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Genre....Does a terrible job of categorizing movies?
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantWillabong
Registered: April 27, 2014
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Under the menu heading "Genre", you have a failed attempt by the program to slot your movies into various categories. Is there a way to change the programs selections, and enter your own into each category?

Any advice would be appreciated, so thank you in advance!
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLewis_Prothero
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Registered: May 19, 2007
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It's the profile editor again.
(Button "General")
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantWillabong
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So if I want to move a movie to a different classification, for example:- Comedy to Musical....I would have to alter each one individually?  But I cannot see any way under the "General" tab to move a movie from one Genre to another?
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLewis_Prothero
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So if I want to move a movie to a different classification, for example:- Comedy to Musical....I would have to alter each one individually?

Yes.
A general change wouldn't actually make sense, would it?

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But I cannot see any way under the "General" tab to move a movie from one Genre to another?

If you doubleclick on the profile the profile editor opens
In the left panel click on "General"
In the lower left corner of the main-panel you will find the "Genre"-section.
If the default genres don't suffice, feel free to generate new ones (custom genres are not contributable).
It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?


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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantWillabong
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Thanks again Lewis, that is exactly what I was looking for!
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar Contributordee1959jay
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Once you've set the Genres to your liking, don't forget to lock down the Genre field in order to prevent it from being overwritten by profile updates (DVD / Lock / Genres).
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorSrehtims
Registered: March 13, 2007
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I have added seven genres to my copy of the profiler.
Biographical,
Espionage,
History,
Lectures,
Neo Noir,
Mystery,
Reality-TV.
I have been thinking of adding more, example Collections for multiple movies under one title.
And also added two lists, misc. and lectures.
I keep all lists except the Whist List locked because the update process is broad.
I have added a number of tags;
just a few examples:
Shipped,
under TV Series: Completed,
Box Set
- Grand Parent,
- Child,
- Parent Level One
- Parent Level Two
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Quoting Willabong:
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Under the menu heading "Genre", you have a failed attempt by the program to slot your movies into various categories. Is there a way to change the programs selections, and enter your own into each category?

Any advice would be appreciated, so thank you in advance!

Just so we are clear, the program does not assign genres.  This is a user built database so it's other users, like yourself, that decided those were the appropriate genres.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantWillabong
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No I am not a spammer! And I have sent no private messages to anyone! If you read my other two threads started since I joined yesterday, you will find nothing whatsoever to do with spam. I am a genuine user and I upgraded to the full version of the program yesterday evening.
I have over 1000 commecial dvd's, and am a beginner with the DVD Profiler program!
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Don't take it personaly, he has the habbit to respond to all threads in the New Users Forum including to the one or two very obvious spammers who find the way to the forums every month.
And by the way those threads were deleted, you don't have to ask everyone whether the threadstarter is a spammer or not...

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No I am not a spammer! And I have sent no private messages to anyone! If you read my other two threads started since I joined yesterday, you will find nothing whatsoever to do with spam. I am a genuine user and I upgraded to the full version of the program yesterday evening.
I have over 1000 commecial dvd's, and am a beginner with the DVD Profiler program!

It was pretty obvious to me that you were not a spammer, as it was I'm sure to any other well-meaning user. My suggestion would be, since you are now authorized to use the other threads, to continue posting wherever appropriate, and you will continue to get help from the community. Welcome, by the way.
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantWillabong
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Thank you for the welcome.....I can't seem to access the main forum's, I have my registration details when I bought the full version, but I read somewhere on the forum that you have to create a new user account to be able to access the main forum's.....Is that correct? Or is there an easier way?

I just checked again, and I can access the main forum's now (I couldn't yesterday after entering my registration details?)
I haven't tried to post anything yet, but as soon as I have a problem, I will!
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorSrehtims
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check forum support,
We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
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Quoting Willabong:
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Thank you for the welcome.....I can't seem to access the main forum's, I have my registration details when I bought the full version, but I read somewhere on the forum that you have to create a new user account to be able to access the main forum's.....Is that correct? Or is there an easier way?

I just checked again, and I can access the main forum's now (I couldn't yesterday after entering my registration details?)
I haven't tried to post anything yet, but as soon as I have a problem, I will!


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