Headshot Database v6
for DVD Profiler 3.7.2

This collection of headshots has been broken up into multiple files due to it's large size and for ease of importing.  The files contains 5,000 headshots except for the crew which contains 4,499 and the WH-Z file which contains 1,641.

HSDBv6_Crew.dpb 48MB
HSDBv6-Stage-BE.dpb 57MB
HSDBv6-BE-CH.dpb 56MB
HSDBv6-CH-EH.dpb 59MB
HSDBv6-EH-GU.dpb 56MB
HSDBv6-GU-KA.dpb 57MB
HSDBv6-KA-MA.dpb 58MB
HSDBv6-MA-PE.dpb 57MB
HSDBv6-PE-SM.dpb 59MB
HSDBv6-SM-WH.dpb 56MB
HSDBv6-WH-Z.dpb 19MB

Headshots_v6_Addendum.dpb - contains corrections to v6 - pending

If you receive any errors in downloading a file, please wait five minutes and then try again.

Contributors
Astrakan
Bizarre_eye
cvermeylen
DarklyNoon
davidwinney
gardibolt
VirusPil
jvdijk
Muckl
samuelrichardscott
Solhanne
SpaceFreakMicha
T!M
Taro
VirusPil
wewonit

ERRORS - If you find any headshot in error, post a correct photo in this thread and it will be included when the Addendum is created.

How to Update and Contribute Headshots

Updating Headshots
Double-click on the Cast or Crew member you want to update in a profile.  This opens up a new pop-up window with that person listing every profile in your database that they're also in.  At the top of the window is a box containing their existing headshot or the text "Drag an image here".  You can do just that - drag it from another window - or right-click on it and select Paste if the photo is already in your copy-n-paste buffer.

When browsing for potential headshots, larger is better.  You can optimize the headshot by first opening it in the photo editor software package of your chose and cropping the image to just above their head and just below their collar bone - don't worry about the left or right sides, leave them alone.  When you drop the image into DVDP, it'll let you scroll the image left or right to fit the headshot in the frame.


Contributing Headshot Databases
Credit to cvermeylen:
Add a manual profile to your database
  Add by title - deselect "Download profile from Invelos".
  Call the profile Headshots

When you update a headshot, add it to the Headshots profile (for crew, just use director for every member, don't loose your time by selecting the correct role).

When you are done. Make a full backup of your database.

Create a new database, called HMDB.

Open the new database, and perform a restore with the following options:
  Select "Restore Specific Profiles" and select only the Headshots profile.
  Deselect "Replace Full User Database"

Perform a database repair with the following options:
  Select "Custom"
  Deselect "Preserve cast/crew with images"

This will remove all castmembers except those attached to the Headshots profile.

Now perform a database backup and select only "Include cast/crew databases, with photos".

Sharing Headshot Databases
If you do not have your own web site hosting server, there are many free services out there such as RapidShare or
MediaFire.  Please include your User Name as part of the file name.  For example: wombat_march_2010.dpb  Now post a link to it in this thread and indicate that it is for the HSDBv7

Please do not contribute databases if you include unvalidated Birth Years or nudes.  (You can start your own HSDB collection for those if you wish.)

How I evaluate headshots....


Here, both high quality headshots.  The one on the right is accepted because a more recent photo will be accepted over one depicting them from a younger age.  The only exception to this is if the actor or actress hasn't been in any movie since their younger photograph was taken.  This should be documented with your contribution. Exception: A younger headshot may be accepted if near to the same age as the existing headshot.


When I evaluate the headshots, I have to decide which photo makes a better headshot.  Here, the right photo is the better headshot even though it's much smaller.  Though if the left photo was cropped no lower than the lower ribcage, it would have been accepted.


Here is an example of an over crop.  A lot of the headshots I'm reviewing is of the same photo, just cropped closer to the face.  In this case, the left shot is a perfect headshot.  A headshot is also known as a bust shot and shouldn't crop right around the head.

[reserved for future use]

That's superbly awesome work, Dr Killpatient! Nice job!

Quoting bbbbb:

Quote:
How can you remove restored headshots again? With the backup option "Custom Backup: [ ] Include custom credit photos"?

Not sure what you are asking for exactly. if you mean to remove headshots not in use, it's in the db repair custom repair function.

Try creating a backup with the cast/crew not selected and restore into a new db to test.

Thanks for this huge work   

Already noticed those photos (not yet finished)

Photo of Alexandra Boyd is that of an actor.

Here is Alexandra Boyd : 

Photo of Billy Campbell (Love Actually) is that of Bill Campbell (Dracula)

Here is Billy  :