Software for Cataloging Collection?

I really need to catalogue my movie collection. Any recommendations for PC software or an iPad app?

Hmmm… if there isn’t already something out there, maybe a project I could take on

There are some iPad apps with barcode reading option that sound good. Manually entering thousands of titles may take a while! I tried one of the free ones which sucked. Didn’t recognize some bar codes and didn’t give an option to manually enter titles…

I’ve been using DVD Profiler by Invelos (http://www.invelos.com/[/url]) on my pc for a good few years now. I like it a lot. They also have iOS and Android apps so you can sync your pc catalogue to your phone or iPad but I’m not as much of a fan of the Android version, it’s pretty bloated (I’ve no idea about the iOS version).

For my phone, I prefer to use My Movies Pro ([url=http://www.mymovies.dk/products/android.aspx]http://www.mymovies.dk/products/android.aspx[/url]).

[url=http://www.invelos.com/DVDCollection.aspx/last.caress]http://www.invelos.com/DVDCollection.aspx/last.caress[url]http://www.invelos.com/[/url]

Thanks for that. I think I’ll try the DVD Profiler for iPad. The barcode scanner is a great feature!

I started using DVD Profiler for the iPad and its very cool! Barcode scanner works great and once titles are saved to my collection I sync to my iPhone through their website and it automatically populates there too. Thanks again.

No worries, fella. Enjoy!

I’ve been using this site for many years. [url]http://www.filmaf.com/[/url]

Downside is that it doesn’t have some of the more obscure films and releases listed.

I brought this old topic up due to the advancements made since anyone last posted here. I have been using the CLZ Movie app, which contains cloud storage and the ability to share between devices, for around a month now. Thus far, I have found it extremely helpful and very easy to use. Not only can the user scan the barcode, including DVDs and Blu-rays from other countries, but they can manually enter the title and match it from a list or import it from the IMDb web site. When you import a movie, it brings in all the pertinent information (cast, crew, description, edition, and just about anything else you could want). When the barcode is scanned, if the user already has that title in their collection it turns blue and then as you try to import it, there is a message that pops up to let the user know. It costs $14.95 per year but, for me at least, that is worth it.

Are there any other apps out there that people tried that are better? If so, what are some of the superior features?

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I use an app on my iPhone called DVD Profiler, it’s about $2.99, but well worth it. It doesn’t have every DVD, Blu Ray, 4K release out there at the moment, but it offers consistent updates on upcoming releases and has listings from almost every country, so if buy a lot from say the UK, Germany, Japan, France, etc, you can look it up, and it’s sure to be there. I highly recommend it.

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I still use DVD Profiler. I occasionally try out one or two of the more prominent alternatives but none provide everything I’m looking for in the way that DVD Profiler does. Looks like it’s unsupported now but the community that’s grown around it keeps its releases updated and current. And I’m quite happy with the android version now, which I clearly wasn’t 7½ years ago when I wrote:

:smiley:

I tend not to use the android version - which is considerably more limited in its functionality - to make additions to my catalogue. I make all additions via the Windows version on my laptop, which is completely customisable, and then port the adjustments/additions I’ve made from there to my android version.

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Thanks for the responses. How does DVD Profiler handle box sets (Vengeance Trails, Years of Lead, etc.)? I have seen some that just recognize the box set and not the movies in them. CLZ recognizes the set and then adds to the catalog the movies that are in it.

Does it allow you to be able to search, for instance, by director? For instance, if I enter Lucio Fulci, it shows me all the movies I own directed by Fulci. Do you know what database they are pulling their information from?

I am sure they all have their flaws and their good points, I am just trying to find the best one for my needs which is why I’m inquisitive.

If a user has manually entered a box set and contributed it to the DVD Profiler database, DVD Profiler will recognise it from that point on and upload the information to your catalogue in whatever manner it was uploaded to the database.

In the case of Vengeance Trails it didn’t recognise it at all since I got it on the day of release and nobody had contributed the relevant info to the database yet. But the Windows version of DVD Profiler is so thorough I was able to create my own entry exactly how I wanted to: the box set with correct cover art with the four movies all as separate entries (and all with the correct cover art, cast/crew info, extras etc) within the set.

Potential buyers used to be able to download it for free with a limit of 50 entries. If they still offer that, that would be a great means by which you could give it a go. :+1:

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