Looking for good DVD inventory program
 

My wife says it's time to make an inventory list of all my DVD's so that it's easier to choose movies to watch when we have company.

I did a quick search on the web and found a few different DVD inventory programs out there.

Please recommend the BEST one for me.

Thanks,

Steve

Delicious Library

<a href="http://www.delicious-monster.com/"><img src="http://www.delicious-monster.com/images/librarypage/screenshots/cover_BIG.jpg" /></a>

It's only for Mac, though.

WOW, and I was looking for a Mac inventory program... thanks :)

I use DVD Aficionado and DVD Profiler. Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

That...is...awesome. Damn MS.

Q: Does Delicious Library run on Windows PCs?

A: No, it doesn't, and we don't have plans for this in the future.

Delicious Library is very dependent on Mac OS X-only technologies and that is a major contributing factor to its success. Rather than porting the application to Windows or Linux, we would rather invest our time and resources in improving Delicious Library.

Also, we just really love the Mac.

I personally use DVDSpot.com for my collection, it works great and has just about everything available to catalog...

DVD Spot
www.collectorz.com (nice setup)

Personally I use/like VideoList+ http://www.wakefieldsoft.com/videolist/

I personally like DVDSpot also, its free and you can access your collection from any PC and share it with friends.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

But with so many choices, I would appreciate others jumping in to "vote" for their favorite program so I can get an idea of which one to use.

Thanks again, Steve

I wasn't aware of Delicious Library, but being a rabid Mac fanatic, you can bet I'll be checking that out. Looks sweeeeet. :drool: Of course up 'til now I've always used FileMaker Pro, but that may change now that I've seen Delicious Library.

Um, it might also be worth mentioning to the folks who chimed in with this and that "dot com" that Steve was apparently looking for actual software packages, not just websites.

Well that mac one looks good but I don't have one. DVDAficionado suits my purposes for the most part.

Collectorz.com has software to download.

Oh, and for anyone who complains that they refuse to develop a Windows version, think of all the Windows developers who refuse to develop for the Mac. Of course the difference is that most of the time there's something better available for the Mac, so we're usually not all that pissed about it.

Sorry for the topic drift, but the Mac vs. Windows thing started pretty early on in the thread.

Another vote for collectorz.com

heh...I just use MS word

I use 3, but if you want something to show your guests I'd say DVD Profiler is best. It lets you print out customized reports (with big covers, small covers, no covers, lots of detail, little detail) which is a handy thing to show your guests (when I want to do that I just print them out about 40 to a page and stick them in a binder). It's nice for those guests that don't take pleasure in getting down and dirty with your DVDs.

I use Ant Movie Catalog because it's free.

Collectorz.com looks pretty good so far and they have a free software demo download.

dvdaf.com gets my vote

Not only are those comments not present, but at least from me, I was expressing frustration at *MS* for not being able to allow developers to come up with something similar for Windows. I think you Mac boys are too quick to the trigger sometimes.

Okay, I'll admit to having missed your "Damn MS" comment (and did you remove the "Bastards!" comment, because I find it hard to believe that it wasn't aimed at the developers), but mine was a general comment to anyone who was lamenting that there was no Windows version, not just you.

Furthermore, it's not MS who doesn't ALLOW developers to come up with this kind of thing. It may be more difficult to develop such a program under Windows, but I'm sure it's possible. If you want to blame MS for something, blame them for leading you to believe that you HAD to buy a PC and run Windows in order to get any serious work done, and blame yourself for actually believing that crap.

I personally love to hear people whine when they find out that something (MegaSeg, etc.) won't run on Windows, and probably never will. There was a lot of that over iTunes until Apple finally caved and ported it. People are also constantly whining about programs Apple bought, such as DVD Maestro, and turned into Mac-only apps because they're the best tools available and it leaves a big hole in the Windows-compatible software market. So again, it was a general comment, not just a response to your post.

Also, could people please stop posting websites??? The guy wants SOFTWARE, not websites. Sheesh!

I removed the comment because it was not clear that the "bastards" comment carried over from my previous post.

Frankly, a PC is just a better investment. They are cheaper, easier to upgrade and run 95% of the software out there. It always amazes me the pretentiousness of MAC owners. It's the same thing in the LCD/DLP/Plasma debate. The bottom line is the same - each OS has it's +s and -s.

Are you finished with the Mac fanboyism yet? I personally don't care about iTunes, and I don't care about your precious Delicious Library program, either. There are plenty of PC programs that can be used. So please take your "you were all stupid for buying PCs" comments somewhere else (try delusional.com). OK, I'm going to go play a game of Maelstrom on my PC now.

i would also recommend dvd profiler.

Oh yes, I forgot. Everything's equal, nothing's good or bad, because this is the internet and we can't hurt anybody's feelings by telling the truth, can we?

Look, the program simply doesn't exist for Windows, and it has nothing to do with Microsoft, or even Apple for that matter. Sure, each OS might have a certain number of advantages and disadvantages, but not an EQUAL number, which is my point.

You obviously don't realize that you can buy a Mac Mini for $499 and run both Mac OS *and* Windows on it, thereby skewering the myth that more software runs on a PC. As I often tell people, if you need a screwdriver, it doesn't matter that you've got a dozen hammers in your toolbox. If you want to use Delicious Library, you have to be running Mac OS 10.3 or later, but if you want to run any of the Windows database apps, you can either use a PC or a Mac. The fact that PC hardware is cheaper yet Apple hardware is more reliable doesn't exactly make them even in my eyes.

[QUOTE=DVD Josh]I removed the comment because it was not clear that the "bastards" comment carried over from my previous post.[QUOTE]

Yeah, that was pretty unclear, because right after you wrote "Bastards!" you quoted from the developer's website. Sounds to me like you wanted to preserve your argument, not clarify your post.

<i>Mod note: Please drop the PC v MAC sub topic. Any further posts along those lines will be deleted.</i>

anyways, back on TOPIC, I've read some members say that DVD Profiler may pull the plug soon. I've yet to purchase a program, but I'm leaning towards collectorz. I have the demo version and am impressed, especially since with the pro version you can export to html. Also, it keeps up with stats as far as % of genres you own, etc.

FWIW, you can do both of those things with AMC, and it's free.
Stats
HTML example
But I've been manually adding cover art, which is a little annoying.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Delicious Library is the way to go, although I do also keep several lengthy word docs for printing and sharing purposes

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I paid for DVD Profiler long enough and while it has problems now and then I can't see myself moving onto anything else in the near future. The program does what I need and I felt it was worth paying for since it saves me time and hassle. I do miss the little scanner I once used to enter things in but tying the UPC isn't that bad.

Each program offers something and they are different enough that they all cater to a certain crowd.

There are rumors but no evidence other than them not releasing an update for a long time. People have said the same thing about most of the other cataloging programs (but DVD Profiler has the advantage that, if the site goes down, while it won't be as cool, it'll still function).

another vote for dvd profiler

Have tried most of the web based and pc based tracking software and I seem to keep coming back to dvd profiler. Try the free version -- no limit on it except the inability to turn off some minor advertisements on the webpage it builds and low-res covers.

-Tim

I use DVD Profiler as my main catalog. I also recently imported my collection into DVD Spot to check it out because of the stats (but those aren't the most accurate).

Yeah, unlike the other online sites you have the database local so you can still use it whihc is a big plus in my book. It's just that updating manually can become tedious with a lot of titles.