Offline record keeping
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 5:40 pm
Hey there,
I'm a bit of a shitball when it comes to writing down what kind of files of ... dubious origin .. are in my position, but on the other hand, the idea of AniDB is quite enticing. I'm currently keeping record of Anime using the generic files of AniDB, but IMHO, that's just a surrogate for the real thing..
What I'm asking myself is whether'd there'd be any ideological objections to keeping a different MyList on your local machine, probably by using AOM (since database access is - understandbly - absolutely ondocumented)? More or less an option where you set the "real" files locally, and the client adds them as generic files to the online account?
Sort of like a privacy feature. "[x] Replace all files with generic files when updating AniDB", maybe. I haven't checked AOM thoroughly, so I can't see whether it keeps a local copy of the mylist settings.
Potential problem arising with that: resync with the AniDB; some kind of restrictions would need to be imposed, like "do not add generic files if another file for the episode is already present". Which, OTOH, would hinder people who've, e.g., watched End of Eva in cinema (using a generic file, type theater) as well as having it tucked away as a fansub. Exception rules might be necessary, or just a general "ignore generic files when syncing" guideline.
Discuss, please?
I'm a bit of a shitball when it comes to writing down what kind of files of ... dubious origin .. are in my position, but on the other hand, the idea of AniDB is quite enticing. I'm currently keeping record of Anime using the generic files of AniDB, but IMHO, that's just a surrogate for the real thing..
What I'm asking myself is whether'd there'd be any ideological objections to keeping a different MyList on your local machine, probably by using AOM (since database access is - understandbly - absolutely ondocumented)? More or less an option where you set the "real" files locally, and the client adds them as generic files to the online account?
Sort of like a privacy feature. "[x] Replace all files with generic files when updating AniDB", maybe. I haven't checked AOM thoroughly, so I can't see whether it keeps a local copy of the mylist settings.
Potential problem arising with that: resync with the AniDB; some kind of restrictions would need to be imposed, like "do not add generic files if another file for the episode is already present". Which, OTOH, would hinder people who've, e.g., watched End of Eva in cinema (using a generic file, type theater) as well as having it tucked away as a fansub. Exception rules might be necessary, or just a general "ignore generic files when syncing" guideline.
Discuss, please?