DVD Profiler not working?

[kishiro]

Anyone else have problems logging on into their Invelos DVDProfiler account ?

I get the followinmg message when trying to log in or submit a profile;



I can browse the site fine, and read the forum. But I can't post on the forum either. I get the same error.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by kishiro

Anyone else have problems logging on into their Invelos DVDProfiler account ?

I get the followinmg message when trying to log in or submit a profile;



I can browse the site fine, and read the forum. But I can't post on the forum either. I get the same error.

Yep, it started last night. It will require Ken to do something with his server to fix it.

[kishiro]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

Yep, it started last night. It will require Ken to do something with his server to fix it.

Thanks for the feedback @rdodolak. Nice to know that it's not my account or collection that is somehow become corrupted.

...But considering the excessively slow speed of Ken/Invelos fixing errors with the site over the last couple of years, I'm not holding my breath for it to start working again anytime soon... I hope I'm wrong though...

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by kishiro

Thanks for the feedback @rdodolak. Nice to know that it's not my account or collection that is somehow become corrupted.

...But considering the excessively slow speed of Ken/Invelos fixing errors with the site over the last couple of years, I'm not holding my breath for it to start working again anytime soon... I hope I'm wrong though...

I think last time it took him days to respond, you're right they've been basically hands off since the last software update in 2017. I remember not having a good feeling, and had a feeling that might be the last release, when Ken bumped up the version number to 4.0.0 at the last second before release when it had been 3.9.5 all the way through beta for minor changes. Seems to have been an omen.

[rdodolak]

The site appears to be down for the count.

[WBMakeVMarsMovieNOW]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

The site appears to be down for the count.

ah man this stinks, only had time to get about half my collection entered into it yet (yeah it can be done mnaully, but for THAT many titles, it's slow going, especially for the images)

maybe it will still come back

[filmlover22]

Originally Posted by WBMakeVMarsMovieNOW

ah man this stinks, only had time to get about half my collection entered into it yet (yeah it can be done mnaully, but for THAT many titles, it's slow going, especially for the images)

maybe it will still come back

I hope so. I manage my collection every day with this tool.>4,000 entries. Would really hate to use something else (and pay for it) and migrate all this.

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by WBMakeVMarsMovieNOW

ah man this stinks, only had time to get about half my collection entered into it yet (yeah it can be done mnaully, but for THAT many titles, it's slow going, especially for the images)

maybe it will still come back

It has always come back so far. Been using it for as long as I can recall and have seen the site crash hundreds of times. Hell, I just contributed a couple of profiles a couple days ago. Last contribution took about 3 weeks, but it finally got approved and released.

Just enter your upc #'s and wait for it to come back and bring you the images. It will return.

[molson1138]

Originally Posted by bigdaddyhorse

It has always come back so far. Been using it for as long as I can recall and have seen the site crash hundreds of times. Hell, I just contributed a couple of profiles a couple days ago. Last contribution took about 3 weeks, but it finally got approved and released.

Just enter your upc #'s and wait for it to come back and bring you the images. It will return.

Hope you're right. I bought a license years ago and keep wondering how they are able to "keep the lights on". I get worried ever once and a while, and look for alternatives but nothing fits what I want. I kind of wish they would offer a subscription so I can pay to help keep them going

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by molson1138

Hope you're right. I bought a license years ago and keep wondering how they are able to "keep the lights on". I get worried ever once and a while, and look for alternatives but nothing fits what I want. I kind of wish they would offer a subscription so I can pay to help keep them going

Of course I'm right, this thread proves it! Thread started with a 2018 outage, and goes through most of the other ones from then to now.
Usually they are fixed in a day or 2, but a couple outages have gone for a week or more, but so far, it has always came back.

[rdodolak]

I'm sure it will come back this time, but it's a matter of time before it doesn't. These "outages" do seem to occur more frequently over time and we all know the software hasn't been maintained since the initial v4.0 release (~5.5 years ago); not even bug fixes. I'm sure the equipment in Ken's home is aging too. New rule/guideline updates which Ken said he was working on years ago and would be released "soon" never materialized either. Support tickets haven't been answered in years too.

Over time contributions have taken longer and longer to get approved which deviates from the original plan. Even the Android app has since disappeared from the Play store likely due to neglect and age and was auto pulled by Google. As far as I recall even the Android app never received any maintenance releases/bug fixes and it's the original release.

We all know there have been many announcements that never came to fruition. Remember this, yeah nada?

https://twitter.com/DVDProfiler/stat...99308377755648

It's clear by actions alone that Ken has lost interest in supporting the application and the community he created. But it's sad that he won't even provide a update to the community.

[bigdaddyhorse]

It's back.

[HenryHill]

It's down again.

[drush9999]

I'm always amazed my public DVD Collection is still viewable, haven't used DVD Profiler since about 2007.

The Blade Runner 5-disc Voight-Kampff briefcase is in my ordered list

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by HenryHill

It's down again.

I guess it's back up again.

[AmishParadise]

FYI for those not aware. Getting the below when going to the Invelos.com website.

We're performing maintenance on Invelos.com,
but in the mean time if you haven't already,
why not download DVD Profiler?

Bad news? Hard drive failure. Good news?
Current backups, spare hard drive on site.

Restore in progress. Estimated completion: 10:00 PM Eastern

First time I've seen a notice provided like this. Most excellent.

[By_His_Strypes]

interesting.. maybe an actual software update and support for Mac?

[AmishParadise]

Originally Posted by By_His_Strypes

interesting.. maybe an actual software update and support for Mac?

The message indicates a bad hard drive that's being replaced so.

[By_His_Strypes]

Originally Posted by AmishParadise

The message indicates a bad hard drive that's being replaced so.

dang, the app I use for Mac is terrible. I miss using the actual program on pc.

[Bluefox75]

Any other users unable to upload from iOS/iPadOS? The operation starts, lags, then I get an error message. Closing the error message then allows the upload to complete, but the desktop program doesn't contain the uploaded profiles.