It's the process where you can add onto or improve the quality of the master DVD database.  A good place to start reading is the Rules page.

http://www.invelos.com/dvdpro/contributions/Rules.aspx

The important part in the "all about it", is that the online database from which you get information when adding a DVD to your collection is built by users.  Invelos does not add or modify the details of a DVD.

When you create a new profile in your local database (for a dvd that does not yet exist in the online one) or makes changes to an existing one, you can contribute to building the online DVD by sending this new information over to Invelos.  This is what we call the "Contributions".

If you are contribution a new profile, it will be automatically accepted as long as it follows the contribution rules.  If you contribute a modified profile then it goes through a voting system where other people who have that in their collection (only premium users I think) can review your contribution and vote on it.  After a few days, someone at IVS will review your contribution and either accept or decline it.  If it is accepted, it will be added to the online db and be made available for download to all the users.

Quoting Paulfsimmel:

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Could someone please explain what this is all about?

Thank you

What nobody has pointed out is that this is a user built database, so all the information you download for a profile is a C'ontribution' a user like yourself has made.

Quoting Paulfsimmel:

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Thanks for all of the above posts... it now makes sense.

>>> What nobody has pointed out is that this is a user built database

I've yet to not been able to get a profile for any movie in my rather meager 250 DVD collection, so thanks to those who have provided the info.

Don't worry as your addiction grows I'm sure you'll come across one or two that need contributing 

Quoting skipnet50:

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Paul:

Sometimes I think we are al a bit befuddled by some questions raised, after all there are numerous references  to this being a user-built database scattered throughout the site. Including this one from the Products Page

"The best way to catalog your DVD addiction, DVD Profiler is built on a dynamic user-contributed database that's always up to date!"

Skip

Provided that (contribution-) rules will be carefully attended to     

t100z:

Do you require the tender mercies of Nurse Ratched. ?

Skip

Well in the old version there was a shopping feature which I found most useful, but is no longer available.  I’m surprised.  I purchased many DVDs using the software’s “ability” to reach out and find various sources to order on-line.

>>> It is only after you get ahold of this wonderful software that your addiction REALLY takes hold and you start buying them like crazy

Will the shopping feature "Price Finder" be brought over from version 2? do you think?

If not, way not?  Wasn't this a great feature?  Let the net's do the finger's walking, and pick th best priced DVDs from various on-line sources?

I miss that in vs 3.