Does any one know of a good simple dvd home collection database or
cataloging program. Have tried DVd profiler and several others, but all seem
to complex to do simple things like keep a track of our dvd's and print the
listing when we want too. I dont need pictures of the dvd's or such, just a
listing. If there are none around will use access or excel to create my own.
Peter wrote:
> Does any one know of a good simple dvd home collection database or
> cataloging program. Have tried DVd profiler and several others, but all seem
> to complex to do simple things like keep a track of our dvd's and print the
> listing when we want too. I dont need pictures of the dvd's or such, just a
> listing. If there are none around will use access or excel to create my own.
>
> Thank you
>
> Peter
> Australia
>
> WWW.movieorganizer.com
"Peter" <pdo97860@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Does any one know of a good simple dvd home collection
> database or cataloging program. Have tried DVd profiler and
> several others, but all seem to complex to do simple things
> like keep a track of our dvd's and print the listing when we
> want too. I dont need pictures of the dvd's or such, just a
> listing. If there are none around will use access or excel to
> create my own.
>
> Thank you
>
> Peter
> Australia
>
Excel is as good as any. Although I wrote a VB6 data entry
program which outputs an HTML table entry to handle my own
library, Excel actually allows almost identical processing, plus
you get sorts and filters which I've not even tried to handle.
I start with IMDB, which sadly means typing some of the key
words in a title to get to it. I store a link to the page in
the table. The title, release year, format (DVD, Blu-Ray,
HD-DVD, HDTV capture, SDTV capture; and in the case of captures,
where to find them), aspect ratio, and a personal rating (I use
only +0-?) are also stored. You might create a category column,
but I personally find that too much effort and it's nigh
impossible to create a sortable entry that's convenient to
maintain. I've occasionally wanted to know when I purchased or
captured material, but seldom enough that I don't miss having
included that info.
If I want to see something I've not seen before, I search for ?
in the rating column. A rerun which I liked, +. Making
donations to the local library, 0 and -. The IMDB link is most
handy when watching with others to resolve questions ("where
have I seen that actor before?" or "who wrote this crap?", which
often then becomes a multilink session as performers, directors,
and writers get looked up for other works.
If you become unhappy with your Excel implimentation, look for a
purchasable program that accepts comma delimited file import.
With just a tad of visual basic knowledge you can reformat your
table and output to accomodate programs that haven't the sense
to import comma delimited files.
CLicker wrote:
> "Peter" <pdo97860@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
> news:%l10m.148$ze1.47@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Does any one know of a good simple dvd home collection
>> database or cataloging program. Have tried DVd profiler and
>> several others, but all seem to complex to do simple things
>> like keep a track of our dvd's and print the listing when we
>> want too. I dont need pictures of the dvd's or such, just a
>> listing. If there are none around will use access or excel to
>> create my own.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Peter
>> Australia
>>
>
> Excel is as good as any. Although I wrote a VB6 data entry
> program which outputs an HTML table entry to handle my own
> library, Excel actually allows almost identical processing, plus
> you get sorts and filters which I've not even tried to handle.
>
> I start with IMDB, which sadly means typing some of the key
> words in a title to get to it. I store a link to the page in
> the table. The title, release year, format (DVD, Blu-Ray,
> HD-DVD, HDTV capture, SDTV capture; and in the case of captures,
> where to find them), aspect ratio, and a personal rating (I use
> only +0-?) are also stored. You might create a category column,
> but I personally find that too much effort and it's nigh
> impossible to create a sortable entry that's convenient to
> maintain. I've occasionally wanted to know when I purchased or
> captured material, but seldom enough that I don't miss having
> included that info.
>
> If I want to see something I've not seen before, I search for ?
> in the rating column. A rerun which I liked, +. Making
> donations to the local library, 0 and -. The IMDB link is most
> handy when watching with others to resolve questions ("where
> have I seen that actor before?" or "who wrote this crap?", which
> often then becomes a multilink session as performers, directors,
> and writers get looked up for other works.
>
> If you become unhappy with your Excel implimentation, look for a
> purchasable program that accepts comma delimited file import.
> With just a tad of visual basic knowledge you can reformat your
> table and output to accomodate programs that haven't the sense
> to import comma delimited files.
>
>
I like Excel, but Movie Organizer will pull down data from the web based
on title.
Now if you had written an Excel macro that would do something similar,
it would be useful.
"Dave S" <MandD@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> CLicker wrote:
>> "Peter" <pdo97860@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
>> news:%l10m.148$ze1.47@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>>> Does any one know of a good simple dvd home collection
>>> database or cataloging program. Have tried DVd profiler and
>>> several others, but all seem to complex to do simple things
>>> like keep a track of our dvd's and print the listing when we
>>> want too. I dont need pictures of the dvd's or such, just a
>>> listing. If there are none around will use access or excel
>>> to create my own.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Peter
>>> Australia
>>>
>>
>> Excel is as good as any. Although I wrote a VB6 data entry
>> program which outputs an HTML table entry to handle my own
>> library, Excel actually allows almost identical processing,
>> plus you get sorts and filters which I've not even tried to
>> handle.
>>
>> I start with IMDB, which sadly means typing some of the key
>> words in a title to get to it. I store a link to the page in
>> the table. The title, release year, format (DVD, Blu-Ray,
>> HD-DVD, HDTV capture, SDTV capture; and in the case of
>> captures, where to find them), aspect ratio, and a personal
>> rating (I use only +0-?) are also stored. You might create a
>> category column, but I personally find that too much effort
>> and it's nigh impossible to create a sortable entry that's
>> convenient to maintain. I've occasionally wanted to know
>> when I purchased or captured material, but seldom enough that
>> I don't miss having included that info.
>>
>> If I want to see something I've not seen before, I search for
>> ? in the rating column. A rerun which I liked, +. Making
>> donations to the local library, 0 and -. The IMDB link is
>> most handy when watching with others to resolve questions
>> ("where have I seen that actor before?" or "who wrote this
>> crap?", which often then becomes a multilink session as
>> performers, directors, and writers get looked up for other
>> works.
>>
>> If you become unhappy with your Excel implimentation, look
>> for a purchasable program that accepts comma delimited file
>> import. With just a tad of visual basic knowledge you can
>> reformat your table and output to accomodate programs that
>> haven't the sense to import comma delimited files.
>>
>>
>
> I like Excel, but Movie Organizer will pull down data from the
> web based on title.
>
> Now if you had written an Excel macro that would do something
> similar, it would be useful.
>
> Dave S.
I guess that depends on which web page it uses to retrieve that
data and which data one wants in their local index. Personally,
the title, age, medium and/or location of the item are
sufficient.
A link to IMDB is then the best info one can get regarding MOST
video. Since IMDB can not be relied on to visit the info page
merely by title entry, I'd suggest that neither can MO (or it
has a very tiny DB). However, scanning or typing the UPC code
for DVDs and BDs would assuage that concern - though leaving
captured HD/SD TV in DB limbo, eh?
> Does any one know of a good simple dvd home collection database or
> cataloging program. Have tried DVd profiler and several others, but all seem
> to complex to do simple things like keep a track of our dvd's and print the
> listing when we want too. I dont need pictures of the dvd's or such, just a
> listing. If there are none around will use access or excel to create my own.
I'm rather fond of http://www.globalmegacorp.org/dvddb/ myself, as
it's online (rather than just on my desktop) I can check it via my
phone if I'm away from home.
The Total Video2Dvd is ok!
Total Video2Dvd is an easy-to-use disc authoring and burning software
which includes a powerful video converter engine for DVD that lets you
do more with your standard or High-Definition digital media. It
creates standard DVD discs with studio-quality personalized menus. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...earch&aq=f&oq=
You can get this soft from the following website: http://www.effectmatrix.com/total_vi...thor/index.htm
Good easy dvd database 
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