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Registered: December 10, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 3,004 |
| Posted: | | | | I was trying to enter American Dreams: Season One into the DB. It is an outer cover with two digipacks inside. One has disc 1-4. The other has 5-7. How shoudl this be entered? Alias is the same way, but the cases are entered with the DISC ID ala version 2 and the discs with the new disc ID. I don't think there's any way to get the old disc ID in anymore.
I could just enter the two packages and list all the disc son the two, or I could eneter all seven discs separately and just enter the cover art as the digipak in which that disc is found. Or is there a third way? |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | I would use your second choice, Ace.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!! CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it. Outta here
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 2,394 |
| Posted: | | | | I agree with Skip on this one, Ace. Seems the most sensible way to do it. | | | Another Ken (not Ken Cole) Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges. DVD Profiler user since June 15, 2001 |
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Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 6,744 |
| Posted: | | | | I'd use the second choice because if you were to use the first one you'd need an Id and that would most probably be the DiscId of the first disc of each DigiPak. But then you'd have run out of Ids for the disc profile for that first disc. | | | Karsten DVD Collectors Online
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | To be specific this is the part of his second option I was picking up on.
"or I could eneter all seven discs separately and just enter the cover art as the digipak in which that disc is found."
That IS what I would do as it is c0onsistent with the way I handle any TV Series, DISC LEVEL profiles.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!! CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it. Outta here
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 17,334 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting skipnet50: Quote: To be specific this is the part of his second option I was picking up on.
"or I could eneter all seven discs separately and just enter the cover art as the digipak in which that disc is found."
That IS what I would do as it is c0onsistent with the way I handle any TV Series, DISC LEVEL profiles.
Skip I agree... except for the part about using the digipak for the coverart... the cover art should be the same as the parent profile if there isn't individual packaging or 2 disc per case keep cases. I would not use digipak panels for the cover art. If I am reading it right and that is what they are meaning. | | | Pete |
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Registered: December 10, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 3,004 |
| Posted: | | | | I don't want to use individual panels. The discs are broken up into two digipacks. I wants to use the front and back of the one thta holds 1-4 for 1-4 and the front and back of the one that hold 5-7 for 5-7. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | Pete is correct Ace, of course locally you can handle the Cover At any way you wish..
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!! CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it. Outta here
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Registered: March 15, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,459 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Ace_of_Sevens: Quote: I don't want to use individual panels. The discs are broken up into two digipacks. I wants to use the front and back of the one thta holds 1-4 for 1-4 and the front and back of the one that hold 5-7 for 5-7. In terms of your local database, you can have whichever scan you like. In terms of the online database, it's a bit of a grey area. Some people interpret the front and back of digipaks as covers and use them for child profiles, others don't and use the front and back of the slipcase instead. You can try submitting them to the online database, but be prepared for possible 'no' votes. Although had the cases been thinpaks or keepcases instead of digipacks, then the scans would definitely be allowed. That does lend weight to your idea of using scans of the front and back of the digipak. |
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Registered: December 10, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 3,004 |
| Posted: | | | | Alias, Family Guy, etc all have scans of the indvidual packaging for the discs. I don't see how this is any different. |
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Registered: March 15, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,459 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting Ace_of_Sevens: Quote: Alias, Family Guy, etc all have scans of the indvidual packaging for the discs. I don't see how this is any different. You may have missed my post just above. Some people interpret digipaks differently in terms of packaging to the others because they normally don't follow the traditional 'front, back, open like a book' style of packaging. It's difficult to say whether your scans would follow the rules or not. All I can suggest is to submit them and see what the reaction is by the voters. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | Ace:
Please don't get me started. Pete gave you the correct answer. Do whatever you want LOCALLY.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!! CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it. Outta here
Billy Video |
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Registered: March 15, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 5,459 |
| Posted: | | | | That's not quite right Skip.
All the rules say is "If a disc, or set of discs, have their own case, use the cover images from that case."
In this situation, the case is a digipak. So if the digipak has a front and back, then the scans are valid. |
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Registered: December 10, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 3,004 |
| Posted: | | | | Front and back of the digipak are whatever is front and back when it's folded up, I'd say. I think northbloke is correct on this. |
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Posts: 21,610 |
| Posted: | | | | I don't believe that is the intent of the Rule, but sadly my friend Ace is a well known pot stirrer.
Skip | | | ASSUME NOTHING!!!!!! CBE, MBE, MoA and proud of it. Outta here
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Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation: | Posts: 13,202 |
| Posted: | | | | Quoting northbloke: Quote: That's not quite right Skip.
All the rules say is "If a disc, or set of discs, have their own case, use the cover images from that case."
In this situation, the case is a digipak. So if the digipak has a front and back, then the scans are valid. I don't know from intent, but that is exactly how I read the rule. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years, we will be free. - Citizen G'Kar |
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