# Plex/Nine Database
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453
**Category:** Dev/API Corner
**Tags:** other-dev
**Created:** [January 20, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453 "2010-01-20T16:15:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 16
### Author:  [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/301 "2010-06-04T06:41:15Z")
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> To get back on topic, I have a question: will there be any new type of trailer support in Plex 9? I would love a way for online trailers, perhaps from hdtrailers, Apple trailer, or hell even YouTube (if they are HD)to be scrapped automatically by the new media manager. I have trailer support checked in the 8.5 release, but none of my movies have scraped any trailers... I'm thinking that since the new media manager will be a bit more intuitive, we may have hope for more options, or at least a new option :)
We'll have rich support for exactly that, but likely not in the first release, which we've feature frozen :) I personally hated those low-res IMDB trailers...
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/302 "2010-06-04T07:35:48Z")
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> You're a bit of a drama queen aren't you?
No, I'm not (but I understand why you would conclude that not knowing the whole story).
Good idea about the trailers, BTW.
I still don't know how to delete my profile?
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### Author:  [@nerpissad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nerpissad)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/303 "2010-06-04T07:45:02Z")
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> No, I'm not (but I understand why you would conclude that not knowing the whole story).
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> Good idea about the trailers, BTW.
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> I still don't know how to delete my profile?
don't delete your profile. let's get past this and be kind to one another ;)
how about that, free positivism on a sunny friday morning!
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### Author:  [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/304 "2010-06-04T07:57:41Z")
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> don't delete your profile. let's get past this and be kind to one another ;)
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> how about that, free positivism on a sunny friday morning!
I love that idea, personally. I've always thought it quite amazing that the Plex forum members on a whole are such a friendly bunch. This place has been lucky enough - to a surprisingly large degree - to escape the kind of rancor commonly found on other forums, and I'd really like to keep it that way.
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### Author:  [@unisonruss](https://forums.plex.tv/u/unisonruss)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/305 "2010-06-04T08:02:24Z")
Agreed! “Can’t we all just get along?” Oh and great info about the trailers, glad that it is on your minds as well 😃
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/306 "2010-06-04T08:11:43Z")
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> don't delete your profile. let's get past this and be kind to one another ;)
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> how about that, free positivism on a sunny friday morning!
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> I love that idea, personally. I've always thought it quite amazing that the Plex forum members on a whole are such a friendly bunch. This place has been lucky enough - to a surprisingly large degree - to escape the kind of rancor commonly found on other forums, and I'd really like to keep it that way.
Yeah, alright, I agree...
Since you insist and beg me (just kidding), I'll make this personal sacrifice (jesting again) and keep my profile active :D
No, really, let's move on in good spirit and return to that sacred (I mean that seriously) positive tone and constructive criticism.
Why? Because I really like Plex and enjoy using it on a daily basis. And because I really look forward to the next chapter (Nine)...
I promise not to post anything about time frames, whether "promises" were broken etc. However, I still maintain that communicative efforts should be much higher prioritized.
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### Author:  [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/307 "2010-06-04T08:19:18Z")
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> However, I still maintain that communicative efforts should be much higher prioritized.
We're totally in agreement...doing the best we can with a limited number of people working in their spare hours :)
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### Author:  [@AppleRedX](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AppleRedX)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/308 "2010-06-04T08:39:15Z")
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> I really hope that those that are so desperate for this new release and actually complaining about it remember to use the donate button once it is released.
The best is donating now
Donation = more beer = fuel for coding = less time waiting for the chance to play with .9
Cheers
Aleksandar
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### Author:  [@sansnipple](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sansnipple)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/309 "2010-06-04T09:13:00Z")
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> Donation = more beer = fuel for coding = less time waiting for the chance to play with .9
it takes great skill and practice to achieve and maintain the [Ballmer Peak](http://xkcd.com/323/), an advanced technique not to be attempted by novices.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/310 "2010-06-04T09:17:01Z")
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> We're totally in agreement...doing the best we can with a limited number of people working in their spare hours :)
I understand and respect that :-)
But why not try to recruit more manpower, then (maybe you are)? (And no, I am not a candidate)...
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/311 "2010-06-04T09:28:03Z")
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> It was removed for a good reason. Back then, the code which implemented that feature was atrociously written and caused huge slowdowns when entering large directories.
Difficult for me to understand why that feature is not just a copy/paste of the code that imports local cover art (tbn)...
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### Author:  [@atrus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/atrus)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/312 "2010-06-04T09:43:52Z")
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> Difficult for me to understand why that feature is not just a copy/paste of the code that imports local cover art (tbn)...
A lot of things are difficult to understand if you are not a coder in this old legacy code environment. ;)
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### Author:  [@41john](https://forums.plex.tv/u/41john)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/313 "2010-06-04T09:54:16Z")
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> To get back on topic, I have a question: will there be any new type of trailer support in Plex 9? I would love a way for online trailers, perhaps from hdtrailers, Apple trailer, or hell even YouTube (if they are HD)to be scrapped automatically by the new media manager. I have trailer support checked in the 8.5 release, but none of my movies have scraped any trailers... I'm thinking that since the new media manager will be a bit more intuitive, we may have hope for more options, or at least a new option :)
Excellent question Russ, I too would love to see this feature in the future.
By the way, I have dabbled with coding before, but am far from great - better at error fixing than actually coding from scratch. But if there are ways in which I could help then dont hesitate to let me know how.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/314 "2010-06-04T10:08:06Z")
Just a few posts back, we agreed to return to the friendly, positive tone. Yet, I pose two legitimate questions (manpower and fanart) which almost instantly are given negative votes. Why?
I find that rather negative, and the rating system equally meaningless if the rating user doesn’t elaborate…
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### Author:  [@nerpissad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nerpissad)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/315 "2010-06-04T10:14:22Z")
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> I understand and respect that :-)
> But why not try to recruit more manpower, then (maybe you are)? (And no, I am not a candidate)...
I think if it were as simple as putting an add in the paper, it would have been done already ;)
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> Difficult for me to understand why that feature is not just a copy/paste of the code that imports local cover art (tbn)...
I suppose in this case also, the devs probably have legit reasons to get rid of this legacy code. if there were a copy/paste type solution to get this fixed, it would have been done as well.
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### Author:  [@seahorsejl](https://forums.plex.tv/u/seahorsejl)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/316 "2010-06-04T12:45:13Z")
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> We'll have rich support for exactly that, but likely not in the first release, \*\*which we've feature frozen\*\* :) I personally hated those low-res IMDB trailers...
Heh.. I like how you dropped that tid-bit of information ... great news! :)
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### Author:  [@stockds](https://forums.plex.tv/u/stockds)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/317 "2010-06-04T20:29:37Z")
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> Difficult for me to understand why that feature is not just a copy/paste of the code that imports local cover art (tbn)...
I've no coded plex at all - but I've looked at XBMC in detail before. Nothing in that beast would be as simple a cut and paste. And that is from a coder with 20+ years hands on experience in everything from micro controllers up to big iron (100+ CPUs per server). The only notable exception in code I've written is Java - and that's purposeful!
Anyways - I'm looking forward to seeing more of the result of all the effort the team has been putting in. So now it's feature frozen I'm hoping it won't be too much longer to wait; but then what the hey - another few months won't kill us and I'm pretty sure the weather at the moment is encouraging Elan outside at the bbq rather than inside in front of a screen.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/318 "2010-06-04T20:38:55Z")
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> I've no coded plex at all - but I've looked at XBMC in detail before. Nothing in that beast would be as simple a cut and paste. And that is from a coder with 20+ years hands on experience in everything from micro controllers up to big iron (100+ CPUs per server). The only notable exception in code I've written is Java - and that's purposeful!
I see. Thanks for your input.
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> Anyways - I'm looking forward to seeing more of the result of all the effort the team has been putting in. So now it's feature frozen I'm hoping it won't be too much longer to wait; but then what the hey - another few months won't kill us and I'm pretty sure the weather at the moment is encouraging Elan outside at the bbq rather than inside in front of a screen.
Yeah, I also want the best possible release, although I think that it should be made clear if the release is not weeks but months away...
I'll probably spend most of my TV time this summer watching the World Cup (soccer) anyway...
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### Author:  [@atrus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/atrus)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/319 "2010-06-04T22:50:59Z")
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> ...although I think that it should be made clear if the release is not weeks but months away...
Someone has to ask it, so I'll spare the rest of you the job. Why? Why on earth has that to be made clear? Dont get me wrong, I understand you are curious, many are. But really... WHY do you think it has to be made clear? Why can't you just let this rest and enjoy Plex 0.8.5? And yes, the World Cup is coming up really really soon. Amazing football for all of us. Yay! :)
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### Author:  [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/320 "2010-06-04T22:54:09Z")
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> Why? Why on earth has that to be made clear?
We'd love to make it perfectly clear, but as many have pointed out, we can't. It's the combination of part time coding and software engineering in general.
So it may seem like we're withholding critical information, or we knew six months ago that it would take six months instead of two, but hey, we didn't, and that's just life :)
Can we get back on topic?
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