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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doveman" data-source="post: 818180" data-attributes="member: 67412">Thanks.I see. Having only used AMC I hadn't considered how MyFilms works with other programs/catalogs. So can MyFilms only update/import new files when using an AMC database? If so, I would imagine this is the format that most users would want to use to get the most out of MyFilms, so perhaps the main features should be arranged to suit AMC users. If the Scan path settings were moved to the General tab, I would think a comment like "only required for AMC catalogs" would be clear enough for users of other catalogs.Ah, I hadn't considered the benefits of being able to move files and have MyFilms still find them, which is cool as sometimes I like to move films into Genre folders. When MyFilms finds the moved file, does it update the Source to point to the new location, so that when I open the database in AMC it's correct?That sounds like a good plan <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />If they're only used when using an AMC catalog, if you could hide the scan path settings when using a different catalog I think that would be ideal.Even if the user doesn't use AMCupdater but just uses the Update/Import functions from within MyFilms the scan path settings are required though aren't they, so I would say it's an important setting for MyFilms (when using an AMC catalog).Personally I don''t have a need for separate search and scan paths, so I'd be quite happy if they were merged and it would indeed make setup less complex. Perhaps there could be a hidden option to set a separate search path if this is needed by some users?That sounds excellent <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I've just had a look and to be honest it's all a bit confusing <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Starting with the table, I would remove the two "Possible Values" lines. I think it's just confusing to try and describe the "Internet Lookup Behaviour" as true or false, so would just put the relevant text "try to find best match automatically" or "always offer choice of movie" in the box next to each case. I also find the options "Don't ask if no match" and "Don't import in interactive mode" rather confusing (if true it means "Yes, don't ask" or "yes, don't import" and if false it means "No, do ask" or "No, Do import") so I think it would be more logical/intuitive to reverse these to "Ask if no match" and "Import in interactive mode" (which would then translate to, if true "Yes, ask if no match" and "Yes, import in interactive mode" and if false "No, don't ask" and "No, don't import) so that true=yes/do and false=No/don't. I realise you'd have to change these in AMCupdater as well, but I think it would be worth the effort.Also, it says background mode is not selectable but further down under "Silent Mode (import media if no match)" (I think this should be "Silent (import media only if no match)" to match the table) it says "This is much the same as Background  mode when running GLobal Updates > Update DB in My Films" but the table shows the settings for Background mode and "Silent (import media only if no match)" to be the exact opposite of each other, so it's hard to see how they can be "much the same".I also find the references to "Interactive Mode" rather confusing, especially the references to the "Interactive tab in AMCU Settings" which I can't seem to find and I don't understand the use of the "Don't Import in Interactive mode" setting, as a) if I disable Import when in Interactive mode, what would AMCupdater be doing? and b) if I'm running in Silent mode (i.e. not Interactive mode), why should this setting be relevant?If what the "Don't import in Interactive mode" setting does is switch whether the user is asked to confirm each film before importing it, perhaps it would be clearer if it was renamed to something like "Use Interactive mode" or "Confirm before Import", but I'm not really sure what it's for as that seems to be what the "Internet Lookup Behaviour" setting is for and the Wiki says, under "Interactive Mode - always ask", "To enable Interactive mode, Select 'always offer choice of move' on the Interactive tab in AMCU Settings."Very good question and I think it would be much better if update (whether from AMCupdater or MyFilms GUI) could be set to only update certain fields, such as ratings, etc. IMDB+ has a setting to do this, so perhaps you could look at that. It seems like there's plenty of free space on the right on the Import and Update tabs in AMCupdater to put the list of fields with tickboxes that apply to each of the tabs, and then these could be removed from the Database Fields tab (which could be renamed) and just the additional options on the right left there (which are probably not changed much, and which can apply to both imports and updates).Also, I might be missing something but there doesn't appear to be any way at present to update a single film or selection of films from the View Movies tab, which I think would be very useful and is something that can be done with MovingPictures (on the Movie Manager tab).</blockquote>

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