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Before you start contributing, here are some basic rules that must be understood:

1. Verify the barcode and country of the disc. Do not contribute descriptions, discs, covers, etc. from any other release than the specific one matching the barcode and country.
2. Only DVD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD can be submitted. Do not contribute Laserdisc, VHS, VCD, or other formats.
3. The database is for official releases only. Do not contribute bootlegs, home videos or similar. Use the Personal Title option for such things.
4. Please check the database to ensure the title does not exist before creating a new title. We will not delete an existing record except in specific circumstances -- failure to edit an existing record is not one of them.

Box Sets

Main|Box Sets Box sets have exceptions to standard handling that need to be followed. This guide will mention the special rule, if any, for each field. There is also a complete box set guide with detailed instructions.

Release Details

Country

Country specifies the origin country of the DVD release, which means the country the title was released for. Generally, you can expect the country you purchased the title in to be the country of origin, but in some situations titles are imported from other countries – in this case the country must specified as the country where the title was imported from. The Country is required information before contributing a title to the WebService.

Notice!: Once the title has been contributed the first time, only a moderator may change the Country. If there is reason for the Country to be changed, please log an incorrect title report.

Barcode

Barcode specifies the exact barcode of the DVD as found on the back cover of the DVD. The barcode is a unique identifier and is rarely used on more than one title within the same country. The Barcode is required information before contributing a title to the Webservice.

Notice!: Once the title has been contributed the first time, only a moderator may change the Barcode. If there is reason for the Barcode to be changed, please log an incorrect title report.

Titles Without Barcodes

In rare situations, a title is released without a barcode, in these situations or in situations where a box set contains individually packed movies where the covers does not contain a barcode, the default barcode "000000000000" may be used. For a title contributed with this barcode to be accepted and added to the database, it is required to contribute both a front and a back cover, for a moderator to confirm that the title follows correct usage of the special barcode. Notice that contribution points are not given for titles using the "000000000000" barcode. For more information on these types of titles and how they specifically apply to Box Sets please see the Box Set section of the Wiki.

Multiple Titles With Same Barcode

It is possible that a barcode is used more than once per country. However, variations of cover art or a re-release of the same title does not automatically justify inclusion in the database as a separate item. In the case of duplicate barcode, notice that you cannot create such titles on your own. Please notify a moderator and provide sufficient evidence including cover art. Once a moderator has initially created the new record, the title record may be edited by anyone.

Type

Type specifies the type of the media, “DVD”, “HD-DVD” or “Blu-ray”, combined titles with “HD-DVD” on one side, and “DVD” on the other must be specified as “HD-DVD”. The Type information does not refer to the type of the actual video on your hard drive. Notice that the contribution guide will refer to all of these as DVDs. The Type is required information before contributing a title to the WebService.

Notice!: Once the title has been contributed the first time, only a moderator may change the Type. If there is reason for the Type to be changed, please log an incorrect title report.

Release Date

Release Date contains the specific date on where the DVD was first released within the country of origin.

Please notice the following things when contributing release dates:

• Release Date is precise specified information, meaning that if you do not know the specific release date, you should leave the field empty.
• If a title goes out of print, and is later re-released, the Release Date should contain the date of the original release, as long as the title is still having the same barcode.

Is Box Set

main|Box Sets

The record shall be marked as a box set only if it contains multiple titles sold together in a single package. Box sets have exceptions to normal contribution rules that must be followed. These exceptions will be noted in the style below:

Box Sets: Is Box Set shall only be marked if the title is a box set.

Titles

General Rules

1. Use correct capitalization of the title per local language standards. For English do not capitalize joining words such as "the", "a", "in" or "of" unless they only are first or last word in the title. An example is "The Lord of the Rings", where "The" is capitalized because it is the first word, "of" and second "the" isn't as it joining words, and "Lord" and "Rings" is capitalized, because they are not joining words; a capitalization such as "The Lord Of The Rings" would be incorrect, and the same would "The lord of the rings". Please pay attention to correct capitalization on non-English languages that must follow the common usage in that specific language.
2. Never add additional information to the title fields, such as "Full-Screen", "Unrated", "HD", "DTS" or similar, DVD edition information must be added to the "Edition" section, type such as "HD-DVD" must be select in the "Type" field, and audio information goes in the audio section.
3. The word "Local" in Local Title does not refer to this title being a local one for your personal collection only, the "Local Title" is the main title on the My Movies WebService and should match the DVD cover.
4. If the title on the DVD cover includes information that is not part of the actual title, such as "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride", only the actual title name "Corpse Bride" should be added to the local title field. The full title, such as "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride" is to be added to the "Original Title" field.

Local Title

Local Title contains the DVDs title in the country it is released for. This title will be the one typically found on the movie cover. An example would be "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", where Local Title would be "Le seigneur des anneaux: Les deux tours" for a DVD released in France and "Der Herr der Ringe: Die zwei Türme" for a DVD released in Germany. This must be written in the same language as on the cover, even if the language does not match the country of release. The Local Title is required information before contributing a title to the WebService.

Original Title

Original Title contains the films main title in the country it was produced in. This title can typical be found on the back of the movie cover as a small note of the original title. An example would be English "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", French "Le seigneur des anneaux: Les deux tours", and German "Der Herr der Ringe: Die zwei Türme" that as original title always would be "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" no matter what country the DVD was released for. When a DVD is released for the same country that it was produced in, the Original Title typically equals the Local Title.

NOTE: The Original Title is what you use when you create a film's Online Movie Details Page - NOT the Local Title.

Original Title examples:

Example	DVD Country	Local Title	Origin	Original Title
1	USA	The Seventh Seal	Sweden	Det sjunde inseglet
For the classic Swedish film "Det sjunde inseglet", which is known to US/UK users as "The Seventh Seal", you will use "Det sjunde inseglet" as the Original Title.
2	USA	Dexter: The Complete First Season	USA	Dexter: The Complete First Season
For the USA television series "Dexter" there is not any change, as the title cover language is the same as the country of origin.
3	USA	Amazing Nurse Nanako	Japan	菜々子解体診書 (Nanako Katai Shinsho)
For the Japanese television series that US/UK users know as "Amazing Nurse Nanako" you would use the original Japanese Kanji, followed by the Romanji in parantheses. These should usually be separated by a space.
4	Spain	Perdidos: La primera temporada completa	USA	Lost: The Complete First Season
For the American television series known in Spain as "Perdidos", you use the original English title, "Lost", followed by the translation of the rest of the title, "The Complete First Season".