Movie Collector Manual
for Windows edition
Welcome to Movie Collector Download and Install Navigating the Main Screen Adding your First Movie How to search your Collection Adding Movies Automatically Adding Movies Manually Barcode Scanning Adding Movie Files Field Defaults Search Settings Importing from text Managing your Wish List Adding a Box Set Importing from Windows/XML Editing Movies List Items and more Editing Multiple Movies Find Cover Image Adding Trailers, Links and Files Editing List Icons Loan Manager Update File Links Customizing Movie Collector Changing the layout Custom Field Names Sorting your Collection Using Folders Custom Views Edit, Merge List Items Activating Connect Sync & Share Synchronize with Connect Linking your movies for Connect CLZ Movies for iPhone/iPod CLZ Movies for Android CLZ Movies HD for iPad Using the Filter screen Collection Statistics Printing a Simple List Browsing your movies on Vista Media Center Print Screen Updating Movie Collector The Collectorz.com movie database Field Reference Data Submission Guidelines The Options Screen Keyboard Shortcuts Creating a Backup Validating Movie Collector Add/Edit Movie Screen
Custom Views
Movie Collector at your service. Not only when it comes to neatly archiving your collection, but also to how it's all displayed. You can change the layout, download custom templates (and even create your own!). And that's not even all. You can also create custom views and save these view, so you can activate them with a few easy clicks.
Column Field Selection
You have probably played with adding, moving and removing columns in the main view of Movie Collector to fit your needs. But sometimes, you might want a different set of columns and don't feel like moving and adjusting them about. No need! Movie Collector let's you save many different sets of columns.Please note: The saving column field sets is only available in the PRO version of Movie Collector.
The screenshot above shows you the view you might have seen before, when adding (or removing) columns from the main view. Just check the boxes next to the Column Fields to show (unshow) them.
On the right, under Saved Field Sets, you see four buttons. From Left to Right: Add Field Set, Duplicate Field Set, Rename Field Set and Delete Field Set. Pretty much self-explanatory, but here goes anyway.
- Add Field Set
To add a Field Set, click the Add Field Set button, type a name for the Field Set and check the boxes next to the fields (columns) you want Movie Collector to display. Do this for any new set of Fields.In the left pane, you can easily drag and drop the different Fields in the desired order. Do this here, so you won't have to do it once you're back in the Main View. Movie Collector remembers not only the Fields, but also the order!
- Duplicate Field Set
When you want a new set, that has pretty much the same fields as another set, you don't need to reinvent the wheel, just select the Saved Field Set you want to Duplicate and edit, and click the Duplicate Field Set. Name it and voilà. There you go. Now, just perform the little changes needed and you have just made yourself a new Field Set! - Rename Field Set
I did say it was pretty much self-explanatory, right? Well, this button allows you to change the name of a Saved Field Set. Select the Field Set, click this button and rename the set. - Delete Field Set
Well, yes. Delete. It removes a Saved Field Set. Select the field set and click this button.
These custom Field Sets can now be activated from the menus, by simply clicking:
View > Columns > ....
Folder Field Selection
Once you've discovered how neat Folders are, you probably want to create a few different Field Sets for your folders. This is, as most things are with Movie Collector easy.With Folders, you can display your collection sorted by the Fields you choose. Within these folders, you can create a subfolder, and in those subfolders... you guessed right. Possibilities are unlimited. Read more on the use of Folders in the Using Folders section.
The screenshot above shows you the view you might have seen before, when entering Folder View. Just select the boxes next to the Folder Fields to show (unshow) them.
On the right, under Saved Field Sets, you see four buttons. From Left to Right: Add Field Set, Duplicate Field Set, Rename Field Set and Delete Field Set. Pretty much self-explanatory, but here goes anyway.
- Add Field Set
To add a Field Set, click the Add Field Set button, type a name for the Field Set and check the boxes next to the fields (Folder) you want Movie Collector to display. Do this for any new set of Fields.In the left pane, you can easily drag and drop the different Fields in the desired order. Do this here, so you won't have to do it once you're back in the Main View. Movie Collector remembers not only the Fields, but also the order!
- Duplicate Field Set
When you want a new set, that has pretty much the same fields as another set, you don't need to reinvent the wheel, just select the Saved Field Set you want to Duplicate and edit, and click the Duplicate Field Set. Name it and voilà. There you go. Now, just perform the little changes needed and you have just made yourself a new Field Set! - Rename Field Set
I did say it was pretty much self-explanatory, right? Well, this button allows you to change the name of a Saved Field Set. Select the Field Set, click this button and rename the set. - Delete Field Set
Well, yes. Delete. It removes a Saved Field Set. Select the field set and click this button.
These custom Field Sets can now be activated from the menus, by simply clicking:
View > Folders > ....