Change - There are six fields that can be selected in the drop down menu and globally changed. They are as follows.

It is recommended that you export (backup) your movie database to your local hard drive before doing a batch edit. That way if you make a mistake, you can easily import (restore) your movie database back to its original state. To export your movie database, select Tools > Database > Export.

Movie File Path:

To change the move file path names of all your movies in the database you can enter either the complete path of the file name or a partial path with the wildcard (*). See examples below for correct syntax. The path name is NOT case sensitive. One example when this would be useful is if you if you moved a folder or directory of movies to another drive. The movie manager would need to know where to locate those files to be able to play the movies so in the 'old field' you would type in the old path and in the 'new field' you would type in the new path.

Example 1 (Change complete path name) - If the file names were c:\my movies\pg\shrek.avi, c:\my movies\pg\atlantis.avi, etc. and you wanted to change the path of the files to h:\my movies\pg, you would enter c:\my movies\pg\ for the old filename path  and h:\my movies\pg for the new filename path. Now all your movies that had a path name of c:\my movies\pg\ will have a path name of h:\my movies\pg\.

Example 2 (Change partial path name) - You can use the wildcard (*) at the end of the partial path name so you can change the beginning of the path, but leave the ending of the path the same. You CANNOT use the * at the beginning of a partial path name. For example, if you had movie files with the path names: h:\\movies\g\, h:\\movies\pg\, h:\\movies\pg13\ and h:\\movies\r\ and you wanted to change the double slash after the h: to a single slash, then you would type in h:\\movies\* for the old filename path and you would type in h:\movies\* for the new filename path. Now your movie file path names would be: h:\movies\g\, h:\movies\pg\, h:\movies\pg13\ and h:\movies\r\.

Media Type:

Type of media such as DVD, VHS, avi, Divx. There is a drop down menu for the old media type and a drop down menu for the new media type you wish to change it to. If the media type you wish to change it to is not in the list, you can add it to the Media Types list from the Tools -> Options -> Miscellaneous screen. [The media type can be added to the movie information in three ways. Either by selecting the media type on the Edit screen, selecting the media type on the Add -> Single screen or when the movie is imported from a text file.

When importing from a text file, if you do not specify a media type for the movies, the media type will be the movie's file extension.

If you want all the move files to have the same media type rather than their file extension, on either the first or second line (depending whether you added :location ), add ::media type where media type will be added to the media field for each movie.

When adding a movie with a media type that is not already defined in the media list, the media type will automatically be added to the list for you.

When adding a single movie, you are required to select a media type for that movie. If the media type you want is not in the list, you can add it to the Media Types list from the Tools -> Options -> Miscellaneous screen.]

Location:

The location where the media resides. In the 'old field', type in the old location and in the 'new field', type in the new location. The location name is NOT case sensitive. [The location field can be added to the movie information in two ways. Either by entering the location on the Edit screen or when the movie is imported from a text file.

When importing from a text file, if you do not specify a location for the movies, the location field for each movie will be blank.

If you want all the movie files to have the same location, on the first line of the text file add :location where location will be added to the location field for each movie. If you want some movies to have a different location, each movie can have a location specified for it by appending |location| to the end of the movie file name. The |location| will take precedence over the :location if one was added.]

Genre:

The type or category of movie. There is a drop down menu for the old genre and a drop down menu for the new genre you wish to change it to. If the genre you wish to change it to is not in the list, you can add it to the Additional Genre Types list from the Tools -> Options -> Miscellaneous screen.

Director:

The director of the movie. In the 'old field', type in the old director's name and in the 'new field', type in the new director's name. The director's name is NOT case sensitive

[For home movies this can be the person who filmed or created the movie or slide show.]

Actor:

A person starring in the movie. In the 'old field', type in the old actor's name and in the 'new field', type in the new actor's name. The actor's name is NOT case sensitive.

[For home movies this can be the person in the movie or slide show.]

Old Genre - Select from the drop down list the old genre that you wish to change.

New Genre - Select from the drop down list the new genre.

Old Media Type - Select from the drop down list the old media type that you wish to change.

New Media Type - Select from the drop down list the new media type.