Collectorz.com Movie Collector Features

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Browse your DVD database Add data & covers automatically Available data fields Sort and Search your database View your data in various skins View statistics of your database

Media Center Support Print your DVD data Data export options e.g. to HTML Use the loan manager Store your DVDs with devices Movie Collector Network Support

Browse your movie collection

• Browse your DVD inventory, ordered by Title, by Release Year, etc...
• View your lists in a columnar List View or in the cool Cover Images View.
• Group your movies in folders, e.g. by Genre, Director or Format, or scroll through them as one big list.

Add movies to your DVD database in 3 easy steps!

• Step 1. Enter the movie title
  Movie Collector will now search our online movie database for movies that match the entered title.
• Step 2. Select your movie from the Search Results
  Movie Collector will display a list of movies and their DVD editions. Just select the DVD edition you own. You can use the Preview panel to make sure it is the right one.
• Step 3. Click Add to add the movie to your database
  Movie Collector will now connect to our online Movie database to download all movie information (genre, studio, release year, cast, crew, etc...) and all DVD details (cover images, subtitles, audio tracks, features, etc...).

Or catalog DVDs by scanning their barcode

• Scanning barcodes is the fastest way to catalog DVDs.
• No need to enter the titles of the movies and no need to select your specific edition, the search results will automatically return the exact DVD edition that you own.

Tip: try our deluxe laser scanner or the simple Cuecat scanner.

The Collectorz.com Movie database

• Movie Collector gets its movie data and cover images from our own Collectorz.com Movie database.
• Users of the program help build and maintain the database by submitting data and images to us using Movie Collector's Submit feature. At the moment, the database contains data for over 90 thousand movies and over 120 thousand DVD editions.
• Check out the daily updates and the "most popular" lists at Movie Collector Connect.
• Next to the Collectorz.com Movie database, Movie Collector searches six different Amazon sites for movie and DVD information: Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA, Amazon DE, Amazon FR and Amazon JP.

Available Fields

Main movie details Title Release Date Running Time Genre Studio IMDb Number Audience Rating Format (DVD, Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, VHS, etc...) Barcode (UPC or EAN)

DVD properties Subtitles Audio Tracks Screen Ratios Region Layers Special Features etc...

Cast and Crew Actors and the Characters they play Director Producer Writer etc...

Personal information Purchase information: Date, Store, etc... Your rating Location Owner etc...

Collection Status Use the In Collection Status field to indicate whether an DVD is actually in your possession, on your wishlist, On Order or For Sale. Use the In Collection Status filter menu to quickly show your wishlist, your "on order" items, etc...

Support for TV Series List the episodes, with their Title, Running Time, Plot and First Airdate Use the multi-disc support to specify which episodes are on which disc Download episode titles from the Collectorz.com Movie database

Support for Box Sets Use the Box Set feature to create Box Sets containing multiple movies Enter all Box Set details in the Box Set screen, including Front and Back cover images.

• Website Links, movie files and extra images
  • Add links to websites, e.g. to IMDb, to the official movie site, etc...
  • Add links to movie files and start your movie player directly in Movie Collector
  • Add cover images
  • Add related other images, photos, etc...
  • Use the Links Tab page to add movie files by dragging and dropping

Data entry and maintenance tools

• Built-in Auto Capitalization function, e.g. typing "american gangster" will automatically change into "American Gangster". The AutoCap feature is fully user configurable, including an exceptions list.
• Automatic Sort Title generator make sure that title like " The Bourne Ultimatum" are sorted correctly.
• Next/Previous buttons in Edit Movie screen let you edit multiple movies in a row, without leaving the edit screen.
• Use the Edit Multiple feature to modify data for multiple movies or episodes in one go.
• Rename data fields to suit your needs, several User Defined fields are available for this purpose.

Sorting and Searching

• Order your movie lists any way you like using the Sort Order screen.
• Save your sort order definitions and activate them directly using the Sort Order menu on the toolbar.
• Use the Quick Search box to search your entire database for the occurrence of a particular text.
• Save your filters and activate them directly using the Filter menu on the toolbar
• Or build advanced filters with the Filter screen, using brackets, AND, OR, NOT, equal, not equal, greater than, less than, "contains" and wildcards.

View Movie and DVD Details in several cool skins

• Choose from various included layout templates and styles.
• Download templates and styles created by other users.
• Create your own templates and styles using XSL and CSS code.

Database Statistics

• Use the Statistics screen to view all kinds of stats on your DVD library.
• Use the graphical view to shows bar graphs per Studio, Actor, Director, Genre, etc.

Browse your movies on Windows Media Center (PRO edition only)

The MCE Viewer is created and maintained by Brian Baskerville of mcezone.com. Click here for more info.

• Cool look and feel in several different views (Large Covers, Thumbnails and Titles)
• Search by Title, Genre or Rating right from the MCE viewer
• Use the on screen keyboard to find movies starting with a specific letter
• Order your movie list by Title, Year or a Custom order (defined in Movie Collector in Tools / Options / Media Center)
• Define a Filter for MCE data in Tools / Options / Media Center
• No exporting to MCE necessary, the MCE viewer always uses an up-to-date data set
• Already using My Movies for your MCE viewing? No problem, Movie Collector can import your existing My Movies data, so switching to Movie Collector's MCE viewer is painless and easy.

Printing

• Print lists of all movies in the database, you can choose which fields to show as columns and which field to sort the list on.
• Print one movie per page with all details, including the cast and crew list and the cover images
• 
  Print several movies per page, including cover images and main fields
• More user-created print layout templates can be downloaded from the Templates page
• Print a selection of movies, e.g. the result of a search.

• Export movie lists to HTML format, so that you can view and show your collection on your website.
• Export movie details pages using various layout templates and styles, including cast & crew, DVD details and cover images.
• Check out a sample HTML page here.

Export to the Notes section of your iPod (PRO edition only)

• Export a list of your DVDs to the iPod Notes system.
• Take your iPod with you to the store and browse your DVD collection right there on the spot.
• Now you can always check which DVDs you already own and thus avoid duplicate purchases.
• Read more about exporting to your iPod here.

• Export to List Pro, for using your data on your Palm or PocketPC
• Export to Text (e.g. CSV), for using your data in other programs like Excel
• Export to XML

Loan Manager (PRO edition only)

• Track which DVDs you loaned and to who
• Track Loan Date, Due Date and actual Return Date
• Add extra notes for each loan
• View all Loaned items, all Overdue items or entire loan history

Carousel Devices: Support for DVD Storage Units

Movie Collector includes integrated support for the Centurion CD/DVD Device and Dacal/Ziotek CD/DVD Carousel Device.

• Link the DVD discs in your personal database to slots in your Centurion CD/DVD Device or your Dacal/Ziotek CD/DVD Carousel Device.
• Use the Browse and Search features to find the disc you are looking for, then choose Eject. The device will automatically rotate and eject the disc.
• Connect multiple devices and the software will keep track of the location of your movies.

For info: Centurion CD/DVD Device / Ziotek/Dacal CD/DVD Carousel Device

Network Support including Read-Only Mode

• A lock file system automatically prevents concurrent editing
• When one user is already using a database in Writable mode, subsequent users will automatically open the database in Read-Only mode
• In Read-Only all editing features are hidden and disabled, allowing viewing and searching only
• Create Read-Only workstations by running a forced Read-Only installation (start the installer with the /readonly command line parameter)

The Windows edition is compatible with Windows ME, 2000, XP and Vista. It is available in the following languages: English, Dutch, German, French, Turkish, Polish, Croatian, Italian, Slovenian, Swedish, Greek, Russian, Danish, Icelandic.

The Mac OS X edition is compatible with OS X 10.3 or higher, including Leopard. The Mac edition is available in English only.

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