This update at a glance:
- We have a new member in the team!
- You will now get search tips on the front page
- More films and covers added
- Maintenance work on the software
- Our second anniversary in February – expect big news!
First off; we have a new member in the team. Martin Dew has now joined the small Super 8 database team of me (Eivind) and Greg. Martin has started things off by improving several descriptions to the films in the database, making them so much better. He is a freelance journalist writing about residential AV and Pro Cinema Technology, and his skills in writing is most welcome in this project! His background in the film industry (director at THX International and a credited actor in several big movies) is certainly also a big plus. Welcome to the team, Martin!
Looking at logs, I have noticed that most people write a full movie name when they search. The search engine is quite powerful, and to let the users know about these, we have included search tips on the front page.
If you click on Learn more, you will get a further explanation:
Finally you can click on Try this example to see the example in action. You will get a random search tip each time you get to the front page.
Although we have had a bit quieter period on adding films and covers lately due to other types of work, several new films and covers have been added. We have now reached 7603 films and 2478 films with a cover. This is a project for years to come, but we have had a steady progress now since we launched almost two years ago.
Even if it has been a bit quiet from us lately, there has, as said, been a lot for work done in the background. Lately I have performed several important software framework updates. These are important, both to maintain the security, but also to keep the platform alive for the future. With old versions of underlying technology it will become increasingly hard to maintain. These updates have required many days of work, and although they will not be noticed by anyone else than me that writes the code, they are important for the future of the project.
Our second anniversary will be in February. We look forward to that, and there will be some big news to be shared when that time comes. Stay tuned for our next update!