By the way: That is the tagging function I mentioned earlier: Creating Facebook Styled Photo Tagging With CSS & jQuery
By the way: That is the tagging function I mentioned earlier: Creating Facebook Styled Photo Tagging With CSS & jQuery
Maybe you can explain "wiki-style info" a little bit more. I'm not quiet sure what you mean by that. uzzled:[...]My ideal database would have the following features :
1) - Basic database functionality:
- wiki-style info about titles, performers, studios, series, etc.
Agree to that. Categories should be fixed and only be modifyable by mods. Tags should be open for everyone.- bilingual (EN/JP)
- categories, tags
Good ideas. I also agree to that. It would be also nice to have some kind of notification. For example you will get a notification if a file info is available for a movie you're interested in. Or if a subbing / ripping group released a new file. Or maybe if your favourite performer released a new movie.[...]2) - Social network/community aspects:
- wishlist, want to see list, my collection, etc.
Example: mangaupdates.com
- comments, rating
- discovery function (finding users with similar preferences and their lists)
Seems like you can read my thoughts. erfectplan: I would recommend a Java application which makes use of the MediaInfo library.[...]3) - Collection organizer:
- Probably desktop application to search through video files and get their details + import from CSV? Manually edited/confirmed output of the app would be imported to "My collection" in the web database
Okay, posted already a link in my last post. :tea:[...]4) - Advanced features:
- face tagging/recognition
Yes, that is something most shops and blogs are missing. E.g. if you're looking for movies of a certain performer and a certain genre (e.g. Rio Hamasaki and office lady) or for movies where only a certain performer takes part in (e.g. only movies were Tsubomi performs alone).[...] - advanced filtering (eg. remove disliked performer, genre or tag from search results or prioritize them)
Hm, I would prefer Japanese title, Japanese title in Romanji and a English translation. Of course the English translation should be really a translation and nothing made-up. And it should make sense. I also saw a few title translations in some JAV shops which were - lets say - quiet interesting. :guaah:[...]--------------
:warning2: Few problems and questions:
ad 1)
- Just romanize the japanese titles? Because for most of the videos there's nothing like official English title and the titles of warez releases are usually auto or Chinese translated crap.
Eh, good question. I have to admit that I haven't about that until now. First I would add DVD, BR and VHS. And of course file info. It would be also nice if the user could add links to online streaming sites. That way other can figure out which movie that is.- What to include? Probably only DVD/BR/VHS and major website content. Or photobooks and printed material as well?
I would take an approach like that: Everyone can make (change) requests (of adding or changing data), but some Mods have to approve it. If a user makes a lot of requests, he can become sooner or later a Mod. What do you think about it?- Data source. For historic releases let's say some shops can be scraped and edited. But for new releases? There's just too many to input them manually... And this is not a project that could employ full time editor...
- Editing: Who should be allowed to edit the data? Anyone or mods only?
I wouldn't invest to much energy in an algorithm. The users should mark the performers "by hand". If the project reached some point where enough resources are available for something like that - okay, maybe we can do that then. Or if someone is especially interested in implementing something like that.ad 4)
- I think facebook has some facial recognition ability, so it can mark the same face on two similar photos, but I'm not sure. I use it quite rare. Anyway at least some algorithm to mark/frame the faces on the cover is needed.
Maybe including some kind of ranking / medal system? E.g. for the "contributor" of the week, of the month, of the year, of all times. Or if users identify online streams, maybe something like a "detective" status similar to the "contributor"? At least they should get some kind of credit.General:
- Motivation for users to add/edit data? Besides the undying love for some performer and general geekiness. andalaugh:
I wouldn't include link to services like RapidShare & Co., too. Even if it is not in aspect of copyright issues, maybe some trolls can use the links to get the files deleted. But I would include file hashes. And maybe they should only be available for registered users.- Legal aspects. I wouldn't include filesharing links or any warez-related stuff (google + akiba can solve this in most of the cases and if the community grows enough private messages or related forum/BBS can help). But does anyone knows how it is with using the cover images, sample movies etc?
I'll start by the easiest. IMHO diferentiating male performers is useless, because:As you maybe can see in the example, I also named the male performer. How do you think about it? Do we have any women here (so far I only know ane-san)? What is there opinion about it (about also listing male performers and about this project in general)?
I'll start by the easiest. IMHO diferentiating male performers is useless, because:
1) 99.99% they're not credited & 95% they don't even have face.
2) If the girls watch JAV they don't do it because of male performers. This opinion is backed-up by several real world females. But even me being pure hetero male can clearly tell that guys in JAV are virtually always unattractive.
3) The exception can be gay porn, but I haven't ever encountered any legal made in Japan. Neither on nor offline. Maybe homosexuality is even illegal there... Asia... :exhausted: But if there is gay JAV, it's pretty clear the performers are male, so no need to explicitly state it.
What I wanted to say, that the whole database will have only dozen guys as a perfomers in the end.Ad Male actors. If they are unknown or not credited it is no problem at all. They won't be listed in the project database, too.
I don't thing this will work. My reasonssubbing / ripping groups
That would be really nice. I have almost no experience with streamed vids, but:It would be also nice if the user could add links to online streaming sites. That way other can figure out which movie that is.
Cool! This is the typical social network aspect that would fit the project perfectlyA club is a group of people with a main focus on a special aspect of JAV.
I guess this has to be tested on a real application as it depends on the size, activity and manners of the community involved.I would take an approach like that: Everyone can make (change) requests (of adding or changing data), but some Mods have to approve it. If a user makes a lot of requests, he can become sooner or later a Mod. What do you think about it?
Since you plan to make the database really labour intensive and community dependend I'm still not convinced if it will work... again some of my reasonsAd Motivation: Maybe including some kind of ranking / medal system? E.g. for the "contributor" of the week, of the month, of the year, of all times. Or if users identify online streams, maybe something like a "detective" status similar to the "contributor"? At least they should get some kind of credit.
the posted example code is ok for demonstration, but kinda sucks, because it doesn't even let me to change the frame dimensions. So you can get two faces in there or just half it depending on the size of the face in the picture. :sadomaso:facial recognition
well performer: biography data, body measures and other physical data, short introduction article if availablewiki-style info about titles, performers, studios, series, etc.
Maybe you can explain "wiki-style info" a little bit more. I'm not quiet sure what you mean by that.
You don't like? Me neither, but as I wrote above, it's not about creating a fanpage of your idols...Gay JAV?
Good idea, but this is getting really into details, doesn't it?Maybe it is also a good idea to show some movies at the startpage which lack some information. Something like "maybe you know the performer of this movie" if that field in the database isn't filled.
Start a new thread. :gayprance:"This opinion is backed-up by several real world females." That statement makes me curious. Maybe it is some kind of "thread-napping", but I'm interested in that opinion. Why are they not interested in the male performers and for what purpose are they watching JAVs if it is not because of them?
No problem. :shower:So many things to reply to.... :exhausted:
I'm sorry but this time I have to take the realistic disagreeing look on many topics.
I totally agree to that.What I wanted to say, that the whole database will have only dozen guys as a perfomers in the end.
I guess every JAV blog rips the movie on its own. I also saw some movies with Chinese subs. But there are also a lot of movies without them. So I think not all movies are ripped by some kind of asian mafia. I don't have any hope that at the end every JAV will be subbed. I guess for most JAVs is absolutely useless. But it is interesting for that which have at least a little bit of a story / plot.I don't thing this will work. My reasons
- no english subbing groups. If you would want to make a difference you would have to sub hundreds of video for DVD/VOD sales. So why there's so many chinese subs? It's easy: there's huge (and only) dark market for the porn in China, consisting only of pirated videos. So they make money from subbing.
- there are any ripping groups? Besides of chinese mafia? Seems to me that nothing organized. If there would be some order in JAV world, then I'd love to give credits to everyone who deserves it (just check how many times I have thanked here on Akiba :cheer, but this is not anime... Sometimes some unique content is posted, but vast majority of the releases are taken from chinese (or sometimes japanese) sources and reposted million times. I know only one blog that have notable amount of exclusive releases (but usually they're not so exclusive, just old, so not so shared online anymore). Plus maybe some major uploaders here on Akiba, but I don't know their sources (maybe Share or private trackers again). If you know better sites with exclusive content, would you please PM to me? lease:
Hm, it depends on the site. XVideos.com or Sexvnonline.com have been online for years. But, yes, they also delete clips from time to time.That would be really nice. I have almost no experience with streamed vids, but:
1) Don't the streamed videos get deleted? Don't many sites die? Then you would have to update everything not to have plenty of dead links.
2) Linking to copyrighted content can again bring some troubles.
In my opinion this project can only work if the community is involved. No one can maintain so much data alone. If if you have 10 Mods it would be not sufficient. Of course the database won't contain 100% of all JAVs at any date. But 99% would be also okay. andalaugh:I guess this has to be tested on a real application as it depends on the size, activity and manners of the community involved.
Since you plan to make the database really labour intensive and community dependend I'm still not convinced if it will work... again some of my reasons
- number of titles: hundreds times more than movies, dramas, anime and at least tens times more than for music releases (worlwide). That's heaps of work. To have some significance editors/mods have to edit plenty of stuff they're not interested in or they don't like.
- it's porn. it's made to jerk off. I know there are true connoisseurs out there, but how many compared to regular consumers? There are many problems coming from the fact that porn community is very different from others.
- it's porn. unlike communities related to art forms, we don't really long for appreciation from the real world for our work here. People won't post to their facebooks they became detectives for watching hundreds of perverted flicks. It would be nice, but we don't live in society as this. As I have experience from local (=national=non-english) film community web, I know that many guys became editors to impress and meet the female users. iripi:
It IS only for demonstration. There is no connection to the database and it has to been modified. E.g. there is the question if one performer can be tagged only one time in the cover / screencap or several times. Etc., etc..the posted example code is ok for demonstration, but kinda sucks, because it doesn't even let me to change the frame dimensions. So you can get two faces in there or just half it depending on the size of the face in the picture. :sadomaso:
Contact info? That would be nice andalaugh: Oh, it's only for the studio, not for the performer. :notagain:well performer: biography data, body measures and other physical data, short introduction article if available
studio: intro, active, focus, contact info, history
...
It was only an idea which popped up in my mind in the process.:exhausted:Good idea, but this is getting really into details, doesn't it?
Will you do that? Or should I, send you a link and wait for your post? :tea:Start a new thread. :gayprance:
Hi codegeek,
it's good to hear, because I got new programmer job and I don't have any power to code in my free time as well. :snooze:
So my efforts were stopped already in design phase.
Woa, interesting project