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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantimaginedbug
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I tried searching, used google too, but couldn't find anything about this: I want to make a custom report, but how do I change the sizes to centimeters or millimeters? Inches don't work for me

Also, are there plans to revamp the layout tools, or is there any kind of plugin or work-around, so you can see layers or some sort, to make it easier to access stacked items easier? It's a huge pain in the rear to make or edit reports now...
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantMrVideo
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I tried searching, used google too, but couldn't find anything about this: I want to make a custom report, but how do I change the sizes to centimeters or millimeters? Inches don't work for me


Why don't inches work for you?  Yes, I understand that most of the world is metric and yes it is a little strange that you can't bounce back-n-forth between inches and metric.  But it is all relative. With a calculator you can go from one to the other easily.  Ya, I know, easier if one can set the unit-of-measure needed.  Even though both PhotoShop and Illustrator allow setting the scale, I use pixels and points respectively.

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Also, are there plans to revamp the layout tools, or is there any kind of plugin or work-around, so you can see layers or some sort, to make it easier to access stacked items easier? It's a huge pain in the rear to make or edit reports now...


I certainly agree with you on this one.  With a very complicated report, it is not easy getting to the layer one wants to edit.  It would be nice is there was a pulldown list of panels and elements that are in the area currently selected.  The pulldown list would look like the current list of all panels/elements.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited Registrantimaginedbug
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I didn't get a warning about your reply (blonde moment, I forgot to subscribe), but I got it working by, indeed, using Illustrator to not only get the dimensions right, but also to make a quick mock-up of where things should go.

Should I share my report layout, even if it's quite basic and tailored to the needs of my friends & family and myself (a.k.a. no HD-DVD logos included)?
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Should I share my report layout, even if it's quite basic and tailored to the needs of my friends & family and myself (a.k.a. no HD-DVD logos included)?


Sure, contribute the report.  Others might find it useful and might use it as a building block.
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I uploaded it. It's a shame the description doesn't get shown in its entirety. Now the preview looks bad as the explanation about the faint background is missing. Oh well...
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I uploaded it. It's a shame the description doesn't get shown in its entirety. Now the preview looks bad as the explanation about the faint background is missing. Oh well...


Ya, I got caught with my pants down regarding the description as well.  It would be nice if the web page had a Javascript hover function that when you hovered over the description, or at a minimum, clicked on a link that would bring up a dialog box showing the complete description.

If there is a way to get at the complete description, without downloading the report, I do not know what it is.
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