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| Registered: January 5, 2008 |  Posts: 70 |
| | Posted: | | | | I searched the forums and could not find anything about this. I am a new user of DVDProfiler, but I found that some of my movies that when entered did not have accurate cover images. Best example, I just purchased 3:10 to Yuma today in BR. The cover image downloaded by DVDProfiler is accurate for the front, but shows the back cover as a duplicate of the front. I know this isn't the case since I had the DVD in my hand when it popped up that way. Anyone know what gives and how this can be corrected? I entered the DVD using the UPC if that helps. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 452 |
| | Posted: | | | | Right click on the entry in the movie list, edit profile. The database is user maintained, so someone (preferable you) will have to change the images. | | | | Last edited: by Peter von Frosta |
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| Registered: March 16, 2007 | | Posts: 278 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting TraneMan: Quote:
I searched the forums and could not find anything about this. I am a new user of DVDProfiler, but I found that some of my movies that when entered did not have accurate cover images. Best example, I just purchased 3:10 to Yuma today in BR. The cover image downloaded by DVDProfiler is accurate for the front, but shows the back cover as a duplicate of the front. I know this isn't the case since I had the DVD in my hand when it popped up that way. Anyone know what gives and how this can be corrected? I entered the DVD using the UPC if that helps. This is actually the accepted practice for new releases. The contribution rules state: Do not contribute generic "Coming Soon" images. If the back image is not yet available (as in a pre-release), use the front images in both places. Since 3:10 to Yuma came out today, I would imagine that there's at least one or two people getting their scanning hats on. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 21,610 |
| | Posted: | | | | We'll make it very easy for you. From our Contribution Rules:
Cover Images
Before submitting new scans of cover art, make sure your new covers are of significantly higher quality than the existing online images, and meet the following criteria:
* The covers must match the profile exactly, including the UPC and locality.
* Image size must be at least as large as the existing online covers. If you don't have a premium registration, you will be unable to verify this. Therefore, submit only images you have personally scanned at 100 DPI or higher.
* If you scan images for your personal database at a quality that are higher than 100 DPI, you may still submit them. If accepted, they will automatically be downsized for inclusion in the main database.
* Image quality must be at least on par with the existing online covers. Covers that are larger than existing images but are of inferior clarity will not be accepted.
* Images must not contain extra watermarks, autographs, or site links.
* Images must be of the front and back only. Do not include the spine in either the front or back image.
* Make sure neither front nor back is of lesser quality than the existing scans.
* If a DVD is packaged in a keep case, within a slipcase of some kind, scan the Cover Images from the outer slipcase. If, however, the Slipcase is reflective, and the inner cover art is identical, use the Keep Case art to scan, as it will give a better quality image.
* If a title is re-released with the same UPC, but different cover images do not contribute the new images. This includes cases where a DVD was initially released in a slipcase, which was later removed. As explained in the introduction you may use your personal images in your local database, but they will not show online.
* Do not contribute generic "Coming Soon" images. If the back image is not yet available (as in a pre-release), use the front images in both places.
* HD DVD and Blu-Ray discs in either HD Slim or HD Keep Case type cases without slip covers should be scanned without the HD banner.
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| Registered: January 5, 2008 | | Posts: 70 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks guys. Like I said, newb to DVDProfiler. If someone has not already contributed the 3:10 cover, I'll work on that. Didn't realize and hadn't read some of what you guys posted. Thanks |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 5,459 |
| | Posted: | | | | Don't worry about it - welcome to the community! I would warn you in advance though, there are a lot of users who are very fussy when it comes to cover scans, so please don't take any possible no votes personally. As long as you follow the contribution rules (available via the Database link above) you should be fine!  |
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| Registered: January 5, 2008 | | Posts: 70 |
| | Posted: | | | | No..no problem..I want to learn how to do this right...my first few attempts I don't think will pass muster. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,635 |
| | Posted: | | | | Fussy... not only are we fussy, but many of us have very well-calibrated monitors... yet our eyes remain different. We will see things differently from each other: missing details, contrast, saturation, sharpness/over sharpness. I doubt if any three of us would completely agree on any one cover scan's perfection. I suspect that a perfect scan which pleases every one of us is an impossibility. What we hope for is right in those nice rules: avoiding any decrease in quality. This means that only scans of a significant difference will be lauded, and that significance is a chief consideration for acceptance. Good luck; enjoy the ride.  | | | If it wasn't for bad taste, I wouldn't have no taste at all.
Cliff |
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| Registered: January 5, 2008 | | Posts: 70 |
| | Posted: | | | | Dem, this is tricky. I get the image looking good and right in DVDProfiler image viewer, but then when I go to contribute, the back image sizing is wrong....grrr |
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | You may want to read these threads as well: Cover scan resolution & Cover Image ScanningThey might provide some tips. When i started scanning i looked thru my profiles and found those titles that had just awful scans (or low resolution) and started with those. Sort of the category of "anything has to be better than this". | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,293 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting tweeter: Quote:
When i started scanning i looked thru my profiles and found those titles that had just awful scans (or low resolution) and started with those. Sort of the category of "anything has to be better than this". Good suggestion; contributing scans to replace low res or missing covers is much more likely to get Yes votes and hopefully if there are any minor problems with the scans people will leave hints or pointers in the voting notes but still vote Yes. | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong |
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| Registered: May 22, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,033 |
| | Posted: | | | | in addition to what other people said, since you are refering to a Blu-Ray disc, keep this part of the rule in mind.
"HD DVD and Blu-Ray discs in either HD Slim or HD Keep Case type cases without slip covers should be scanned without the HD banner"
also, when you contribute, do a quick check before hand to make sure no one else has made a recent contribution as things get confusing when there are multiple pending updates for one profile, and you may submit an update that removes or is less complete than one of the pending updates. this happens more commonly with new releases (probably more so for DVD then the HD formates)
-Agrare |
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