. However, I can no longer print a report so it is not much use to me, but hardly worth the $30 in my case.
Would DVDSpot or DVD Af allow me to print a list (preferably with pictures) of my DVD collection? Or should I just go find DVD Profiler v2.4?
Thanks,
Scotty B
Would DVDSpot or DVD Af allow me to print a list (preferably with pictures) of my DVD collection? Or should I just go find DVD Profiler v2.4?
Thanks,
Scotty B
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Originally Posted by Numes
I couldn't agree more. I bought my registration in April of 2002 on version 0.9.5. Hell, that was before I joined here!
After the switch over to the "new" company, they could have been asses and charged people for a new key, but they kept their promise for a lifetime registration.
After the switch over to the "new" company, they could have been asses and charged people for a new key, but they kept their promise for a lifetime registration.
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Originally Posted by Scotty B
Another quick question... could I just download v2.4 somewhere and go back to using that since it suits my needs?
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Originally Posted by Gobear
Unfortunately, after Invelos released 3.0, they said that previous releases of DVDProfiler would not be updated. You can still use 2.4 to for what you have so far, but they are not updating the 2.4 database with new and future DVDs.
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Does anyone else's DVD Profiler 3.0 take up so much of their PC's resources that it runs at a snails' pace?
I just installed it on this XP PC I am using and when I go to system resources it uses 82,000 K of memory. Is this a lot and would this be why it is so slow on this PC? Thanks.
I just installed it on this XP PC I am using and when I go to system resources it uses 82,000 K of memory. Is this a lot and would this be why it is so slow on this PC? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by bshassel
I use DVD Profiler every day. I think $30 has been the bargain of a life-time. The creators of the program deserves every dollar they can get. It will only provide incentive to continue improving it for future versions.
I've found that Ant Movie Catalog does everything that I need it to do and the author is very encouraging and supportive of people tweaking his program. I modified it to be a Music cataloger.
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Does anyone else's DVD Profiler 3.0 take up so much of their PC's resources that it runs at a snails' pace?
I just installed it on this XP PC I am using and when I go to system resources it uses 82,000 K of memory. Is this a lot and would this be why it is so slow on this PC? Thanks.
I just installed it on this XP PC I am using and when I go to system resources it uses 82,000 K of memory. Is this a lot and would this be why it is so slow on this PC? Thanks.
Make sure you don't have any other programs taking up space which are not closed out.
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Originally Posted by scott1598
Does anyone else's DVD Profiler 3.0 take up so much of their PC's resources that it runs at a snails' pace?
I just installed it on this XP PC I am using and when I go to system resources it uses 82,000 K of memory. Is this a lot and would this be why it is so slow on this PC? Thanks.
I just installed it on this XP PC I am using and when I go to system resources it uses 82,000 K of memory. Is this a lot and would this be why it is so slow on this PC? Thanks.
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I don't use it all the time, but I do use it quite often. It's one of the few shareware/trialware programs I've paid for (Roboform being the other). I haven't noticed it using much ram, but it does take a few moments to load. It's currently taking 99620 KB of ram, which is actually more than the 88 MB Firefox is using. No slowness except for waiting for it to load.
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so is there anyway i can reduce the slowness. it is there when it loads, when i want to add dvds to collection, etc... it oft times freezes up to a point where i have to reboot. i have no other programs running at the time i open dvdpro. what is this upgrade? i dl'd the latest version from the site.
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Originally Posted by scott1598
so is there anyway i can reduce the slowness. it is there when it loads, when i want to add dvds to collection, etc... it oft times freezes up to a point where i have to reboot. i have no other programs running at the time i open dvdpro. what is this upgrade? i dl'd the latest version from the site.
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How much RAM is on your machine? Have you run a virus or spyware program to clean out your machine recently? I just updated DVDPro from 3.0 to 3.1 with no problems. I am running it right now along with Task Manager and IExplorer, and it is running between 1,600 kb to around 39,000 kb depending on if I am in it or it is sitting idle. It jumps up a bit to 60,000 kb now and then, but it is by no means eating up all my resources. PhantomStranger might be right also, your data might be corrupted. If you have backed up your data, try to uninstall and then reinstall DVDProfiler 3.1, and then restore your data to see if the slowness goes away. I have a Dell as well, about a year and a half old, and I'm running 1g of RAM and have no problems. I actually prefer DVDProfiler over others, and I'll be buying the full version soon.
As for Scotty B's question or issue with printing a list, I use DVDPro (free version right now) and I log who has borrowed them. I use the "Sort By" feature and sort my dvds with "Loaned To" in "Descending" order. This sorts my dvds with all of my borrowed dvds on top of the list, and I can see who has what by mousing over the loaned to icon for each dvd. I think even if i could print a list with photos, I wouldn't do it; to me it'd be a waste of ink (my collection is sitting at 643 dvds right now), and I like to use the sort feature to check out what is on loan and what is coming back to me. When I'm done, I simply click the collection number list heading and it sorts them back they way I normally like them in alphabetical order with collection numbers in ascending order. I'm really looking forward to using all the features of this software.
Good luck with your slowness problem, and Scotty, honestly $30 for a lifetime membership to run this program is a steal (and when you're collection starts to grow by leaps and bounds, you'll be glad you kept it). It'd be nice if Microsoft's OS's and Office Software were sold this way; pay once and receive a lifetime of upgrades and new versions for free for life.
As for Scotty B's question or issue with printing a list, I use DVDPro (free version right now) and I log who has borrowed them. I use the "Sort By" feature and sort my dvds with "Loaned To" in "Descending" order. This sorts my dvds with all of my borrowed dvds on top of the list, and I can see who has what by mousing over the loaned to icon for each dvd. I think even if i could print a list with photos, I wouldn't do it; to me it'd be a waste of ink (my collection is sitting at 643 dvds right now), and I like to use the sort feature to check out what is on loan and what is coming back to me. When I'm done, I simply click the collection number list heading and it sorts them back they way I normally like them in alphabetical order with collection numbers in ascending order. I'm really looking forward to using all the features of this software.
Good luck with your slowness problem, and Scotty, honestly $30 for a lifetime membership to run this program is a steal (and when you're collection starts to grow by leaps and bounds, you'll be glad you kept it). It'd be nice if Microsoft's OS's and Office Software were sold this way; pay once and receive a lifetime of upgrades and new versions for free for life.
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Originally Posted by sracer
Different strokes. No import = no sale... even if it weren't bloated.
I've found that Ant Movie Catalog does everything that I need it to do and the author is very encouraging and supportive of people tweaking his program. I modified it to be a Music cataloger.
I've found that Ant Movie Catalog does everything that I need it to do and the author is very encouraging and supportive of people tweaking his program. I modified it to be a Music cataloger.
What do you mean "No import?" I've searched for dvd's from other regions, and I have found loads of 'em in the database. And, if you pay the fee, you are able to be a contributing member to the database, i.e., the imports that you have that are not in the database could be with your assistance. You'd be helping the database grow, and you'd be helping other members as well. I think other programs run this way as well, but for me, I like the layout of DVDProfiler over others I have seen.
You are right though, different strokes.
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DVDPro 3.1 questions:
1. Is there a way to "refresh profile and images" for every title at once? (I wish the little icon on the title actually refreshed, rather than saying "You need to refresh")
2. Exporting collection--I liked csv, I could import into xls easily. What do I do with xml? How do I use it? I don't want to create a webpage, I basically want a printable, sortable, filterable, text-only listing of my collection with very basic fields (title, number, watched/loaned, etc).
1. Is there a way to "refresh profile and images" for every title at once? (I wish the little icon on the title actually refreshed, rather than saying "You need to refresh")
2. Exporting collection--I liked csv, I could import into xls easily. What do I do with xml? How do I use it? I don't want to create a webpage, I basically want a printable, sortable, filterable, text-only listing of my collection with very basic fields (title, number, watched/loaned, etc).
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dtcarson for question #1
go to the tool bar and under online you will find all the refresh options.
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the last item under tools lets you export your profile database to csv
I hope this helps
go to the tool bar and under online you will find all the refresh options.
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question #2
the last item under tools lets you export your profile database to csv
I hope this helps
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Originally Posted by dtcarson
DVDPro 3.1 questions:
1. Is there a way to "refresh profile and images" for every title at once? (I wish the little icon on the title actually refreshed, rather than saying "You need to refresh")
2. Exporting collection--I liked csv, I could import into xls easily. What do I do with xml? How do I use it? I don't want to create a webpage, I basically want a printable, sortable, filterable, text-only listing of my collection with very basic fields (title, number, watched/loaned, etc).
1. Is there a way to "refresh profile and images" for every title at once? (I wish the little icon on the title actually refreshed, rather than saying "You need to refresh")
2. Exporting collection--I liked csv, I could import into xls easily. What do I do with xml? How do I use it? I don't want to create a webpage, I basically want a printable, sortable, filterable, text-only listing of my collection with very basic fields (title, number, watched/loaned, etc).