MovieFinder for Mac

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• Easy import from other movie collection file

  rclDecember 24, 2009

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  This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.<br />I had over 500 DVDs filed in a different program with fewer features, but of course that other program's output file format was unlike anything else. However, after a brief email exchange with MovieFinder's developer, I was encouraged to try the transfer. I was able to start with just a plain text list of movie titles, and MovieFinder went off to IMDb and looked up all the relevant information, building my new database in fairly short order. (I did have to babysit the transfer, clicking on alternate spellings and overseeing decisions for unknown movies or different DVD cover art.) In addition to the automatic import of cover art, IMDb rating, and synopsis (all which I had been doing by hand before), a major benefit of this progam is its instant sorting capability: you can quickly and easily--by checkboxes, a 'date' window, and pulldowns--select all movies that, for example, are Foreign, Science Fiction, released before 1985, are G-rated, and have an IMDb rating above 7.5. (Just tried it: I had two -- "Brazil" and "The Man in the White Suit".) There are occasional moments of fragility, such as when clicking rapidly on a succession of viewing options and finding that you are still looking at the displayed info for the previous movie instead of the one for which you've just entered data. These didn't happen often, and were resolved by re-selecting the desired movie title. Of course, there are easy buttons for entering your own ratings and number of times viewed--also parameters on which you can sort. Autosaving is not an option, so don't forget to Save periodically when you're entering new data. A dropped internet connection during one session caused the program to hang; my Force Quit had the effect of erasing what I'd put in since I'd last Saved. My summary, though: I love it.

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• don't look any further...

  boobombedMarch 23, 2006

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  i've checked out all of the most popular dvd cataloguing programs and quite frankly, moviefinder is the only one that sticks out (it has the coolest looking interface too!). the others all more or less do the same thing, but they feel so cluttered! you can put so much crap in the library that you can't or don't want to find what you're really looking for. <p> <p>this one is clean...and it looks up the movies smoother than the others. what's really awesome is its genre searching capability, it really shows you what movies you have in the most efficient manner possible. plus it keeps track of your current favorites. right about here i was on the fence if i was going to buy it or not, and i checked out the support site. this one guy made it all by himself and he's totally devoted to support. i sent an email and he replied that afternoon, politely pointing out that my question was already covered on his site...then i stumble upon upcoming features (hi-res pic downloads, .csv exports) and that was it. i bought it right then and there for about the cost of one dvd. well worth it, you won't regret it!

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