Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 4:11 pm
I am working on the latest round of site updates, and I’d like your feedback. These updates affect many aspects of the site, but I’ve narrowed the scope of this discussion for simplicity (believe it or not)
The most noticeable change will be the gallery search – I want to have on-the-fly filtering available, very much like you see on retail sites. I think this mock-up picture explains it fairly well:
[attachment=17496:Narrow_Results.jpg]
Now, in order to add that feature, I obviously have to add some fields to the database, and contributors/designers must fill those fields in. Here is really where I am looking for some feedback – let me know what you think about this list, additions, modifications, subtractions, etc.
Title: This is not a new field, but worth mentioning at this point. We will start asking that the Title field contain the feature title ONLY. So, the name of the movie, TV show, whatever. (we can cover any exceptions, like collections, later)
Language: Again, this is not new, but in the future will be required, and controlled by a select list.
Region: Not required, but if the artwork has a region designation, then it should be specified (R1, R2, etc.)
Format: Again, not required, but if the artwork has a format designation, then it should be specified (NTSC, PAL)
Clean: A checkbox will be available to designate “clean†artwork...several of our label designers do this.
3D: A checkbox will be available to designate artwork specifically for the 3D version of a feature.
Season: For TV shows (I don’t think there is another application), specify the season.
Disc Number: For a Multi-disc collection, specify the disc number.
Note on field additions: I am not adding fields that would qualify the movie, so I’m not adding Rating, Year, Actors, etc.
Other notable changes for artists:
When you upload, you will no longer have to select from the horrendously long album list. I will let you choose from a small subset of categories, and then I will examine the title to determine the beginning letter (skipping “The†and “Aâ€).
I will give you the ability to change multiple items on a single page, an option called “Edit My Itemsâ€. It will somehow incorporate some filters and sorts. My hope is that you will use this to help us update the 60,000+ items in the gallery.
Also, I will be available to make mass changes through the backend database by request. For instance, I know donger will ask me to search his items for “(clean)†in the title, mark the clean tag for those items, then remove the “(clean)†from the title. This type of thing will be easy enough for me to do.
Lastly, I am planning on making it easy on our artists for new items, with regards to these new fields. I will provide an option for the site to examine the filename on uploads, and set some of these new fields accordingly. For instance, if I find “(clean)†or “_clean_†in the filename, I will set the clean tag for you. We will cover this more later.
So, there it is…I am open to your feedback.
The most noticeable change will be the gallery search – I want to have on-the-fly filtering available, very much like you see on retail sites. I think this mock-up picture explains it fairly well:
[attachment=17496:Narrow_Results.jpg]
Now, in order to add that feature, I obviously have to add some fields to the database, and contributors/designers must fill those fields in. Here is really where I am looking for some feedback – let me know what you think about this list, additions, modifications, subtractions, etc.
Title: This is not a new field, but worth mentioning at this point. We will start asking that the Title field contain the feature title ONLY. So, the name of the movie, TV show, whatever. (we can cover any exceptions, like collections, later)
Language: Again, this is not new, but in the future will be required, and controlled by a select list.
Region: Not required, but if the artwork has a region designation, then it should be specified (R1, R2, etc.)
Format: Again, not required, but if the artwork has a format designation, then it should be specified (NTSC, PAL)
Clean: A checkbox will be available to designate “clean†artwork...several of our label designers do this.
3D: A checkbox will be available to designate artwork specifically for the 3D version of a feature.
Season: For TV shows (I don’t think there is another application), specify the season.
Disc Number: For a Multi-disc collection, specify the disc number.
Note on field additions: I am not adding fields that would qualify the movie, so I’m not adding Rating, Year, Actors, etc.
Other notable changes for artists:
When you upload, you will no longer have to select from the horrendously long album list. I will let you choose from a small subset of categories, and then I will examine the title to determine the beginning letter (skipping “The†and “Aâ€).
I will give you the ability to change multiple items on a single page, an option called “Edit My Itemsâ€. It will somehow incorporate some filters and sorts. My hope is that you will use this to help us update the 60,000+ items in the gallery.
Also, I will be available to make mass changes through the backend database by request. For instance, I know donger will ask me to search his items for “(clean)†in the title, mark the clean tag for those items, then remove the “(clean)†from the title. This type of thing will be easy enough for me to do.
Lastly, I am planning on making it easy on our artists for new items, with regards to these new fields. I will provide an option for the site to examine the filename on uploads, and set some of these new fields accordingly. For instance, if I find “(clean)†or “_clean_†in the filename, I will set the clean tag for you. We will cover this more later.
So, there it is…I am open to your feedback.
Cool updates...
Will start after.... :thumbsup:
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