Version history for DVD Profiler

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Changes for v3.8.2 Build 1542 - v3.9.0 Build 1639

• New Features
• Powered Up Plugins
• Custom Plugin Data
• Plugins can now save and load plugin-specific data
• Data is automatically backed up and restored, and optionally uploaded to DVD Profiler Online
• Data can be optionally shared between plugins
• Plugins can also register custom filters so users can search the plugin data
• Many more enhancements to the plugin API
• Some very cool new plugins coming from your favorite authors!
• Tracker
• New Release Tracker
• Missed that new film in theaters? Make sure it ends up in your collection with Tracker
• Tracker keeps track of your Wish List and watches out for new entries added to our online database
• When a match is found, the Tracker icon flashes to let you know you have matches
• Tracker provides detailed control over matches (right-click any entry to set options)
• Alternate Versions
• Online Database Support for Variants
• Use the same UPC or Disc ID to keep track of different releases, or different films on the same side of the same disc
• Purchased a collectable case? Match your purchase to the available entries, all sharing the same UPC
• Enhancements
• Performance Boost
• We've re-engineered the database system with a focus on improving performance
• Queries and filters are two to four times faster than version 3.8.
• Many program functions received a speed boost, including program startup, exports, reports, and Movie Pick.
• New and changed data fields
• Added case types: Fr4me, Handle Case, Metal Case
• Added 3.0 as options for DTS-HD Master Audio and PCM
• Added "Developed By" to crew options
• Increased character limit for Other Features from 150 to 250
• And much more...
• Powerful new search options for Title, Overview, etc.
• Remote database connections can now add and delete profiles
• Remote database connections can now scan and edit cover images
• Added automatic currency conversion. Totals to a single selected currency type in charts and reports. Individual conversion can be done from the Personalize and Edit windows
• Retailers can now be marked inactive or favorite (favorites show at the top of selection lists and will match by name first)
• Profile Editor Enhancements ?Hold CTRL while double-clicking a credit entry to find the cast/crew and edit it
• Added Apply button, and new save options (Save and Edit Next, Edit Next Flagged, or Close)
• For cast and crew listings, optionally also search within Credited As entries
• Hold CTRL while deleting a crew episode divider to retain crew and move them out of the episode
• Selecting only custom media type now enables audio and format fields in DVD Edit
• Report Editor Enhancements ?Images now sorted by name in the report editor
• It's now possible to replace existing image files in report/skin editor simply by adding the replacement
• PNG preview in report editor now shows image correctly with transparency
• Right-click in report editor for popup menu now shows list of items under the mouse for easy selection in complex reports
• Can now directly add to a panel rather than using cut/paste
• Alternate wide views for all filters tabs (automatic, when size permits)
• Right/left arrows now proceed to next/prev row when moving through thumbnails
• Lots of improvements to the My Links editor, including lots more link icons and automatic category assignment for more sites (also remembers categories you assign when you add a site again)
• Added right-click menu options in My Links editor to move links up/down within the section
• Added right-click menu to My Links editor to open link in external browser
• My Profiler username/password now stored per-database entry
• The Movie Pick algorithm has been revamped for more creepily accurate suggestions
• Improved support for accented characters in all searches
• Landscape-oriented cover images can now be up to 700x500 pixels for contributions
• Remote connections to a shared database can now add new entries, remove entries, and edit cover images
• New filters for case type and disc location
• New buttons for in Add DVD interface for viewing online links directly, and viewing contribution notes
• Enhanced CreditInfo window to show "Credited in x profiles (y credits)"
• Revamped Edit Studios window layout, added search field
• Option to display title as Original Title (Title)
• The filters panel now rearranges itself for better use of space in a wider panel
• Redesigned retailer edit interface to match similar features
• Retailer edit now offers to flag in-use entries when delete selected
• Retailer edit now shows in-use count for each entry
• Added support for drag/drop of BMP and PNG files over cover images. (Images are saved as JPEG)
• Added Copy All/Paste All for all gallery contents
• Youtube trailer links now show the video description
• More robust handling of barcode scanners, including dash/space removal and automatic handling of leading 0
• Added custom search option for headshots in the cast/crew info window
• Revamped custom genre edit interface, including showing used counts
• DVD Profiler will now shut down more reliably when Windows closes, or when running a database repair
• Double-click notes in the main window to edit them (basic notes only)
• Removed backup and restore from removable drive options
• COO chart now pulls from all fields (optionally) and optionally can exclude a selected country
• Option in feature view to show only active
• Added support for Minimize to System Tray
• Review score set and display for IMDB
• When there are more than one IP addresses available, Tools->Options->Sharing now allows the user to select the IP used for sharing
• Added right-click menu to show/hide the cast/crew display buttons
• Added ability to hide "All" category via Tools->Edit Collection Categories
• During database restore, added back button when comparing headshots (one step back)
• Added option to compact tables when running a db repair
• Added option to remove backup files when running a db repair
• Right-click on images in main view, select Copy while holding CTRL will copy the file (for pasting into explorer) instead of the image
• Added support for Bitcoin as a currency
• COO chart now optionally shows from all three fields
• COO chart now optionally excludes a specific country
• New parameter for COO chart to show all, defaults to true
• Bug Fixes
• Bug fixes in version 3.9
• Fixed: Thumbnail rebuild function not showing banners
• Fixed: Add by UPC, no match, adds a corrupted entry
• Recompiled included plugins with the old API to mitigate the error messages from 3.8
• Fixed: Downloaded files (such as reports) going to the incorrect directory
• Fixed: Identifies literally every title as hell on wheels, when adding by disc id
• Fixed: Extended ASCII chars don't draw correctly in alternates list in change upc
• Fixed: When clearing the SRP currency field with the keyboard, after leaving one gets an out-of-bounds-exception.
• Fixed: Changing to a different variant then revisiting window in a non-us profile = error
• Several additional functions for plugin developers
• Fixed: Personalize window shows incorrect controls for gift info in certain cases
• Fixed: Incorrect icon shown on trailers button hint popup
• Improvements to program stability and database integrity
• And many more...

Changes for v3.8.1 Build 1535 - v3.8.2 Build 1542

• Enhancements in version 3.8.2
• Several stability and performance improvements to mobile device remote updates
• Local files (such as trailers) may be drag/dropped into the My Links editor
• "My Links" may now be browsed from a remote copy of DVD Profiler
• Performance improvements in the profile update process
• Bug fixes in version 3.8.2
• Fixed: The program creates an empty My Documents\DVD Profiler folder regardless of settings
• Fixed: Display problems with certain audio track report formats
• Changed default location for backup files and XML exports from C:\ to the user's Documents folder
• Fixed: Error after using spacebar to select last shown entry in the Add by Title list
• Fixed: Loading database results in blank flag selection shown for first entry
• Adjusted tab order on the DVD Edit, General tab
• Backups no longer fail due to corrupt cast/crew images

Changes for v3.8.0 Build 1509 - v3.8.1 Build 1535

• Enhancements in version 3.8.1
• Added support for many more countries of origin
• The COO list in the filters panel now shows only the COOs currently in the local collection
• Color drop-down has been changed to checkboxes, including the filter on color
• Anamorphic and Blu-ray 3D checkboxes now enabled for custom media types
• Added search button to credit info interface (web search, image search, and IMDB)
• In credit info window, added sorts by review and last watched
• Display fields in the general info section will show hints if they are being cropped
• The 'Similar Titles Found' warning in Add DVDs now has three settings. Right-click to change
• All 3-way checkboxes in the filters panel can now be set to off by shift-clicking
• Added additional messaging to the sharing setup and mobile device setup regarding enabling remote changes
• Added tooltip hint for CTRL+Enter on the profile comparison screen
• Bug fixes in version 3.8.1
• Several translation fixes
• Fixed: Edit Users->Loans->Change Due Date->Edit Users = error
• Fixed: Incorrect display of disc info with side B data in the profile update comparison
• Fixed: Visiting comparison window reselects the image refresh checkboxes if they're not locked
• Fixed: Changes to genre aren't immediately reflected in collection list after an edit.
• In Tools->Edit Users, "Gifts Received:" count is now visible
• Fixed: Amazon button in Add DVD by title shows error when clicked with an empty filtered list
• Fixed: Adding by title manually should show the DVD edit window, not the personalize window
• Corrected typos in the Mobile Synchronize window
• Fixed: Ratings sometimes display incorrectly in the Add DVDs list
• Removed 'Add Random DVDs' button from the Add DVDs interface
• Fixed: The SRP lock button in DVD Edit doesn't function correctly
• Fixed: Changing the drive the in the change upc dialog doesn't refresh the disc id
• Fixed: Auto-lock when region changed not working
• Fixed: CTRL+UP/DN on crew not working right (moves focus 2 spots)
• Fixed: Production year descending sort is wrong in add by title
• Fixed: "Gift From" displays incorrectly with ampersands
• Fixed: OK/Cancel tab order on image comparison reversed
• Fixed: Deleting users gives no warning when gifts were received from that user
• Fixed: Error message displayed while updating from iPhone/iPad in some cases
• Profile comparison now shows SRP denomination and rating system

Changes for v3.7.2 Build 1444 - v3.8.0 Build 1509

• Custom Collection Hints
• Fully customizable hint display - make your own or browse our library of user-submitted layout designs
• Can be enabled for each of the view types (list, details, thumbs, custom)
• Simple, default, and custom hint types
• Custom hints use the report designer and can import from an existing report
• Adjustable transparency
• Powerful New Interface for Profile Comparison
• In-sync side-by-side comparison
• Individual differences highlighted, down to the character level in large text fields
• Aligned cast and crew listings, with optional contraction of identical sections
• Powerful new image comparison interface with side-by-side, overlaid, and split/slider displays
• Ability to accept front/back images individually
• Abilty to set/clear flag on profile comparison
• Ability to copy the new profile to clipboard, to copy as XML, and to copy cast/crew individually
• Option to strip new birth years
• Legacy HTML-type comparison interface is maintained for backwards compatibility
• New "My Links" Feature
• Select Online->My Links->Edit to add your own web links to any profile (whether they're in the online database or not)
• Added links appear under Online->My Links, in menus by category (Trailers, Official Sites, etc)
• The My Links interface has built-in searches to quickly locate pages for the selected profile
• The searches can be modified and added to - add your own favorite sites for quick searches
• An added site can optionally be linked to the main interface menus/buttons for: Trailers, Metacritic, RottenTomatoes and IMDB
• For profiles in the online database, you can optionally submit them to Invelos when you add them with one click
• Amazon Affiliate Interface
• The new built-in Amazon interface speeds purchases (and even automatically enters purchase information), plus supports Invelos and DVD Profiler development - use it to purchase your DVDs and Blu-rays from your local Amazon site.
• New toolbar button that shows the price information and links to purchase
• When viewing the Amazon info, check the move option to automatically move the profile and fill in the purchase information
• Amazon links also available in the Add DVD interface
• Option to show or hide marketplace prices
• Amazon interface automatically goes to the correct Amazon site for the selected profile
• Enhancements to the Edit Interface
• For the Edition field, added option to display an auto-filled list of editions, pulled from the current collection
• Lock buttons added for quick access to locks for all data sections
• Added option to auto-lock all changes, as they're made
• Added ability to search assigned cast and crew
• New and changed data fields
• New Color selection entry with options: Color, Black & White, Colorized, Mixed, and Multiple
• New Dimensions checkboxes: 2D, 3D Anaglyph, and Blu-ray 3D
• Added two additional Country of Origin fields
• Increased field lengths for Title, Sort Title, Original Title, Edition, Other Features, Dividers, Roeles, Ratings and Media Companies
• Running Time now handles very large entries
• Report engine enhancements
• Added multi-selection capability; can copy/paste, set properties all at once
• Added optional automatic font sizing to report text type elements. Can also set all at once via menu option
• Added Preview button in the report editor for the DVD Item Content tab. Shows report design with the current profile
• Added property to Title element: Show Title. This allows splitting of title and edition
• Image elements now display the image at design time (rather than an empty square)
• Condition editor now sorts selections alphabetically
• Ctrl-click and drag to clone an item, Shift-click to add to selection
• In reports editor, added condition for has value/has no value for rating and review
• In report editor, item properties are now sorted by name
• Added support for transparent PNGs in the report engine (also used for custom hints, etc)
• Review stars in reports now function with the transparent setting
• New setting in reports editor to enable/disable transparent image support (it's memory intensive)
• Charts and Graphs
• New charts for color type and dimension
• Added paginated printing functionality
• Option to enable/disable chart headers and legend
• Option to use Count As or simple entry count
• Sort chart data by alpha or value
• Gift Tracking
• In the Personalize window, check the Gift box and select a user as the giver
• From the Tools->Edit Users, can now view all gifts from the selected user, and copy to clipboard/print report of the listed entries
• Gift information can be set en masse via Paste/Paste to Flagged
• Updated Add DVDs Interface
• Add entries to multiple collections categories at the same time, without leaving the Add DVD interface
• The Add by Title listing now has resizable, reorderable, hidable columns, and all columns can be sorted
• Added ability to save/load a default setting for all filters in the Add by Title tab
• Added new column: Rating to the Add by Title listing
• The Upcoming tab now uses the selected settings for region, locality, and media type
• Title searches now also search the original title
• Title search now continues to match with edition
• Option to disable auto-check for child profiles when adding DVDs
• And much more...
• Lots of enhancements, fixes, and new features for the Plugins API. Developers see the Plugin Development forum for details
• Added right-click menu to cast and crew in the DVD Edit - "With Birth Years Only"
• Increased the font size of the title in the main view, will size back smaller as needed to fit
• Renamed 'MPEG-2' audio format to 'MPEG-1 Audio Layer II (MP2)'
• Added DTS 3.1 audio option
• When a profile has been edited, the displayed cast/crew credit counts are now updated immediately
• Added filter by Production Year - exact year, range of years, or decades (from a list of decades in use in your collection)
• Added option under Tools->Options->Default to customize double-click behavior - Edit Profile, Personalize, Pick Similar, Set Watched, View Trailers, or Do Nothing
• Detailed reports now run up to 40% faster and use less memory
• New optional detailed display for rating (click it to change). Rating details hint now word-wraps
• In the Add Multiple profiles interface, when there are more than one match for the UPC/EAN, user is prompted to select the desired locality. User's default locality is selected if available, but can be changed.
• New interface with added information when configuring/testing connection sharing via the Internet
• The Credits Info window can now be filtered by collection types
• Cast and crew images can now be locked. Locks can optionally be ignored during a database restore
• During cast/crew image restore, the setting of resized/actual is retained between images
• Main title search now searches sort title as well
• Images can now be updated (and lock set) via the Online->Refresh DVD From Invelos->Preview Image Changes option
• In filters, added ability to select a different ratings system, from a list of ratings systems actually used in collection
• Added option to verify database files before doing a backup, with prompt to repair as needed
• From the Tools->Edit Users->Loan Status, can now copy list to clipboard and print a report of the listed entries
• Added options to flag entries listed in the loans and gifts via Edit Users
• Added a workaround for the error caused by the installation of eMusic Download Manager
• Added optional display of cast/crew names under their photos in the main interface
• When the collection list is hidden, the program now prompts to show it when launched
• Increased size of database restore window to view larger titles (very large titles also now show hint popups)
• Filter sets can now be loaded quickly via drop-down. Filter set files in directories show in a nested menu
• Added right-click menu to contributors button to jump directly to the contribution notes
• Added ability to view contributors (and notes via right-click) to profile preview
• Added 'Note' node to Events in the XML export
• Added 'IsPartOfOwnedCollection' attribute to the CollectionType node in XML export
• Added DP_BoxSetContents array var for box set contents to html window
• New interface for "Synchronize with DVD Profiler Mobile" menu option to reduce confusion regarding iOS/Android sync
• When adding cast and crew images, the credit list no longer scrolls to the top
• Added a new button to use a manual profile id in the Change UPC window
• When Windows is shutting down or logging off, all exit prompts are bypassed (e.g. database backup)
• Cover images on the Welcome page now size correctly
• Bug fixes in version 3.8
• Fixed: In pending additions, 'Remove' can fail to remove from saved list if the file is renamed (they come back like zombie dvds)
• Fixed: Locks on desktop overwritten by a 'move' event from ordered to owned from the iOS program sync
• Fixed: Select by UPC prompting to move a title in a custom collection type that's part of owned
• Fixed: Auto-suggest of collection number is suggesting even when set to 'none'
• Fixed: On Windows Vista/7, maximized windows are sized incorrectly when opened
• Fixed: Custom genre not saved as check in filter set
• Fixed: Online->DVD Profiler Online, sign in, select back = can't go forward
• Fixed: Duplicate save dialogs shown in report editor
• Fixed: Group end divider at start of cast list = crash
• Fixed: Personalize window doesn't suggest next number correctly when uncheck/check none, when setting from the Add DVDs interface
• Fixed: Collection number auto-filling causes duplicated numbers in owned collection when using custom categories that are part of owned, and globally unique numbers option is disabled
• Fixed: Collection number setting via Reassign Collection Numbers interface can cause duplicate numbers
• Fixed: Anamorphic setting allowed when widescreen not checked. Also fixed existing entries in database
• Fixed: Rating filter not functioning after refreshing online profile list
• Added check and correction for phantom audio tracks showing a difference in the profile comparison
• Many fixes for translation string issues
• Improved stability of database sync with iOS and eliminated potential causes of database corruption during sync and/or database share operations
• In HTML windows, corrected errors in the DP_HeaderVars functions for cast, crew, and installed plugins
• Corrected error preventing the identification of Similar titles in collection from working in some cases
• Fixed: Reassign Collection Numbers could result in duplicates during partial reassign and globally unique set
• Fixed: Plugins that add/change a menu glyph alter the collection tabs
• Fixed: Database restore placing Filter Set files in the Flags directory and vice versa
• Fixed: Adding to wish list fills in the last used purchase place
• Fixed: Preferences for title format don't show immediately
• Fixed: Tools->Options->File Folders, the explore buttons have wrong hint
• Fixed: Adding a DVD via Add by UPC with 'Download' unchecked results in having to enter the title twice.
• Fixed: Checkboxes on the Edit Collection Categories screen disable/enable incorrectly
• Note entry now limited to 65,534 characters. Previously, larger entries were possible but did not save properly.
• Fixed: Cast/crew with birth years always show a photo, even if empty
• Fixed: Identical crew episodes sometimes triggered a difference detection

Changes for v3.7.1 - v3.7.2 Build 1444

• Fixed: DVDs marked as returned in iOS sometimes shown as loaned after sync
• Fixed: Very large (5000+) collections synchronize slowly or not at all
• Fixed: Ratings not shown on reports

Changes for v3.5.1 Build 1252 - v3.6.1 Build 1392

• Corrected possible access violation in DVD->Edit via the Move Down button
• Added optional printing methods to address missing images in reports, acessible from the print dialog; also changed default printing method
• Fixed: Sort options in credit info window not working
• Addressed hang experienced by some users when creating a new database
• Corrected performance issue in Personalize with very large collections
• Fixed: On Add DVD->by Disc ID, the Alternates window list keeps growing with the same entries being duplicated.
• Swapping column order of cast name/role causes display issue of credited as
• Unflag during contribution not working for localities outside the US
• Fixed program crash at start experienced by some users
• Connection closed gracefully should be trapped (everywhere? in dpo synch?)
• Layout HTML doesn't show voice flag if there's no role set
• Sorts incorrect in welcome page loaned list (date in particular)
• Fixed: Review is not saved via DVD->Edit when it is the only change
• Fixed: Copy crew section stops copying when it reaches a group divider
• In Add DVD window, the similar title detection now works with custom collection types
• Moved help to web-based help to facilitate updates (currently unchanged content from 3.5.1)
• Default odd collection types to owned, in collection read, dvd read, and collection type totals
• Fixed: Collection number in use displayed in some cases when it shouldn't be
• Fixed: Chart for Video Review showing Entire Review
• Fixed: Movie Pick selection for last watched is not filtering correctly
• Fixed: Movie Pick matching count not updated when an audience member is deselected
• Fixed: Setting exclusions via right-click did not trigger the upload during the next DPO synchronize
• Corrected error synching mobile when a custom collection type used the blank image

Changes for v3.5.0 - v3.5.1 Build 1252

• New Features
• Added menu options Collection->Flagged->Check for Child Profiles and Online->Refresh->Check for Child Profiles
• New menu option View->Lock Layout prevents accidental changes to your layout
• Enhancements
• Expanded media publisher field into three media companies
• The gallery is now more customizable - custom layout and color
• When child profiles are added automatically, the purchase date and purchase place are now copied from the parent profile
• The Change UPC dialog now allows assigning manual IDs (M1, M2, M3, etc). Entering "M" selects the next manual ID.
• Added a "Rating" conditional in reports which will match an exact rating by name
• Sped up opening of Add DVD window (and changes to the filters) by about 45%
• When resizing/resampling images for contribution, the program will try multiple quality settings to seek the highest quality within the size limits
• Increased max length of ratings details to 200 characters from 100
• The DVD->Paste dialog now has a Show Differences feature
• Added Blu-ray-specific region graphics
• Report editor now supports single-column, columns-first, and rows-first order types
• Bug Fixes
• Corrected the cause of an access violation when uploading to DVD Profiler Online
• When downloading child profiles, the sort title is now set correctly
• When downloading child profiles, the default currency type is now set correctly
• Movie pick no longer gives index out of range - due to errant custom genre
• Added custom genre support to Movie Pick
• The MPAA Rating conditional now functions, but the new Rating conditional is recommended for exact matches
• Resolved errors editing Custom List Views
• Profile loan status is now updated recursively when loaning/returning parent profiles
• Visiting DVD->Edit, Personal tab, then Discs tab no longer creates a disc "Bonus Features" when none exists
• Disc information entered while adding a profile that has discs is now saved correctly
• Resolved List index out of bounds error editing audio formats
• Scan Cover Images open dialog now remembers last file location in all cases
• Cover art panel in edit window now shown when adding manual profiles
• Profile comparison difference no longer indicated for regions if they don't change
• 480x480 mobile devices now correctly identified and receive high res thumbnails during mobile synchronization
• Filtering by a Blu-ray region now filters to that media type only, DVD to DVD
• The 'Add child profiles?' dialog no longer scrolls offscreen for large box sets
• "Other" crew type added to default comparison HTML
• Description for "NR" rating now set to "Not Rated"
• Bold/italic tags removed from overview display in movie pick
• Crew is now auto-locked correctly when using custom roles
• Incorrect warning message removed for non-registered users when adding more than 50 DVDs
• The main overview display no longer scrolls to the end when clicked and now supports mouse wheel scrolling

Changes for v3.0.1 - v3.0.2

• Run report with selection as standard and box set entries to cases or contents, no longer reusults in error invalid field name
• Disc information now saves and displays correctly into display field for collection list
• Aspect ratio graphic now correct when regional settings are non-US
• Progress bar should no longer stay on top when another app is run, and may now be minimized. Program will come to front when the operation completes.
• Tags set in Set Tags window are now shown in edit window immediately
• Sort title now defaults appropriately from title in manually added entries
• Standard decimal separator now used in XML for prices
• PurchasePrice XML node now is inside PurchaseInfo node
• DVD->View History now updates the last watched.
• Editing multiple box sets now displays correctly in collection list
• Scanning images now functions correctly
• Selection of preview HTML section is now remembered in profile preview
• Online settings now remember proxy authentication settings
• Other Features added to XML export
• Mobile installation location now more robust, should locate in a variety of installation locations
• When cast info window is too small no longer draws buttons strangely
• Corrected several issues with Details View, including issues with incorrect record selection in Personalize and Change UPC
• Changes to collection number from DVD->Edit now save correctly in all cases
• + and - keys now open/close box sets in detail view
• Entering a space is now possible in the General->Other field
• Running in restricted mode, no longer tries to create some temp files under Program Files\DVD Profiler when double-click actor or filter by tags
• In DVD Edit, personalize, changes typed into purchase date now save without having to leave the field first
• Aspect ratio graphic should scale correctly on welcome screen
• Audio languages wrong in DP_VARS in html windows
• Loaned tag in XML incorrectly indicates True if ever loaned but not currently
• Scrolling through cast with cast info buttons should skip dividers
• Scrolling to bottom of preview window starts scrolling preview drop down
• Can now erase existing release date
• Removed 'Clear' from the purchase place drop down as it is no longer required
• Items moved via add don't sort correctly (collection list)
• HTML Sections - back image tag was DP_ImageFileFront; is now DP_ImageFileBack
• Quote chars in cast/crew are now correctly escaped
• Added View 3D checkbox to Charts, so charts may be viewed in 2D
• Hyperlink support added for cast/crew in HTML windows
• Location last browsed for cover art is remembered
• Cover image editor crop rectangle now easier to resize
• Added graphics for media type to main display

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