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| jhulsbrain |
Posted - 21 Nov 2011 : 11:23:37
Hi, I have noticed that IMDB has full list of other actors/actresses but when the script downloaded them, it doest inclulde the rest of them.
Here's the sample links;
1. Castle 2011 (TV Series)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219024/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219024/fullcredits#cast
2. Famme Fatales 2011 (TV Series)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1841108/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1841108/fullcredits#cast
3. Fast FIVE 2011 (Movie)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596343/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596343/fullcredits#cast
As you can see, the URL "http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596343/" with "fullcredits#cast" has all the list of actors/actresses.
What i am thinking that if we can just add "fullcredits#cast" in the search grid and that is where the code retrieves the list coz it contains all of them. Not just the main characters but all of them.
Can the great author(s) and administrator twik the IMDB code and do something on this? |
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| JDommi |
Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 13:55:56
Oops, you're right Prinz!
I thought that the format was different. Better to check before posting ;) |
| Prinz |
Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 11:47:06
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Originally posted by JDommi
That's not possible as the complete cast is saved as one text field.
Not entirely correct.
That data is already in the database in the correct format.
For movies it's also only one memo field and if you look at the Episode edit Window its saved the same way as movies. The only things that are needed to be changed are inside XMM itself. The way the actors are displayed on the Episode Card and the XMM simply must search the episode table for movies in database. But that is maybe not done because of performance reasons. |
| JDommi |
Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 11:22:35
Just just have to load the additional page for the fullcredits into a free (or actual) webslot. Now search for "Series Cast" and use the same (I guess) routine/loop as the original one. You only have change the ending of the loop from "Full cast and crew »" to " Create a character page for:". At least you must restore the previous page to your webslot.
*EDIT*
But that change should really be optional as it would spam your whole database with more or less "useless" data... |
| jhulsbrain |
Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 10:52:03
Thanks JDommi. Your response to the query is very helpful. So let me summarize my query if i may.
How about "adding" this features in the IMDB SCRIPT (Complete) both MOVIES and TV Series in order to meet the requirement.
The logic i see is that; first it will check if this "fullcredits#cast" exist (ie. http://www.imdb.com/title/<code>/fullcredits#cast) and if it does, it retrieves all the CAST from there; otherwise it retrieves the CAST from the normal location which is "http://www.imdb.com/title/<code>/".
If that works, that would really great.
PS; I tried to grasp the concept of the script so that i can try my logic but no avail. |
| JDommi |
Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 08:58:38
That's not possible as the complete cast is saved as one text field.
So it only would be possible to modify a script for adding each actor of the cast but you never would see them in "Movies in Database" nor in the Filmography's DB-Match.
To handle the cast like all other actors XMM's import function has to be changed itself for that. |
| jhulsbrain |
Posted - 22 Nov 2011 : 08:14:04
Thanks Prinz and I really appreciate your response. I agree with you on that - it is on purpose.
Unfortunately in HTML Card, what i've noticed regarding the actors/actresses if you browse their names from the movies. You can see multiple Tab (folders) in them such as "Additional Info", "Biography" and many more.
One is "Movies on Database" and "Filmography".
In "Movies on Database", if the actor/actresses has a movie in your collection; the title and details of the movie are displayed there.
In the "Filmography", you can see all the movies of the actors/actresses and if it exist in your database, it has a color red word "DB-Match:".
The way i see the logic here, the movie of an actor/actresses can be in the "Movies on Database" as long as his/her names are added as "CAST" in that movie.
So either its just an episode or not a main cast of the movie, it would be great that a link can identify that it is in your collection as well. |
| Prinz |
Posted - 21 Nov 2011 : 13:33:01
That is on purpose, just like on the main imdb.com site. Only the main actors are listed and imported on the series overview, the rest are for example guest stars and these actors belong to the corresponding few episodes in which there appeared and not to the series in general. |
