[DVDFolks] [ANNOUNCE] 0.8 Preview 2 available

[Doug Wright]

Doug Wright wrote:

> Changes in 0.8 preview 3
> ------------------------
> Added 'la' to middle name prefixes
> Fixed stupid error that meant composers were credited as sound editors
> Changed default credit for cinematography section to DP
> TV crew credits can now key off episode number as well as title - 
> should fix *numerous* IMDb inconsistencies I've noticed.
> Added basic translation support (load up program in text, scroll down 
> to near bottom and edit away. Lines 690-696 and 730-731 should contain 
> all displayed text)
> Fixed issue when different name fields contained same content (e.g. 
> Doug  E. Doug)
>
> Changes in 0.8 preview 2
> ------------------------
> Role-matching is now case-sensitive (fixing that pesky New Line bug)
> Names with 'the' (eg The Edge, Cedric the Entertainer) are now placed
> solely in the first-name field.
> Sir, Dame added to 1st name prefixes
> St/St. added to last name prefixes.
>
> Changes in 0.8 preview 1
> ------------------------
> TV Crew based on episode lists. If a crew member has an episode name in
> their role, they are considered for inclusion/removal based on list
> found in guest cast page. If the crew member does not have an episode
> listed, they are included anyway.
> Removal of 'year' text from role names.
> Fixed the crew regressions from 0.7 preview 2 -> 0.7 final.
> Crew should have some speed improvements, but my net connection is flaky
> today so it's hard for me to tell!
> I've also removed the code that stopped invalid crew words being allowed
> after colons (e.g. Executive Producer:New *Line* Cinema), because there
> were many, many bad crew slipping through the net because of it eg Sound
> Mixer: second unit. If anyone has a suggestion on how else I can
> seperate the good from the bad, I'm willing to hear it!
>
> Changes for next version
> ----------------------------------
> Removal of cast/crew based on years present. Harder than it looks due to
> things like (1997-1999, 2000-2001, 2003-) all being present for the same
> person...
>
> I actually wrote code for this, but it was breaking existing bits, so 
> it's not currently enabled.
>
>
> It's available from 
> http://www.dougweb.org/dvdpro/dvdfolks/DVDFolks0.8preview3.hta
>
Subject should, of course, have said preview 3...

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