What should I use to catalog my DVDs?
 

I'm looking to start cataloging my DVD collection. What's the service I should use? I'm new to all this so bear with me.

Notepad

I agree. Notepad has served me well. Some people say to use that DVD Profiler thingie, but I'm not too keen on stuff like that.

I use DVD Aficionado... perfectly suitable to my tastes. :)

I use DVDProfiler and I have my own excel spreadsheet

DVDaf is what I use mostly - I was a huge Guzzlefish supporter, but they were sold and have had some serious issues. They may be good again soon though.

emhello,

I need some DVD covers for a few movies. Can yah maybe email me some ASCII images?

I'll give another nod for DVDprofiler. I used to use DVDAF but that was more problematic than it was convenient so I switched to profiler. It's easy to use and generally has all the info on most discs in any region.

DVDAf all the way. Never had a single problem with it.

Yes, I'd agree with using dvdaf, except I have a number of titles they don't have in their database, and they won't let me add anything new. And don't bother with their 'forum'. It's run by a bunch of 10 year old kids.

You sure you aren't talking about GF? ;)

I like DVDProfiler. I like it it because it's easy to search for a title, and it works both offline and online.

DVDProfiler 100%. Its easy to use, you can enter any DVD into the program and have it show online and offline. And if by chance your DVD doesnt show you can add it with ease. Also version 2.3 is almost out of beta (looks to be within the week!) and the updated features in it make 2.2 which IMHO is light years above the other offerings feel inadiquate.

www.dvdprofiler.com

I use the underrated AMC - Ant Movie Catalog. It has awesome reporting and scripting capabilities. And can generate portable listings for use on PDAs.

http://www.antp.be/software/moviecatalog

I've used Profiler for a long time and couldn't be happier with it. Great program to catalog your titles with.

Excel works fine for me. No need to be on-line either.

I like Profiler best, but DVD Af is pretty good too.

For me, the easiest one to enter new stuff into (by far) is DVD Aficionado (but also the hardest one to spell, so sorry if I got it wrong). You can type up to 300 titles into the quick search box at once, so it's really easy to add lots at once (Profiler and Guzzlefish require you to add them one at a time).

The best way to decide is by clicking on people's links and seeing which one you like best. Most of them are free, so you can try them out.

Ditto. DVDProfiler for the insane amount of detailed information and the online capabilities. Excel for a streamlined, easily emailable list with the disc details I want. I prefer the Excel sheet since I can put the discs in the order I want. Any alphabetized list will give you some strange order, like Some TV Series: The Complete Fourth Season comes before the second and third seasons. So, I can arrange TV series in the order they're supposed to be and movie sequels come right after the original.

my choice: DVDPedia for OSX
 

Since DVDProfiler won't put out a Mac version, and I wanted a client-side program, I discovered this little gem that (forgive me if all the others do this too) lets me scan DVD bar codes in with my cuecat.

http://www.bruji.com/dvdpedia/index.html

Recommended to any OSX users, especially because of its familiar iTunes interface.

Enjoy!

CS

No love for DVDSpot? The best cataloger I have used yet: www.dvdspot.com (or check it in my sig)

It is constantly being improved, and the guy who runs the site is really open to hearing about new ideas for the site.

DVDProfiler and DVDSpot.

Sweet! I'll be giving it a try. If it doesnt appeal to me...its of to the DVDspot!

Just got my iMac G5 :)

What's GF? Speak English, please. I tried Profiler, but it would have taken me years to download all my dvd's. At least aficionado let you download 500 at a time.

What Spanky said :thumbsup: