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Collections 1.6
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Manage your music, TV shows and movies.   Commercial ($31.99)
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    Dante Palacios
Collections lets you imagine all of your collections into a single application, a realistic representation of your tastes and passions. Catalog, browse and share your music, movies, tv shows and books with a single virtual library, Collections.

Adding items into your library couldn't be simplest.

The item finder allows to search by EAN, UPC, ASIN and/or any other keyword, for example title, author, director, actor and a huge etc.

With your iSight, place the product bar code in front of the camera and that's it, simple as that.
What's New
Version 1.6:
  • (Fixed) The barcode scanner does not work with FaceTime HD cameras, see help for more information.
  • Fixed a problem when trying to send emails with accents in the message subject.
  • Better support for Applescript.
  • Images are loaded much more faster.
  • Improved the way in which items are selected in the view by covers.
  • The item's format have changed internally, now can be localized in other languages, is visible in the scroll information ​​and as a side effect the items are loaded faster.
  • The look of the DVD, CD and cassettes boxes has changed.
  • Now Amazon links are generated based on the information of the item, country, type, etc.
  • A new way to add a custom cover to an item, simply drag an image from Finder directly onto the item.
  • Added the functionality to restore the original cover of your items, see Item > Cover > Restore.
  • Added a new property, tags, now you can organize your items by tags.
  • Now you can sort your items by creation date and modification date.
  • Added a quick way to find to your artists on IMDB, see the properties inspector, creators, directors, actors.
Version 1.6:
  • (Fixed) The barcode scanner does not work with FaceTime HD cameras, see help for more information.
  • Fixed a problem when trying to send emails with accents in the message subject.
  • Better support for Applescript.
  • Images are loaded much more faster.
  • Improved the way in which items are selected in the view by covers.
  • The item's format have changed internally, now can be more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later



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Collections User Discussion (Write a Review)
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cdmr9816 reviewed on 18 Mar 2012
I really like the Collections app so far. I am very new to MAC and still learning my way around. Entering my books, music and DVD's into the app is pretty fast and easy. Is there a way to fully edit the add blank item features? I would like to be able to add the book, cd or DVD cover and also edit the publisher and publish dates. I have searched the help file and google and haven't found anyway to accomplish this.
[Version 1.5.1]

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Dante Palacios (developer) replied on 27 Mar 2012
Hello, I received an email about a week ago with a very similar question to yours. If you made the question​​, I hope my response has been good. But, just in case.

You can use the Creators field to assign the author and/or the editor.

There are several ways to assign a cover to an item. To assign a cover image to your item.

Select an item.
Drag and drop an image from Finder to the item's preview in the properties inspector, if the properties inspector is not visible, select, View > Show Info.
Select Item > Cover > Assign.
Select (the menu item) Item > Cover > Find, if that does not work Select, Edit > Find Cover, enter some keywords and hit return.
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NotUsed reviewed on 19 Oct 2011
Unfortunately, this software is basically just like iTunes with a different look and a "borrowed" feature. It is limited to the exact same formats for files that iTunes is limited to. It only lists items in your iTunes library. You can not drag a folder with various formatted files in it (.avi, .mp4, .flv, .m4v) and have those items added. You must add items ONE FiLE AT A TIME. And remember, they must be iTunes supported formats so many files simply can't be added.

Honestly, use iTunes. Collections is merely iTunes + a "borrowed" feature and it is ABSOLUTELY not worth $30.
[Version 1.1]

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Dante Palacios (developer) replied on 26 Oct 2011
Oh boy, based on your "review"… I think I need to extend the app description…

Firstly, the app was created to catalog, browse, import and share your music, movies, TV shows and books, so you can keep a digital record of your actual items, retrieves all the information from the internet.

Secondly, this app is not a media player, was not created to list items on your hard disk. The app allows you to create tracks, and if you want you can also assign an URL to those tracks, but (I must be clear on this) the app was not created for this, this functionality is just a bonus.

The library (or content) of iTunes, is loaded by a plug-in (there are three types of plug-ins for now, exporters, importers and libraries), so you can compare the items in Collections agains the iTunes library (for whatever reason you can imagine) and/or to copy items from iTunes. These plug-ins are called "Collections Library", and they can load basically anything, photos, movies, PDF files from folders and/or from other applications, etc (by the way, if someone has any idea for a plug-in please let me know). If you or someone else wants the contents of the folder "Movies" (for example) is shown by the application, a plug-in is the answer, again these functionalities are just an extra bonus.

All the best,
Dante.
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Dante Palacios (developer) replied on 26 Oct 2011
I meant "your real items"… "so you can keep a digital record of your real items".
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Dumond commented on 19 Oct 2011
Wow! Quite the price jump from version 1.0 (FREE), I wish I was able to download it from the Apple Store then... That way it would recognize it as already purchased!

It's a nice little piece of software but a little too pricey for me to continue with its growth. :(
[Version 1.1]

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Dante Palacios (developer) replied on 26 Oct 2011
Hi, Dumond,

The free version of the app works exactly as the pay version, but limited to 50 items.

All the best,
Dante.
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NotUsed commented on 19 Oct 2011
Thank you for adding a demo link.
[Version 1.1]


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Dumond commented on 14 Sep 2011
Doesn't seem to work on 10.6.8. EXTREMELY buggy! Covers not appearing from itunes collections, nothing happens when I add from amazon, nothing happens when I add blank.

Looks nice, just wish I could use it!
[Version 1.0]

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Dumond replied on 14 Sep 2011
Also, "View as" icon, search field and scale slider is unclickable. And when the app is opened, it opens in the background... I need to click on the dock icon a second time to bring it to front.
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Dante Palacios (developer) replied on 14 Sep 2011
Hi, open Console.app (/Applications/Utilities/Console.app), search for entries of Collections and tell me what you see.
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Dante Palacios (developer) replied on 14 Sep 2011
Hi, visit developer's site and click on "Contact Me"... whenever you want...
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Dumond replied on 14 Sep 2011
Excellent! Thanks Dante, I just sent you an email with the console messages.
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Dumond replied on 14 Sep 2011
For those who were experiencing the same problems, the developer was very responsive and helpful. The bugs were addressed and fixed within the hour and a new update has been posted. Thanks for the speedy support Dante! :)
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glengarry reviewed on 08 Sep 2011
Perfect. Great improvements. Works a treat. Many thanks. Far far better than Delicious or any of the other library apps!
[Version 1.0]


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glengarry reviewed on 19 Aug 2011
Great concept but doesn't work on Intel Mac. Author - please release a new version with Intel and Lion support!!
[Version 0.8]

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Dante Palacios (developer) replied on 07 Sep 2011
This version will work with Lion, gestures, full screen and a huge etc.

All the best,
glengarry.
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Jon_white_bw commented on 17 Mar 2011
Call me weird, but I'm not sure I entirely trust a piece of software when the 'developers web site' link leads to a mobile me gallery.
[Version 0.6]

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Dante Palacios (developer) replied on 25 Mar 2011
I was about to justify myself by saying that I have little free time and I'd rather use that time to improve the app but while I was writing this reply suddenly I changed my mind.
You know what?, you're right, I've been delaying the creation of the website for months and I think it's time to create a new one, I'll do my best to have a website as soon as possible.
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glengarry replied on 31 May 2011
This looks like a fantastic app - exactly what I have been looking for. Unfortunately I can't get it to load! Using SnowLeopard 10.6.
Can the developer provide an update or advice on getting it to work? Would love to use it. Thanks.
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Downloads:2,558
Version Downloads:70
Type:Home & Personal : Home Inventory
License:Commercial
Date:02 May 2012
Platform:Intel
Price: $31.99
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Collections lets you imagine all of your collections into a single application, a realistic representation of your tastes and passions. Catalog, browse and share your music, movies, tv shows and books with a single virtual library, Collections.

Adding items into your library couldn't be simplest.

The item finder allows to search by EAN, UPC, ASIN and/or any other keyword, for example title, author, director, actor and a huge etc.

With your iSight, place the product bar code in front of the camera and that's it, simple as that.
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