Movie Collector lets you catalog your DVD movies in a database automatically by just typing the movie title or scanning the DVD barcode to download all data from various sources on the Internet. Browse your collection by a series of organizing factors, or use the Thumbnail View to view your cover images. Use the integrated Loan Manager to track which DVDs you loaned and to whom. The demo version of this app caps your database at 50 movies.
What's New
Version 12.2.5.2325:
Fixed:
- Adding Movie Files:
- Occasional crashes when linking movie files to episodes.
- Improved collapsing/expanding of folders.
- "Hide linked files" option was not always working correctly.
- When "Get Title From Filename" was selected, items were not sorted alphabetically but grouped by folders.
- Add Movies Automatically screen: Color vs Black/White values from online DB were not used correctly.
- Main Screen: Improved layout for "Confirm Delete" popup.
- Templates: Cobalt Templates displayed "AA " in front of "Studios".
Version 12.2.5.2325:
Fixed:
- Adding Movie Files:
- Occasional crashes when linking movie files to episodes.
- Improved collapsing/expanding of folders.
- "Hide linked files" option was not always working correctly.
- When "Get Title From Filename" was selected, items were not sorted alphabetically but grouped by more...
Requirements
Intel/PPC, OS X 10.5.8 or later
Intel/PPC, OS X 10.5.8 or later
Movie Collector User Discussion (Write a Review)
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| Downloads:14,667 |
| Version Downloads:180 |
| Type:Home Personal : Home Inventory |
| License:Demo |
| Date:25 Feb 2014 |
| Platform:PPC 32 / Intel 32 / OS X |
| Price: $29.95 |
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Movie Collector lets you catalog your DVD movies in a database automatically by just typing the movie title or scanning the DVD barcode to download all data from various sources on the Internet. Browse your collection by a series of organizing factors, or use the Thumbnail View to view your cover images. Use the integrated Loan Manager to track which DVDs you loaned and to whom. The demo version of this app caps your database at 50 movies.
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Julsa1 reviewed on 03 Nov 2013
Not very "Mac", not very intuitive.
Furthermore the dev sends far to much mail once signed in for a newsletter. Lookes like some kind of spamming. When I confronted the dev with this a while ago he got abusive and unkind.
And now, , recentley, the developer has made some kind of payment system where the user must pay every month to keep his software updated.
Bye, Bye Collectorz. com....
For those who don't want to pay every month, give DVDpedia a try.
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I liked the software & will continue using the Comic Collector app as it works just fine the way it is but it's back to DVDpedia for me too. I think that there will be many more of their customers who will look to an alternative app as well for I think they made a big mistake with their new update policy.
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I don't like the new revenue model, though it does not cost more per year to keep the software updated, and you're not "renting" software in the cloud like you are with Adobe's CC suite.
http://www.collectorz.com/blog/2013/12/27/clz-news-the-top-5-questions-about-update-plans/
In spite of the company's long-winded explanation (see above link), I would guess it's really being done to even out the cash flow Collectorz receives from its customers. Once-a-year updates mean a big cash influx, but perhaps they found it hard to manage their books during the leaner months.
Regardless, keeping their books balanced is NOT our responsibility. I do not appreciate having payment schemes switched mid-stream, especially on a database-driven product which means a fair bit of work to switch products. However, I'm going to do that with Comic Collector. I won't be held hostage to a poor business decision.
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Dwimmerlaik reviewed on 15 Jun 2007
The scanner itself seems to function adequately; however, the interface to the Mac is inoperable. The troubleshooting pages on the website instruct users to install the drivers provided with the device, no drivers were included in the packaging. There is a helpful link provided to the drivers which I installed; however, the software continues to inform me that it cannot locate the scanner even after multiple reboots, reinstallations of the drivers, etc.
So, I'm forced to seriously downgrade the rating on the "Ease of Use" category given the troubles I've had trying to get the scanner, which was designed to work directly with the programs, to actually WORK with the programs.
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FrontPage reviewed on 29 Jan 2006
At first, I tried DVDPedia, but the things it seemed like I needed to do were just too much. It's a chore with the amount of disks one has... if you have over 20 or so, there's quite alot of stuff to work with.
Not exactly satisfied (although I had intended to purchase DVDpedia, sorry), I checked Movie Collector. Much more detail, more comprehensive, IMHO...
It tends to be easy to manage and update, if you want to add some info.
Now, the tough points. There is a big 'ol bump in the road with dual- named titles for my most cherished database, IMDB. I love spaghetti westerns and martial arts films, and IMDB lists them usually with their original titles (either Italian or Chinese). Try searching with the English, and it can be next to impossible to get hits with IMDB, Amazon, and my other favorite, DVD Empire (with its large cover jpegs). Either you get 2 out of 3 hits or IMDB stands alone, when you have to search for the original title name.
Try getting the trifecta, though and you're lucky to do it. You can use the UPC barcode, but IMDB doesn't recognize that. Perhaps there's a way to configure the "aka" title that IMDB uses? But then, some searches give me more hits than I'd imagine for IMDB. Should I give it the high five? I think so, since this is the best I've found.
I only hope the developers can see what I'm talking about, like for a movie like "Find a Place to Die." IMDB didn't recognise the search, but if you put "Joe... cercati un posto per morire!" in, it will, yet the other sites I like to garner DVD info from, don't.
But geezypeezy, it's fun to use. I've literally been up all night, and plan to buy this, because I've put almost 50 titles in, which is the shareware limit. You can configure and add genres, change pictures, so many different ways to make your search one that YOU choose and like to search.
It's very stable, not one crash. Two times it seemed hung up on a search item and it ended its search saying the effort timed out. For ease of use, I started giving 4, but 5 stars since it was easier to manage than the other I tried.
It does have search strings for adult titles hrough Adult DVD Empire, but I haven't tried that yet.
Works well with OSX 10.4.3 and a G4 processor. It doesn't heat up my Powerbook, so it doesn't seem to consume lots of CPU space.
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theflipside reviewed on 03 Jan 2006
I have not come across any major problem running the software and the interface is very user-friendly and it's quite easy to find your way around the programme. However, I do miss some features, such as importing from, e.g., Delicious Library - I have got just over 1200 DVD's and it was a bit of a pain to manually add all of them to Movie Collector. Also, I like the idea of having the ability to add a trailer stored on my HDD, which, again, is a feature not (yet?) offered by Movie Collector - or if it is possible to do so, the feature is very well hidden... this is the ONLY reason why Movie Collector gets a 4 for its Features - Sorry :) Other than thats, as I said, I have not had any problems running the software, and as far as the price is concerned, $39.95, which comes to about £27 (incl. VAT) seems to be rather reasonable and is, while more expensive than DVDPedia, more or less the same as Delicious Library.
I, personally, find Movie Collector to be one of the best DVD cataloguing tools I've come across so far, and while the differences between Movie Collector, DVDPedia and Delicious Library are, objectively, only minor when it comes to functionality, it all comes down to your personal preferences and I find Movie Collector the easiest to use and it looks and 'feels' fantastic and I will certainly stick with Movie Collector as, in my opinion, neither DVDPedia nor Delicious Library have achieve the same user friendliness and quality of Move Collector.
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Clara reviewed on 24 Dec 2005
If having maximum detail in your DVD catalog is important to you (as it is to me), then I think Movie Collector is well worth the price, and I heartily recommend it.
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Anonymous reviewed on 18 Nov 2005
I have been using the beta and now the final version, and it has been very stable and reliable. I hope the mac version is successful, and that Music Collector is will also be ported to the mac.
Anonymous reviewed on 16 Nov 2005
+6
Anonymous reviewed on 15 Nov 2005
+235
Monkeyjunkey rated on 25 Feb 2014
+45
Jd_1 rated on 29 Oct 2012