Movie Collector v8 is part of a suite of home database software packages produced by Collectorz.com, a product line of Dutch software company Bitz and Pixelz. This comprehensive home inventory software is ideal for cataloguing and managing video and DVD collections for individuals or small lending library facilities.
Features include:
Movie Collector is ideal for keeping an accurate list of home or small lending library collections of videos and DVDs. Purchase price, current value and additional comments fields enable householders to ensure that they have an adequate collection value estimate for contents insurance coverage.
The loan monitoring facility (Pro version only) keeps track of movies loaned to friends. Movie Collector is suitable for small lending libraries such as those associated with a church, playgroup or support group. There is only a single entry field for borrower details, however this field allows sufficient characters to enter a name and telephone contact or membership number.
Collectorz.com, IMDb and Amazon database details are predominantly for PAL regions 1 and 2 (United States and Europe). Users with PAL regions 3 to 6 recordings may have to select the database version closest to their own in terms of content and/or cover image. Alternatively, they can manually enter the relevant details for their item and upload a scanned cover image or edit a downloaded database entry.
The extensive data entry field options may seem overwhelming. A decision regarding the manner in which the information is likely to be sorted (by actor, genre, audience rating, or other detail) should provide some indication of which details need to be included. The software functions equally well for basic and detailed collection listings.
Movie Collector standard version has the full range of database fields, excluding the loan manager, but allows only simple print list format.
Additional Pro version features:
The Windows edition is compatible with Windows 98, 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.
The Mac OS X edition is compatible with OS X 10.3 or higher, including Leopard. The Mac edition is available in English only.
Movie Collector includes integrated support for the Centurion CD and Ziotek CD/DVD Carousel devices.
Other home inventory database tools by Collectorz.com include:
A limited entry trial version of Book/Movie/Music Collector is available from the Collectorz.com website. The software can be purchased for immediate download for $24.95 (Standard) or $39.95 (Pro). Discounts are offered for multiple package purchases.
Movie Collector is the ideal tool for preparing a home inventory for home contents insurance records and to simply organise and manage a movie collection.