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DVD Database X

DVD collection database software

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Merging imdb and amazon info for differing movie titles

Feedback Type:  Usage Tip

Contributed by: Pluis Monday, September 19 2005 @ 12:38 PM PDT

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: 1-6 months

Recommend Product: YES

Adding a not so nice but working solution for an earlier request (previous posting): how to merge info for a movie that do not have identical titles in imdb and amazon.

My problem was with Gerry. Searching on Gerry on amazon.co.uk it comes up with Donnie Brasco etc., but not Gerry. So I searched on Gus van Sant, then selected the Gerry [2003] film. But adding and look up with imdb won't work now because imdb doesn't know a film called 'Gerry [2003]'. <b>Before</b> pressing the add and look up button _first_ change the title to just 'Gerry'. This imdb now finds and the information is succesfully merged.

Amazon.co.uk also had a problem with 'Big Fish', and here I had to search for 'Tim Burton', then page till 'Big Fish', and then add and look up with imdb.

As, so far, it has been amazon.co.uk I had problems with, it would be <i>convenient</i> if I could configure the add-button to look on amazon first, then when I found the film, adjust the title when necessary and search imdb second. At the moment the add button will either give empty fields or look at imdb.

Minor suggestion that would make my life just that little bit easier.

Whether DVD Database X can come up with a nicer solution, allowing to change the title field also _after_ a film hasn't been found _without_ losing the option to merge data, that I leave to the developer.

I keep on using the program with pleasure!   

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Merging imdb and amazon info for differing movie titles - Valencio_Productions

Hi Pius! I'm the author of DVD Database X, and I appreciate your thoughtful comments. I would like to point out that I only check VersionTracker occasionally, and you'll get a much quicker response if you email me directly with any and all suggestions. joe@valencio.com

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Wednesday, September 21 2005 @ 01:12 PM PDT