My new software... for movie collectors!

[jal_desai]

Well this time i have made something for the movie lovers.. i think almost all of you here are one... I think my new software will be very helpful to you. Introducing, Movie Collection (duh! couldnt think of a nice name... but who cares!) I have seen many such softies but they are rather bulky. So i wanted to make one which is rather minimalistic and serve the basic purpose.

I think you all must be having a huge collection of Movies and u must be regularly backing them up on CDs/DVDs. This softie will store which movie is in which DVD so u dont have to search your DVD colection physically. If your collection grows beyond limit, dont worry. There is search option too. Now if you want to search a movie online you can search a particular movie on IMDB, NetFlix, Google or Yahoo Movies. Just add new movie in the grid...

Moreover, i included something very useful. I have a huge collection of DVDs and my friends take away my DVDs often. and the worst part is i dont remember where is my particular DVD. so i included an option to enter the persons name who took away your DVD on a particular date... SO THT U CAN BUST HIM LATER ON..



Download it Here (just 286 KB)

NEW UPDATE BELOW

I have uploaded a new update to the original software I posted before.

Changes:
Search option is now more robust and accurate.
XML handling done more sophistically.



DOWNLOAD VERSION 1.3 (NEW VERSION)

Note: This is just an update to the original software and contains only the EXE file. You just need to replace the original EXE with this one. I have NOT uploaded the XML file (assuming u have downloaded the first version mentioned above) but this XML file is a must. If you are downloading for the first time, it is very important that you download the original version first and then replace the EXE file with this one, else the program will fail to launch.


plz mind it tht it is very very minimalistic because i hate fuss...
I m still developing it more and thinking of what new features to include. Please suggest me some too...
Your comments and suggestions are most welcome... thnks

[Rahim]

^Thanks Jal. Any Linux port yet?

[Faun]

nice software, a linux port will be good ;p

[iMav]

Awesome! Simply awesome! But 1 thing, I got DVDs that have around 4 movies on each of them, how do I classify them? 1 disk 4 movies. Something for that?

[Rahim]

I like its simplicity.

[jal_desai]

Originally Posted by iMav

Awesome! Simply awesome! But 1 thing, I got DVDs that have around 4 movies on each of them, how do I classify them? 1 disk 4 movies. Something for that?

u hit the right spot. even i have the same condition.. if u see the screenshot again... i m using the same disc no for many movies... Or rather u can use disc no one time and fill all four movies in tht movies cell beside it... but is giving problems when searching... i m trying to rectify it... it took a hell lot just for tht search thing... Right nw search is applicable to movie name only... i m workin on it.. thnks for liking it

Originally Posted by rahimveron

I like its simplicity.

thnks...

Originally Posted by rahimveron

^Thanks Jal. Any Linux port yet?

Originally Posted by T159

nice software, a linux port will be good ;p

as u may have guessed it, i have made this on C#.nET. if i get time i will make it on Java too so tht it can work on Linux too right?

[Bandu]

Call it Movie Colib. Its Movie collection and a kind of collaborator / library.

Nice work. Keep it up.

[jal_desai]

Originally Posted by Bandu

Call it Movie Colib. Its Movie collection and a kind of collaborator / library.

Nice work. Keep it up.

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[gxsaurav]

U made this in C#.net, I can help U in making the GUI better. Since it is MSIL only, You can convert it to WPF easily (code behind files are same). Want me to work with U to make it a better application? (I m sitting idle at home these days doing just 3D work)

[Garbage]

Nice work Jai..

BTW, for Linux porting, try Mono

[jal_desai]

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

U made this in C#.net, I can help U in making the GUI better. Since it is MSIL only, You can convert it to WPF easily (code behind files are same). Want me to work with U to make it a better application? (I m sitting idle at home these days doing just 3D work)

sure why not.. i have a faint idea abt WPF.. never tried though...

Originally Posted by Garbage

Nice work Jai..

BTW, for Linux porting, try Mono

thnks man... and by the way.. i m JaL not Jai

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

U made this in C#.net, I can help U in making the GUI better. Since it is MSIL only, You can convert it to WPF easily (code behind files are same). Want me to work with U to make it a better application? (I m sitting idle at home these days doing just 3D work)

hey i saw ur website... awesome man.. too good. can u focus on Microsoft Blend and wats it all about...

[Lucky_star]

Simple but elegant. I had developed a similar app too in VB.net and SQL for cataloguing my collection. But, it didn't have the IMDb search. Now I am using Med's Movie manager alongwith CD Catalog Expert.

[Garbage]

@ Jal...

Ooopss.... sorry sir-ji... Galati ho gayee....

[jal_desai]

^^ thts ok..pal.. gx_saurav where r u? gui painter.. tell something more abt WPF

[desiibond]

Originally Posted by jal_desai

Well this time i have made something for the movie lovers.. i think almost all of you here are one... I think my new software will be very helpful to you. Introducing, Movie Collection (duh! couldnt think of a nice name... but who cares!) I have seen many such softies but they are rather bulky. So i wanted to make one which is rather minimalistic and serve the basic purpose.

I think you all must be having a huge collection of Movies and u must be regularly backing them up on CDs/DVDs. This softie will store which movie is in which DVD so u dont have to search your DVD colection physically. If your collection grows beyond limit, dont worry. There is search option too. Now if you want to search a movie online you can search a particular movie on IMDB, NetFlix, Google or Yahoo Movies. Just add new movie in the grid...

Moreover, i included something very useful. I have a huge collection of DVDs and my friends take away my DVDs often. and the worst part is i dont remember where is my particular DVD. so i included an option to enter the persons name who took away your DVD on a particular date... SO THT U CAN BUST HIM LATER ON..



Download it Here (just 286 KB)

plz mind it tht it is very very minimalistic because i hate fuss...
I m still developing it more and thinking of what new features to include. Please suggest me some too...
Your comments and suggestions are most welcome... thnks

Take a look at Advanced Disc Catalogue if you need any more info on such tools

[gxsaurav]

Sorry for the delay in reply. I was busy with some personal work.

See, I am a GUI Designer but don't know much about programming except the basic nomenclature which we need in WPF designing (like what is a function etc).

I am trying your software right now & we can make it much better. Plz give me some days so that I can give U a mock render made in Photoshop for every window & page of this software also adding what I think should be there.

[dheeraj_kumar]

Dude!!! I've been doing a similar software too, except its strictly for pr0n, and my soft's features include screenshots and writing comments. Titles dont mean much in pr0n unlike conventional movies, so I thought you can mark them with your tags so that you can understand, and a couple of screenshots for each to identify them. Also you can write the name of the dvd you stored them on for future reference.

[m-jeri]

^^

u meant a cover feature.. and a synopse section... nice feature that will be..

@jal ...

i have upto 6 movies in 1 DVD....
it would be nice..if u can use a List control to store the movie names as child nodes and a single disc name as the root node.. and if u use that MFC u wont be having much problem in search too as it is natively supported by it ....

and i cant download it..it just shoes loading file...

[ax3]

@jai ........ awesome .....

@gx .... waiting 4 ur design ......... & nice blog ........

[NucleusKore]

Nice software JaL

Originally Posted by dheeraj_kumar

.......Titles dont mean much in pr0n unlike conventional movies, so I thought you can mark them with your tags so that you can understand, and a couple of screenshots for each to identify them.....

What's it called - how does pr0nCat sound?

[gxsaurav]

Something I thought & made in last 1.5 hrs. The design is 3% complete. I m still thinking of a better layout.




I have a better name for this application, "Disk Rack". How is it?

This is the 2nd render of the application Window. Jai, these are the only features so far I could think of from such applications. Can you code it in WPF??? To decide features further we will need to talk.

[ax3]

@gx ..... nice design ..... which softwares u use ??

[gxsaurav]

To make those designs??? Microsoft Blend 2 & Photoshop

[jal_desai]

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

Something I thought & made in last 1.5 hrs. The design is 3% complete. I m still thinking of a better layout.




I have a better name for this application, "Disk Rack". How is it?

This is the 2nd render of the application Window. Jai, these are the only features so far I could think of from such applications. Can you code it in WPF??? To decide features further we will need to talk.

F**KIN AWESOME! MAN......... i m getting used to WPF and i know photoshop.. also i have dowloaded Microsoft Blend 2 ... seems awesome but taking time to get used to.... and i m trying it.. ofcourse we will be in contact.. my yahoo email: jal_desai<at>yahoo.co.in

Originally Posted by dheeraj_kumar

Dude!!! I've been doing a similar software too, except its strictly for pr0n, and my soft's features include screenshots and writing comments. Titles dont mean much in pr0n unlike conventional movies, so I thought you can mark them with your tags so that you can understand, and a couple of screenshots for each to identify them. Also you can write the name of the dvd you stored them on for future reference.

yup.. who cares about the names for them... screenshots.... hahaha... height!!!


@all i m kinda obsessed with the search thing and had lot of hair-pulls to get everything right.. hope it turns out good and not go more worse..

thnks to all.. i didnt know it would be liked so much.. am improving it!

Originally Posted by madjeri

^^

u meant a cover feature.. and a synopse section... nice feature that will be..

@jal ...

i have upto 6 movies in 1 DVD....
it would be nice..if u can use a List control to store the movie names as child nodes and a single disc name as the root node.. and if u use that MFC u wont be having much problem in search too as it is natively supported by it ....

and i cant download it..it just shoes loading file...

ya i m thinking to add the same thing.. and afaik MFC works with VC++ .. donno abt VC#.. As it is, i use Visual Studio Express Editions which does not have MFC Libraries.. and the link's working fine dude...

[Faun]

@gx
nice GUI

[madhusoodan]

Thanks for the info!

[dheeraj_kumar]

Claps to GXSaurav for the amazing interface!!! Looks kinda like WMP interface but its cool! I'm gonna download Blends 2 and try it myself, except I need to learn WPF

[madhusoodan]

Thanks for the info!

[_hsr]

@gx ui rox man, hell of a ui, btw the game disk r not for the REAL ones IYKWIM,

[gxsaurav]

Thanx for the appreciation guys. I only gave 2 hrs to that design as I am also working on my 3D Portfolio. A WIP render was published on my blog today.

it would be nice..if u can use a List control to store the movie names as child nodes and a single disc name as the root node.. and if u use that MFC u wont be having much problem in search too as it is natively supported by it ....

I have a better idea. Have a look at the "Add Video Catalog" Window of mine. There is a section by the name "Disc Content". The user can enter whatever he wants in it, & all the words he adds in it becomes a "Tag" automatically except for generic words like "in" "the" etc.

Guys, let's make it happen. What Features would someone as a user want from one such application. What I have thought so far.....

1) Add a Catalog

Everything is a Disk, there is no difference in treating a CD or DVD cos once burned user will just write the Number on it & put it inside the CD Rack. ->

User selects what catalog he wants to add, Video, Audio, Files (video, audio, documents, pdf) or Game Disk. ->

User gets the page to enter the information about the disk as shown. He will enter disk number, Disc content, tags, disk creation date & disk type. ->

Disk type can be predefined or user defined such as "Audio CDs", "CD Rips" "Home Videos", "Vacation Movies" etc etc ->

Once the Catalog is created the user will save it & it will be saved in the database. ->

To retrive all the user has to do is to either search for it in the database using the search field or Simply select a particular Disk type from the sidebar. He can sort it using custom fields like in WMP11 such as Name, Status etc etc.

What other features you guys think should be there. IMdb Search etc doesn't fit in this software as it is a catalog of our own Disks & not of some Online Disk Store. Although, if Jai wants, he can include it as the way it is (nicely coded).