Hay, just a different question here:

What are the 'Collection Numbers' for actually?
Really just for personal use, whatever anyone likes?
Like, setting numbers for every specific DVD.

I have left them all cleared of numbers, so have I done something terribly "wrong"? -_-'

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How can you make a Feature request without understanding all the program?

Child Profiles are typicllay subsets of of the master set, such as a Boxset which might contain oh say, discs with a movie on each, Each of those discs would be a child of the master set. There can also be grandchild Profiles, I have yet to see Great Grandchild Profiles though they would be possible.

Manual Profiles are Profiles which you may have in you set which for some reason or other are not Contributable, somethimng you recorded yourself, a game, a videotape etc.

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There is no reason be so god damn arrogant about it... 

But thanks for the clarification about the profiles, even though it doesn't solve anything, but I'm gonna live with it.

I am the same way as you Mark... like to know the # of items I bought... so only parent profiles get numbers.

From there I always sort alphabetically by title... then renumber by title. that way it is always #-Z and 1-1649 (currently). 

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Quoting pdf256:

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What many of us do is assign collection numbers to the child profiles, but don't assign a number to the boxset parent.

And some of us add the collection number to the set and leave the children blank.  It's all about what you want those numbers to mean.

And some of us do both.

For Movie Boxsets, I number the children and leave the parent blank.

For TV Boxsets, I number the parents and leave the children blank.

I understand the effort it takes to define the collection number for each disc or for each disc or boxset, but I also have a few other questions:

How do you differentiate between a boxset of disc movies and a boxset that consists only of one movie and a second disc for bonus features?

How do you handle a situation where there are more than one movie on the same disc?  I have server discs that have multiple old black/white classics?

How do you handle double sided discs where there is a different move on each side?  Or where you have standard on one side and widescreen on the other?

My concern is the slot numbers in my Sony changer.  Multiple movies on one side would have the same slot number (not sure how DMX-3000 software would handle this).  Double sided moves also would have the same slot number (the Sony changer cannot select each side, only side A).

OK, I understand that you can use the same collection number and a different slot for movies with Bonus material on the second disc.  The Profiles can help in defining what is on each disc.

The more difficult question is when you have two movies on the same side of the disc.  In fact, I have some DVDs where the cover art shows two different movies, complete with cast, etc.  I presume that the solution would be to use the same collection number twice and use the same slot number twice - and I assume the data base would give me the full cast, etc. for each of the movies.  The bigger problem will be to select the correct movie from the changer with the same slot number.

It sounds like the double sided problem is the same, except that the changer cannot get to the reverse side unless you remove the disc and turn it around.

Four movies on a disc (two on each side) would be a real challenge.

My interest was no in collection numbers, but rather how to define the location/slot when there are two movies in the same slot.  This will occur when you have two or more short movies on the same side or when you have a disc with a different movie on each side.

I am using the MX-3000 Universal Remote with the DMX-3000 software from Triple B.  The DMX-3000 software imports the data from DVD Profiler including the location/slot.  The MX-3000 contains the macros to broadcast the PI/RF commands to my Sony Changers.  The DMX-3000 software allows me to have the jacket covers displayed and then play them when using the touch screen for a specfic movie.

The problem is that when you have two movies on the same side, you do not have the option of seeing two jacket covers.  It may be possible to add commands to the macro to locate the main disc menu and then somehow pick movie one or movie two and the same side.  Without two jacket covers it is not likely that you could simply pick an movie and play.

As for the double sided discs, you can only describe the content for Side A or Side B, but unless the changer can turn over the disc, you cannot play it directly using DMX-3000 with the MX-3000 remote.  I have considered simply having the macro address the Sony changer to go to the slot number, open the door, and then put a text display on the screen that says "Remove and turn over" before continuing (and another to tell you to put it back when it finishes).

Does this make sense?

What I would like to see is the ability to add letters to the colleciton numbers. That way I could designate the box sets with collection numbers B1234 etc. Currently I don't put numbers on them as I don't want to reassign them when I get the rest of my collection up that high. I like to keep the box sets separate from the single movies.