As for the UI, it is very nice, but it can still see some clean ups, for example it is difficult to read a DVD’s details on the metal drawer: I had to look close to my monitor to be able to read the text. I know that there are about 20-25 Star Trek products out there, but DVDpedia only added one (ST:Voy). Also, I tried to “add multiple DVDs” at once, and so I typed “star trek”. Regarding the negative points of the app: the application supports plugins but there is none shipped with the app, neither I could find any on the developer’s site… Also, the user has to manually add the trailer of a DVD/VHS movie, while another OSX apps, Watson, can fetch the right trailer successfully when selecting a movie. csv file which is usable across many platforms. Regarding the file format, it can be exported as several file formats, including a. The application can fetch info from Amazon and Imdb and open their respective web pages at these sites. all your widescreen movies or all your PAL movies. My favorite feature is the “smart collection” feature which allows you to catalog movies that have a special common field, e.g. There is a long list of fields that a user can add, but the main ones are “title, starring, director, my rating and genre”. You can also add your “rate” and then sort all your movies according to this or any other field. While the application will fetch most information off the web, in many instances you can overwrite some info with your custom one. Just make sure you have selected the correct DVD in terms of widescreen or full screen (all other details remain the same between the resulted DVD after a search). The second way seems to be the fastest way to add information to your media database. The application lets you add new DVD/VHSs either manually or by asking the user to type a title and then fetching more information off the web. On the center you get all the DVDs on the currently selected collection and on the right, you get a drawer with more details about the selected DVD. Sci-Fi, sports etc) and underneath it you get a small window with the front of the currently selected DVD. The application consists by a vertical strip on the left showing you the different collections you may have (you can add as many collections you want, e.g. The application is written for Mac OS X and it sports a metal interface. Here is a nice utility helping you catalog your VHS or DVD video disks, DVDpedia.
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