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Not familiar with the iphone app, but the regular one lets you input from csv and other file formats. I can't imaging the iphone one doesn't also do that.

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Ok, so I am taking the giant $30 leap and registering at DVD Profiler.

To all: If you have heard anything about Invelos going out of business or selling off to some huge conglomerate who will dissolve DVD Profiler, please let me know.

To IB: If the much rumored DVD Talk Online DVD Catalog is getting close to fruition, please make us aware of it. Speak now or forever hold your peace.

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how about that dvdtalk catalag program for hat members? that would prolly drive me to purchase one of them fancy hats :D

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DVDAF. Never really knew about any others except DVD Spot.

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Did you ever find something?

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I'm about to follow you with that plunge. How do you like it so far?

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Nope. Still the "imovies Collection" which works, just isnt as featured as I want. Apparently the new version of Profiler has some features that specify "iPhone" so maybe an app from them is near.

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You werent asking me, but it was the best $30 I ever spent. Now if they would just get off their butts and realease an iPhone version, all would be perfect.

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Thanks.

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I like it, but DVD Spot was so much easier. I haven't really played around with it too much (been busy moving tons a of files from my old computer to a slightly less-old one) but hopefully it will grow on me as I spend more time with it.

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Thank you both, and all the other profiler users over the years. I just downloaded it, will enter 50 titles and play around with it for awhile.

Pretty sure I'll bite the bullet and just go with it. I need something desperately.

Would love an iphone app, hopefully they don't charge another $30 for that.

Might as well ask, do they ever have sales or coupons on Profiler?

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I'm go with Excel. I don't want to get involved with the online trackers, I would be so PO'd if they went under and I lost all that data. I track title, genre, production studio, director, year of theatrical release and how much I paid. Looking at this total every now and then is enough to give me a minor heart attack some days lol, but given that the media collection stands at 948, the overall average per disc cost could be a lot worse.

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I've never seen one, but then I got my license years ago when it was still 25 bucks. Considering how many improvements that were made over the years plus an entire company switch, it was easily the best 25 bucks I've ever spent on a software program. I can't speak for anyone else, but I mess around with the program several times a week. If I had to pay a per/usage fee, I'd never be able to afford it!

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I couldn't agree more. I've had the licensed version since 2002 and use it at least a few times a week (if not more). It is a no brainer for $30. Type in the UPC and the purchase info and it's in there.

The best part, for me, is that you can export to XML and link to your own excel database if you want and (depending on how fancy you want to get) have your spreadsheet pretty much have update automatically.

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Ditto. And there's a free plug in that lets you see how much you've spent/saved on titles. Which can be scary.
My only little peevse - I submitted a pic and information on a new title a few years back - that somehow I got, used, from Blockbuster, before the official release date - and when DVDPro updated to 3, for some reason someone else has credit for the submission. Also, multidisk/season sets are handled consistently - some break out each disk, some break out each season, some don't break it out at all.
But I love the program overall. It's one of two or three full programs with a trial I've paid for - the other being Roboform.

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I don't think I could ever rely on a online catalog program since DVD Spot shut down. I currently (and always) have a Excel spreadsheet that has all the information including how much I've paid for each title on it. I have a local copy and a copy on my thumb drive. It's all I'll ever need.

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I agree 100%, that's why I use Profiler. The company could die tomorrow and I still have my database on my hard drive with the ability to contribute to it myself for as long as I'd like to. The spreadsheet approach didn't give me the options I was looking for like cover art.

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Does Profiler need the online database to function? arent all the disc files stored locally? and you can create new profiles without uploading them. The convenience factor of being able to access the collection anywhere is priceless, in my opinion.

Serves me right for not reading the entire thread before I replied. Mdnitoil answered my question. Thanks.

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I know when I add a title it goes online to download the details, but I guess you could run it totally offline. Apparently with the new update you can have additional databases with other things, such as books or video games, but you have to manage the entries yourself.

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Word.

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I use DVDProfiler mainly to have a way to display my collection online. I use MS Access as my main cataloging tool, although if DVDProfiler would allow for additional statuses (e.g., Sold, Traded, Gave Away), I'd switch to that primarily. In addition to what I currently own, I also like to keep track of what I've owned in the past, and DVDProfiler does not seem to allow for that (as far as I can tell).

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Nope they never have sales, but it was years before they raised the price to $30.00 and they never charge for updates, been using Profiler since 2001.

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For anyone who has their collection cataloged on a spreadsheet and hosted on Google Docs, could I see it? I'm trying to get ideas on what kind of info I should include? Right now, I only keep a list of the titles so I could print off a "master list" from time to time. However recently I was toying with the idea of publishing a spreadsheet on Google Docs to share virtually. Thanks in advance.

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See my Sig.

The only thing I want to add is an "Titles" column, but I have to wait until Google Docs supports the drop-down menu function that Excel offers.

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My primitive Google doc for my Blu-ray library is in my sig. I've hidden columns with sort titlea and price paid.