Shocked there isn't already a thread on this. Just logged on to DVDSpot to find this:

On Wednesday October 15th DVDSpot will be closed permanently. This decision was made to allow us to focus on other great web properties. We sincerely appreciate everyone's contribution to the DVDSpot community and hope you enjoyed the free services it provided. We understand many people will not want to lose their personal collection data, so we remind you that you can export that data to file by going to Membership Tools while logged in and clicking the Export to File button. This will create a file with all movies in your Owned and Watched lists. Also keep in mind the editor system for approving DVD additions and edits has been disabled, so no new or edited DVDs will be added.

I was about to post the same thing. I was doing searches to see if it showed up anywhere else.

You beat my thread by a few seconds...moderators please delete mine.

It's a shame. Good thing I also have a DVDAF account...

Bummer. Their statistics were handy.

Well that sure sucks. Now where do I go to catalogue my collection? At least we get enough warning to make back ups of everything.

I am now returning to DVD Aficionado. Updating is quite the chore.

Well that sure sucks. Now where do I go to catalogue my collection? At least we get enough warning to make back ups of everything.

i would recommend DVD Profiler.

that SUCKS

This is horrible. All the time I spent logging in all 2600+ DVD's of mine and now I have no idea what I am going to do.

Well that sure sucks. Now where do I go to catalogue my collection? At least we get enough warning to make back ups of everything.

I use Movie Collector from www.collectorz.com

This way I don't have to worry about an online site going offline and losing everything or having to backup stuff. If my internet goes down I can still access my collection.

It also exports so you can have an online collection which doesn't look too bad. Here's mine misterpeepers.99k.org

I was also using DVD Spot for a different list I was keeping track of and it was also cool to see how many people owned what.

I am sincerely BUMMED!

I stopped entering my DVDs into my DVDProfiler account quite a while ago because I never used it and for some reason, it never sized right to my monitor. It was a big pain in the rump. Now, I guess I'll have to go crawling back. I really dislike DVDAF.

Seriously... I am sincerely bummed!

NOOO!!!!! I loved DVDspot, all the stats, and keeping track of my dvds.....all 1,773 Titles So if I backup file from dvdspot where is the best new place to upload it to? Please dont tell me I have to enter all those again somewhere!

Can someone briefly outline the pros and cons of using Profiler over Aficionado?
DVD Profiler looks amazing, and I dont mind paying...but is it online for others to look at?

I came very close to putting my account on DVD Spot. I guess I'm glad I held off. I definitely empathize with all of you who are going to have to move your collection. That really sucks. :(

I use Dvdaf more but I had Dvdspot as a backup, plus I liked their stats.

Wow! That really is a damn shame. To think it was only laziness that kept me from uploading my collection onto DVDSpot.

I fully intend to donate some cash to maintain my DVDAF collection as soon as I can get some extra funds available. Spot's closing its doors is just another example why it's relevant financially supporting sites such as these in some way.

At least I can respect Spot for making the announcement instead of fading out like Guzzlefish did ..IIRC.

Glad I didn't fully move my collection over there. I've been lax on keeping DVDAF up to date, but i'll probably start using it again.

Dammit. Although I haven't kept up nearly as much as I should be anyway (let alone buying much anymore), it was always nice to have a remote collection. I don't think I'll be bothered to do it again anywhere else...

i would recommend DVD Profiler.

seconded

So we will be able to export all the info/specs/upc info of the dvds or just the names of the dvds?

What's the second best DVD categorizor site for adding foreign dvds in which you can see the photos right next to the info? I don't like how DVD profiler is laid out....what's the second best one after dvdspot, and the easiest one also? I remember that DVDProfiler is sort of a pain in the ass to add dvds.

I am sincerely BUMMED!

I stopped entering my DVDs into my DVDProfiler account quite a while ago because I never used it and for some reason, it never sized right to my monitor. It was a big pain in the rump. Now, I guess I'll have to go crawling back. I really dislike DVDAF.

Seriously... I am sincerely bummed!

+ a lot. DVDAF blows.

Man, this fucking sucks. I've used a bunch of different sites like this but I've found DVDSpot to be far and away the best. I wonder if it's possible for someone else to take over for them? Garrrrrrghhhhh...

Wow! That really is a damn shame. To think it was only laziness that kept me from uploading my collection onto DVDSpot.

I fully intend to donate some cash to maintain my DVDAF collection as soon as I can get some extra funds available. Spot's closing its doors is just another example why it's relevant financially supporting sites such as these in some way.

At least I can respect Spot for making the announcement instead of fading out like Guzzlefish did ..IIRC.
I doubt I'll be going back to DVDaf since I hate their design but I really hope they're prepared to deal with this. I suspect they'll be getting a sudden influx of new accounts and old dormant accounts suddenly coming back to life.

So we will be able to export all the info/specs/upc info of the dvds or just the names of the dvds?
The export function on DVDSpot exports the following information:

upc,title,custom_title_sort,rating,review,source,price,owned,owned_date,owned_custom,watched,watched _date

That's all you'll get. It doesn't export multiple viewings of a DVD either, just the most recent apparently. It also dumps your entire wishlist into your collection with absolutely nothing to separate the two.

To think, not just the time cataloguing my DVDs, but taking the time to add & update DVD info. 79 tickets! Which, granted, is nothing compared to those whose contributions to the site rank in the thousands. But still, I liked the idea that I was adding to an informational database.

Oh well, I guess I'll keep my contributions to IMDB from now on. Because that's one movie database that's bound to last a lifetime. Right? RIGHT?!

To think, not just the time cataloguing my DVDs, but taking the time to add & update DVD info. 79 tickets!

I added a couple dozen R2 titles, but stopped once I noticed no one else had added any of them or shown any interest in R2 stuff on their forums. As far as everyone bashing DVDAf, they've made some major improvements recently in an attempt to create more of a community. Their cover art is always of high quality, unlike the often blurry low res covers at DVDSpot, and I've only had to add a few titles to their database.

this is the worst news ever. i used it bc i could specifically use it just for my SteelBook collection. and now what? i am truly miserable!

Damn, this sucks. I switched from DVDAf to DVDSpot awhile back and don't want to go back! I'll try some other places first.

What's the second best DVD categorizor site for adding foreign dvds in which you can see the photos right next to the info?

Although I use DVDAF, I couldn't whole-heartedly recommend the site simply because it seems more of a film cataloging site as opposed to a DVD cataloging site.

There's no DVD specific related info except for what's in the title header (Special Edition, Limited, etc.) and there are no statistics; so it's essentially generic. But it has a ton of material (domestic and imported) and if it doesn't, the process is easy to get into the DB. And I like having folder options for sorting, which Profiler does not have. +/- with any of the choices.

Count me as another one of the pissed off people.

I switched to Spot when Profiler became a pay site (Profiler was always a bit glitchy for me anyway). I love prety much everything about it except for the lack of offline use. But it never glitched, always had the EXACT DVD I was looking for and had some interesting and unique stats.

I tried DVDAF, I think I might even still have an account there, but I was never really impressed.

This may be the end for me as far as cataloging my DVDs/Blu-rays. I've been trying to scale down my collection anyway.

As far as everyone bashing DVDAf, they've made some major improvements recently in an attempt to create more of a community.


Hmm. Does this mean that there might actually be a likelihood of people looking at my DVD collection?

The amount of time I spent maintaining DVDSpot is made even more sad by the fact that practically no one saw it.

This may be the end for me as far as cataloging my DVDs/Blu-rays. I've been trying to scale down my collection anyway.

Yeah. Maybe this is divine intervention. God is telling us to find better ways to occupy our time. (even though I'm an athiest)

I didn't care for DVDSpot, although I used to house my small collection there. I've been using DVDAF as of late.

I'm pretty sad. I used the function of adding views to see how many titles I watch a year and when I last watced them. Damn.

So Profiler or DVDAF? Any others?

That's a bummer. I love DVDSpot. Count me as another person now looking for a new cataloging option (other than DVDAf).

This fucking blows. I've got my collection listed there and have spent countless hours contributing titles. Guess it's all been a massive waste of time.

I was at DVDaf before and won't be going back because I just didn't care for it. :(

This is terrible, terrible news. I have no idea what I am going to do now. Not only was this site fantastic to help me keep track of my own DVDs, but it was also amazing in finding DVDs that I wanted. I am truly disappointed. This came out of nowhere. I wonder why they are doing this?

TI wonder why they are doing this?

The site was bought out by CNET a while back. Since then, it appears to have been pretty much abandoned by them. Some of the now-former editors there post here so they'd be better suited to answer that than I am.

LAME. I'm pretty pissed. I can't take dvdaf's look and I refuse to manually enter in each title. Unless there's a way to enter them by the lot, I'll go elsewhere.

Speaking of which, what is this DVDProfiler? Somebody said something about Movie Collector too. I guess I'll start looking into them.

Fuck! This is certainly unexpected. And October 15?! How about more than a roughly 2-week notice?

I'll echo other comments that DVD Af is probably not in my foreseeable future.

Looks like DVD Profiler will be my one and only.

Aficianado remains the best.

The more I think about this, the more I am thinking that I might just stop cataloging my collection like some of you guys are doing. It took me forever to completely get my collection moved from DVDProfiler to DVDSpot and it would've taken longer had somebody here (I can't recall who, but "Thank You") not helped me out with exporting my collection.

It might just be time for me to hang it up.

Hmm. Does this mean that there might actually be a likelihood of people looking at my DVD collection?

There is - but there is also an option to hide everything.

Although I use DVDAF, I couldn't whole-heartedly recommend the site simply because it's a film cataloging site as opposed to a DVD cataloging site.
There's no DVD specific related info except for what's in the title header (Special Edition, Limited, etc.) and there are no statistics; so it's essentially generic.
I've never used Profiler but each entry at DVDAF should have at least this, found in the One-Page Mode:
Example: Bad Taste
Director: Peter Jackson
DVD publisher: Anchor Bay,
DISCONTINUED
DVD country: U.S.
Region: 1: US and Canada

Genre: Comedy / Horror
Original language: English

Release status: Out of print
Screening year: 1987
Screening date:
DVD release date: 2001-11-20

Plus the UPC code. Maybe that's not what you are talking about? I'm partial because I'm friends with the ONE guy that operates DVDAF and I know that there is an entire outside site dedicated to fixing problems, adding new features, deleting unused features, etc. I'm not plugging the site as you should use whichever you like most but I don't want people to post uninformed opinions either.

I think we need a thread dedicated to the Pros and Cons of DVD Aficionado and DVD Profiler, because looking at them both they are entirely different than DVDSpot and I can't bring myself to pay for DVD Profiler unless I know for sure I will like it. Anyone that uses (or has used) both care to give input?

I also have DVD profiler so this isn't the end of my world, but I think this really sucks. I liked them for the small touches they added and will miss them now that they are gone.

I like having two databases for just this reason, but the chances of me ever going back to the *upgraded* dvdaf are slim and none.

Just a tip for everyone on DVDSpot that is in the process of exporting their collection. Because DVDSpot, when exporting, lumps all of your Owned, Ordered, and Wishlist into one File...what I did was export it once, then deleted my Wishlist and exported it again. Right now I'm leaning towards DVD Aficionado because it is free, but just doing a few quick searches it is apparent I'm gonna have to do some contributing *sigh*

There is no import feature on dvdaf yet? Damnit.

I'm no longer going to catalog my collection. I only signed up with DVD Spot because it had a similar style to the now defunct Guzzlefish. I don't like DVDaf all that much, plus I don't feel like adding 2400+ titles to my profile. If something else similar pops up I might consider getting into it again, but for now I'm done. This really sucks. I loved DVD Spot.

This sucks. I've got about 3700 titles logged on Dvdspot and now what the hell am I supposed to do? I hate Dvdprofiler and I'm sure as hell not going to pay for it now. I had a Dvdaf account but it was just boring to use. I guess I'll give thema try again. I'm going to miss all of the statistics and everything Dvdspot had. I loved those.

Hmm. Does this mean that there might actually be a likelihood of people looking at my DVD collection?

The amount of time I spent maintaining DVDSpot is made even more sad by the fact that practically no one saw it.

Is there somewhere to look to see how many people viewed a member's DVDSpot page?

Ugh. It's gonna take forever to put all of my DVDs onto DVD Aficionado. I may just use the Exported file from DVDSpot and say to hell with online cataloging...

One of the DVDSpot editors, samdvd1, has started a new forum here:

http://www.bulletpointreview.com/forum/

I am soooo shitty about this,I wasted so much time on my page.... :down:

I use Delicious Library for the Mac. It automatically updates on my iPod (or iPhone) when it's plugged in, so I know what I have, even when I'm out.

= J

I'm shocked and saddened by this horrible news. :(

I hate DVDAF, and refuse to return to that circus, so it looks like I'll be going back to DVDProfiler.

...but I don't want people to post uninformed opinions either.

Yes, there is some basic information, but more specific information is incomplete compared to the alternatives. This is why I consider it more of a film catalog (and I will edit the wording of my original post).

Run time
Sound track
Subtitling
Actor
Writer
Music
Video Format
Disc Format

Ugh. It's gonna take forever to put all of my DVDs onto DVD Aficionado. I may just use the Exported file from DVDSpot and say to hell with online cataloging...

Same here. I may eventually get everything up on DVDAF, but for now I think I'm just going to take that Excel file and add onto it and do offline categorizing as my main for now on. Sucks.

DAMNIT!

You know I really spent a lot of time on there making up different filters and whatnot. This really truly sucks ass!

Also, another thing I did was went to my owned DVDs, hit view all, and then copied and pasted the entire lot into a word file. The Excel file is kind of confusing and lacks the year the movie was made and the year the DVD was released, as well as fails to include the specific edition. This way, I have all that information as well. This is just a pain in the ass like none other.

I use Dvdaf more but I had Dvdspot as a backup, plus I liked their stats.

Exactly my situation.

Man, first Guzzlefish, then Profile moved to pay only for anything useful, now DVD Spot, DVD Af is the last of a dying breed. I hope we don't lose it.

This bites. On the plus side, I KNEW maintaining four different databases was going to come in handy some day. So, essentially, I don't have any actual importing to do from DVD Spot to anywhere else. Plus, I save some time when I procure new discs...

Silver lining, I guess.

I wish DVDProfiler was free.

It doesn't export multiple viewings of a DVD either, just the most recent apparently. That's the biggest loss for me ... I really liked tracking my multiple viewings, especially of tv on dvd, and keeping track of which commentaries I've watched. It's going to be a huge pain to go through and copy everything.

Darn it. Tried to keep the Spot updated w/ a lot of exclusives, anyone know how the other sites handle those?

Darn it. Tried to keep the Spot updated w/ a lot of exclusives, anyone know how the other sites handle those?

suckily.
profiler won't let you upload exclusives if it has same UPC as regular which many do. dvdaf seems to not have a lot of exclusive steelbooks anyway.

luckily i kept updating Profiler which i did pay for and it is ok system, but i loved spot bc i could just have a filter with steelbooks and i was getting the knack for contributing. Profiler i can't even search on steelbook and get results. dvdaf seems to not have a lot of foreign steelbooks.

Darn it. Tried to keep the Spot updated w/ a lot of exclusives, anyone know how the other sites handle those?

I know that while I was at DVDAF, contributing titles wasn't much fun. I went to DVD Spot and actually found myself enjoying the process. I'll definitely miss that aspect of it.

So what's the best free online option out there? All I know of now is DVDAF.

What crappy news :(

As everyone mentioned here, I might just stop cataloging my DVD's online. I might just keep track of them through Microsoft Excel or something.

The reason why I moved over to DVDSpot was because I hated DVDAF.

I think we need a thread dedicated to the Pros and Cons of DVD Aficionado and DVD Profiler, because looking at them both they are entirely different than DVDSpot and I can't bring myself to pay for DVD Profiler unless I know for sure I will like it. Anyone that uses (or has used) both care to give input?

I'd also add software options that will never fail because a site decides to shut down. It's worked fine for me with my 2 online backup sites going down in flames. The software I use grabs the info from imdb, amazon, and dvd empire.

Apparently CNET has something to do with this. I don't know much, but according to what the moderators and users on the DVDSpot Forum, the creator of DVDSpot sold it to CNET back in 2006, and for whatever reason they are now shutting it down. I would GLADLY pay a one-time fee to keep using DVDSpot.

I know this won't help many people, if any at all, but Tellico looks promising for those of us who run Linux. It's a software for all collections, not just DVDs. It's very customizable so you can add or delete any fields you may want. You can also search title or UPC to import information directly from IMDB or Amazon, it can also import some of the information from the DVDSpot files. It's all offline, but it does have a lot of export options so it shouldn't be too difficult to generate an html list to post online if you so choose.

So I'm in the slow process of transferring my DVDs to DVD Aficionado, and it's pretty easy thus far. My only real complaint is that they don't have multiple listings for the same UPC; this sucks because there isn't the specificity that DVDSpot had in regards to store exclusives. Other than that, it's alright so far.

I've been keeping simultaneous accounts on Spot and AF and I far prefer Spot. In fact, whenever I get a new title that isn't in either database, I only add it to Spot, thinking that it will always be there and I far prefer the layout. Which means that there are probably 50-70 DVDs in my Spot account that I'll now have to add to my AF account. This stinks.

As we speak I am cataloging all of my DVD's offline. I know originally I posted that I would stop cataloging them but I figured having an inventory sheet offline wouldn't hurt.

Go Microsoft Excel!

I'm also noticing as I am putting my collection into Excel that there are handfuls of DVD's I know I inputted at DVDSpot, not showing up in my collection.

Very upsetting news! DVDSpot was so easy to use and better looking then DVDAF but i guess i'll have to stick with DVDAF until a site just like DVDspot comes along again. Damn! :mad2:

Yeesh. I'm zero for two with this. First Guzzlefish, now this. I refuse to pay for this soft of thing. Not sure what I'll do now... At least they let us know before simply vanishing one day, or fading out pathetically.

Just a word of advice to anyone transferring their collection off DVDSpot....check your DVD's (if possible)

I just finished inputting all my DVD's on DVDSpot into a spreadsheet on Excel.

As I mentioned before many of the DVD's I had inputted just disappeared from DVDSpot.

As of now I am missing around 90-100 DVD's from my online collection. Hopefully I'll have some free time to look to see which ones DVDSpot decided to make vanish.

I know this won't help many people, if any at all, but Tellico looks promising for those of us who run Linux. It's a software for all collections, not just DVDs. It's very customizable so you can add or delete any fields you may want. You can also search title or UPC to import information directly from IMDB or Amazon, it can also import some of the information from the DVDSpot files. It's all offline, but it does have a lot of export options so it shouldn't be too difficult to generate an html list to post online if you so choose.

I've been using DVD Profiler for years, but lately I've been considering switching to something else because I've been interested in Linux. However, I'd want something I could use in either OS, so I may have to use a spreadsheet in Open Office or something.

I don't know what to say..I'm just kicking and screaming right now.:mad2: I decided last week to go head and enter my collection to DVDspot. I really liked the layout better than DVD Profiler. I spent hours this week making adjustments and even some contributions. I really hate myself right now. I should just stick to the folders I have. :brickwl2:
On the bright side, I only have 230 DVD and blu-rays with me. The other 1000 are in storage.:gah:

I loved DVDSpot simply because I enjoyed making different filters and being able to keep track of what I've watched. I had my collection over at DVDAF as well, but hadn't updated it in a month, but I have now.

Crap. Why didn't they just come to my house, rip off my balls, and hand them to me? I could deal with that.

This blows dead donkeys. I loved DVDSpot and I publicly apologize to anyone who was convinced to join DVDSpot because of my constant campaigning.
Lord I hate DVDAF, it just looks like shit compared to DVDSpot, I'm not sure I want to go back.

Can DVDAF or DVDProf upload the collection from DVDSpot? I could be convinced to either pay for profiler or put up with Af's crappiness if I didn't have to enter 700+ DVDs.

Otherwise... Excel for me. <sigh>

Wow. Good thing I stopped inputting my titles. I joined earlier this year.

Maybe DVD Profiler can get some major input from former DVDSpot users to improve their online presence. DVD Profiler's online presence sucks donkey nuts.

I really liked the layout better than DVD Profiler.
You can change the layout of DVD Profiler pretty much anyway you like

*sigh*
Well...off to settle for DVDAf

I have a question about DVD Profiler. Does DVD profiler have to be installed on your computer to use it? 99% of my computer use is at work and I'm not allowed to install new programs (without being an administrator). DVDSpot is great because I can look at/add to/sort my collection at work because it is 100% online. I wouldn't mind having to install it on a home computer if I could still access it and make changes without having to install it at work.

Does DVDAF have to be installed as well?

Damn it, I'd pay the one time fee of $30 to DVDSpot if it would mean keeping it around. It was perfect in every way for my needs.

Well damn. Good thing I have an off line program that I use as well or I would be super pissed off. In fact, I am super pissed off. I want an online collection as well for everyone to see. Now I am going to have to find one and redo my whole collection. :brickwl2: I loved dvdspot and I will not go back to dvdaf. Very upsetting news.

I can't believe this. No chance to throw donations in the pot as an attempt to save it or banner-ad-supported version or whatever. I left DVDaf when they changed their format for the much, much worse, and I don't want to return to that. I don't know what I'll do.

I'm another one who's really really disappointed with this news. I was on Profiler, and switched to Spot when Profiler started to charge. I liked Spot because it was online and it had good statistics. I would only have about 15 months of DVD's to enter, but it's the third time I've had to do it, which is very frustrating on top of the extra cost. I'm not sure if I'm just going to stick to Excel or not. I'm definitely thinking about it though.

Count me as another one of the pissed off people.

I switched to Spot when Profiler became a pay site (Profiler was always a bit glitchy for me anyway). I love prety much everything about it except for the lack of offline use. But it never glitched, always had the EXACT DVD I was looking for and had some interesting and unique stats.

I tried DVDAF, I think I might even still have an account there, but I was never really impressed.


Ditto on all those points. I'm totally bummed too.

I was so upset by this news that it took me a day to get my thoughts together on what to do. I decided that I simply can't get myself to enter over 6,000 DVDs again on another less suitable site...at least not right now. Hopefully another site will come along which will excite me enough to start the whole process again.

I use Profiler as my main program, but I like DVDSpot for convenience of adding anywhere I have an internet connection. I will miss it.

Has anyone tried Libra? (Free Windows version of Delicious Library)

http://www.getlibra.com/

suck ASS

I decided that I simply can't get myself to enter over 6,000 DVDs again on another less suitable site...at least not right now. Hopefully another site will come along which will excite me enough to start the whole process again.

Same for me. It took me literally several weeks to actually enter all of my titles at the time. Factor in all of the titles I've added since then and it would just be too big of an undertaking. Not to mention the "watched" filters, etc. It would take something pretty big to get me motivated enough to go through all of that again.

This is what I get for stopping my updates of DVD Profiler. I had been doing redundant updates until April, but let them lapse. Got some work to do myself.

I would never use DVDAF - such a lame interface.

Personally I can't stop cataloging discs, even if it's just offline. Gotta have records for insurance purposes at least.

As previously mentioned, DVDAF has made several improvements recently. I was dissapointed after the format overhaul, but am fairly content now.

I've been using DVD Profiler for years, but lately I've been considering switching to something else because I've been interested in Linux. However, I'd want something I could use in either OS, so I may have to use a spreadsheet in Open Office or something.

try running dvd profiler in a virtual machine - sun's virtual box (http://www.virtualbox.org/) is free and should work. in os x, i run it under both parallels and fusion.

This is very disappointing. I switched to DVDSpot when Profiler became a pay site. I like the layout, the ability to filter, and display 100 or 500 per page.

I guess I'll go back to Afficionado. I haven't updated it in a long time, so I have some work to do.....

DVD Spot was the most aesthitically pleasing-looking and easy DVD cataloger.
DVD Profiler is fair looking, a pain in the ass to input dvds, and isn't free.
DVD Afficionago is just butt-ugly and not even a real DVD cataloger.


How about DVD organizers from other countries? There has got to be one in French or in German. Can anyone recommend a foreign DVD organizer site?

Here's a decent aesthetically pleasing one:

www.chasingthefrog.com

If someone can figure out how to add a DVD or photo of a DVD that's not in their database, please tell me...I can't figure it out.

I think it's an Amazon site. I'm guessing one has to update info on amazon to update current data on this website...

Here's how some of my DVDs look on this site: http://www.chasingthefrog.com/catalog/my_movies.php?username=toddly6666

This is garbage. I don't know how many odd DVD's I've added to the site spending hours of my own time collecting data, being yelled at by admins, etc, etc for it to shut down.

I'm going to use DVD Profiler now, I don't care that it costs $30 - it seems pretty decent and I've even added 2 R2 DVD's to the system just this morning.

Has anyone tried Libra? (Free Windows version of Delicious Library)

http://www.getlibra.com/

Or has anyone used Media Man ($40). I've looked at the screenshots for both it and Libra, but didn't see if it'll allow you to enter where you got it and for how much like Spot did.

I always preferred DVDAf because of the simplicity, it's a LOT quicker to add titles, and had a more varied database (I've only had to contribute 1 title). I haven't updated Spot in quite some time and I'll miss its more robust filters and easier star-rating setup, but talk about melodrama. :P

DVD Spot was the most aesthitically pleasing-DVD Afficionago is just butt-ugly and not even a real DVD cataloger.

I've been using DVDAF for many years now. It tells me what DVDs I own and keeps a list of discs I will eventually purchase or sell off. Pretty sure that's what a catalog site does.

As previously mentioned, DVDAF has made several improvements recently. I was dissapointed after the format overhaul, but am fairly content now.

I just looked at it after that mention of improvements, and I think it still looks lousy. To each their own.

As previously mentioned, DVDAF has made several improvements recently. I was dissapointed after the format overhaul, but am fairly content now.

I agree completely. I wasn't thrilled when dvdaf changed their look, but I've become used to it - and now I even think it looks a lot less cluttered than some of the other sites. Yep, it's actually quite eye-pleasing to me now - maybe self-hypnosis, who knows?

DVDAF also brought back the 'view 200' at a time format as well as the "who's got it" feature, which is great. The submission page is simpler to use than before as well. It may not be the end-all perfect site out there for each individual person, but it is free and appears to be one of the only free options left. I'm glad they offer this free service - there really isn't much free stuff left in this world.

Very sad news. My own personal local cataloging was done with Collectorz Movie Collector, which is indispensible to me, but for online listings DVDSpot couldn't be beat. Looks like I'll head back to DVDAF where I still have 2/3 of my collection already up before I abandoned it for Spot, but it's not the same.

Wow. I know a LOT of people used it as their primary collection tracker and there was a lot of love for DVDSpot. I'm sorry to see it go.

This isn't really the place to say why I only used DVDSpot as my secondary tracker, but I would highly suggest DVDProfiler. Everything is input by UPC. It will be a lot of manual entry from your DVDSpot export, but if you buy a lot of things from the same location, it keeps that filled in for each entry. Also, if you buy a lot of items on the same day, just change your computer date to that day and it will carry it over from entry to entry (I wish it would carry the date over), then all you have to do is insert the price you paid.

They should open source it and provide the databases.

Fuck, this sucks. Took me forever when Guzzlefish tanked to put everything into dvdspot. This just blows big time.

While I absolutely loved DVDspot, I more wanted a movie database, as many of my films are on other media (hard drive, VHS, burned from cable to DVD-Rs, DVRs, etc). So I'm taking this opportunity to consider other options. UPC-centric has it's advantages, but I'm looking for something a bit more flexible. That Mac only option looks nice, but while I love my iPhone, I'm not quite ready to make the jump.

This is awful, awful news. I love DVDSpot.

Oh, unhappy day of foul pestilent woe,
Besmirch not my soul as my eyes overflow!
For my heart -- it has broke from pure grief at this news:
DVDSpot is closing! I am flush with the blues!!

Dark clouds of villainous hateful debris
O'er-shadow my faithful devotion to thee.
How I've loved all thy fancy customizable features,
Such as filters, wishlists and -- crap -- what rhymes with "features"?

Blessed Spot, thine existence has long brought great joy
To movie collectors: man, woman, girl, boy.
And though you are closing and going away,
There's a Spot in my heart which will be there to stay.

try running dvd profiler in a virtual machine - sun's virtual box (http://www.virtualbox.org/) is free and should work. in os x, i run it under both parallels and fusion.

Well, I kind of want to use a spreadsheet so I could customize it more. I want to set it up so that I could show a list of units (where a boxed set would be one unit) and a list of titles. I would just include IMDB links for most of the info. This is where I need separate titles, since there's no IMDB page for a movie series. I don't care to track stuff like when and where I bought something and how much I paid anyway. With a spreadsheet I could start with a list and gradually add whatever data I want.

i never heard of dvd spot and i have always just settled with dvdaf. it sounds like i have been missing out for quite a while. is there a way to export the dvd's in dvdaf to a word document or offline other than copy and paste? thanks. . .

This is awful, awful news. I love DVDSpot.

Oh, unhappy day of foul pestilent woe,
Besmirch not my soul as my eyes overflow!
For my heart -- it has broke from pure grief at this news:
DVDSpot is closing! I am flush with the blues!!

Dark clouds of villainous hateful debris
O'er-shadow my faithful devotion to thee.
How I've loved all thy fancy customizable features,
Such as filters, wishlists and -- crap -- what rhymes with "features"?

Blessed Spot, thine existence has long brought great joy
To movie collectors: man, woman, girl, boy.
And though you are closing and going away,
There's a Spot in my heart which will be there to stay.

Ha ha! Wow, that's great!

This is awful, awful news. I love DVDSpot.

Oh, unhappy day of foul pestilent woe,
Besmirch not my soul as my eyes overflow!
For my heart -- it has broke from pure grief at this news:
DVDSpot is closing! I am flush with the blues!!

Dark clouds of villainous hateful debris
O'er-shadow my faithful devotion to thee.
How I've loved all thy fancy customizable features,
Such as filters, wishlists and -- crap -- what rhymes with "features"?

Blessed Spot, thine existence has long brought great joy
To movie collectors: man, woman, girl, boy.
And though you are closing and going away,
There's a Spot in my heart which will be there to stay.

:( *sniff*

I first found DVDAF thought it was OK, but not great.
then found Guzzlefish and thought it was much better and liked that it had VHS and music.Never got much more than 20-50 of my titles over there.
Then found Spot, from a recomendation I think on IMDB boards. Loved it, made sure that what I had at AF was on the Spot and eventually got my entire collection up there and only had to update stuff when I bought new discs.

Well lately it's been ages since I've updated at AF because I hated their re-design, but kept it for a semi backup. I thought AF would die before the spot ever did.

I will probably try profiler, looked at it years ago and didn't really like it for a few reasons. now I don't like the idea of the $30 upgrade fee but may have to do it (if they do paypal or checks by mail).

If you like a cheap facebook type look there is listal.com that has music, books and movies.

NOTHING is as smooth looking and as simple as DVDSpot was.

Also one of the great things about DVDSpot was as others have mentioned the listings of variations of each title. DVDAF doesn't do that if it does it sucks at it. I really hate online sites that are totally dependant on what is on at amazon.com, some of us own older titles that are out of print, or an older version of a disc that has had a drastic package change.

The founder of LibraryThing said in the new bulletpointreview.com forum (basicly the DVDSpot refugee forum) that he was trying to see if he could take DVDSpot over. I don't know how realistic that is or what kind of help he might need, but it could be a (small, dim) ray of hope.

http://http://www.bulletpointreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=136

I spent all last night transferring to DVDAf but still it just does not feel the same :(

I updated my DVDAf, but really hate the lack of custom organization that puts things in quite a different order than I have them on the shelf. Two Towers should not be after Return of the King. Damn you alphabet!

Maybe somebody at CNET will read this thread (and others) and say "Oh sh*t. We really got something here!" and keep the servers running past Oct 15th.

Has anyone tried Libra? (Free Windows version of Delicious Library)

http://www.getlibra.com/
I downloaded Libra and played around with it last night. It has some quirks, but it's decent.

It uses Amazon as its database, so it pulls in Amazon images, which unfortunately, are not uniform (sometimes it's a 3d view of the case, sometimes the 2d front cover, sometimes there are discs coming out...etc). On the upside, it's easy to manually change the cover art that is displayed for an entry in your library.

The import function isn't perfect - I exported my DVDSpot collection to .csv and imported into Libra as plain text and it got about 180 of my ~200 titles. I think most of the ones it missed didn't have a UPC, are pretty rare, or are from region 2. I got started adding each title that the import missed and it went pretty smoothly. The region 2 titles are easy enough to add by selecting the Amazon UK database instead of Amazon US and I haven't run into any titles yet that don't exist in the database.

The included skins are all ugly in my opinion. Thankfully, the .xml files that define the skins are well-commented, making it extremely easy to make your own skin and customize the look. I like that a lot.

I really like the other modularity that they put into the program too...you can create tags and filter by the tags, you can enter free text custom information for each DVD, zoom the view of your library, etc. I haven't explored every one of the features, but I'm impressed with what I've seen so far.

The program crashed on me once, when I added the 300 HD DVD to my library, so stability might be an issue, but that's not too surprising, as I don't think it is even to version 1.0 yet.

All-in-all, this is a great application with a lot of potential that will only get better as the kinks get worked out.

Maybe somebody at CNET will read this thread (and others) and say "Oh sh*t. We really got something here!" and keep the servers running past Oct 15th.

How much do you think it cost them in bandwidth fees each month? I have no idea how much $ it costs to keep a site like that running, but I imagine its thousands per month.

How much do you think it cost them in bandwidth fees each month? I have no idea how much $ it costs to keep a site like that running, but I imagine its thousands per month.

Yeah, I have no idea either. I just remember when Ford was going to nix the Mustang, a bunch of people raised a stink and Ford revived the program.

Same here. I may eventually get everything up on DVDAF, but for now I think I'm just going to take that Excel file and add onto it and do offline categorizing as my main for now on. Sucks.



Definitely sucks. I think I am going to do the same thing.

Bah, was so happy I stumbled upon DVDSpot a few months ago. Fell in-love and was so happy, since nothing else out there comes close.

Now it's closing, and still nothing else comes close. DVDAF blows, and DVD Profiler is an offline Windows app. I want and need full online functionality, OS-agnostic.

Yeah, I have no idea either. I just remember when Ford was going to nix the Mustang, a bunch of people raised a stink and Ford revived the program.

I'm not sure that's an apt comparison.

I downloaded Libra and played around with it last night. It has some quirks, but it's decent.

It uses Amazon as its database, so it pulls in Amazon images, which unfortunately, are not uniform (sometimes it's a 3d view of the case, sometimes the 2d front cover, sometimes there are discs coming out...etc). On the upside, it's easy to manually change the cover art that is displayed for an entry in your library.

The import function isn't perfect - I exported my DVDSpot collection to .csv and imported into Libra as plain text and it got about 180 of my ~200 titles. I think most of the ones it missed didn't have a UPC, are pretty rare, or are from region 2. I got started adding each title that the import missed and it went pretty smoothly. The region 2 titles are easy enough to add by selecting the Amazon UK database instead of Amazon US and I haven't run into any titles yet that don't exist in the database.

The included skins are all ugly in my opinion. Thankfully, the .xml files that define the skins are well-commented, making it extremely easy to make your own skin and customize the look. I like that a lot.

I really like the other modularity that they put into the program too...you can create tags and filter by the tags, you can enter free text custom information for each DVD, zoom the view of your library, etc. I haven't explored every one of the features, but I'm impressed with what I've seen so far.

The program crashed on me once, when I added the 300 HD DVD to my library, so stability might be an issue, but that's not too surprising, as I don't think it is even to version 1.0 yet.

All-in-all, this is a great application with a lot of potential that will only get better as the kinks get worked out.

I noticed it hasn't been updated in a year and the forum is pretty dead.

It sucks that the site is going away. But it is. For those interested in the statistics it offered, there is a plug-in available for DVD Profiler that supplies all the same stats and a whole lot more. I also heard rumors that there might be another plug-in soon to import DVD Spot collections so people don't have to start from scratch.

Yeah, this sucks. I use DVDAF, but I liked all the stats that DVD Spot offered. It also helped me keep track of which DVDs I've watched and which I hadn't.

I also heard rumors that there might be another plug-in soon to import DVD Spot collections so people don't have to start from scratch.

They better hurry.

I'm not reading through this entire thread for the answer, if the question was asked, so why are they closing down, other than the vague reason on the home page?

I'm not reading through this entire thread for the answer, if the question was asked, so why are they closing down, other than the vague reason on the home page?

Nobody seems to know for sure other than it is some sort of big corporate decision. The creater of the site (Croy) who had sold it to CNET two years ago (and got a job with them I think as part of the deal). Other projects and responsibilites prevented him from doing much of the upkeep of the site. Fortunately he had some editors (volunteers) who saw to the daily maintenance of the database and monitoring of the submissions to the database.

I think CNET (or CBS their mother company) has more interest in bigger retail sites and couldn't be bothered by the site anymore.

The founder of LibraryThing said in the new bulletpointreview.com forum (basicly the DVDSpot refugee forum) that he was trying to see if he could take DVDSpot over. I don't know how realistic that is or what kind of help he might need, but it could be a (small, dim) ray of hope.

http://http://www.bulletpointreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=136

That would be nice. I also wish Google would create a DVD database similar to their Google Books ( http://books.google.com)

It appears Google gets their book info from Barnes & Noble, rather than Amazon. It would probably be easier to search DVD info from B&N since they list the UPC of their product.

Nobody seems to know for sure other than it is some sort of big corporate decision.
I think CNET (or CBS their mother company) has more interest in bigger retail sites and couldn't be bothered by the site anymore.

I'm sure it was mainly a $ thing.

A site like DVDspot with all the bandwidth it used, must have cost thousands of $ per month. There are basically no ads, so the only income was referral links, which must have generated less $ than the monthly fees. I imagine.

I downloaded Libra and played around with it last night. It has some quirks, but it's decent.

It uses Amazon as its database, so it pulls in Amazon images, which unfortunately, are not uniform (sometimes it's a 3d view of the case, sometimes the 2d front cover, sometimes there are discs coming out...etc). On the upside, it's easy to manually change the cover art that is displayed for an entry in your library.

The import function isn't perfect - I exported my DVDSpot collection to .csv and imported into Libra as plain text and it got about 180 of my ~200 titles. I think most of the ones it missed didn't have a UPC, are pretty rare, or are from region 2. I got started adding each title that the import missed and it went pretty smoothly. The region 2 titles are easy enough to add by selecting the Amazon UK database instead of Amazon US and I haven't run into any titles yet that don't exist in the database.

The included skins are all ugly in my opinion. Thankfully, the .xml files that define the skins are well-commented, making it extremely easy to make your own skin and customize the look. I like that a lot.

I really like the other modularity that they put into the program too...you can create tags and filter by the tags, you can enter free text custom information for each DVD, zoom the view of your library, etc. I haven't explored every one of the features, but I'm impressed with what I've seen so far.

The program crashed on me once, when I added the 300 HD DVD to my library, so stability might be an issue, but that's not too surprising, as I don't think it is even to version 1.0 yet.

All-in-all, this is a great application with a lot of potential that will only get better as the kinks get worked out.

Thanks for the review kefrank. I'm hoping to check it out this weekend.

The comment about their forums being dead may change very quickly if a majority of us start using this to replace DVDSpot.

Im going to stick with the excel format I guess. I left dvdaf for a reason. It would be like going back to an ex-girlfriend.

edit:
well after reading the last few pages it looks like
www.getlibra.com
www.chasingthefrog.com

Are 2 options.

And the winner is?????

I'm not sure that's an apt comparison.
Ah, you know what I mean. ;)

I've had Collectorz for a few years, and I like it a lot. If anyone is looking for a standalone DVD collector database, I highly recommend it. And I can't get enough of that barcode scanner...

My webcam apparently isn't good enough for the barcode scanner. :(

My webcam apparently isn't good enough for the barcode scanner. :(

I have the Flic handheld scanner that holds 500 or so titles, thus reducing the need to carry DVD's around the house. Can you scan barcodes with a webcam? Not familiar with that.

The Libra program I thought advertised that you could scan the barcodes in, so you wouldn't have to type all that information over and over again, but I tried it and it was too blurry to read my barcode.

I loved this site too and used it the most, guess its time to update my dvdaf

I updated my DVDAf, but really hate the lack of custom organization that puts things in quite a different order than I have them on the shelf. Two Towers should not be after Return of the King. Damn you alphabet!

You can pretty easily overwrite the sort order on dvdaf, just go to one pager mode on a disc, click edit and then type whatever you want into the sort order box. it will alphabetize by whatever you type in there. Throw in the folder management and you can have it set up exactly like your shelves at home.

Bye DVDSpot. You've been a good and fun tool. Wish you weren't going away. :(

I used DVD Tracker for a few years until it went away. Was cheap ($10 year I think) and only showed really what I needed....title, price paid, release date and where I purchased. I didn't (and don't need) color photos of the DVD.

Now that DVD Spot is shutting down, I guess I'll have to update my title list with my Microsoft Works Word Processor. At least it is easily to update and printout.

Looks like Bulletpointreview.com (DVDSpot Refuge Forum) has been suspended for overusage/non-payment...

You can pretty easily overwrite the sort order on dvdaf, just go to one pager mode on a disc, click edit and then type whatever you want into the sort order box. it will alphabetize by whatever you type in there. Throw in the folder management and you can have it set up exactly like your shelves at home.

Nice. Now, is there any way to easily sort my wishlist by release date rather than alphabetically?

I have a friend whose bf is working on the code to create a new site very similar to DVD Spot, only with more of the features members wanted to see. It's still under construction, but check out domodvd.com. Not sure when they'll have it up, but, hey, it's something to possibly look forward to, right?

Looks like Bulletpointreview.com (DVDSpot Refuge Forum) has been suspended for overusage/non-payment...

I noticed earlier this morning, that really really sucks, like refugees from Cuba going to the US and their mickey mouse inner tube floater springs a leak in the middle of the Atlantic.

It's only been up since Monday's Closing announcement, so I don't think it is a Non-Payment issue. Not that fast. Granted the guys who put it together had tossed the idea of it around for a while amongst themselves, but I don't think they've had the domain registered very long.

I have a friend whose bf is working on the code to create a new site very similar to DVD Spot, only with more of the features members wanted to see. It's still under construction, but check out domodvd.com. Not sure when they'll have it up, but, hey, it's something to possibly look forward to, right?

So far it's just a pretty looking Title Page, I hope they get something up soon. Maybe they need beta testers?

DVDaf sucks and doesn't have the range that Spot did. DVD Profiler has gone pay, and not to mention I'll never trust them again after their service collapsed for a period of time and they kept lying about the reasons why.

Where the hell does that leave us? Guess it's back to keeping a list on my personal journal just for insurance reasons. At least if that journal site goes down, I can cut & paste the list and transfer it easily to a new journal.

I was a Spot user from almost the beginning, having found it when Guzzlefish began its descent into hell. I tried DVDAF (they tended to add titles to my collection that weren't even out yet), and I tried Profiler (previous outage issue on top of the fact that I found it a pain in the ass to submit a new title). Maybe it's time to not use an online site as in-depth, as no matter how big the site is there will probably come a day when it will collapse and go away.

Bulletpointreview.com is up again, btw...

This news is very sad, so now I'm scrambling for a solution, particularly one where I could either export to an iphone database or otherwise access my database via the iphone. Anyone have any recommendations?

I got frustrated when DVDAf revamped, but really, what is with the hate? Just the lack of stats?

It's only been up since Monday's Closing announcement, so I don't think it is a Non-Payment issue. Not that fast. Granted the guys who put it together had tossed the idea of it around for a while amongst themselves, but I don't think they've had the domain registered very long.
There was a billing glitch with the host we are currently sitting on and a bunch of their sites were suspended. They have since fixed the issue. This happened to everyone of my sites hosted with the company.

Just perfect timing for this to happen this week. :lol:

:( Huge bummer...

Nice. Now, is there any way to easily sort my wishlist by release date rather than alphabetically?

Not that I know of, without doing the same sort overwrite thing, but that would be kind of a pain in the ass. You can add folders to your wishlist, and you could create folders by release date. I have them set up for upcoming months on mine, but never break it down by week.

But I will suggest it to the guy that runs dvdaf on their message board, that would be a cool feature.


and for everyone worried about stats, those are in the works at dvdaf. It is a one man operation as far as design and whatnot. There are a few mods who approve new submissions to the DB. He is working on a filmaf system right now that will include all the stats that Spot had and a few more cool features. Not sure when it will roll out though.

Burn in hell, Fox..., I mean, CNet!

Fortunately, I was OCD enough to maintain my collection on DVDAF and Profiler simultaneously. I knew there was a good reason I was going through all that extra work.

www.chasingthefrog.com

I wouldn't bother. I just looked at the site. Zero customization, ability to add one title at a time based on name, not UPC. I got through about 40 titles...meh...not liking it at all.

I have a friend whose bf is working on the code to create a new site very similar to DVD Spot, only with more of the features members wanted to see. It's still under construction, but check out domodvd.com. Not sure when they'll have it up, but, hey, it's something to possibly look forward to, right?

So far it's just a pretty looking Title Page, I hope they get something up soon. Maybe they need beta testers?

Actually, a couple buddies and I are working on something too and looking for beta testers. We're building something that can show off your DVD collection online in a way that’s cooler and more interesting than say, just a bunch of grids and boxes. Then you can put a link to it in your signature(s) for everyone to see.

Anyway, if anyone is interested in trying it out, just send me a PM.

Is there any way to emulate DVDSpot's filter system on DVDAF?

For those that are starting up a similar site, I was curious what your business model will be. With sites such as guzzlefish and DVDSpot shutting down, what will you do so you don't end up in similar situation.

As you can tell by my sig, I use both DVDAf and DVDProfiler. I only keep DVDA around for those that prefer viewing DVDs that way. I didn't mind paying for Profiler because I can use it without being online and all the neat bells & whistles it offers.

that sucks! It's funny though because it's closing on my birthday..haha

For those that are starting up a similar site, I was curious what your business model will be. With sites such as guzzlefish and DVDSpot shutting down, what will you do so you don't end up in similar situation.

As you can tell by my sig, I use both DVDAf and DVDProfiler. I only keep DVDA around for those that prefer viewing DVDs that way. I didn't mind paying for Profiler because I can use it without being online and all the neat bells & whistles it offers.

Well, it's really a part of something bigger that we're working on. But for this, we just wanted a more exciting way to showcase our DVDAf, Profiler, and doomed DVDSpot collections. We were about a week or two away from officially asking people to try it out, but with DVDSpot going away, we're speeding things up a bit.

Is Profiler still $25 for life or has that changed?

Transferring everything off of DVDSpot is turning out to be a lot of tedious work. I've done about 200 titles, only about 540 left to go, and I'm sick of it already. I really feel bad for some of you that have thousands of titles to try and transfer.

Is Profiler still $25 for life or has that changed?

It switched to $30 a few years ago. But it's still good for life.

I forgot to say "thanks". Thanks!! :)

I still hold a paid for key but I'm about 6 months of updates in arrears. Think it might be time to collect just in case.

edit to add - regardless of the web enabled collection sites' pros and cons, I still feel that Excel (or another local DB program) is the best way of continuity. If I could figure out how to host my own collection in Excel (with IMDB links) on the web with pictures then I'd just use that and forget about web based sites altogether.

Transferring everything off of DVDSpot is turning out to be a lot of tedious work. I've done about 200 titles, only about 540 left to go, and I'm sick of it already. I really feel bad for some of you that have thousands of titles to try and transfer.

where you going to, Im going to try the frog site

If you know HTML, DVD Profiler can really be exceptional. For example, if you want to take your own images of box sets and contents inside, you can customize it to include additional images. Many other features which can make your DVD collection highly interactive and informative, and not just a back and front shot of your DVD.

where you going to, Im going to try the frog site
I'm going offline for now. I'm moving my entire collection over to Tellico, the Linux only program I mentioned a couple pages back. I really like it so far. I just don't know what I'm going to do about an online solution. I'm thinking about using DVDaf just to keep a basic list of what I have online, while using Tellico to keep track of all the purchase data and viewings and everything in depth.

I just wish DVDaf would let you lock the taskbar. That to me is the most annoying aspect, but even if they had fixed that I'd have stayed with DVDspot.

This is very sad. I have so many of my DVDs listed there I tried filing them but it's not working out for me. Wouldn't it be easier to sell the site to someone and keep it running? Maybe the folks running DVDTalk would be interested in buying it to bring more traffic here?

I'm really pissed. I'm a huge movie buff, but after cataloging about 300 VHS movies on guzzlefish years ago and now with DVDSpot closing on 15 October, I'm wondering why I even spent the time with this shit. DVDSpot claims it cares and you can export your data to a file, but not the important data. You can't export all the fucking UPC codes which you'd need somewhere else, value tracking, photos, media type and the like. With all the people on that site, I have no fucking clue why they can't make it work.

Sigh.

I would love a DVD tracking site I can believe in, without having to pay for it. I never thought Spot was the greatest site or profiler in the world, but it was nice to track what I did and didn't have, especially for my friends and family looking for gift ideas without wanting to buy something I already had.

Any recommendations?

Any recommendations?

Besides the 5 or 10 already listed in this thread?

= J

I'm really pissed. I'm a huge movie buff, but after cataloging about 300 VHS movies on guzzlefish years ago and now with DVDSpot closing on 15 October, I'm wondering why I even spent the time with this shit. DVDSpot claims it cares and you can export your data to a file, but not the important data. You can't export all the fucking UPC codes which you'd need somewhere else, value tracking, photos, media type and the like. With all the people on that site, I have no fucking clue why they can't make it work.

Sigh.

UPC is the first item exported :confused:

I would love a DVD tracking site I can believe in, without having to pay for it. I never thought Spot was the greatest site or profiler in the world, but it was nice to track what I did and didn't have, especially for my friends and family looking for gift ideas without wanting to buy something I already had.

Any recommendations?

People want everything except for the fair price needed.

Sorry, I started a new thread in Tech, since I didn't see this one and since under the Tech tab it said it was for all Internet-related discussions. Therefore, I was unaware of the recommendations.

You're right about UPC, which is awesome. Mine started out with a smaller grid box and I thought it was the item code or something...didn't see the UPC at top. Must have been the irritation. :D

See, price is not needed for internet-related products. DVDSpot had enough of a fan base they could have easily sold advertising and made more than enough to keep running AND pocket cash. Why not sell the site to one of their members? I'm sure they have enough that someone may have just taken over their site, if they didn't want to do it. Truth is they don't give a shit about their users. Less than a shit.

A list of what movies I own online, while handy, is about as handy as my individual Excel Spreadsheets separated by HD and Blu-Ray. The biggest benefit to DVDSpot was the stats, and their stats were not nearly as badass as Profiler and other pay sites. Problem is, as 'neat' as knowing who my lead actor is, it's not worth twenty bucks. Five, maybe, and even then I still maintain it should be free. That's the beauty of the internet, you not being supposed to pay for anything.

Some people are working on a plug-in to allow better transfer of Spot collections into Profiler. link (http://www.invelos.com/Forums.aspx?task=viewtopic&topicID=308454&PageNum=3)

dvdspot was the only one i like. unless a very similar site comes along i guess i won't have an online listing of my dvds.

A DVD Profiler user, mediadogg, has created a plug-in to allow migration of DVD Spot data to DVD Profiler.

Just scroll down to the 7th post:) (http://www.invelos.com/Forums.aspx?task=viewtopic&topicID=308454&PageNum=5)

Thanks for the info xrad and trevor

This completely sucks! Completely. Sucks.

Guess, I have to crawl back to DVDAF. :( I have a shitload to do now, I must have gotten over 150 new titles since I left DVDAF last year.

I've tried Libra and have to say for a free program, it works pretty good. I like that you can switch out the cover if amazon has one you dont like. I would recommend it only thing I hate is that it's not online.

I started uploading everything into chasing the frog, I got about 40 of them in which is about 5% of my collection and said forget it. Im hoping this uploader for profiler works. If not Im just keeping it in an excel sheet. I use these things for a checklist so I dont accidentally double dip and purchase the same movie twice, the pretty little pictures and stats are just the gravy.

I use these things for a checklist so I dont accidentally double dip and purchase the same movie twice, the pretty little pictures and stats are just the gravy.

Well, doesn't dvdaf offer at least that?

I personally just want a checklist of what I own and DVDAF does that quite well. I don't need a site that tells me when exactly I watched a certain DVD or how much I paid for it and on what particular date. If others really need or want all of that kind of information, I'm sorry for them and I guess it's hard to get now, at least for free. DVDAF remains the best catalog site on-line, at least for free, and even with some of their recent layout changes that some people don't like (I didn't care for it at first, but don't mind it all now), I don't really understand all the hate generated against them. It's an excellent inventory site and it costs nothing. Maybe DVD-Spot had some better features and some people are upset about that and these users can't see if they watched a DVD or not anymore, but look what DVD-Spot did to everybody - they are shutting down and are dropping everybody in less than a month's warning and couldn't care less about it. So who is the bad guy here?

Do you have to enter one title at a time on DVDaf? I remember on the old site you could do multiple... I just don't see that anywhere on the new site.

Luckily my collection was still on their 1.0 version of the site form a couple years ago, so I just spent an hour updating it and it is all good. I don't mind the look personally. It is still free and helps me track what I have. I'm bummed DVDSpot is going to be gone soon, but at least there was one left.

This is just devastating! Absolutely gut-punching in sadness. I haven't felt this bad since I heard Warner Brothers was stabbing HD DVD in the back. :(

I came to DVD Spot from DVDAF almost a year ago when I got sick and tired of that guy's arrogant attitude. The 2.0 downgrade eliminated the most crucial feature - PDA support - and when you've got 1000+ titles stored in two locations and a lousy memory, it's the only thing preventing constant duplicate purchases. I'd offered to send him an old Handspring PDA so he could test the site, but he was more interested in badgering members to make donations if they wanted him to consider restoring what he'd torn out.

After spending two arm-numbing days C&Ping my collection from DVDAF, I was quite happy with DVD Spot, especially liking the viewing tracking feature. I submitted a few obscure Asian cult cinema titles and thought life was good. For a while, I was entering purchases in both lists, but after picking up 60 DVDs at a Hollywood Video closing, I just stuck with the one that could provide what I needed: DVD Spot.

It was a little bit of a hassle to format the exported collection for PDA use - if can't (couldn't) tell if it's a regular DVD, multi-disc special edition, director's cut, HD, BD, etc. - but it worked out OK. I'd looked at DVD Profiler, but it seemed more oriented to people who want big pretty pages of blah-blah-woof-woof. I just want an efficient list of my 1400+ disc collection and a means to take them on the road. Doesn't DVD Profiler require a second application to be purchased to do that?

If DVD Profiler could import my DVD Spot collection and then kick out a PDA version for the $30 ticket, I'd be cool with it. I'd always wondered how DVD Spot could stay up without advertising - A: They couldn't! - but I need a means to move that won't require another bunch of hours to set up things. That or a tutorial on how to maintain an Excel database.

Man, I'm a sad panda. :(

This is terrible news. I left DVDAF for DVD Spot a couple months ago after DVDAF wouldn't let me upload a listing for the Clint Eastwood Firefox/The Gauntlet/The Rookie triple feature (the site administrator gave me some bullshit response like "the picture is too small" or something like that. It looked fine to me). Looks like I'll be keeping track of my collection in an Excel spreadsheet until something else comes along.

This is terrible news. I left DVDAF for DVD Spot a couple months ago after DVDAF wouldn't let me upload a listing for the Clint Eastwood Firefox/The Gauntlet/The Rookie triple feature (the site administrator gave me some bullshit response like "the picture is too small" or something like that. It looked fine to me). Looks like I'll be keeping track of my collection in an Excel spreadsheet until something else comes along.

i got that too and instead of just putting the listing in without pic or at least a small pic, the whole thing gets rejected. i mean they have listings for DVDs that don't come out for months and there isn't even correct art for them yet. sheesh!

i got that too and instead of just putting the listing in without pic or at least a small pic, the whole thing gets rejected.

I'm assuming this is to avoid the blurry cover art and pic-less entries that plagued DVDSpot and made it a real eyesore. Does your printer have a scanner? That's how I've uploaded all of the cover art on my DVDAf submissions.

I'm assuming this is to avoid the blurry cover art and pic-less entries that plagued DVDSpot and made it a real eyesore. Does your printer have a scanner? That's how I've uploaded all of the cover art on my DVDAf submissions.

Exactly, in dvdaf's "one-pager" mode the large pics are 300 x 425 pixels.

http://dv1.us/p1/491/108491-d2.jpg

This is what a small thumbnail picture looks like when enlarged for the "one pager" mode.

http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/1943/ironmanhh4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

God, DVDAf is ugly as shit. I'm sitting here at the computer considering the conversion of my collection (I can't do DVDProf because I need it to be "online only") and I have only one question before I begin this: Can DVDAf be displayed in a custom sort mode?

The link to DVDSpot shows my collection exactly as it is on the shelves (sequels with diferent names linked together -i.e. Dirty Harry, Rambo, etc -and TV shows listed alphabeticly but grouped last). Can I have DVDAf "locked" in that order as well?

God, DVDAf is ugly as shit. I'm sitting here at the computer considering the conversion of my collection (I can't do DVDProf because I need it to be "online only") and I have only one question before I begin this: Can DVDAf be displayed in a custom sort mode?

The link to DVDSpot shows my collection exactly as it is on the shelves (sequels with diferent names linked together -i.e. Dirty Harry, Rambo, etc -and TV shows listed alphabeticly but grouped last). Can I have DVDAf "locked" in that order as well?

It wouldn't be online-only, but a spreadsheet can do this well. Wherever the new title goes, you can just insert a new row and bump the rest down. It's difficult to rearrange them later though.

It wouldn't be online-only, but a spreadsheet can do this well. Wherever the new title goes, you can just insert a new row and bump the rest down. It's difficult to rearrange them later though.Yeah, I've been exporting to Excel every month and I've been using that as a hard copy (and to double check that one my son's friends hasn't run off with a DVD).

Just playing around with DVDAf is giving me a headache. I am a heartbeat away from sticking to spread sheet only.

^Dave, yes they can although I haven't done it myself. If you search the FAQ or the forum, you should find more details.

I've always found DVDSpot to look ugly and cluttered but I think it's all based on familiarity more than anything.

About the cover art sizes/minimum pixel requirement - the requirement was recently lowered so they should be accepting lower quality images for foreign/obscure DVDs (as most new releases are already entered at HQ). I'm not sure if it in place yet but there has been talks about "tagging" a lower quality image; that is, to let people know that the image is below recommended quality although it's been accepted. Not only does that allow the process of submitting and accepting easier and faster, but it also allows others to note the difference and submit a better picture in its place if possible.

I take part in semi-regular Skype chats with the owner and a few other members of Film Talk. We're constantly talking about ways to improve the site although he is the sole person that runs it and updates it. That's a pretty big task, especially considering he's a full-time firefighter. There's a site in place (located in the upper-right screen at DVDAF) where people can report bugs and recommend changes as well, called Bud's Bugs. I know for a fact that a lot of the recommendations in the past have already been implemented. That's the only way to have your voice heard really...complaining usually doesn't work if it isn't directed towards someone who can actually answer and rectify the situation. ;)

Thought I would chime in with my experience...

I took the plunge this weekend and bought my registration for DVD Profiler and I have to say, while I'm not in full-blown love mode yet I'm developing a serious case of "like."

I'm still disappointed in Profiler's online version but the version that sits on your hard drive is pretty remarkable. It's going to take a few weeks to get comfortable with it but I predict full-blown love is coming.

I imported 1,500 DVDs from my DVDSpot CSV file and only had 40 of them not listed in the Profiler database. Most of them were ones I had to submit for the Spot database anyway, so that seemed to make sense.

And now that a Profler member has created a plug-in to specifically work with the Spot CSV file, I'm going to see if I can use it to re-import so more of my Spot data can make the switch.

Luckily, I only had to enter about 15-20 new titles to DVDProfiler so I did it manually. I'll probably upgrade to the $30 version in a few weeks.

Blu-ray.com has now introduced a DVDspot alternative, except that it's only for bluray discs. Oh well.

Hmmm.... its worth a shot. And since I only have ONE Blu-ray, now is a good time to start.

Here's a site someone suggested on another forum.
dvdlocate.com