Time to up this, since the 15th March nobody answered this request.

I really needs this feature and I don't want to put this information in 'Notes'.

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Alex:
This seems, to me to be relatively insignificant, out of my collection i can't think of more than MAYBE 6 titles this would apply to.<scratching my head>
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The reason is that you live in USA
90% of American DVDs use Master Title as DVD Title, and 90% of the time, this DVD Title is also the Original Title...

Believe me or not but maybe all "non-american people" may found this feature interesting, for collecting purpose.

In France, our "non-French movies DVDs" use French titles, those titles are "differents" than Original Titles, and many times those Original Titles are "differents" than the title on the video inside this DVD. (I.E. : those Italian movies from the golden age of the Italy with an English Master title, an Italian Original Title, and a French-or-others DVD title - Real movies collectors check the Master inside a DVD before buying it : (for the Italian exemple) some are cut (English), some are uncut (Italian), some are good (Italian), some are not (English)).*

I own ~800 DVDs (Zone-2-FR) and more than 60% of them need a Master Title. I can put a big list if you want some examples.

* Sometimes, it's more complicated than that (always for the Italian movie example) : An English Master can have an Italian soundtrack (!) (DVD distributors use this method to hide the lack of Original Master). For collectors, a DVD with an Original Master (a master title which is egal to the original title) is better than a DVD with a Non-Original Master (a master title which is different than the original title).

It's the reason of my request. A database can also helps the buyer to make the good choice.

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Quoting skipnet50:

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Alex:
This seems, to me to be relatively insignificant, out of my collection i can't think of more than MAYBE 6 titles this would apply to.<scratching my head>
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The reason is that you live in USA
90% of American DVDs use Master Title as DVD Title, and 90% of the time, this DVD Title is also the Original Title...

Believe me or not but maybe all "non-american people" may found this feature interesting, for collecting purpose.

In France, our "non-French movies DVDs" use French titles, those titles are "differents" than Original Titles, and many times those Original Titles are "differents" than the title on the video inside this DVD. (I.E. : those Italian movies from the golden age of the Italy with an English Master title, an Italian Original Title, and a French-or-others DVD title - Real movies collectors check the Master inside a DVD before buying it : (for the Italian exemple) some are cut (English), some are uncut (Italian), some are good (Italian), some are not (English)).*

I own ~800 DVDs (Zone-2-FR) and more than 60% of them need a Master Title. I can put a big list if you want some examples.

* Sometimes, it's more complicated than that (always for the Italian movie example) : An English Master can have an Italian soundtrack (!) (DVD distributors use this method to hide the lack of Original Master). For collectors, a DVD with an Original Master (a master title which is egal to the original title) is better than a DVD with a Non-Original Master (a master title which is different than the original title).

It's the reason of my request. A database can also helps the buyer to make the good choice.

Sounds to me like it's a problem your region has created for itself.  In any case, use SORT TITLE to do what you are talking about.

I can recall an  R1 release with the same problem. So no it's not an R2 specific problem at all.

Adding a field to cope with the credit would remove the idea although not the practice thankfully that to properly enter the DVD in Profiler you have to use the film credit title, that is not shown on the front cover of the DVD & is not the original title of the film from it's native release.

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Notice I am not as such talking for the master field (I would not use it myself), just noticing that I do not understand what you are tryinig to say.

Maybe he just tried to say something even when he has nothing to say about it... It's always the same people that answer anything or nothing interesting...

North:

I am still scratchhing my head here. But the one flaw I see in what you mentioned is the Rules say to take the tilte from the film credits. Original title is a different issue.

I am not trying to stubborn or obtuse, I just am not following it. But I am trying

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Sounds to me like it's a problem your region has created for itself...

Sounds to me that ping pong contributions problems were created in zone 1, anyway everyone everywhere in the world have to cope with those off-putting rules  .

But when a problem concerns  other zones, it must not be considered... 

Not at all.  There seems to be a penchant everywhere except R1 to rename movies to something other than what it's actual name is.  Why can't you just translate it if necessary and leave it at that?  Instead, you've got the on screen title, a DVD cover title (usually in some other language and no bearing on the actual title at all), a sort title field, and now you want a master title.  Doesn't make sense to me.

Lopek:

What difference does the verbatim translation bring? Do I care...NO. Should I care...I don't know. The Man of the Stars does not seem relevant to me.

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