DVDpedia 3.3.1 review
DownloadDVDpedia is a DVD cataloging software for Mac OS X.
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DVDpedia is a DVD cataloging software for Mac OS X. To save you time and effort, it retrieves all DVD information from the Internet and lets you arrange your DVDs in any which way you like. Using DVDpedia comes naturally because of its familiar iTunes style interface.
DVDpedia lets you retrieve information about your movies (both VHS and DVD) from various sites on the Internet. The main info generally comes from the Amazon sites (US, UK, Germany, Canada, France, Japan) but DVDpedia also gives you access to the Internet Movie Data Base (IMDB) as well as an additional Spanish, French, Italian, Australian and German movie site. You can search using pretty much any keyword - from a director to the movie title or an actor's name. Or use a combination of them all. If you have a scanner, you can find your movies even faster. Just open a search window and scan the UPC of the movie. DVDpedia does the rest for you. Cuecats, modified or not, are supported too. (At the moment, scanning works best with the Amazon US site.)
Once you have gathered all the info for your DVDs, organize them any which way you want. Set up collections; for example, one for your favorite director, one for comedies and one just for Cameron Diaz. Once you've created a collection, you can simply drag and drop to add DVDs. Or create smart collections that update themselves automatically everytime you add a DVD. Just set the criteria for the smart collection and DVDpedia will organize itself. You can also make a wish list for DVDs you don’t own yet and a borrowed list to remember who borrowed what movie at what date and when it is due back. You can export your library, or just a collection, using the HTML templates that come with the program. Or, if those are not enough, you can write your own templates. Check out the Help file on how to. Of course, there are also other export formats available, like tab delimited, comma delimited and .dvdpedia, a unique format which works very well if you want to make a backup of your library or send a collection to friends. (To view your collection, your friends can use the free trial version of DVDpedia).
Here are some key features of "DVDpedia":
Fully Tiger compatible.
Toggle Spotlight integration on or off.
AmazonPedia widget included.
Search any Amazon site, IMDB and five other international sites for DVD info.
Keep a wishlist of DVDs for the future.
Quicktime feature for linking movie trailers or entire features to your DVD entry.
'Borrowed' feature, so you never loose a movie again.
Organize your library with collections and smart collections.
Four different export formats, including HTML. You can even write your own HTML templates.
Use a scanner to input your DVDs even faster. CueCat support included.
Your friends can view your library with the free trial version of DVDpedia.
DVDpedia in your language - localizations in French, German and Spanish.
Plug-in support.
DVDpedia is 100% Cocoa.
Limitations:
The unregistered version limits you to adding 10 DVDs but is otherwise fully functional.
What's New:
New print features: flexible list styles and covers
Update .Mac site is now possible, saving time without having to upload the covers again
.Mac site upload can handle templates with details automatically
New FTP export
Add quotes to internal searches to only search for words in that particular order
When search plug-in order is altered it is reflected in pop up menu in search panel without a restart
Address Book name ordering is reflected in the Pedias
Updated the iSight Barcode scanning code
One can interact with application while scanning (remove scans from the add multiple, or change scan site)
Cleaned up the interface for selecting the kind of separation to do during export
iSight scanner removes leading 0 from UPC EAN
Spacing in statistics bar more compact
In the table view number fields and check boxes are aligned to the right
Bug fix: issues with excluded collection not reloading if dragging entries to the library
Bug fix: thumbnails where not being created for some dcards
Bug fix: add multiple window added not being added to the window menu
Bug fix: when creating internal links between entries if ASIN had been deleted link was not created
Bug fix: suggested site name for .Mac upload was Gamepedia's "games"
Cinefacts.de plug-in updated
dvdpalace plug-in updated
bol.nl plug-in updated
yesasia plug-in updated
DVD Cache importer updated
Dutch localization
DVDpedia 3.3.1 search tags