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<blockquote data-quote="Anthony Vaughan" data-source="post: 1286812" data-attributes="member: 153283">Yes. I get that. It's a starting point - thinking about how to tackle this.The thing is that I thought I would refresh the movies I had on my system - 119 of them. After a while I gave up because it was going to take hours to complete - with me sitting there clicking twice for each movie. I can't even let it get the job done behind the scenes. The first phase does go through without user intervention (collecting the movies to process). It's the second phase that is the killer - and it's the getting actors bit that takes so long.I am thinking that maybe we should make the fetch process more intelligent. For example, if we have the actor details don't ask for it again. But we need to get the role the actor plays for each movie So, get the role for the given movie. Making that change reduces the task a bit. Then there's the graphics like covering art. If you've already got it, you don't need to get it again.Maybe I'm trying to do the impossible or there isn't enough benefit in doing it. When you add movies over time, the problem seems less. But when you try to do a lot of movies in one go, it's a killer. I was just hoping to find a way to make the process more efficient.Any, and all, ideas would be most welcome.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Anthony Vaughan, post: 1286812, member: 153283"] Yes. I get that. It's a starting point - thinking about how to tackle this. The thing is that I thought I would refresh the movies I had on my system - 119 of them. After a while I gave up because it was going to take hours to complete - with me sitting there clicking twice for each movie. I can't even let it get the job done behind the scenes. The first phase does go through without user intervention (collecting the movies to process). It's the second phase that is the killer - and it's the getting actors bit that takes so long. I am thinking that maybe we should make the fetch process more intelligent. For example, if we have the actor details don't ask for it again. But we need to get the role the actor plays for each movie So, get the role for the given movie. Making that change reduces the task a bit. Then there's the graphics like covering art. If you've already got it, you don't need to get it again. Maybe I'm trying to do the impossible or there isn't enough benefit in doing it. When you add movies over time, the problem seems less. But when you try to do a lot of movies in one go, it's a killer. I was just hoping to find a way to make the process more efficient. Any, and all, ideas would be most welcome. [/QUOTE]

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