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Anyway, if you want it here it is:

http://www.molen.ca/headshots_Jan13.dpb

Whenever I finish the B's I'll post the next backup.

KM

Thank you. The next version of my update need some weeks more.
We are just two guys. In December I hope, that there are more people who help with a new master db, but we find no one other. One of us, make the asian cast, actually I make the TV-Show Cast...

With you we have a person more 

On my part, I am still doing some improvement to my database.  I have finished the D's so far (and if you have scanned your DB, you know how long it takes to do so).  The problem is nobody has the entire cast database.  I could scan my entire cast list, one by one, and I will miss more than half of the list for somebody else.  This process is endless. 

Moreover, we should keep track of versions used prior of uploading a new DB.  That was "Juoquim" was planning to do at the beginning of this thread before giving up.

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I've uploaded my Headshots-File. Here is the link:

DVDPHeads.dpb

Please note, that there are no birthyears in this DB (although some of the actors have one in the MasterDB). So please make a Backup of your current DB before importing this one.

I get a download error. "The file has been deleted". 

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It is working for me.

But this is a perfect example of what I was stating in my previous post. We don't know which previous personal database Edi316 used prior to uploading his own database.  We could all be wasting time processing old photos that have been replaced long ago with better ones.  we simply don't know because we don't know anything about the history of this update.

That is the reason for me, to start creating a master DB version 3. But the problem is, with only 2-3 people, it needs so much time, that there are many updates from other persons, which had to import, too.
Here are so many people who add headshots. When we would work systematically, we would have less redundancy, less work and a better result.

It makes no sense, when everyone imports all updates, while the update process is still working. When we trust the other, everyone adds his headshots; upload this for the only person, who is needed to make a complete DB with these headshots.
Than with this Pre Master, we can start the next step, and search after wrong birth years, nudity or what ever.

I would do the compare process, of all the databases. So I am the only one, who must do the same work twice, like keep the better headshots and 20 times say no to the old version of the headshots, in the other dbs.

The idea is, to split the work. Now everyone imports are files here and make the same work, than the others. Maybe it is to tempting for the people, when all files posting here. So send me a private message with the link to your db, and I publish a file with all updates every week.

Here I want to give an example:
We have five people with upload updates. A-E. The actually work process is, that everyone import the other four updates.

Person A has a new headshot for Shakira and makes the import. The other persons have no new headshot for Shakira, but the have an old headshot. So person A must keep his new headshot four times in the compare process.
This work is Unnecessary. It is better, when there is one person, who makes all the updates and compares processes and votes the best headshot and uploads this file after this.
Then all other people must do only one compare process.

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What really would be helpful would be a way to compare headshots for actors, crew, etc., in your collection and automatically add those who are not in your collection without the comparison process.

Unless I'm misunderstanding you, this is already in place. When you import a new file, just select "leave existing" in the drop-down menu. Then only the new pictures are imported, and any headshots for actors whom you already have headshots for are not.

KM

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I've uploaded my Headshots-File. Here is the link:

DVDPHeads.dpb

Has anyone successfully restored this file?

I get a "stream read error" when I try. Should I just re-download it or is everyone getting the same error?

KM

Worked for me.

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Worked for me.

Thanks. I just re-downloaded it and tried again and this time it worked.

Question: Is there a way to find out your total number of headshots in your current database?

KM

Sorry for the delay.

No, I don'tthink so. Anyway, I don't think it is relevant.  Database size seems to be a better indication (considering headshots quality and relative total number).

Hi,

I saw on one of the forums some time ago that there was a programme that automaticly copy and pasted headshots to DVD profiler.  But I can't find it anymore on the forums.

Can anyone say where I can find that programm

This is great.  Thanks for the hard work.